Confirmed: Seamus Coleman to play for Under-21s as Dele Alli and Andre Gomes ruled out for Everton v Brighton
Everton will once again be without Seamus Coleman, Dele Alli and Andre Gomes for the Premier League clash with Brighton this weekend.
The Toffees trio are yet to play this season after suffering injuries, but Sean Dyche has confirmed both Coleman and Dele are back in training now.
Coleman is being eyed up to get some game time for the Under-21s this weekend to build up his fitness ahead of an eventual first-team return, while Dele is still a way away despite being back on the grass now while Gomes continues his recovery from a calf problem.
“Seamus is going well,” he said. “He’ll hopefully get some game time with the Under-21s this weekend. He needs game time.
“Dele’s got some time to go. He’s just back on the grass now but he’s in a good place. Andre has been very frustrated, he’s got a very niggly calf injury but he’s coming back through that now.”
Brilliant
Everton have finally found some fantastic form and it’s the least we deserve considering the performances we put in during some of our defeats this season.
Five wins from the last seven games in all competitions has given the side some breathing room, but more importantly, it has massively boosted the mood around the club and the confidence of the players.
They can see the ideas of the manager working and with injured players returning and our top players finding their best form at the same time, there is no reason we can’t claim three points in every game right now.
With Seamus Coleman getting closer to a return to fitness we’re only getting stronger too, and Dyche has got a great squad to choose from that know exactly what he expects to see week in and week out.
It’s a great chance to continue our momentum against Brighton at Goodison Park on Saturday and really start to pull away from the relegation zone as early as we can.
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