Everton face Hammers without injured duo

Training ground injuries robbed Everton of both Phil Neville and Mikel Arteta for the visit of West Ham, although Andrew Johnson returned after a hamstring problem.

But Everton were also without midfielder Simon Davies because of a family bereavement, while Tim Cahill, Tony Hibbert, Gary Naysmith and Alessandro Pistone were still out. It meant that Andy van der Meyde got a first start of the season.