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Everton vs. Crystal Palace: Combined XI ahead of Premier League clash

By Craig Pearson

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - MARCH 05: Romelu Lukaku (C) of Everton celebrates scoring his team's first goal with his team mates Bryan Oviedo (L) and Aaron Lennon (R) during the Barclays Premier League match between Everton and West Ham United at Goodison Park on March 5, 2016 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - MARCH 05: Romelu Lukaku (C) of Everton celebrates scoring his team's first goal with his team mates Bryan Oviedo (L) and Aaron Lennon (R) during the Barclays Premier League match between Everton and West Ham United at Goodison Park on March 5, 2016 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) /
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SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 24: Christian Benteke of Crystal Palace celebrates scoring his sides third goal with his team mates during the Premier League match between Sunderland and Crystal Palace at the Stadium of Light on September 24, 2016 in Sunderland, England. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)
SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 24: Christian Benteke of Crystal Palace celebrates scoring his sides third goal with his team mates during the Premier League match between Sunderland and Crystal Palace at the Stadium of Light on September 24, 2016 in Sunderland, England. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images) /

Everton play host to Crystal Palace on Friday. Two teams in the top half of the Premier League standings. But which club will have the most players in our combined XI ahead of the game?

Everton face Crystal Palace at Goodison Park. The Toffees were one of the most impressive teams in the opening games of the Premier League, before surprisingly losing to Bournemouth last week.

Palace will travel to Merseyside on the back of a three-game win streak that sees them sitting in seventh position. It took the Eagles three games to score a goal, but have since netted ten goals in four games.

The clash will see two of Belgium’s top strikers go head-to-head, with Everton’s Romelu Lukaku looking to outdo his compatriot, Christian Benteke. Which one will lead the line in this combined XI? Or can both be squeezed into the same lineup?

Benteke isn’t even Palace’s top scorer right now, with Scott Dann’s three goals topping the Eagle’s scoring chart. Dann is injured for the game at Goodison, however, and is not considered for this XI. Leighton Baines is an injury doubt, as is Wilfried Zaha. As such, neither are considered either.

Both teams have plenty of talent, though, so let’s go ahead and see who is in and who is out.

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