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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Phil Kirkbride

Everton team news as two new signings start friendly with Millonarios in Orlando

New signings Asmir Begovic and Andros Townsend will both start for Everton tonight against Millonarios.

The Blues face the Colombians in their opening game of the Florida Cup - a fixture which also acts as Rafa Benitez's first official friendly as manager.

And Benitez has handed starts to free transfers Begovic and Townsend.

Lucas Digne, who sustained a thigh injury during Euro 2020, is fit enough to start with Demarai Gray, Everton's third new arrival this summer, on the bench.

Seamus Coleman captains the side and starts at right-back with Benitez opting for a central defence of Mason Holgate and Ben Godfrey. Michael Keane is on the bench.

Wantaway striker Moise Kean leads the line with James Rodriguez playing in support of the Italian striker.

Everton starting XI: Begovic, Coleman (c), Holgate, Godfrey, Digne, Allan, Doucoure, Iwobi, Townsend, James, Kean.

Everton substitutes: Virginia, Anderson, Broadhead, Davies, Gbamin, Gibson, Gomes, Gordon, Gray, Keane, Kenny, Tyrer, Whitaker.

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