New manager Sean Dyche has revealed that Everton are sweating on Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s fitness for the Merseyside Derby while outlining his plan to get the striker scoring again. Calvert-Lewin played the first hour of Saturday’s 1-0 win over Premier League leaders Arsenal before making way for Neal Maupay after James Tarkowski’s goal.
After struggling with his fitness for the past 18 months, the 25-year-old is now set be assessed by the medical staff at Finch Farm early this week. Asked about Calvert-Lewin’s physical condition after previously outlining in his post-match press conference that the player had been suffering with a hamstring issue, Dyche said: “We will have to wait and see. I don't think it is a drastic one but he needs to settle it down so we will probably give it two days before we scan it just as a precaution at this stage.”
Calvert-Lewin, who has netted just once in a dozen appearances so far this season, spurned at least three good opportunities to score against the Gunners but Dyche has already been speaking with the England international about trying to rediscover the kind of form that saw him bag as many as 21 goals in all competitions as recently as the 2020/21 campaign. He said: “We just had a chat with him to see where he is at, see how he is feeling about things.
