Everton will have on-loan goalkeeper Tim Howard back in the squad for Sunday’s visit of West Ham after being ineligible to play against his parent club, Manchester United in midweek.

Everton will have James McFadden back from a two-match suspension for their trip to Charlton.

Defender Nuno Valente is back in Everton’s squad for the trip to Fulham, having returned to training after a groin injury.

Everton have severe injury problems ahead of their first visit to Arsenal’s new Emirates Stadium.

With Tony Hibbert ruled out for up to two months with a bad groin tear, Everton are likely to switch versatile England international Phil Neville to right-back for the visit of Sheffield United to Goodison Park.

Everton boss David Moyes has fitness doubts over Phil Neville and Nuno Valente for the Barclays Premiership fixture at Middlesbrough.

Everton will be without the suspended Tony Hibbert for the home game with Manchester City after being sent off at Newcastle.

Everton have doubts over Joseph Yobo’s fitness following the calf injury which ruled him out of last weekend’s 2-2 draw at West Ham.

Everton could have Richard Wright available for the trip to West Ham with the former England ’keeper back in light training after his ankle injury.

Everton will be severely depleted against Chelsea in the FA Cup fourth-round tie at Goodison Park.

Everton will give their World Cup hero Tim Cahill a late fitness test on a groin injury before deciding on their side to face West Brom at the Hawthorns.

Everton are likely to field an unchanged side from the one which beat Birmingham last weekend for the visit of Middlesbrough.

Everton have a defensive crisis following another injury to a left-back, with Italian loan signing Matteo Ferrari added to the list and unlikely to be able to face Birmingham in the Barclays Premiership at St Andrews.

Everton manager David Moyes expects Andy van der Meyde to be sidelined for another month.

EVERTON have wrapped up the £1.5m signing of Portuguese international defender Nuno Valente. The 30-year-old left-back completed a move from Porto yesterday.

Everton have wrapped up the £1.5m signing of Portuguese international defender Nuno Valente.

Matteo Ferrari has joined Everton on a one-year loan deal from Roma with a view to a permanent transfer.

Everton boss David Moyes will monitor the fitness of striker James Beattie ahead of the Barclays Premiership match against Fulham tomorrow.

Marcus Bent is expected to be fit to lead Everton’s attack in their make-or-break Champions League clash, claiming they are inspired by the constant criticism the club has suffered this summer.

Bolton 0 Everton 1

Ruud van Nistelrooy, who managed only six league goals in a injury-wrecked last season, put Manchester United ahead in the first half at Goodison Park.

Everton 1 Villarreal 1

Everton 1 Villareal 2

ALAN STUBBS is training on his own only two months after steering Everton into the Champions League.

Everton have re-signed full-back Alessandro Pistone less than a month after he left Goodison Park.

Everton are bracing themselves to miss out on Chelsea’s Scott Parker, while Irish star Kevin Kilbane is staying put at Goodison.

Everton’s bid to sign Chelsea’s striker Mikael Forssell is on the point of collapse and that could persuade boss David Moyes to move for Craig Bellamy.

Everton insist they have not dropped out of the race to sign Chelsea’s Scott Parker, but their move to bring team-mate Mikael Forssell to Goodison Park appears shrouded in mystery.

Everton will again be without skipper Alan Stubbs for the trip to Fulham with the shoulder injury that has kept him out of the Merseysiders’ last two matches.

Everton boss David Moyes sprung a surprise by including record signing James Beattie in the starting line-up for the first time since the striker’s red card against Chelsea on February 12.

Everton 1 Man Utd 0

Everton, without a win over Manchester United for 10 years, needed to change that run of form to take advantage of Liverpool and Bolton dropping points in the three-strong race for fourth spot in the Barclays Premiership.

James Beattie is expected to return to training next week following the knee ligament damage he sustained in training a fortnight ago.

West Brom 1 Everton 0

Liverpool 2 Everton 1

Jonathan Stead’s goals last season saved Blackburn from relegation from the Premiership, and his first of this campaign could well have the same end product.

Everton defender Alessandro Pistone has told team-mate James Beattie he made “a bad mistake” in being sent off for a double headbutt on William Gallas in the Premiership clash against Chelsea on Saturday.

Everton manager David Moyes was forced into changes for the visit of the Barclays Premiership leaders as he was without suspended full-back Tony Hibbert and injured midfielder Leon Osman.

Everton full-back Tony Hibbert will miss the clash with Barclays Premiership leaders Chelsea as he serves a one-match ban for picking up five yellow cards.

Everton 1 Norwich 0

Everton cruised into the last 16 of the FA Cup with a convincing victory at Goodison Park.

Everton 0 Charlton 1

James Beattie is expected to make his Everton debut in the FA Cup third-round clash at Plymouth tomorrow.