Everton travel to the South Coast to face an in-form Bournemouth team. The Toffees are looking to make amends for their late 3-2 defeat to the Cherries earlier in the season. Last Word on Football brings you our Everton predicted lineup for the fixture that kicks off at 3 pm on Saturday, January 4.<\/p>\n
Due to a thin squad, minimal rotation has happened over the previous month. The two changes in the team were Ashley Young\u2019s suspension forcing the move to club captain Seamus Coleman two games ago, and Armando Broja earning his first start in place of Dominic Calvert-Lewin as the lone striker.<\/p>\n
Read More:<\/strong> How Everton Can Improve In The January Transfer Window<\/a><\/p>\n Across the rest of the defence, Jordan Pickford and James Tarkowski have started every game this season. Jarrad Branthwaite has started when available alongside Tarkowski in the centre of defence. Vitaliy Mykolenko remains the only fit left back in the first team.<\/p>\n Iliman Ndiaye<\/a> provides the excitement on the left of midfield. On the right, Jack Harrison has earned starts over Jesper Lindstrom in recent matches. A midfield three of Orel Mangala, Idrissa Gueye, and Abdoulaye Doucoure was used last month.<\/p>\n Nottingham Forest handed Everton their second defeat of a tough set of December fixtures<\/a>. Before the 2-0 loss, the Toffees had conceded just one goal in their previous four games.<\/p>\n Their defence<\/a> has seen some much-needed improvement and is the building block for the team. It has been led by a change to a more traditional three-man midfield.<\/p>\nEverton\u2019s Recent Form and Tactics<\/h3>\n