View: Semi Ajayi return from suspension critical for West Brom v Everton
West Brom will welcome back defender Semi Ajayi to their side for the Premier League clash against Everton on Thursday evening.
The enforcer was sent off in the 0-0 draw against Burnley last week after a deliberate handball stopped a clear-cut chance for the Clarets.
Thankfully for the Baggies, it was only a one-match ban and that match was the 1-0 victory against Brighton on Saturday afternoon.
Next up, it’s Everton at The Hawthorns.
The Toffees have welcomed back Dominic Calvert-Lewin recently, and his power and pace could be a real weapon for the Merseyside club.
Step forward, Ajayi.
Sam Allardyce should call back the Nigerian straight back into this starting XI alongside Kyle Bartley, with his physicality critical to halting Calvert-Lewin.
The 27-year-old averages nearly eight aerial duels a game according to WyScout, and wins over half of them against his opposing number.
Everton love to utilise the aerial strength of Calvert-Lewin.
According to WyScout’s ranking system, only Tomas Soucek and Oli McBurnie have attempted more battles in the air than the Toffees’ talisman.
Calvert-Lewin got through the game against Southampton unscathed on Monday evening and will be raring to find the net against the Albion after blanking.
Ajayi will be desperate for redemption after his red card, and Big Sam won’t be afraid to throw him straight back into the action in this game plan.
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