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Adam Jones

Everton team vs Preston confirmed as Richarlison and Bernard return and teen goalkeeper starts

Carlo Ancelotti has gone strong in Everton's final pre-season game despite being missing a number of players.

Richarlison and Bernard both come into the side having missed the Blues' opening match of the summer against Blackpool last month.

Theo Walcott, Niels Nkounkou and Lewis Gibson are promoted from their positions on the bench in that 3-3 draw to start this afternoon's game.

Yerry Mina and Fabian Delph, however, remain absent.

Harry Tyrer steps up in goal through the absence of Jordan Pickford, Jonas Lossl and Joao Virginia due to international commitments.

Jonjoe Kenny keeps his place in defence alongside Mason Holgate - with Gylfi Sigurdsson, Anthony Gordon, Walcott and Bernard set to make up the midfield.

Richarlison starts up front with Dominic Calvert-Lewin, with Moise Kean one of those on international duty this weekend.

Everton's bench meanwhile is predominantly full of under-23s with Nico Hansen, Beni Baningime, Denis Adeniran, Kyle John and Ellis Simms joined by the experience of Yannick Bolasie.

Everton team - Tyrer, Kenny, Holgate, Gibson, Nkounkou, Walcott, Sigurdsson, Gordon, Bernard, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin

Subs - Hansen, Baningime, Bolasie, Adeniran, John, Simms.

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