The manager of Everton, Sean Dyche, has confirmed that his team will be without three senior players for this weekend’s Merseyside derby at Anfield. With the red and blue halves of the city preparing to face off in the early kick-off, the Premier League will resume on Saturday following the international break.
Three of the Blues’ starters will be missing from the match after Dyche gave his team a fitness check on Thursday afternoon. The Everton manager announced that Dele Alli, Andre Gomes, and Seamus Coleman will all be sidelined for the match due to ongoing fitness concerns. Delé Alli and Andre [Gomes] are out, Dyche announced to the media during his pre-game press conference. For the first time since his injury, Seamus Coleman is back on the turf. “.
Alli and Gomes have yet to play this season, and captain Coleman has been sidelined since May due to a serious knee injury. Idrissa Gana Gueye is expected to be available after being injured for Everton’s victory over Bournemouth at home prior to the break, he did offer more good news for the team’s supporters. Prior to the game, Liverpool is dealing with its own injury woes. Andy Robertson is expected to miss a significant amount of time after dislocating his shoulder during Scotland’s 2-0 loss to Spain last week.
Cody Gakpo, who participated in practice before Everton’s visit, is likely to make a comeback. In the course of scoring the equalizer in the contentious 2-1 loss to Tottenham last month, the Dutch forward suffered a knee injury of his own and was unable to reassemble with the rest of the team during the break. After experiencing cramps during Uruguay’s victory over Brazil, Darwin Nunez’s availability is uncertain; however, he trained with Gakpo in advance of Saturday.
