Zambia national team duo of striker Patson Daka and skipper Enock Mwepu will be in action this evening in the English Premier League.
Patson Daka and his Leicester City teammates are away at Goodison Park while Mwepu and the Seagulls visit Etihad Stadium in Manchester.
EVERTON VS LEICESTER CITY
Patson Daka put in a 78 minute shift at St James’ Park in the Foxes 2-1 loss to Newcastle United.
With Jamie Vardy Injured it’s only Daka and Kelechi Iheanacho up for the leading striker role.
The Nigerian forward is however expected to start ahead of the 2017 CAF Young player of the year looking at his unfortunate below par outing over the weekend.
Brendan Rogers has proved to have a plan for the Zambian international and he is expected to be involved in the second half.
The Foxes are ninth in the Premier League, as well as being in the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa Conference League while Frank Lampard’s Toffees currently sit just three points above the relegation zone.
The two sides meet at Goodison Park for a 20:45pm CAT kick-off this evening.
MANCHESTER CITY VS BRIGHTON
In Manchester, the Seagulls are looking to cause a big upset as they head to the Etihad Stadium to face defending Champions, Manchester City.
The Computer, Enock Mwepu seems to relish playing big games and will be looking to put up another master class.
He was withdrawn at half time at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after getting an early yellow card and will be fresh for this match.
With Yves Bissouma suspended, Mwepu is expected to partner Moises Caicedo and Pascal Gross in the middle of the park.
Two games back, Mwepu took Arsenal midfielders for a ride, controlled the game and helped Brighton to a well deserved 2-1 win over the Gunners with a goal and an assist to his credit.
In the reverse fixture despite losing 4-1, Mwepu came from the bench to put up an impressive performance, earning penalty off Ederson.
The Seagulls have won back to back games in the Premier League for the first time since September and will hope to make it 3 wins in a row.
Graham Potter’s men take on Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium, kick-off set at 21:00 CAT.
