Everton are set to host Leicester City at Goodison Park. It is a fixture that is crucial to both teams this season with both clubs well in the relegation fight. Last Word on Football brings you our Everton predicted lineup for the game that kicks off at 3 pm on Saturday, February 1.<\/p>\n
In the last two matches, the Toffees have kept an unchanged starting lineup. As with every other league match this season Jordan Pickford was the starting goalkeeper. James Tarkowski and Jarrad Branthwaite are the first-choice partnership at centre-back and have helped Everton to eight clean sheets. Irishman Jake O\u2019Brien has been a revelation as a makeshift right-back after making his League debut two starts ago. Vitaliy Mykolenko has made improvements on the left of defence and is still the only natural left-back at the club.<\/p>\n
Read More:<\/strong> How Everton\u2019s Defence Has Improved From Early Season Slump<\/a><\/p>\n Orel Mangala and Idrissa Gueye have formed a great partnership in a midfield double pivot. In front of them, Abdoulaye Doucoure played the role of attacking midfielder. On the left Iliman Ndiaye has been one of the team’s best players this season. Jesper Lindstrom has claimed the right wing for himself after his last two starts. Dominic Calvert-Lewin broke his scoring streak two games ago and kept his starting role as a striker in the following fixture.<\/p>\n Everton have won their previous two games, they now sit 16th with seven points between them and the relegation zone. There has been a clear shift in tactics with the appointment of David Moyes.<\/p>\n The Toffees are back to pushing higher up the pitch to force turnovers in their attacking third. This was a key feature under Dyche but it seemingly fell away as he focused more on sitting back this term.<\/p>\nEverton\u2019s Recent Form and Tactics<\/h3>\n