Toffees reserve judgement on Valente

Everton full-back Nuno Valente faces a late fitness test ahead of his side’s trip to Blackburn tomorrow after suffering a dead leg in the opening-day win over Watford.

Boss David Moyes rates the Portugal international “50-50” to recover and will have Joleon Lescott and Gary Naysmith on standby for starting places in case Valente is ruled out.