Everton vs Swansea team news and line-ups: Leighton Baines back in starting line-up as Ronald Koeman makes four changes

LEIGHTON BAINES returns to the Everton line up in today's Premier League clash with strugglers Swansea City.

Bryan Oviedo makes way for the experienced full back who has been out of action since September with a hamstring injury.

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James McCarthy also starts as Koeman makes four changes to his team.

The Republic of Ireland midfielder was at the centre of a club vs country row between Koeman and Martin O'Neill after featuring for his country after recovering form a groin operation.

Arouna Kone is back in training, the Ivory coast striker has suffered a series of knee injuries during his time at Goodison Park but will not feature today.

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Swansea boss Bob Bradley will have Jefferson Montero is out after the winger fractured his hand in the defeat to Manchester United and Nathan Dyer is back is on the bench after ankle surgery.

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• Everton haven't won any of their last four Premier League games against Swansea (D3 L1), after winning five of the previous six contests.
• Swansea's win at Goodison Park in January ended a run of 21 successive league games in which they were winless against the Toffees (D8 L13).
• Ashley Williams made 181 Premier League appearances for Swansea between 2011 and 2016, more than any other Swans player has in the competition for the club.
• Bob Bradley hasn't won any of his first four league games as Swansea boss (D1 L3). No Swansea manager in the Premier League has failed to win any of his first five games in charge.
• The Swans have gone 10 league games without a victory, the longest wait in the division. This is their longest winless run in the league since March 2001.
• The Toffees have outrun their opponents just once this season in the Premier League, a joint-league low with Manchester United.
• Gylfi Sigurdsson has been directly involved in half of Swansea's goals this season (5), scoring twice and assisting another three.
• Ronald Koeman's side have won just one of their last six league games, after winning four of the first five this season (D2 L3).
• However, Everton are unbeaten in their last eight at Goodison Park in the Premier League (W5 D3).
• The Swans have lost their last four away league games, something they last did in their first away games in the Premier League in 2011/12.