Four of Wanderers’ summer signings get their first taste of the Toughsheet Community Stadium in the Whites’ starting line-up against Everton.
Ben Davies, Kyliane Dong, Akin Famewo and former Liverpool youngster Luca Stephenson all make a home bow, with David Watson named among the substitutes for the friendly against the top-flight Toffees.
Spanish defender Gaizka Larrazabal, who this week became Wanderers’ sixth new summer recruit, is not yet ready to figure as he builds up his fitness after arriving as a free agent from Portugal.
Everton are missing the three players they had on World Cup duty – including England keeper Jordan Pickford – but have most of their senior squad available and named in a big squad likely to be spread across the 90 minutes.
The test against Premier League opposition will be followed by a mid-week trip to Fleetwood Town and a visit from Dutch side NAC Breda next Saturday as Wanderers return home for the first time since their promotion triumph last season.
Wanderers: Bonham, Forino, Simons, Davies, Dong, Sheehan, Dalby, Gale, Famewo, Rodrigues, Stephenson.
Everton: Travers, Branthwaite, Tarkowski, McNeil, Barry, O’Brien, Alcaraz, Röhl, Aznou, Iroegbunam, Armstrong.
Referee: James Bell