Everton's team, then... as follows.
Louis Gray, Nathan Markelo, Matty Foulds, Con Ouzounidis, Luke Garbutt, Jose Baxter, Beni Baningime, Alex Denny, Anton Donkor, Nathan Broadhead, Bassala Sambou.
Team news to follow in a few minutes.
Just a bit of background on the Premier League Cup. It consists of 32 teams, split into eight groups of four - although Portsmouth had to beat Southend in a qualification round to reach this stage.
The top two in each group progress to the last-16 and from then on in the competition reverts to a knock-out format, with all ties settled first time round.