Everton manager Sean Dyche has explained that he arranged a training match for striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin with the view of completing his rehabilitation ahead of Saturday’s trip to Crystal Palace.
The striker, who hasn’t featured in the first team since he was withdrawn with a hamstring injury an hour into Everton’s 1-0 win over Arsenal in Sean Dyche’s opening fixture as Blues boss back on February 1, played 70 minutes against non-League Chester on Tuesday and then posted “bring on Saturday” on social media.
Dyche said: “He’ll certainly be in the thinking without a doubt. The game the other day was all about him really. We got some other minutes into players but it was basically for the end of a rehab period so we’re very pleased that he came through that and felt good.”
