Team News: Wayne Rooney, Theo Walcott missing for Everton against Southampton

Everton have made two changes for their Premier League encounter with Southampton at Goodison Park.

Yannick Bolasie and Tom Davies, out of the starting XI for the 2-0 win over Huddersfield Town last time out, are restored to the fore.

English duo Wayne Rooney and Theo Walcott are absent from the matchday squad, while Davy Klaassen is named among the subs.

Southampton manager Mark Hughes, meanwhile, has made one change from the side that beat Bournemouth 2-1 last weekend.

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg comes in for Nathan Redmond, who is on the bench for the relegation-threatened Saints.

Everton: Pickford; Coleman, Keane, Jagielka, Baines; Gueye, Schneiderlin; Vlasic, Davies, Bolasie; Tosun Subs: Robles, Martina, Funes Mori, Kenny, Baningime, Klaassen, Niasse

Southampton: McCarthy; Soares, Yoshida, Hoedt, Bednarek, Bertrand; Romeu, Lemina; Hojbjerg, Tadic, Austin Subs: Forster, Stephens, McQueen, Ward-Prowse, Gabbiadini, Redmond, Long

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