Everton – Sean Dyche hands Dominic Calvert-Lewin a start as the striker is fit again, and the lineup is pretty much as expected otherwise with a full-strength lineup.
Luton Town – Ross Barkley starts against his former side.
Everton made it three wins in three games last week to end any relegation fears and actually let us fans sit back and enjoy some football without gnawing our fingernails down to the bone. After securing Premier League survival on the penultimate week and then the last weekend in the last two years, this time around the Toffees are safe with three games to play, despite the league deducting pretty much whatever points they willed.
Tonight’s hosts Luton Town though are still mired in the drop zone, and sit in 18th with 25 points. They are a point behind slumping Nottingham Forest [who just sacked ‘referee consultant’ Mark Clattenburg], and one ahead of a resurgent Burnley, with the trio all having three games left to play and two relegation spots still to be decided.
Competition: Premier League Matchweek 36
Date and start time: Friday, May 3rd at 12:00 p.m. PT / 3:00 p.m ET / 8:00 p.m. BST
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Stadium, Luton, England, United Kingdom
Capacity: 12,000
Weather: 51°F/11°C, rain, 72% chance of precipitation, 11 mph winds
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The Toffees have been frustrated by the Hatters twice already this season, with both 2-1 losses coming at Goodison Park, in the league and the fourth round of the FA Cup.
The Blues’ last trip to Luton’s quaint stadium, affectionately known as ‘The Kenny’, came back in 2007 when a Tim Cahill goal settled the League Cup fourth round clash. The Hatters were last in the top flight in the 1991-92 season, when the Blues also recorded a 1-0 win at Kenilworth Road with ‘Bob The Pole’ — winger Robert Warzycha — getting the lone goal.