Everton journey to Tottenham Hotspur this night understanding that it’s going to take a really sturdy efficiency to return away with factors in opposition to a workforce who’re but to drop any at house in all competitions this season.
Coming off the again of a disappointing efficiency and end result at house to Manchester United final weekend, Frank Lampard can be eager to see extra from his workforce at present. Nonetheless, he can be cautious of how he strains them up in north London, as his choices on this fixture final season led to a 5-0 rout for the hosts.
One optimistic from the defeat to the Crimson Devils was the return of Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who got here off the bench to earn important minutes for Everton.
This marked his first look within the Premier League this time period, having been dominated out initially with a knee harm after which struggling quite a few smaller recurrences which stored pushing again his return date.
Nonetheless, he lastly appears match and able to return to motion absolutely, and hopefully deliver a brand new aspect for Lampard to utilise up high.
The £20k-per-week striker has been plagued with harm since his standout season beneath Carlo Ancelotti, when he scored 16 targets in simply 33 league video games in 2020/21.
Would you threat Dominic Calvert-Lewin at present?
Sure
No
When given an opportunity, Calvert-Lewin does have the power to take it with deadly precision. Nonetheless, he affords this Everton workforce excess of simply targets.
Standing at 6 foot 3 however possessing horrifying pace, he has an exquisite potential to occupy an entire backline all on his personal. He has ranked within the high 4% amongst strikers in Europe’s high 5 leagues for aerial duels gained during the last 12 months, that means he may be capable to bother Spurs’ again three and hyperlink up with whichever wingers Lampard may deploy.
With Anthony Gordon suspended this night, the Sheffield-born striker can be a particuarly welcome addition to the ahead line to hopefully feed off the deliveries of Dwight McNeil.
Josh Wright of WhoScored has dubbed the England worldwide “a beast in the air”, and Calvert-Lewin will must be simply that to doubtlessly rating an all-important objective to seize some factors for Everton.
While Neal Maupay affords some chunk and relentless operating up entrance for the Toffees, he’s no match for the bodily marvel that’s Calvert-Lewin. If match, the 25-year-old should begin in opposition to Tottenham at present.
