Everton head coach Frank Lampard has revealed the Toffees have a mostly clean bill of health ahead of their weekend clash against Leicester City, as last weekend's knock to key Toffees forward Richarlison was played down. Everton breathed life into their season with a battling 1-0 win over Chelsea last weekend, in a result that shocked the majority of football fans across the country.
It means that the Merseysiders are now just two points behind Leeds United, who lost last time out to Manchester City 4-0. And ahead of Everton's trip to the King Power Stadium to face Leicester, Lampard says the Blues have had a strong week of recovery and preparation as the race for survival continues to heat up.
"No changes for us," said Lampard at his Friday afternoon press conference when asked about Everton's current injuries.
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"We had a pretty good week with recovery for the lads, a couple of little niggles but hopefully we'll be the same as we were. Richy's [Richarlison] got a bit of a sore ankle from when he twisted it at Liverpool. Hopefully he will be fine.
"Ben [Godfrey]'s not fit. Hopefully he will be training with us in the middle of next week."
While their home form of late has been nothing short of magnificent, Everton possess one of the worst away records in the Premier League. Following their trip to Leicester on Sunday, they take on Watford in midweek - their game in hand over Leeds - who have the worst home record in the league, in a game that could be huge in who stays up and who goes down.
And Lampard admits his side still have work to do if they want to stay in the top flight of English football.
"It's a nice bounce, a nice feeling but reality kicks in and the next games are the most important ones," said Lampard. "It's critical for us that we approach these games with a real understanding and real focus."
"At the moment we've got a group of players who are hungry, who are fighting from what we've seen in recent games... Performances like Jordan Pickford's last week are an added bonus."
