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Jack Grealish is out ahead of West Ham United. Current player-page context covers the latest uncertainty around Tom King against West Ham United. Against West Ham United, 2 confirmed absences already change the likely XI and 3 unresolved availability calls still affect the final read.

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Everton

Against West Ham UnitedLate decisions only2 confirmed outs

Last update

Last verified 24 Apr 2026, 14:02 UTC

Next match

at West Ham United

25 Apr 2026, 14:00 UTC | Prematch | London Stadium, London

  • Open West Ham United match contextSee how Everton's next-match squad read with 2 confirmed absences and 3 unresolved availability calls carries into the match answer against West Ham United.

Last match

L 1-2 vs Liverpool

19 Apr 2026, 13:00 UTC | Matchweek 33 | Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool

Recent results

L 1-2 · D 2-2 · W 3-0 · L 0-2 · W 2-0

Latest stored results: L 1-2 vs Liverpool; D 2-2 at Brentford; W 3-0 vs Chelsea.

Last verified

24 Apr 2026, 14:02 UTC

The latest verified update before West Ham United still anchors Everton's next-match squad read with 2 confirmed absences and 3 unresolved availability calls.

Venue

London Stadium, London

Everton vs West Ham United is currently listed at London Stadium, London.

Match state

Scheduled

Premier League Matchweek 34 currently lists Everton vs West Ham United as scheduled.

Premier League Matchweek 34

Likely XI

Late decisions only

Jack Grealish is out ahead of West Ham United. Everton's next-match squad read with 2 confirmed absences and 3 unresolved availability calls, plus Tom King's player update as the clearest follow-through still leads the likely XI read because no starter-by-starter XI is published yet.

Fixture load

Kick-off context only

Everton face West Ham United on 25 Apr 2026, 14:00 UTC. Everton's next-match answer still rests on the current team news until a wider fixture-load snapshot arrives.

Everton face West Ham United on 25 Apr 2026, 14:00 UTC. Wider scheduling context is not published yet.

Last official XI

Against Liverpool

Released 22 Apr 2026, 12:02 UTC.

1-2

Certainty ladder

Confirmed starters stay separate from the bench options that can still change the picture later.

Locked XI

11 confirmed starters

The official team sheet already fixes the full starting XI.

Bench named

9 confirmed options

Bench options are confirmed, but usage still depends on the match state.

Bench swing

This layer names where the confirmed bench can still change the game state without guessing who will actually come on.

Goalkeeper line options

1 option

Mark Travers

Defence line options

2 options

Nathan Patterson, Michael Keane

Midfield line options

4 options

Tyler Dibling, Charly Alcaraz, Merlin Röhl Plus 1 more option.

Attack line options

2 options

Thierno Barry, Tyrique George

Starters

11 confirmed starters

Side balance

Centre lane

7 starters

Jordan Pickford, Idrissa Gueye, James Garner Plus 4 more players.

Neutral carry

4 starters

Jake O'Brien, James Tarkowski, Jarrad Branthwaite Plus 1 more player.

Goalkeeper line

1 starter

  1. 1

    Jordan Pickford

    Goalkeeper | No. 1

    GK

Defence line

4 starters

  1. 15

    Jake O'Brien

    Defender | No. 15

    D
  2. 6

    James Tarkowski

    Defender | No. 6

    D
  3. 32

    Jarrad Branthwaite

    Defender | No. 32

    D
  4. 16

    Vitalii Mykolenko

    Defender | No. 16

    D

Midfield line

5 starters

  1. 27

    Idrissa Gueye

    Midfielder | No. 27

    M
  2. 37

    James Garner

    Midfielder | No. 37

    M
  3. 7

    Dwight McNeil

    Midfielder | No. 7

    M
  4. 22

    Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall

    Midfielder | No. 22

    M
  5. 10

    Iliman Ndiaye

    Midfielder | No. 10

    M

Attack line

1 starter

  1. 9

    Beto

    Forward | No. 9

    FW

Substitutes

9 confirmed substitutes

Side balance

Centre lane

7 substitutes

Mark Travers, Thierno Barry, Tyrique George Plus 4 more players.

Neutral carry

2 substitutes

Nathan Patterson, Michael Keane

Goalkeeper line

1 substitute

  1. 12

    Mark Travers

    Goalkeeper | No. 12

    GK

Defence line

2 substitutes

  1. 2

    Nathan Patterson

    Defender | No. 2

    D
  2. 5

    Michael Keane

    Defender | No. 5

    D

Midfield line

4 substitutes

  1. 20

    Tyler Dibling

    Midfielder | No. 20

    M
  2. 24

    Charly Alcaraz

    Midfielder | No. 24

    M
  3. 34

    Merlin Röhl

    Midfielder | No. 34

    M
  4. 42

    Tim Iroegbunam

    Midfielder | No. 42

    M

Attack line

2 substitutes

  1. 11

    Thierno Barry

    Forward | No. 11

    FW
  2. 19

    Tyrique George

    Forward | No. 19

    FW

Recent appearances

Stored recent-match rows now surface who has actually been playing, not just who is being discussed.

  • James Tarkowski has 3 starts and 3 appearances across the latest stored official matches, with 270 minutes.

    19 Apr 2026, 13:00 UTC | Liverpool

  • Jake O'Brien has 3 starts and 3 appearances across the latest stored official matches, with 270 minutes.

    19 Apr 2026, 13:00 UTC | Liverpool

  • James Garner has 3 starts and 3 appearances across the latest stored official matches, with 270 minutes and 2Y.

    19 Apr 2026, 13:00 UTC | Liverpool

  • Jordan Pickford has 3 starts and 3 appearances across the latest stored official matches, with 270 minutes and 2Y.

    19 Apr 2026, 13:00 UTC | Liverpool

  • Vitalii Mykolenko has 3 starts and 3 appearances across the latest stored official matches, with 270 minutes.

    19 Apr 2026, 13:00 UTC | Liverpool

Pre-match briefing

2 strict pre-match calls and 0 official context items currently shape Everton ahead of West Ham United. Confirmed absences and Late calls No stored official context is published yet.

Confirmed absences

Jack Grealish and Beto lead 2 confirmed absences for Everton ahead of West Ham United.

Confidence high.

Stored evidence versions: 18541.

Late calls

4 unresolved availability calls still keep Everton's pre-match picture unsettled ahead of West Ham United.

Confidence high.

Stored evidence versions: 18541.

Freshness

Latest stored update 24 Apr 2026, 12:56 UTC

Kick-off 25 Apr 2026, 14:00 UTC. 1 stored source feed this bundle.

Key player pages

Current player-page context covers the latest uncertainty around Tom King against West Ham United.

Everton's next-match squad read with 2 confirmed absences and 3 unresolved availability calls, plus Tom King's player update as the clearest follow-through still leads the current club answer because no starter-by-starter XI is published yet, so no linked player update adds more to that call yet.

  • Current player-page context covers the latest uncertainty around Tom King against West Ham United.

Confirmed

Jack Grealish is out ahead of West Ham United.

  • Jack Grealish is out ahead of West Ham United.

    High confidence on Jack Grealish's availability for Everton.

  • Norberto Bercique Gomes Betuncal is out ahead of West Ham United.

    High confidence on Norberto Bercique Gomes Betuncal's availability for Everton.

Unclear

Jarrad Branthwaite's latest availability signal still needs manual review.

  • Jarrad Branthwaite's latest availability signal still needs manual review.

    High confidence on Jarrad Branthwaite's availability for Everton.

  • Idrissa Gueye's latest availability signal still needs manual review.

    Low confidence on Idrissa Gueye's availability for Everton.

  • Séamus Coleman's latest availability signal still needs manual review.

    Low confidence on Séamus Coleman's availability for Everton.

Sources

Last verified: 24 Apr 2026, 14:02 UTC

Current team news explains the squad, but not enough lineup detail is published to call the likely XI yet. The latest verified update before West Ham United still anchors Everton's next-match squad read with 2 confirmed absences and 3 unresolved availability calls. 4 official source links currently back Everton's next-match squad read with 2 confirmed absences and 3 unresolved availability calls ahead of West Ham United. No starter-by-starter XI is published yet.

4 source links back Everton's next-match squad read with 2 confirmed absences and 3 unresolved availability calls

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