Everton's stand-in captain Tony Hibbert hopes the youngsters selected for tonight's Europa League tie with BATE Borisov grab their chance.

So manager David Moyes is turning to youth and might even be tempted to start with 16-year-old left-back Jake Bidwell and midfielder Adam Forshaw, who is only two years older.

Others on the alert are Jose Baxter, Shane Duffy, Hope Akpan, James McCarten, Shkodran Mustafi and Luke Garbutt, a £600,000 signing from Leeds in the summer.

Hibbert, 28, said: "I am sure the lads will love it. The older players do look after the youngsters.

"We let them know how it is and how it works at the club. Whoever comes in they will get a helping hand."

Hibbert, who has played centre-half as well as right-back in the campaign, is thrilled at reaching this milestone.

He said: "I know my family are happy and it is a great achievement. It just shows the strides the club has made over the years.

"It says a lot for the lads that we have qualified with a game to spare. The injuries we have had are frightening.

"Playing at centre-half has not been easy. I prefer playing right-back. But you have just got to get on with it."