Everton have the opportunity to extend their unbeaten streak to three games, but it won’t be easy as the Toffees face an Ipswich Town side who are starting to catch fire.
The Toffees endured a lot of criticism in the first five games of the season, but things are turning around for the better as Sean Dyche wins back some of his doubters.
Everton will be without a few players due to injury, including the likes of James Garner, Tim Iroegbunam and Nathan Patterson, with Jarrad Branthwaite taking a late fitness test.
Patterson hasn’t featured since picking up his injury against Chelsea earlier on this year, and many believe that he might not be trusted by Dyche.
However, one positive of Patterson’s injury was that the Toffees uncovered a potential right-back star in the form of Garner, who really excelled.
But, with all these injuries it appears as if Everton have turned their attention to looking at a number of academy players during first-team training.
Three Everton academy players in first-team training
Sean Dyche has mostly been open to giving younger players a chance, with Roman Dixon, Jarrad Branthwaite and Nathan Patterson all getting minutes over the past year or so.
And it looks as if Everton are set to continue the trend of developing young players and turning them into superstars at Goodison Park.
Interestingly, three academy players were spotted in the first-team training ahead of Ipswich.
The Everton academy posted training photos on their account, which revealed Roman Dixon, Harrison Armstrong and Zan-Luk Leban.
An exciting future ahead for Everton Football Club
Roman Dixon has already appeared three times for the Everton first-team this season.
He’s looked assured at the top level, using his pace to track down defenders and tenacious tackling ability to try and win the ball back as soon as possible.
Harrison Armstrong has been making a name for himself at academy level, and even got his chance against Tottenham to make his senior debut.
Zan-Luk Leban is the oldest of the trio at 21,
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