Everton boss Ancelotti: Iwobi has opportunity to play in James and Richarlison’s absence

Nigeria international is disputed to make his first start of the Premier League season on Sunday. Richarlison and the absence of James Rodriguez could provide an opportunity for the “worker” Alex Iwobi to show their own qualities, according to Everton, Carlo Ancelotti. Richarlison served a three-match suspension after the card was directly challenging Thiago Alcantara Liverpool in the Merseyside derby on Saturday. James, meanwhile, is expected to League match Sunday against Southampton Miss injury.

The update could be an opportunity for Iwobi to start a league game that has played a substitute role in four league games for Everton this season.

The Nigeria midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure replaced the Toffees 2-2 against Liverpool the last week.With a number of players ruled out of the encounter against Santos on Sunday, Ancelotti believes the 24-year-old can add more quality the performance of the team.

“We have to put on other players who have the desire to play,” Ancelotti told the website of the club, and he expects the right side Coleman to miss “two or three weeks” with “is not a big problem.”

“We are working this week on this and I think we will choose a good line-up for the game against Southampton.