Everton are back in Premier League action this weekend with another chance to move away from the relegation zone after beating Leeds United 3-0 at Goodison Park last time out.
This time, Frank Lampard’s side travel down to Southampton to take on the Saints, who have taken five points from their three previous league games against Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United.
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In terms of who Lampard could select in his starting XI to take on Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side, one figure who didn’t start against Leeds but we think should be in from the beginning this weekend is January signing Dele Alli.
Since joining the Merseyside club from Tottenham during the winter transfer window on a permanent deal which could be worth up to £40m, the Englishman – who has been described as a “fighter” in the past by his former Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino – has made two league appearances for the Toffees but has yet to start a game.
After coming on for Dominic Calvert-Lewin with 72 minutes on the clock against Leeds, the 25-year-old shared a glimpse of his creative talents by making two key passes before the end of the match, ultimately earning himself a solid overall match rating of 7.2/10 from SofaScore.
With that in mind, this weekend could be a great time for Lampard to give the £22.5m-rated midfielder his first start in an Everton shirt to see if he can pick up where he left off against Marcelo Bielsa’s side and help his new team pick up another win in their chase to avoid a relegation battle during the final weeks of the season.
In terms of who could drop out of the team to make way for Alli if Lampard does want to make a change against the Saints, fellow January arrival Donny van de Beek failed to make a solid impression against Leeds with his performance, so he could be the one to make way for the former Spurs gem to finally make his first league start for Everton.
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