Everton’s poor run of form on the road continued on Saturday afternoon after they were beaten by Southampton.
The Blues started brightly at St Mary’s and could have had a penalty when Oriol Romeu handled inside his own box.
But following a short VAR review, play resumed with no penalty given.
And Everton were made to pay for a lacklustre second-half display when Stuart Armstrong and Shane Long struck to hand the Saints all three points.
The defeat leaves the Blues four points above the drop zone with Manchester City to come next weekend.
And here is a look at the changes Frank Lampard could make to his side for the game at Goodison Park.
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Who keeps their place
After another man-of-the-match performance, Jordan Pickford will no doubt start in goal for Everton.
The England international kept the score down on Saturday afternoon with a host of impressive saves in either half.
Mason Holgate should also keep his place in the startling line-up following another impressive display on the South Coast, with the defender now fast becoming undroppable.
While in midfield, one imagines Donny van de Beek will again be given the nod despite an indifferent performance at St Mary’s.
The Dutchman started brightly in the game, but slowly became pretty anonymous the more it went on.
Up top, and despite all three enduring frustrating afternoon’s against Southampton, it is hard not to imagine that Anthony Gordon, Richarlison and Dominic Calvert- Lewin will all start against City.
Who could drop out
After an impressive display against Leeds United in the Blues' previous outing, Michael Keane struggled against the Saints.
Twice the centre-back was caught out in the first half, before his poor pass put Andre Gomes under pressure and eventually resulted in Southampton taking the lead.
Seamus Coleman and Jonjoe Kenny, who did very little wrong at St Mary’s, could also drop out of the starting line-up if Lampard opts to freshen things up at the back.
While in midfield, Allan could also find himself on the bench following a below-par performance against Ralph Hasenhuttl's side.
And to the right of the Brazilian, so could Alex Iwobi following a disappointing display of his own.
The former Arsenal man was arguably Everton’s best player against Leeds, but on Saturday, after a bright start, he struggled to offer his side an attacking outlet, and often found himself making the wrong decisions.
Who could come in
If Lampard sees City as a free hit, which in essence it is, despite them being beaten by Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, then the Everton boss might opt for an injection of youth.
That could see Jarrad Branthwaite, Nathan Patterson and Vitalii Mykolenko coming in to help form part of a four-man defence.
In midfield, hopefully the Blues will be boosted by the returns of Abdoulaye Docuoure and Demarai Gray, who both missed Saturday’s 2-0 defeat due to injury.
Dele Alli could also come back into the starting line-up after impressing off the bench against Southampton.
While out wide, either Andros Townsend or Anwar El Ghazi could come in if Lampard opts to go with experience against the reigning Premier League champions.
