5’ – Everton have barely seen the ball in these first few minutes, giving it away way too cheaply.
2’ – Goodness!! Keane with a horrible back pass straight to the feet of Marshall but Travers is out like a flash to clear the danger! Phew.
1’ – Ward-Prowse gets us underway.
Idrissa Gana Gueye leads out the Toffees as captain for the day.
Everton look to be almost unchanged from the Saturday game against Bournemouth, likely in the 3-4-2-1 hybrid formation again, but this time in their new away kits. Harrison Armstrong replaces Charly Alcaraz in the lineup.
West Ham name a pretty strong lineup for their part, but dangerman Jarrod Bowen is on the bench.
Everton have now been in the USA for nearly a week now, and were torn apart on Saturday in the second half by Bournemouth who looked a lot more cohesive than the Blues did. Granted David Moyes’ side are still desperately short on numbers, but that is what these preseason games are for, to get some early miles on the legs so that the players can hit the ground running when the second weekend of August rolls around.
The Toffees added young left back Adam Aznou to the squad this week, with the player immediately jetting out to Chicago to link up with the team but this game will likely come too soon for him.
At another fan-event last night Moyes once again reiterated that the Blues are getting rebuffed in their efforts to sign players which was odd that the manager keeps banging that drum, publicly anyway.
West Ham lost narrowly to Manchester United in the first round of games of the Premier League Summer Series and will give the Blues just as stern a test as any tonight.
Competition: 2025/26 Preseason Friendly 4 (Premier League Summer Series)
Date and start time: Wednesday, July 30th at 3:30 p.m. PT / 6:30 p.m ET / 11:30 p.m. BST
Stadium: Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Capacity: 61,500
Weather: 72°F/22°C, light rain, 55% chance of precipitation, 14 mph winds
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Everton and West Ham fought to two draws last season, with Jake O’Brien bagging the equalizer in the return game at Goodison Park as Moyes was unable to beat his former side. The Blues did have the last laugh though, overhauling the Hammers in the final league table.