Everton has been handed a lift in its battle for Premier League survival with injury-plagued striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin able to return to the squad for Saturday’s essential away journey to Crystal Palace.
Calvert-Lewin had not performed for the reason that starting of February due to a thigh harm and with Everton hovering simply above the relegation zone, his return can’t come quickly sufficient.
“He’ll certainly be in the squad. He’s coming to the end of his rehab period, which is brilliant,” Dyche instructed reporters on Thursday. “My main concern has just been safeguarding his return, his proper return when he is 100% fit.”
Calvert-Lewin took half in a behind-closed-doors pleasant at Everton’s Finch Farm coaching floor this week, enjoying 70 minutes.
But Dyche mentioned he was but to resolve whether or not he would begin the sport at Selhurst Park.
“He will certainly be in my thinking, without a doubt.”
Everton has 27 factors from 31 video games, the identical as third-from-bottom Nottingham Forest, and faces a Palace facet which has surged away from hazard on the again of three successive wins for the reason that return of 75-year-old Roy Hodgson as interim supervisor following the departure of Patrick Vieira.
Dyche mentioned he is filled with admiration for Hodgson, who he described as a ‘top fella’ however mentioned any niceties could be put to at least one facet as soon as the whistle goes on Saturday.
“I have a lot of respect for him. But that goes out of the window when the whistle goes,” Dyche, who changed the sacked Frank Lampard on the finish of January, mentioned.
“We’ve got to be aware of how they’ve changed.”
Everton suffered a second successive league defeat final weekend at house to Fulham — a efficiency that did little to recommend they will distance themselves from the underside three.
“The players aren’t stupid, they know when they’ve stepped off. They were as disappointed as I was last week,” Dyche mentioned.
“Things go against you, it’s how quickly you can react.”
Dyche mentioned skilled defender Seamus Coleman will probably be unavailable due to a thigh harm, however Amadou Onana has returned to coaching following a groin harm.
