Everton take on Bate in an effectively friendly game tonight. As such David Moyes has chosen to field a weakened side with an average age of about 12, which coincidently is also the expected attendance tonight.

The starting line up has already been announced, with Nash making his Everton debut alongside Duffy, Bidwell, Forshaw and Agard who will also be making their first starts for the club with Coleman and Baxter also being given an extra run out in the team.

The experience in the side will come in the forms of Hibbert who will be captain (if he scores on the only home game of the season I’m going to have to miss I’ll be gutted), Osman making his return from injury, Rodwell and Yakubu.

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