David Moyes ‘must confirm replacement of  Everton star’ at HT after what’s happened v Forest

Everton face Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday, and David Moyes may need to replace Abdoulaye Doucoure at half-time.

David Moyes’ team have travelled to the City Ground on 12 April, with the Scottish manager making three changes to his starting lineup, starting with Armando Broja up front.

It’s been a rather cagy affair away from home for the Toffees as some strong challenges went in early on from both teams, with the score 0-0 going into the break.

Doucoure was on the receiving end of a booking from the referee as he became the first player to be handed a yellow card in the fixture.

Doucoure should be replaced by Everton at half-time v Forest

Moyes should substitute Doucoure at the break, as he risks picking up a red card.

Since being appointed manager, the Scotsman has relied on the 32-year-old Senegal international as the number 10, but he now needs to make a tough call and make a change at half-time.

Competition (2024/25)	Apperances	Goals	Assists	Second yellow cards
Premier League	28	2	1	1

While the Toffees are in a comfortable position in the Premier League table, they’ll want to get a positive result against Forest and will have a tough time doing so if they go down to 10 players.

With the likes of Dwight McNeil, Carlos Alcaraz and Tim Iroegbunam on the bench, Moyes isn’t short of options and should bring on one of these players in the middle of the park.

Moyes not under pressure against Nottingham Forest

Moyes has done brilliantly in the Premier League since replacing Sean Dyche at the Toffees.

The Scotsman went on a nine-game unbeaten run before losing the Merseyside derby to Liverpool at Anfield.