Pienaar starts for Toffees

Midfielder Steven Pienaar was thrown straight back into the starting line-up on his return to the Everton side for today’s clash at Wigan but fellow new signing Nikica Jelavic had to settle for a place on the bench.

Pienaar, who has rejoined the club on loan after limited opportunities at Tottenham this season, replaced Royston Drenthe from the team that beat Manchester City on Tuesday while Sylvain Distin returned from injury at the expense of Phil Neville.