What’s the story?
West Ham United travel to Merseyside seeking to continue their recent renaissance, while hosts Everton are looking to turn around a downturn in results.
The Hammers are four games unbeaten in all competitions, having drawn at home to Middlesbrough, won 1-0 at Crystal Palace and repeated that scoreline against Sunderland in the Premier League, before defeating Chelsea 2-1 in the EFL Cup fourth round on Wednesday evening.
Everton, in contrast, drew their opening Premier League game before winning five on the trot in the league and EFL Cup. Since then, the Toffees are five matches without a win, losing three, and were dumped out of the EFL Cup by Championship side Norwich City at Goodison Park.
With those statistics in mind, West Ham seemingly have a fantastic opportunity to win in L7 for the second straight season, following their dramatic 3-2 come-from-behind victory in March this year.
To do so, however, the Hammers will need to stop the Toffees’ Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, who has score in all eight Everton appearances he has made against the east London club.
Team news
West Ham do not have any new injury concerns, despite playing two testing fixtures in the past seven days.
Slaven Bilic may be tempted to field the same starting XI that defeated in-form Chelsea in midweek, which means Michail Antonio would continue as the centre forward, Swiss youngster Edimilson Fernandes at right wing-back and Liverpool-born Aaron Cresswell at left wing-back.
If Bilic does make any changes, it could mean Ghana striker Andre Ayew is handed his first start in a Claret and Blue shirt after impressing as a substitute against the Blues.
Everton will be without injured left-back Leighton Baines and central midfielder James McCarthy, as well as midfielders Muhamed Besic and Darron Gibson, while on-loan West Ham striker Enner Valencia is ineligible.
Any links between the two?
Aside from the on-loan Enner Valencia, no, but Edimilson Fernandes’ cousin Manuel played for Everton for a short period on loan during the 2006/07 season.
A number of players have lined up alongside one another for their former clubs, including Manuel Lanzini and Ramiro Funes Mori, who won the Argentine Primera Division with River Plate in 2014.
Idrissa Gueye and Oumar Niasse have shared the Senegal dressing room with Cheikhou Kouyate, who also played with and won the Belgian title with Anderlecht with Romelu Lukaku.
James Collins has partnered Ashley Williams in the heart of the Wales defence many times, while Seamus Coleman and James McCarthy lined up in front of Darren Randolph at Euro 2016.
How do I get to the game?
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How can I watch the game?
The Hammers’ visit to Goodison Park is being screened live in the UK by Sky Sports, with a 1.30pm GMT kick-off. Don’t forget the clocks go back an hour tonight, meaning you get an extra hour in bed!
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