James Garner is on the brink of making his first Everton appearance under Sean Dyche.
The midfielder was part of the matchday squad for the games with Nottingham Forest and Brentford but was an unused substitute on both occasions. His involvement, however, marked his return to the first team picture after a serious back issue left him out of action for almost three months.
Dyche is a fan of Garner, who he watched consistently during his loan spell at Nottingham Forest last season. Following his exit from Burnley, Dyche, who lives nearby, regularly visited the City Ground to see Forest’s rise out of the Championship.
