David Moyes

Christian Nørgaard still has a way to go on fitness: "we're trying to get him some minutes into him," Everton's David Moyes said. James Garner, back from a groin injury and in the England squad, has "a little bit to go to get to his best levels, which he showed last year."

Merlin Röhl started for Everton ahead of Tyrique George, Brennan Johnson and Tyler Dibling to face Chelsea's Pep Chavarría, but David Moyes said "when we got here he wasn't playing". Röhl did better at right back, he said. Moyes hadn't seen Emiliano Martínez's injury.

Tyrique George could displace Jack Grealish on the left, David Moyes said: "Absolutely. I think Tyrique's knocking on the door." The Everton manager added George can probably play on either flank, so his way into the starting XI need not run only through Grealish.

Jake O'Brien is "going to have to wait his turn and wait to see when the opportunity comes up for him," David Moyes said. The Everton manager said the centre-backs ahead of O'Brien, captain James Tarkowski among them, have played very well.

Jarrad Branthwaite picked up a problem "really early" in Everton's last game and David Moyes didn't commit on him for Chelsea. Christian Nørgaard could be used "at certain times if required" but Moyes doesn't know if he's ready to start. Vitalii Mykolenko has "a chance."