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Joe Thomas

Frank Lampard keeps faith with Everton lineup as teenager added to bench at Leicester City

Frank Lampard has kept the same line up as the one that started against Chelsea as Everton head to Leicester City on the hunt for a vital away win.

The Blues are yet to pick up a point beyond Goodison Park under Frank Lampard but head into this afternoon's fixture knowing a win would lift them out of the bottom three.

A point would keep the club in the relegation zone but at least represent the first point gained on the road since the draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in December.

Lampard has made no changes for the trip to the King Power Stadium, meaning Mason Holgate and Yerry Mina will partner in the centre of defence, while Richarlison will lead the forward line. He will be supported by Anthony Gordon and Demarai Gray.

Fabian Delph and Abdoulaye Doucoure keep their places after impressing in the win over Chelsea. Alex Iwobi, so important in recent weeks, also starts.

Fit again Dominic Calvert-Lewin has a place on the bench alongside Salomon Rondon and Dele Alli - both of whom were so effective when they came on for the closing stages of the 1-1 draw against Leicester last month.

There is no place for Tom Davies on the bench this week, but Reece Welch has made the step up from the under-23s.

Starting XI: Pickford, Mykolenko, Coleman, Mina, Holgate, Delph, Doucoure, Gray, Gordon, Iwobi, Richarlison

Substitutes: Begovic, Kenny, Keane, Alli, Allan, Calvert-Lewin, Rondon, Gomes, Welch.

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