Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Nathan Patterson are both absent from the Everton matchday squad for the match with Tottenham Hotspur.
Calvert-Lewin’s absence was expected after Sean Dyche’s pre-match press conference comments, but Patterson not making the squad comes as a surprise. The right-back is yet to play under Dyche but earned his first senior minutes since his recovery from injury while on international duty with Scotland over the past fortnight.
Ellis Simms is on the bench despite his last minute heroics at Stamford Bridge. As a result, Demarai Gray continues in the solitary role up front that he has occupied since being given his first start under Dyche at Nottingham Forest.
