It might have generally flown under the radar that there was no Anwar El Ghazi for Everton at the weekend. Of course there wasn't, he's cup-tied and so was ineligible to appear in the FA Cup.
But, let's be realistic, would he have even made it onto the pitch for the Blues if he was available? Even when you consider the injury suffered by Andros Townsend in the first half of Sunday afternoon's humbling loss at Selhurst Park.
He was not included in the squad to face Newcastle United a few days previously, despite there being no talk of any injury problems for the winger ahead of the game. The most that Evertonians have seen of their new man has been his involvement in training pictures and videos from Finch Farm.
