Sean Dyche ditches £20m midfielder, 24-year-old player returns to start: Predicted Everton XI vs Newcastle

There truly is no rest for the wicked, and despite only just losing to AFC Bournemouth on Saturday, Everton are right back in action again tomorrow night against Newcastle United.

Whilst the Toffees are fresh off the back of a crushing late defeat on the south coast, the hosts will instead be buoyed, having rallied from 3-1 down to win 4-3 courtesy of some late Harvey Barnes magic.

They showed spirit, and despite the injuries suffered they were electric and incisive in their attacking play. Sean Dyche could only dream of such football.

He will have an almighty task on his hands to forge a Premier League result here after so long without, and his team selection is guaranteed to be of paramount importance.

Predicted XI for Everton vs Newcastle United

Dyche is expected to make four changes from the side that whimpered to defeat on the south coast on Saturday.

Although he has endured a tough relationship with the Geordies, due to his ties to rivals Sunderland, Jordan Pickford represents by far the best goalkeeping option they boast.

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As such, it is unlikely we see him dropped again for their trip to St James’ Park.

He will be desperate to keep a clean sheet, and will see his efforts aided by the likes of Seamus Coleman, Jarrad Branthwaite and James Tarkowski.

Hopefully, Vitaliy Mykolenko will have returned from his illness, and therefore allow the 24-year-old to replace Ben Godfrey.

Moving into the midfield, and whilst the pairing of Amadou Onana and James Garner is unlikely to change barring a late unforeseen injury, the man ahead of him could be swapped out.

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After all, Abdoulaye Doucoure has hardly impressed in recent months, failing to recapture the form that saw him become such a pivotal figure under Dyche.

The £20m engine could be replaced by Andre Gomes, who came off the bench on Saturday for the former Watford midfielder. His calming presence could be useful against such an all-action outfit.

Whilst Dwight McNeil could retain his spot, we are expecting an Ashley Young recall, with Jack Harrison the potential casualty after his truly abysmal showing against Bournemouth.

They will seek to supply Beto, who must replace Dominic Calvert-Lewin, given he is the only striker out of the two who has actually found the net within the last few months.

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It will have to be a powerful and fortunate showing if Everton are to conjure up a result on Tyneside against such a fierce faux rival. Therefore, the Portuguese marksman simply must find his scoring touch soon.