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Phil Kirkbride

Everton team news and lineup confirmed as James Rodriguez out and Allan on bench

Everton aim to go fourth in the table tonight with a win over West Bromwich Albion - but must do so without James Rodriguez.

The Colombian again misses out after not being fit to face Southampton on Monday. Tom Davies and Seamus Coleman, who were also absent for that game, are unavailable too.

Carlo Ancelotti has continued his policy of rotation, however, and has recalled Alex Iwobi and Bernard to the starting line-up.

Everton’s formation is not yet fully clear but the Blues could once again employ a 4-4-2 diamond system.

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Robin Olsen also remains out and so Ancelotti has named Joao Virginia and Harry Tyrer as his back-up goalkeepers.

Tyler Onyango and Nathan Broadhead keep their place in the matchday squad.

Jordan Pickford remains in goal with a back four of Mason Holgate, Michael Keane, Ben Godfrey and Lucas Digne in front of him.

Abdoulaye Doucoure, Iwobi, Bernard and Andre Gomes play ahead of them and in support of Richarlison and Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

Everton’s subs are: Virginia, Tyrer, Allan, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Josh King, Niels Nkounkou, Broadhead and Onyango.

Everton: Pickford; Holgate, Keane, Godfrey, Digne; Gomes, Doucoure, Iwobi; Bernard, Calvert-Lewin, Richarlison

Subs: Virginia, Tyrer, Nkounkou, Allan, Onyango, Sigurdsson, Broadhead, King

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