Everton will look to maintain their bid to finish seventh in the Premier League this season when they face Watford at Vicarage Road on Saturday.

The Toffees recovered from the disappointing 5-1 defeat against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium earlier this month to beat Crystal Palace 3-1 at Goodison Park in their previous top flight encounter.

Gylfi Sigurdsson, Oumar Niasse and Tom Davies were on the score-sheet for the hosts on that day, with the win moving the Merseyside outfit moving up to ninth and just two points behind seventh-place Burnley.

Sam Allardyce's men will look to build on that victory when they make the long trip south to Hertfordshire this weekend, and the 63-year-old will know how important it is that his side keep picking up the results to boost their chances of finishing as the best of the rest outside of the top six clubs.

It certainly won’'t be an easy task against the Hornets however with the Toffees struggling on the road in 2018 having lost 4-0 at Tottenham and 5-1 against the Gunners, while Javi Gracia's men beat Chelsea 4-1 in their previous home clash.

Allardyce will likely have to make two enforced changes at Vicarage Road with Eliaquim Mangala definitely out and Seamus Coleman a major doubt, but he could be asking for trouble unless he makes a couple more alterations too.

Here are two changes the 63-year-old must make to his team when they face Watford…

Morgan Schneiderlin for Tom Davies

While Davies came into the starting XI in the win against Crystal Palace and scored having impressed as a second-half substitute in the 5-1 defeat against Arsenal previously, he shouldn't start again at Vicarage Road.

Schneiderlin was the midfielder that dropped to the substitutes' bench as the 19-year-old came into the side with Allardyce setting up with a 4-3-3 system against the Eagles, but Everton may well need to be a little more defensively aware away at Watford.

While he may not be too popular with the Goodison Park faithful right now, his ability to intercept the ball and win tackles could be crucial against Javi Gracia's side and he would be more effective than Davies from a defensive point of view.

Yannick Bolasie for Wayne Rooney

Bolasie was another that was dropped to the substitutes' bench against Crystal Palace following a largely anonymous showing at the Emirates, and it was Rooney that came into the middle of the park as Allardyce switched from the 3-4-3 system he had gone with in north London.

While Rooney did well against the Eagles last time out, the pace of Theo Walcott on one wing and Bolasie on the other could be hugely effective against a Watford defence that struggled against West Ham United's Michail Antonio in their previous top flight fixture.

Everton could do with the three points at Vicarage Road and they need to have a goal threat to do that, and Bolasie can provide that and be a huge threat with his speed and trickery from the flank.

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