Everton fear Tom Davies could be out for longer
Tom Davies' timeline of an Everton return appears to have been extended as he has suffered an injury setback, according to the Liverpool Echo.
Rafa Benitez recently allayed fears that it was a serious injury, but the Toffees believe that he will be out until at least mid-December.
He's likely to spell an extended spell out on the sidelines due to a knee injury.
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Abdoulaye Doucoure's injury came at the worst possible time as the midfield is arguably the weakest in terms of depth and it meant that Benitez would have to rely on his fringe players.
Thankfully, the Frenchman's absence coincided with Fabian Delph's return to action and he has impressed since coming back.
However, the Toffees will need some depth as Allan and Delph cannot play for 90 minutes every week.
Davies, who has been labelled "excellent" by Liverpool Echo's David Prentice on the Royal Blue: The Everton FC Podcast in December 2019, will now miss the Merseyside derby.
Growing up, he would've dreamed of scoring in one the biggest rivalries in world football and would, unfortunately, have to watch from the stands.
His availability could have given Benitez the option of playing a midfield three, but now he's going to have an even bigger selection dilemma.