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Post by Everton News. on Mar 3, 2016 17:29:24 GMT
Bryan Oviedo is a doubt for the weekend match against West Ham United due to the knock he sustained at Villa Park on Tuesday night. The Costa Rican will be assessed in the build-up to Saturday’s 3pm kick-off after he was forced from the field in the closing stages of the 3-1 win against Aston Villa. Tom Cleverley, who missed the midweek game, will also be monitored as he continues to recover from illness. However, it is hoped that Muhamed Besic and Darron Gibson will be available for selection against the Hammers. Speaking on Thursday morning, Roberto Martinez said: “Bryan is going to be assessed. He has got a little bit of a knock but it is not a major problem. I don’t think he will train today [Thursday] but we will look at him over the next 48 hours to see if he can make the squad or not. “There is a bit of a question mark over Bryan, as there is on Tom Cleverley who is coming back from illness. He had a bit of a chest infection. We’ll see if he can join the group today. “We are going to test Mo Besic and Darron Gibson but it looks like they will be available.” Leighton Baines replaced Oviedo in the closing stages at Villa Park, coming off the bench to make his first appearance in a over month. Martinez revealed that the England defender is still overcoming the ankle problem which forced him to miss the start of the season. The manager added: “Since the surgery, it has been giving him a little bit of soreness and managing that pain at times has been a little bit difficult. “When he came on against Villa, he felt he has to play through pain at times which is not ideal, so we have to make sure we solve that because it is not fair on Leighton to be feeling pain every time he steps on the football pitch. “We are going to be seeing the specialist but it shouldn’t stop him from training and being with the group. He’s just been carrying a little niggle, part of the injury that kept him away from the pitch. We need to make sure that final step is sorted and it clears him from pain from now until the end of the season. “He should be [available for the weekend].”
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Post by Everton News. on Mar 3, 2016 17:33:07 GMT
Junior Fans Day
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Post by evertontillidie on Mar 3, 2016 19:24:10 GMT
Everton should be winning these games. The teams we've beaten have mostly been struggling teams so it's time we started to look the part again. If we don't I can't see Martinez lasting.
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Post by sky on Mar 3, 2016 23:11:50 GMT
I'll go for a draw as we are a good bet for honours even this season.
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Post by Avinalaff on Mar 4, 2016 2:19:20 GMT
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