Dominic Calvert-Lewin will not be available for Everton's Premier League clash with Tottenham Hotspur on Monday night - with Sean Dyche confirming the forward is yet to return to team training.
The 26-year-old has not featured for the Blues since their 1-0 victory over Arsenal on February 2, which was Dyche's first match after succeeding Frank Lampard as manager.
In the weeks after his appointment at Goodison Park, the former Burnley boss admitted he and his staff would conduct a comprehensive review into Calvert-Lewin's lifestyle in an attempt to get to the bottom of his injury woes.
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Such an approach has meant Calvert-Lewin's comeback has been a steady process, with Dyche not risking the England international for the fixtures against Brentford and Chelsea prior to the international break even after he briefly returned to training at Finch Farm.
But despite the two-week international break, Everton will be made to wait for their No.9 a little while longer as the forward is yet to return to team training after suffering, what Dyche described as a "niggle on the injury".
Asked about Calvet-Lewin's fitness status ahead of Monday's game at Goodison Park, Dyche said: "He hasn't trained with the group. He's back on the grass again and has been making progress, which is good.
"He did have that tiny niggle on the injury, in a slightly different area, but he's making very good progress. So we're happy with that at the moment."
As has been the case throughout his rehabilitation, the Blues boss refused to put a timescale on when Calvert-Lewin could return to action despite games against Tottenham, Manchester United and Newcastle United in the month of April.
"No timescale, I don't do that anyway.," added Dyche. "Certainly not when we're trying to get him back to full fitness as I call it. Or as close to."
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