Rob Edwards’ Hatters are inside the relegation zone going into this fixture after defeat at Wolves last Saturday.
Sean Dyche’s Toffees were in the relegation battle until recent weeks, four wins from five games has fired them to 11 points clear of the drop zone.
The opposition
Everton had a terrible start to 2024, with no Premier League wins in their first ten attempts before a resurgence in recent weeks by winning four of their last five games.
One of those wins was against city rivals Liverpool, it was their first win against the Reds at Goodison Park since 2010.
The Toffees have scored 18 goals from set pieces in the Premier League this season (not including penalties), only Arsenal have scored more during this campaign.
The eight points deducted from the visitors this season has spurred them on to pick up more wins than Brighton & Hove Albion in 12th place.
This is the first time we have hosted Everton in a top-flight fixture since November 1991.
Last time we met
Following our first Premier League win at Goodison earlier in the season, the Hatters followed it up with a stoppage time win against Everton in the Emirates FA Cup in January.
Vitali Mykolenko’s own goal gave us the lead at half-time; Jack Harrison equalised for the hosts after the break before substitute Cauley Woodrow fired us into the fifth round in the 96th minute.
Team news
Elijah Adebayo is in contention to start on Friday night after completing his return from injury with a cameo off the bench at Molineux last weekend.
None of the other injured players are set to return to the squad this weekend.
Officials
The referee for our fixture against Everton will be Tim Robinson.
114 yellow cards and no red cards have been handed out by Robinson across his 28 games this season.
We last had a game officiated by Robinson when we lost in the Premier League at Kenilworth Road against Manchester City in December.
Referee: Tim Robinson
Assistant Referees: Edward Smart & Nick Greenhalgh
Fourth Official: Tony Harrington
VAR: David Coote
AVAR: Derek Eaton
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Fan information
There will be a Buy One, Get One Free offer on all drinks inside the stadium from 6:30pm until 7:30pm.
Pre-match illuminations inside the stadium will begin from 7:50pm, supporter discretion is advised for anyone with photosensitivity disorders or conditions with light sensitivity.
We would like to remind supporters to arrive at the game as early as possible to ease congestion around the stadium, at the Ticket Office and the turnstiles.
There will be additional road closures around Kenilworth Road on home matchdays.
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Please park considerately when attending football matches at Kenilworth Road. Fire crews have been struggling recently to get around irresponsibly parked vehicles on Studley Road when attending fire calls, which has caused concerns and unnecessary restrictions over recent weeks.
Don’t park on yellow lines, these are used where street parking makes the road too narrow or blocks visibility for drivers. Parking on corners could mean that an emergency vehicle travelling on blue lights cannot see oncoming traffic round the corner.
If you park without considering passing emergency vehicles, you could prevent a life from being saved.
