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Everton's 21/10 price on victory looked like decent value before Carlo Ancelotti's press conference on Monday. The Toffees' boss confirmed that Dominic Calvert-Lewin would be missing while Richarlison will be a last-minute decision. To have those two absent would be a huge blow to their chances of success.
Squad depth remains a concern for Everton. Once you start taking players out of the line-up, the lack of quality to come in and take their spot becomes evident. They lost all three games during Richarlison's suspension but deserve some credit for picking up results in the absence of full-backs and their main creator in James Rodriguez.
Thankfully for them, Lucas Digne and Rodriguez should be available for selection with both having involvement in the 2-1 extra-time victory over Rotherham at the weekend. While they would have preferred to get the job done in 90 minutes, it can be expected when you make a number of changes. Everton also had a goal ruled out late on for offside.
Rodriguez is a player well worth following during this game. Injury has disrupted his campaign so far but he has still contributed three goals and five assists across 13 games in all competitions, that includes the assist for Abdoulaye Doucoure's winner against Rotherham.
The concern for some was how the majority of those numbers came at the start of the season, but as Paul Macdonald explained in December, his performances weren't suffering and he was consistently hitting a high level. With less focus on Calvert-Lewin or Richarlison to strike, Rodriguez represents good value at 23/5 for a goal here.
Fitness isn't too much of a concern after playing in that win over Rotherham. He needs competitive minutes following his recent injury and a start in the FA Cup, coming not long after an appearance off the bench against West Ham, will have helped to get him up to speed.
Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Ancelotti confirmed: "He has to train properly, as he trained the last week, and he has to play. The fact that he played 99 minutes in the cup helped him to have a better condition for the future, that’s for sure."
It's a shame Rodriguez has had a couple of injuries to contend with because we were looking at him potentially replicating his 2014/15 campaign, where he scored 17 goals and assisted a further 18 across all competitions with Ancelotti his manager at Real Madrid.
Odds correct at 1530 GMT (11/01/21)
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