Everton manager David Moyes must find a solution to Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 's absence for Sunday's Premier League visit of Crystal Palace to the Hill Dickinson Stadium.
The former Chelsea midfielder was yellow-carded for the fifth time this season in Monday's 1-1 draw against West Ham United , thus incurring a one-match suspension, which he will serve in this fixture.
Moyes labelled Dewsbury-Hall's cautions against Liverpool and West Ham "terrible" from a refereeing point of view, but even if the Scot's claim has substance, it does not change the fact that the 27-year-old is unavailable on Sunday.
Moyes will most likely bring in Carlos Alcaraz as a like-for-like replacement for Dewsbury-Hall, although he also has the option of moving Iliman Ndiaye into a central pos