Overview
- Kickoff is 12:15 p.m. local time at Hill Dickinson Stadium, with live coverage on TNT Sports 5 and discovery+ in the UK and on ESPN2 and ESPN+ in the United States.
- Michael Keane begins a three‑match suspension after an unsuccessful appeal, and Jack Grealish serves a one‑game ban following two yellows for dissent.
- Everton are also without Iliman Ndiaye and Idrissa Gana Gueye at AFCON and have injuries to Jarrad Branthwaite, Seamus Coleman, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Carlos Alcaraz, contributing to a run of one win in six.
- Reporters expect Nathan Patterson to start at right-back, Jake O’Brien to slot into central defence and Tyler Dibling to push for a place out wide, with some tipping Beto to return up front.
- Sunderland arrive a point above Everton in the league after a 3-0 loss at Brentford, and with no replays in this FA Cup round, the tie will be settled on the day.