Sam Allardyce will be bidding to become the first Everton manager in nearly two decades to win at Anfield when they face rivals Liverpool in what promises to be a tasty Merseyside derby on Sunday.
No Everton manager had ever lost his first league game in charge of the Toffees and veteran Allardyce continued that proud tradition as goals from Icelandic international Gylfi Sigurdsson and youngster Dominic Calvert-Lewin gave the home side a 2-0 over newly promoted Huddersfield last weekend.
Allardyce was also in the stands when Everton demolished West Ham 4-0 and the twin victories have taken the Toffees to 10th in the table. They also finished their Europa League engagements with a 3-0 win in Cyprus on Thursday against Apollon Limassol, a fixture in which young Ademola Lookman bagged a brace for the visitors.