Everton boss David Moyes has admitted there is only a slim chance midfielders Mikel Arteta and Leon Osman will be fit to face Chelsea at Goodison Park tomorrow.

Mikel Arteta is a major doubt for Everton’s difficult trip to relegation-haunted Birmingham while Leon Osman has picked up a hip injury in training and is also a concern.

HAVE Everton run out of steam as the race for the fourth and final Champions League spot enters the finishing straight?

Everton lost Tony Hibbert (hip) and Steven Pienaar (knee) for the Premier League meeting with relegated Derby, while Phil Jagielka was rested to the bench from the team that lost at Liverpool last weekend.

Everton are expected to have striker Andrew Johnson available for Sunday’s home Barclays Premier League game with Derby.

DAVID MOYES has always been careful when discussing his Everton team’s chances of finishing in the Champions League places and the past week shows exactly why he has been so cautious.

Everton midfielder Lee Carsley returns from suspension for Everton’s Barclays Premier League match at Everton on Sunday.

DAVID MOYES was left distraught as his battling Everton side exited the UEFA Cup following a dramatic penalty shoot-out.

Everton midfielder Lee Carsley comes into contention for the UEFA Cup match against Fiorentina at Goodison Park tomorrow.

Everton manager David Moyes will be forced to change his side for Sunday’s trip to Sunderland after fielding the same team for the previous four matches.

Striker Andrew Johnson is set to return to Everton’s squad for Sunday’s Barclays Premier League match against Wigan having recovered from the knock he received in training which forced him to miss last week’s victory over Manchester City.

THIS will hardly feature in a highlights video of Liverpool’s year as Europe’s capital of culture but while that moniker has always split those who prioritise finance over arts, Everton were happy to bank three points.

Everton will welcome back key midfielder Mikel Arteta from suspension for tomorrow’s Premier League clash against Manchester City.

Manuel Fernandes will undergo his Everton medical today and is therefore highly unlikely to be involved in the Barclays Premier League home clash with Manchester City tomorrow.

Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho returned from suspension for tonight’s Carling Cup semi-final first leg against Everton.

Everton will have all their big guns back for tomorrow’s Carling Cup semi-final first leg at Chelsea.

Tim Cahill has handed Everton a fitness boost ahead of tomorrow’s FA Cup third round tie with Oldham.

Everton manager David Moyes will make a late decision on Phil Neville’s fitness for the Premier League visit of Arsenal tomorrow.

EVERTON manager David Moyes praised Phil Neville as the club captain shrugged off a bout of sickness to score his first goal of the season.

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Everton are hopeful that midfielder Mikel Arteta will have recovered from a bout of sickness in time to face Bolton at Goodison Park on St Stephen's Day.

Everton manager David Moyes looks certain to reshuffle his side for the Barclays Premier League match against Manchester United on Sunday at Old Trafford.

Everton manager David Moyes rang the changes for tonight’s UEFA Cup match, with his side assured of qualification and a fixture against Manchester United to come on Sunday.

Everton manager David Moyes left five senior players at home as his side prepared to face AZ Alkmaar in the UEFA Cup in Holland.

MUTINOUS mutterings are sweeping Merseyside. Whisper it quietly, but Everton — so used to being downtrodden by brutish neighbours — have the scent of revolution thick in their nostrils.

Forwards James McFadden and James Vaughan, who both missed Everton’s 2-1 Carling Cup victory over West Ham on Wednesday through injury, are back in contention for tomorrow’s return to Upton Park for their Barclays Premier League meeting.

Dean Ashton and Freddie Ljungberg returned to the West Ham starting side for the first time since October in tonight’s Carling Cup quarter-final against Everton.

Everton defender Leighton Baines will be out for longer than expected after a scan revealed a tear on his hamstring.

Everton are fighting to get defender Joseph Yobo fit for the home game with Fulham.

Veteran Everton defender Alan Stubbs is expected to be out of action for a month after a scan on a training-ground injury revealed a calf problem.

Midfielder Mikel Arteta is hoping to have recovered sufficiently from a groin injury to be involved for Everton against Sunderland.

CHELSEA have been struck with an uncomfortable dose of deja-vu.

Everton manager David Moyes has a long list of injury problems ahead of Sunday’s trip to Chelsea following the Toffees’ excellent UEFA Cup success in Nurnberg yesterday.

STEVE BRUCE turned the air blue as his “naive” Birmingham side stumbled out of the cauldron of Goodison Park.

Everton have James Vaughan and Thomas Gravesen challenging for places to face Birmingham at Goodison Park tomorrow.

Everton are likely to again be without full-back Leighton Baines for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash with Birmingham at Goodison Park.

Everton are without Leighton Baines for their Carling Cup clash at Luton after the England under-21 full-back was forced off against Derby with an ankle injury.

DAVID MOYES hailed €18million striker Ayegbeni Yakubu as his razor-sharp display sent Derby spinning to another defeat.

Everton manager David Moyes could hand Tim Cahill his first Barclays Premier League start since March at Derby on Sunday.

TIM CAHILL scripted his comeback to perfection with his first goal in almost a year as Everton secured victory in their UEFA Cup Group A opener against Greek outfit Larissa.

Everton manager David Moyes today hailed the impact of Thomas Gravesen on his return to the side.

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Record signing Ayegbeni Yakubu is expected to make his Everton debut at Bolton tomorrow although manager David Moyes is unsure whether the Nigerian will start the match.

Midfielder Thomas Gravesen has moved to Everton on loan from Celtic until the end of the season.