Garbutt included in registered squad

Against a better player a more balanced, natural left-back is needed – and I'd like to see Luke given a chance!

Yes, his left foot is better than Martina's, but he is not a good defender. Everyone seems to see him as far better than he actually is, simply because they want anyone with a left foot to come in and replace Martina.

Hopefully Baines will be back soon and we won't need to worry about it until the summer. I think Martina was excellent on Wednesday and there is no way he'll be replaced by Garbutt unless he gets injured.

Also, 'fans' need to show some support to Martina. The guy gets way too much abuse/criticism and must walk out onto the Goodison pitch a nervous wreck. He's performing a difficult task and deserves more respect.

Yes strange, yet it does include James McCarthy who surely won't play a part for the rest of this season.

https://www.premierleague.com/news/612828

Updated Squads
Everton
25 Squad players

Baines, Leighton John*
Bolasie, Yannick*
Coleman, Seamus
Funes Mori, Jose Ramiro
Garbutt, Luke*
Gueye, Idrissa Gana
Jagielka, Philip Nikodem*
Keane, Michael Vincent*
Klaassen, Davy
Mangala, Eliaquim
Martina, Rhu-Endly Aurelio Jean-Carlo
McCarthy, James*
Niasse, Baye Oumar
Pickford, Jordan Lee*
Robles Blazquez, Joel
Rooney, Wayne Mark*
Schneiderlin, Morgan*
Sigurdsson, Gylfi Thor*
Stekelenburg, Maarten
Tosun, Cenk
Walcott, Theo James*
Williams, Ashley Errol*

U21 players (Contract and Scholars)

Adedoyin, Korede Yemi
Adeniran, Dennis Emmanuel Abiodun Bamidele Chijioke
Anderson, Joseph William
Ball, Charles Thomas
Baningime, Beni
Baxter, Nathan
Bowler, Joshua Luke
Bramall, Daniel Luke
Broadhead, Nathan Paul
Calvert-Lewin, Dominic
Charsley, Henry William James
Collins, Michael Kieran
Connolly, Callum Alexander
Corke, Jordan Robert
Davies, Thomas
Denny, Alexander
Dowell, Kieran O'Neil
Duke-McKenna, Stephen Winston
Dyson, Calum William
Evans, Antony Kenneth
Feeney, Morgan
Foulds, Matthew Colin
Galloway, Brendan Joel Zibusiso
Gibson, Lewis Jack
Gordon, Anthony Michael
Hansen, Nicolas Defreitas
Henen, David Boris Philippe
Hewelt, Mateusz Tomasz
Hilton, Joseph Robert
Holgate, Mason Anthony
Hornby, Fraser
Iversen, Einar Hjellestad
John, Kyle Alex
Johnson, Matthew
Kenny, Jonjoe
Kerr, Sidney David Junior
Kiersey, Jack Alexander
Lavery, Shayne Francis
Lookman, Ademola Lookman Olajade Alade Aylola
Mampala, Manasse
Markelo, Nathangelo Alexandro
Mathis, Boris
McKeown, Bernard Joshua
Moore, Nathan
Murphy, Tomas Bernard
Onyekuru, Henry Chukwuemeka
Ouzounidis, Con
Phillips, Kieran James
Renshaw, Christopher Thomas
Richards, Elliot Thomas
Robinson, Antonee
Sambou, Bassala
Scully, Thomas
Simms, Ellis Reco
Stanley, Kameron Mark James
Vlasic, Nikola
Warnock, Ethan Daniel
Warren, Tom
Williams, Joseph Michael
Zuk, Pawel Andrzej

Similarly Ian @4, no Vlasic, which seems odd as well. It strikes me too, on the subject of absentees, where is Beni Baningime? I do like that lad and would have him, if fit, all day long before the ineffective Schneiderlin.

I was reading too that there was an offer to swap Schneiderlin on deadline day with Brozovic; I fail to see why they declined that one.

For anyone who was as confused as I was, here's the rest of the info...

After the closing of the January transfer window each Premier League club had until 12:00 GMT, 2 February to submit a squad list containing no more than 17 players who do not fulfil the "Home Grown Player" (HGP) criteria.

The remainder of the squad, up to a total of 25 players, must be homegrown.

An HGP means a player who, irrespective of his nationality or age, has been registered with any club affiliated to the Football Association or the Football Association of Wales for a period, continuous or not, of three entire seasons or 36 months prior to his 21st birthday (or the end of the season during which he turns 21).

Changes to the squad list of 25 may be made during the period of a transfer window. 

Under-21 players are eligible over and above the limit of 25 players per squad. For 2017/18 Under-21 players will have been born on or after 1 January 1996. 

Each club squad list is below as well as an additional list of each club’s registered Under-21 players who are eligible over and above the squad limit of 25 players. 

Pickford

Holgate
Keane
Mangala

Coleman
Garbutt

Gana

Davies
Sigurdsson
Walcott

Tosun

Therefore JMc isn't keeping anyone from being registered who could play.

I've said before we should play the majority of away games 5 at the back.

Personly I'm not convinced at this stage Pickford is better than Robles but I guess it's about potential, gaining experience to improve.

Away 5-3-1-1
GK
Coleman, Holgate or Martina, Jags, Mangala, Garbutt (should be Galloway).
Davies, Gana, Sig or Rooney.
Walcott.
Tosun.

HOME 4-4-1-1
GK
Coleman, Jags, Mangala, Martina.
Walcott, Davies, Gana, Bolasie.
Sig.
Tosun.

Rooney and Sig to rotate games.
Happy to sub either for Walcott when we need to control the game.
Tosun to be given a chance but..
Niasse may be clumsy but he works hard and has the ability/luck to score goals.

I think DCL has had a good season. Much better in the centre as completely wasted on left wing but he's young and like Walcott has had to, learning all the fwd positions is something he should be doing to improve his game. So he's also due game time as sub for Tosun.

Vlasic I like a lot, (a better prospect than Sandro) sub for Walcott, Bolasie, Rooney.

Boro has him on their official site.

Middlesbrough Transfers

Only one game I know but it was interesting to look at the 2 lads over 90 minutes.