With an audible buzz around the Club and
a demanding run of fixtures on the horizon it was imperative for Everton to beat Mark Hughes's team.
Not exact matches
Everton have struggled to cope with the added
demands of playing in the Europa League on top
of their normal domestic
fixture - list, with a poor
run of results since the turn
of the year leaving them in a disappointing thirteenth place in the top flight table.
This is little chance Griezmann and / or Diego Costa play, let alone start, against a Copenhagen side that is also set to rotate due to a
demanding run of league
fixtures.
The manager will again rotate his team as they begin another
demanding run of four
fixtures in nine days, but he will again overlook his influential captain through a concern his players may become distracted should he play.