Everton will face Brentford in a crucial Premier League game after the international break.
The Toffees are winless in their last three Premier League games. They have two massive fixtures coming up at Goodison Park, including against Brentford on Saturday.
Everton are 16th in the league table with only ten points on board, and manager Sean Dyche is already under loads of pressure.
The fixture list isn’t kind to them either. The Toffees will face Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Nottingham Forest before the end of this year, and the situation could get worse for them.
Dyche will hope that some of his key players will return from injuries quickly and make a positive impact.
Armando Broja injury update emerges ahead of the game
Everton are missing several key players at the moment, but it won’t be long before Dyche gets a fully fit squad to choose from.
Armando Broja joined the Toffees in the summer transfer window on loan from Chelsea. He has yet to play a game due to injury and won’t play any part against Brentford.
Dyche has confirmed that Broja is back to full training, but he ‘needs a game programme’.
The striker has informed the Toffees boss that he is fully fit now, and he should be back into the senior side ‘very soon’.
What Dyche has said about Broja
Ahead of the match, Dyche said: “Broja [won’t be] involved, but he’s back training.
“He’s only just getting back into full training. He’s been doing bits, light bits, and we’ve been getting him integrated into the group, as much for his injury as well.
“He’s had a full week of training, but he needs a game programme, obviously.
“We’re looking at dates [for games] now because we wanted to make sure he came through his first full week – he’s done well with that.
“He said he feels good and he’s looking fit, so we’ll introduce the games programme as soon as the medical, sports science and myself align – but it’s very soon now, I think.”
