Injury expert shares Everton update ahead of Premier League clash v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Everton are set to be without five first-team players for their Premier League clash against Wolverhampton Wanderers, according to injury expert Ben Dinnery.
Sean Dyche’s side travel to the Black Country on Saturday 20 May looking to pull themselves out of trouble ahead of the last day of the 2022/23 season.
They will have to do so without Seamus Coleman, Andros Townsend, Ruben Vinagre and Ben Godfrey, who are all sidelined (Premier injuries).
Dele Alli is back on Merseyside after his loan spell at Besiktas but is also out and unavailable for selection at present. Vitalii Mykolenko is the latest player to head to the treatment room and Dinnery rates the £17million signing’s chances of playing at just “25 per cent”.
Must win
It’s now do or die for Everton. Everyone has been looking at these final two fixtures through rose-tinted glasses. On paper, the fixtures against Wolves and Bournemouth are extremely winnable. They simply have to pick up a minimum of four points.
Wolves and Bournemouth are now both safe, which means they could look to take their foot off the gas slightly. However, this is rarely the case. Integrity is essential and teams are urged by the Premier League to field strong teams and play to their full potential whenever possible.
It now looks like it’s two from Everton, Leeds, Forest and Leicester City. The Foxes take on Liverpool on Monday evening and the Toffees desperately need Jurgen Klopp’s side to turn up and pick up all three points.
A win for Dean Smith’s men would take them out of the bottom three and plunge the Toffees back into the relegation zone ahead of the final two fixtures of the campaign.