Everton fans are likely to be greeted with bad news over the injury suffered by Iliman Ndiaye in midweek ahead of their trip to Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday.

Ndiaye was forced off in the first half of their dramatic 2-2 draw with Liverpool on Wednesday, after kicking the floor while trying to escape from a Dominik Szoboszlai challenge.

The Senegalese international tried, but failed, to run the injury off, and he left the field in tears, suggesting the problem could be a bad one.

Jack Harrison is likely to replace him, while Carlos Alcaraz is also set for a full debut in place of Abdoulaye Doucoure, following his red card on Wednesday night, for causing the melee that ensued after the full-time whistle.

While full-back pairing Seamus Coleman and Nathan Patterson remain out, Vitaliy Mykolenko returned from a calf strain to start on Wednesday, and the Ukrainian left-back should start again in an unchanged back four that restricted Liverpool to very little.

In attack, Beto will start again given the absences of Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Armando Broja and Youssef Chermiti, and the Guinea-Bissau international has been in excellent form, scoring three in two league games, including the opening goal in the week.

It was Dwight McNeil who got both of Everton's goals when these two sides met earlier in the season at Goodison Park, but after undergoing minor knee surgery at the end of January, the winger will be sidelined for the next six weeks at least.

Orel Mangala has also required surgery, and his season is over, following an ACL injury sustained in the win away to Brighton & Hove Albion, with the Lyon loanee unlikely to feature for the club again.

Everton possible starting lineup:
Pickford; O'Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Lindstrom, Gueye, Garner, Alcaraz, Harrison; Beto

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Written by
Andrew Delaney