Everton are set to be without key players in Wayne Rooney, Leighton Baines and Phil Jagielka for their must win Europa League encounter against Lyon on Thursday.
This is seemingly being done as the Toffees are prioritizing their weekend Premier League fixture against Watford over the Premier League clash.
Interim manager David Unsworth confirmed on Wednesday that the veteran trio will not face off against Lyon. This means that Cuco Martina will likely play at left-back while Ashley Williams will partner Mason Holgate in defence.
Apart from being poor in the Premier League thus far, the Merseyside club have also been poor in the Europa League and have taken just one point from their three games thus far.
They are set to face off against Lyon on Thursday as the firm underdogs for the game and will need a miracle to progress beyond the group stages judging by the way that they are currently playing.
