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ROBERTO MARTINEZ has decided his starting 11 for the opening game of the season - injuries permitting.

The Blues kick-off the new Premier League campaign at home to new-boys Watford on Saturday (3pm).

Martinez’s side signed off for pre-season with a 2-1 defeat against Villarreal on Sunday, in a game that doubled as Duncan Ferguson’s testimonial.

Following a win over Hearts at the end of July, Martinez revealed he had a preferred starting team already pencilled in.

But the Catalan insisted he would leave the door open until after Everton had faced Villarreal for players to force their way into his thinking.

Now, Martinez has confirmed that he has made up his mind on the side that will kick-off against the Hornets this weekend.

But the Catalan will have to tweak his plans if a clutch of players fail fitness tests.

Romelu Lukaku joined back up with the first-team today after missing out the weekend’s games with Leeds United and Villarreal.

Martinez insists the Belgian will be fit for the season curtain raiser despite suffering from “heavy legs” against Dundee last week.

Kevin Mirallas and John Stones both came off early against Villarreal with knocks but the Everton boss is confident they will be fit to face Watford.

Gerard Deulofeu (hamstring) is expected to miss out, however.

And so asked if he now knew his starting 11 for the Watford game, Martinez responded: “I would say so, yes.

“Sunday was important to see a couple of partnerships.

“Obviously Romelu Lukaku is a player is very important in everything we try to do in that forward play and he will be essential this week of preparation.

“But I am very, very clear in the way we are going to play on Saturday.

“Pre-season has been really, really intense, and it has stretched all over us working in Singapore in different time zones and the amount of games we have played but I can say, now, I am very, very clear what we have do to and that we have to use the window in the best possible way.”