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Everton will take on West Ham United in the second match of the Premier League Summer Series in the United States. The match will be played at Soldier Field in Chicago on 30 July (11:30 pm BST).

The Blues have had an unremarkable pre-season so far. They failed to win against lower league sides Accrington Stanley and Blackburn Rovers and succumbed to a 3-0 loss to Bournemouth in the first match of the Summer Series in New Jersey.

Performances have been slow and lethargic, with several players making uncharacteristic errors. Manager David Moyes has also had to contend with an extremely thin squad for the US tour and has had to deploy many of his players out of their usual positions.

While the Toffees were competitive in the first half against Andoni Iraola’s side, they failed to deal with the threat off the bench as the match went on. Three goals in the space of 15 minutes in the second half sealed the fate of the game and Moyes lamented the lack of signings after the final whistle.

West Ham United also lost their first game of the Premier League Summer Series. Bruno Fernandes scored twice to hand Manchester United a 2-1 victory over Moyes’ former side.

While the Hammers are third in the Summer Series league table, the Blues are fourth at the moment.

Everton vs West Ham - Predicted Lineup and Team News

Everton team news

The lack of Everton’s squad depth was laid bare in the previous match against Bournemouth. With star centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite missing the tour due to a niggle and James Tarkowski and Michael Keane not being at full fitness, Moyes was forced to play Nathan Patterson and Vitalii Mykolenko as makeshift central defenders along with Jake O’Brien.

Thierno Barry made his first appearance in a blue shirt and put in an energetic shift in the final 15 minutes. However, with the side being 3-0 down, there’s little he could do. Barry could be in for his first start tonight.

Mark Travers could be back in goal for Moyes as he continues to assess his new signing.

Everton predicted lineup vs West Ham

Everton’s predicted starting XI: Travers; Patterson, O’Brien, Mykolenko, McNeil; Alcaraz, Iroegbunam, Garner, Gueye, Ndiaye; Barry

When is Everton vs West Ham?

Everton will take on West Ham on Wednesday, 30 July, at Soldier Field in Chicago. Kick-off time is scheduled at 11:30 pm BST.

Where to watch Everton vs West Ham?

For fans in the UK, the Premier League Summer Series will be broadcast live on Sky Sports. For those living in the US, the matches will be available live on NBC.

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This needs to be an impressive win to show we aren't going to be fighting to avoid relegation this season, otherwise I fear that the only signings we will pull off are youngsters that aren't ready for the first team yet. The lack of signings and the lack of quality with the one's we have made with regards to significantly improving the first team is concerning. Moyes needs to be a magician at this point. For a pre season and transfer market that looked to be so promising, this has only brought disappointment so far. Dramatic new ideas within the clubs internal recruiting strategy required immediately, only 1 month left to prevent this season from being a disaster. We need more to offer other than the lure of a new stadium, this isn't enough.

That predicted line-up - no pace whatsoever. Just highlights the glaring need for a lightning RW.Still - I’m saying an Everton win with Barry getting a brace.

The Moyesiah states publicly we are running out of time to make new signings. Glad to see someone at the club has recognised the situation for what it actually is. He said -

"The one thing I'll do is I'll tell the fans straight, and I'm telling it straight at the moment, we're having a bit of a struggle getting ones in quickly," said Moyes.

"My first thought is yes, I'm surprised, because I think Everton's such a big club, with great traditions and the new stadium's an exciting move for us.

"But when you think again about it, we've been in or around the relegation positions for the last five years, not far off the bottom, so maybe there's been reasons for it."

The one thing he failed to say, is that 9 EPL teams are in European competitions this season and that is not really helping.

The Moyesiah will be keeping his fingers crossed, that Keane is fit for the WHU game - who would have thought we'd be hearing that this pre -season.

I'm off to consult Mystic Wendy, a good friend of Mortimer and Whitehouse. She uses 1970s footballer cards, ( remember them ), to predict the future. She's a hen by the way and very good at what she does.