Seamus Coleman close to returning but won’t be rushed back says David Moyes

The Blues will return to action with a weekend trip to Molineux where they will face Wolverhampton Wanderers. Everton players made good use of the 10-day break between matches and spent the last week at a warm-weather training camp in Abu Dhabi.

While there are no fresh injury concerns, manager David Moyes continues to deal with a depleted squad. However, a couple of players might return to the fold soon.

Speaking at Finch Farm, Moyes said that Seamus Coleman is nearing fitness but won’t be rushed back. Meanwhile, Armando Broja could make the matchday squad for next week but it depends on the medical team’s clearance.

"Seamus is nearer [to being ready to play]. Whether he's ready to be involved [now], I'm not quite sure yet. He's still training and we're obviously trying not to get him reinjured so we're giving him every opportunity to make sure he's fine.

"Broja is training. He's joined in a little bit but he's not fully right yet. I'm hoping that maybe after the international break might be the right time. There's an outside chance that maybe he could be fit for next week, maybe, but, at the moment, I can only follow the medical team. If I was guessing, it looks more like after the international break.”

Moyes will also be able to count on Youssef Chermiti and Nathan Patterson as both players were on the bench for the clash against Brentford. Abdoulaye Doucoure, who missed the last match due to the birth of his son, will also enter the matchday squad for the Blues.

However, Iliman Ndiaye (knee), Orel Mangala (knee), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (hamstring), and Dwight McNeil (knee) are still far from recovering.

"The likes of Dwight [McNeil], Iliman [Ndiaye] and Dom [Calvert-Lewin] fall into our forward players who we're needing back – our creative players as well. I don't think any of those three, at the moment, are really close, but Ili is doing much better. He's not running or anything yet but he's certainly improving from his injury,” Moyes added.

Everton are on a seven-game unbeaten run in the Premier League and will look to secure the three points here after holding Manchester United and Brentford to draws in their last couple of fixtures. Wolves, 17th in the table, have lost three of their last five games and will be without top-scorer Matheus Cunha who received a straight red against Bournemouth.

The hosts will also miss the services of Emmanuel Agbadou, Sasa Kalajdzic, Leon Chiwone, Enso González and Yerson Mosquera, while Goncalo Guedes and Rodrigo Gomes face late fitness checks.

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