Everton
vs
Stoke city
Match Schedule:
Date:October 4th
Time: 14:00 (GMT)
Peter Reid returns to Everton as the enemy. The former Goodison Park midfielder has swapped coaching Thailand for assisting Tony Pulis and will hope to find his old team suitably jet-lagged. Indeed Stoke are probably the last side David Moyes's side would have wanted to meet after a Europa League trip to Belarus and a hard-fought Thursday night win in Minsk. Stoke's former Everton centre-forward James Beattie will be aiming to jog a few memories with a goal or two but with Yakubu finally fit Moyes is, for once, not lacking in attacking options. Louise Taylor
Venue Goodison Park
Tickets £29-35 (0871 663 1878)
Last season Everton 3 Stoke 1
Referee A Marriner
This season's matches 4 Y14, R1, 3.75 cards per game
sportingbet odds Everton 8-15 Stoke 5-1 Draw 13-5
Everton
Subs from Nash, Turner, Hibbert, Jô, Gosling, Yakubu, Neill, Duffy, Agard, Baxter, Wallace, Mustafi
Doubtful Rodwell (virus), Yobo (thigh)
Injured Anichebe (knee, 17 Oct), Jagielka (knee, Nov), Arteta (knee, Dec), Neville (knee, Jan), Pienaar (knee, unknown)
Suspended None
Form guide WWLWLL
Disciplinary record Y6 R0
Leading scorer Saha 5
Stoke
Subs from Simonsen, Tuncay, Higginbotham, Wilkinson, Pugh, Griffin, Cort, Fuller, Kitson, Arismendi
Doubtful Arismendi (knee), Beattie (knee), Fuller (groin), Lawrence (back)
Injured Sidibe (knee, 24 Oct), Am Faye (back, unknown)
Suspended None
Form guide LDLWDL
Disciplinary record Y12 R0
Leading scorer Kitson 2.
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