Eto’o poised for Everton promotion

Roberto Martinez believes Samuel Eto’o is ready to make the transition from super sub to starting striker after being convinced of the 33-year-old’s quality in his short time at Goodison Park.

Eto’o set up Kevin Mirallas for Everton’s final goal in Thursday night’s 4-1 Uefa Europa League win over Wolfsburg and is pushing for his full Goodison Park debut against Crystal Palace tomorrow.

The veteran former three-time Champions League winner was seen as a risk in some quarters when he signed a two-year contract in August after being deemed surplus to requirements at Chelsea.