Frank Lampard has confirmed Everton will welcome Mason Holgate back into the squad ahead of the midweek clash with Newcastle United. The Toffees travel to St James' Park on Wednesday night aiming to bounce back from successive defeats to Manchester United and Tottenham.
Holgate has not featured since the away draw with Brentford in August after picking up a knee injury. The 25-year-old may not be considered fit enough to start against the Magpies given this extended lay-off.
However, Lampard's hand could be forced given a number of defensive injuries which has currently ruled out Ben Godfrey, Yerry Mina, and Nathan Patterson. The Chelsea legend was asked to provide an injury update on Tuesday, three days on from the 2-0 defeat at Tottenham.
