Double Fitness Update As Moyes Reveals Everton Team News For Hull
Vitalii Mykolenko "haș got a chance" to be involved in Everton's trip to Hull City on Sunday, while Christian Nørgaard is edging closer to being in contention for selection after resuming full training.
The Blues return from an extended international break looking to extend their unbeaten start to the season in east Yorkshire, having defeated Ipswich Town 1-0 last time out nearly three weeks ago.
Several Everton players were involved for their nations over the pause from Premier League football, with Mykolenko picking up a minor problem for Ukraine.
Back at base, summer signing Nørgaard completed his first minutes in an Everton shirt in a 3-3 behind-closed-doors draw with Blackburn Rovers, with boss David Moyes explaining there is a chance the Danish midfielder could be called upon this weekend.
Speaking in Friday's pre-match press conference at Finch Farm, Moyes said: "[Mykolenko] has got a chance for Sunday, the extra day might help. We'll see. We've just got the England players back today for the first time, so hopefully they'll all be fit and ready to go.
"We had a behind-closed-doors game and we got [Nørgaard] the first minutes he's had for a long time. He's making progress. I don't know if he's quite ready yet to be involved, but with our numbers being so short, it might be something I have to look at. If I had my way, I would certainly give him a good bit more time, if I could."
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The Opposition
Hull City manager Sergej Jakirović is expected to be without Eliot Matazo, Jack Butland, Darko Gyabi, Ilyas Ansah and Charlie Hughes for this weekend's match.
But the Tigers boss has several players he could welcome back following absences, including Brooke Norton-Cuffy, Hidemasa Morita, Nobel Mendy, Matt Targett and Elliot Stroud.
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