Ayew has not scored for us since his wonder goal v West Ham on Boxing Day 2019.
Since then, my main memory of him is missing great chances to nail matches - like the miss v Brighton that would have sewn up the win.
Now today.
And I don't see why Patrick is playing him ahead of Olise or Eze.

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The right place at the right time

Ayew gets all flack for not scoring, but its his close control and ability to win fouls which is why he is played.

Those fouls he draws, buys us recovery time.

In my opinion it's Wilf who should be coming in for the flack, moaning and groaning at the team for not passing to him.
When he does get it he puts his foot on top of the ball, giving defenders time to swarm around him and lose possession.

I would like to know the stats between him and Ayew, as to who is most beneficial on the pitch.

Soz. My bad. Patrick.

The right place at the right time

the forwards do not get proper service now so why would putting Edouard up front make any difference ?

Agree on all fronts. PV's suggestion that, the miss apart, Ayew was 'fantastique' doesn't suggest he's about to drop him though. I'm afraid I've always thought of Ayew as a player who was great for £2m!
Olise and Eze need to start and I cannot for the life of me understand why Edouard is not an automatic starter.
Time to drop Zaha. indeed, it was time to drop him some time ago. He'd a brilliant impact sub.
This Everton game is crucial. Lose it and the self-doubt will be rife.

Radical idea. I'd experiment with Ayew as a replacement for McArthur while he's out. At the moment, Ayew's strength is his defensive effort. He's not as fit as Macca, but he would press more effectively than our other midfielders, except for Gallagher, and it would free Gallagher to play more as he did when paired with Macca.