Joe Thomas - I place my faith in Simms
Football is a funny game. Imagine if, at the end of January, someone had told you that Everton would go into Easter weekend four unbeaten and with the absence of Abdoulaye Doucoure causing a major headache. Frozen out under Frank Lampard, his resurgence has been remarkable under Sean Dyche. This trip to Old Trafford is the first time he will not start for the new manager following his red card on Monday. Replacing him is now the big challenge.
My preference would be to move Alex Iwobi back into the middle, where he was a genuine creative force in the first part of the season even if the Blues barely scored any goals. Demarai Gray would then go wide right and Ellis Simms up top. For Simms, intriguingly, that would mean his first three Everton starts would have come at Stamford Bridge, Anfield then Old Trafford.
