Some Everton fans have reacted in a bittersweet way to an official club tweet saying that Richarlison will miss the Premier League clash against West Ham United at the London Stadium on Saturday because of a knee injury.

The Merseyside outfit's joint-top goalscorer this season with 10 goals is obviously going to be a big miss against David Moyes' men, having formed an impressive partnership alongside Dominic Calvert-Lewin ever since Marco Silva was sacked last month.

However, his absence gives another teammate a chance to impress against the Irons, and summer addition Moise Kean could be the one to benefit in what has been a difficult start to his career with the Toffees.

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The 19-year-old is yet to get on the score-sheet in his opening 20 appearances following his summer move from Juventus, although he has only started once in the Premier League since September, as per Transfermarkt.

Some fans specifically talked about both players in their responses, with one calling the absence of Richarlison a "disaster" and another saying they were "gutted", but also seeing it as a big opportunity for Kean.

They weren't alone either with the following seeing this as a big opportunity for the Italy U21 international, with one calling it his "time to shine".

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While it is no surprise that supporters want to see more from a player who cost an initial £25.1m in the summer, the cold, hard facts are that they have lost a massive goal threat for the clash against the Hammers.

History suggests that Kean isn't going to fill it either given his record this term, and that could pile even more pressure on Calvert-Lewin to find the net with the club's next highest-scorers this season only netting twice - the striker himself is without one in 2020 so far too after scoring five in December.

It could be a tough day in prospect at the London Stadium for Carlo Ancelotti and his men, then.

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