Everton head to this seasons Premiership as one of the dark horses to get a Champions League spot this season as they have managed to hold on most of their players and looking strong so far.

With strikers such as Saha, Yakubu, Anichebe and the signing of Jermain Beckford, the front line looks quite solid having a good pre-season and all fitness concerns eliminated. Saha had a fantastic season, and I think with Beckford in a supporting role, the flow going forwards should be really good.

The midfield of Everton seems to be one of the most rocking and flowing ones in the country at this moment. With players like Tim Cahill, Mikel Arteta, Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, Phil Neville, Steven Pienaar, Marouane Fellaini and Jack Rodwell, puts Everton in a super healthy position with respect to creativity, defensive midfield, wing play and counter attack.

Blackburn Rovers have had a decent pre-season winning quite a few games, and finally the team looks solid under Sam Allardyce. With Manchester United Stalwart Diouf now joining Blackburn on loan, Big Sam will be looking to push him to the starting lineup in looking to get more attacking this season.

However with Blackburn's defense not having any major upgrades and Paul Robinson not looking the best, leaking goals in most of the games in the last 2 weeks. 

Everton looks good and will be looking to get into the top gear and will need to start doing that by boosting their away performances right from the get go.