Everton are hoping to put a poor result last time out firmly behind them when they take on Manchester City at Goodison Park on Saturday.
The Blues have won each of their two home matches under Frank Lampard's leadership so far, beating Brentford 4-1 in the FA Cup before brushing Leeds United side with a 3-0 victory in the Premier League.
However, away form has not been as strong - typified by a 2-0 defeat to Southampton last weekend.
Everton face a tough task in getting back to form on Saturday, though, as they come up against Pep Guardiola's champions at Goodison.
The Blues have released their latest set of images from Finch Farm, and there are a number of interesting points that can be made from the pictures.
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Potential returns?
The first thing to notice is that it seems Abdoulaye Doucoure is back in full training with the rest of his teammates.
Ahead of the game against Southampton last weekend, the midfielder returned to individual sessions having suffered a groin injury against Aston Villa last month.
It seems that his recovery has now gone to the next step, though.
Doucoure can be seen getting involved in drills with the rest of his teammates as they prepare for the visit of Man City to Goodison on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Ben Godfrey has also been pictured at Finch Farm as he continues to make his way back from his own injury problem - having been substituted in the first half of the win over Brentford at the beginning of the month.
However, the centre-back doesn't seem to be taking part in sessions with the rest of the squad as of yet, with the only pictures of the defender showing him individually.
It's yet to be seen what the condition of the pair might be ahead of this weekend's game, with Lampard set to face the media on Friday afternoon to give the latest updates.
Still absent
Despite returns looking to be on the horizon, there are still a couple of absences that Everton are clearly having to deal with.
Firstly, Blues supporters will notice that Demarai Gray still hasn't been shown in any images taking part in sessions with his teammates.
The winger did post a cryptic message to his Instagram story earlier in the week, sparking suggestion that he might be available for the visit of Guardiola's squad.
So, this could just be a coincidence, or perhaps a clever ploy from Everton to try and hide the fact that their influential player is back with the group.
Or, it could suggest that he won't be available for Saturday's match. It seems we'll have to wait and see.
Meanwhile, Fabian Delph also is still absent from the latest round of images as he continues to recovery from his latest injury problem.
Loan recovery
One other return to training is very interesting to note.
Nathan Broadhead secured a loan move to Sunderland at the beginning of the 2021/22 season, and really didn't take long to capture the hearts of his new supporters.
The striker had hit a fantastic run of form before picking up a hamstring injury in December 2021 in a League Cup defeat away to Arsenal, having scored his side's only goal in that match.
An initial fear that he could be ruled out for the rest of the campaign was thankfully distanced shortly afterwards, and it seems his recovery is stepping up.
The on-loan man has been back at Finch Farm and taking part in individual sessions as he looks to get back to his loan side as soon as possible to aid their League One promotion push in the latter stages of the campaign.
Let's hope he's back in action sooner rather than later.
Youth trust
Throughout the season, members of Everton's academy sides have been taking regular parts in training.
The likes of Lewis Dobbin and Tyler Onyango have taken that one step further and have appeared in Premier League squads fairly regularly over recent months.
But another player has also continued to be involved with the first team.
Reece Welch has had a very impressive season with Everton's under-23s this term. He's composed, intelligent, good in possession, strong and athletic as a centre-back for David Unsworth's side.
And his progression is continuing to be noticed as he has been pictured training with the first team once again.
With Yerry Mina and Godfrey continuing to be unavailable for Lampard, the youngster's involvement in sessions will no doubt be very useful to the boss.
