Hibbert in the frame for Toffees

Everton are set to restore full-back Tony Hibbert to their team for the daunting St Stephen's Day trip to Manchester United because of an injury to Alessandro Pistone.

The Italian is sidelined for several weeks with a shoulder injury he suffered in Saturday’s win over Leicester, while Joseph Yobo (neck) and David Weir (knee) are unavailable.

Manager David Moyes must decide whether to play Wayne Rooney from the start after two goalscoring appearances as a substitute or stick with the Kevin Campbell-Tomasz Radzinski partnership.

PROVISIONAL SQUAD: Martyn, Hibbert, Stubbs, Unsworth, Naysmith, McFadden, Carsley, Gravesen, Kilbane, Campbell, Radzinski, Rooney, Simonsen, Li Tie, Ferguson, Linderoth, Jeffers, Osman, Clarke, Nyarko.