Everton early team news v West Ham United: Six Toffees players could be ruled out at Goodison
Lewis Dobbin is considered doubtful for Saturday’s (2 March) Premier League clash between Everton and West Ham, according to the Daily Mail.
The publication’s print edition [2 March, page 6 sport pull-out] shared an early team news update ahead of the contest, which will see David Moyes return to his old club.
Sean Dyche has already confirmed that Idrissa Gueye and Amadou Onana are touch and go, while Arnaut Danjuma and Dele Alli are both out.
Andre Gomes and Dobbin are also said to be doubtful for the visit of West Ham in Everton’s first game since having four points reinstated.
Everton could be without six players v West Ham United
While Dyche would like to have Gomes, Dobbin and Danjuma available for squad selection, getting Gueye and Onana fit is the priority.
Gueye has started 17 Premier League games this season, while Onana has played 16 times from the beginning of a top-flight game.
Dobbin has started only once so far, but he has been a regular from the substitutes’ bench of late and already has one goal to his name.
Everton have just two games to go before the international break, so any injured players will have a further fortnight to rest up during that period.
Even without any of those aforementioned names in the worst-case scenario, Everton have to fancy their chances of overcoming West Ham.
And after being given some points back, a win on home soil would seriously lift the dark clouds above Goodison Park for the first time in a while.
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