Storm the Palace... but Blues have to attack right way

Moyes forced into change — but issues up front bring their own selection headache

- Chris Beesley

AFTER three straight wins in all competitions banished memories of the disappointing opening night defeat at Leeds United, Everton have hit somewhat of a dip.

Monday's 1-1 draw at home to West Ham United means the Blues head into the visit of Crystal Palace to Hill Dickinson Stadium on Sunday on the back of four matches without a victory. Perhaps it is time to freshen it up.

And with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall suspended after his second successive farcical booking, David Moyes will have to do just that.

But with the Everton manager alternating between his strikers, there is scope for further changes to his frontline.

With that in mind, members of the sports-desk on our sister paper ‘The ECHO have had their say on how the Blues’ attacking quartet should line up against the Eagles.

Given that neither of them are firing on all cylinders - and in their defence, the players behind them aren’t necessarily playing to their strengths - it remains quite the conundrum as to who should spearhead the Everton attack between Beto and Thierno Barry.

My colleague Connor O'Neill suggested on the latest edition of the Royal Blue podcast that after the next international break, David Moyes should go with one of the pair and stick with them, regardless of form, for several weeks, but unless either of them starts hitting the net on a regular basis, the chopping and changing could continue.