Everton dey prepare for dia third pre-season match against Stoke City dis evening for 7:45pm. David Moyes, di manager, dey expect better performance after di goalless draw with Bolton wey leave fans vex because of lack of creativity and intensity. But before dat, dem don win Dundee 4-0 for dia first game.
Jarrad Branthwaite wey just start pre-season against Bolton go rest for dis match as Everton dey manage im return carefully. Michael Keane go take im place. Tyler Dibling and Hayden Hackney wey no feature for Bolton go get chance play, with Hackney set to get im first pre-season minutes after recovering from injury wey im get for end of last season.
Predicted starting eleven for Everton na: Travers; O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko; Rohl, Armstrong, Iroegbunam, Dewsbury-Hall, George; Beto. Stoke City wey finish 17th for Championship last season dey prepare for dia own campaign wey go start against Oldham Athletic for EFL Cup on August 8.
Everton still get more pre-season games wey dem go play before Premier League begin on August 22 against Crystal Palace. Dem go face Hamburg, Stuttgart, Newcastle for Murrayfield, and Lille. Also, Everton dey try sign Jonathan Rowe from Bologna, as Sport Witness report say dem don step forward. And for women side, dem sign Naomi Layzell on loan from Manchester City.
