A show of faith in underrated Calvert-Lewin could pay dividends for Everton

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Everton manager Marco Silva should put his faith in Dominic Calvert-Lewin from now until the end of the season.

The Englishman scored against Newcastle United on Saturday during the 3-2 defeat (BBC Sport), which took his goalscoring tally to eight for the season.

That makes him the striker with the most goals at the club this term, with Richarlison a natural winger.

Cenk Tosun has only managed three and Oumar Niasse didn’t score before departing to Cardiff City on loan.

Calvert-Lewin has not always convinced this season, but he has now managed to score eight goals in 15 starts for the club across all competitions which is quietly impressive.

Silva should just trust him

At this point, Silva and Everton should be open to trying new things.

The Toffees will not be going down, nor are they likely to contest for a Europa League place.

It is a good time for Silva to just back youngster Calvert-Lewin, and let him start games to aid his development.

He is already proving how useful he can be when given the chance to start, with Richarlison moving back out wide.

Instead of shoehorning the Brazilian into a central role, Silva should trust his natural centre-forward to do a job with only eight games left to play.