Sean Dyche explains Everton fitness updates on Amadou Onana and Seamus Coleman

Sean Dyche offered fitness updates on the Everton squad ahead of their trip to Crystal Palace including addressing the condition of Amadou Onana and Seamus Coleman

Sean Dyche has revealed that Amadou Onana should be in contention to return for Everton at Crystal Palace while Seamus Coleman is “desperate to get back involved.”

The Blues boss said: “There are a couple of knocks with Amadou and Jarrad [Branthwaite] has got a bit of a knock but we’re not expecting too much trouble. Doucs [Abdoulaye Doucoure] had a bit of sickness but they’ve all been on the grass today so we’re hopeful on them.”

Pressed on whether Onana – who missed the 1-1 draw at home to Brighton & Hove Albion last Saturday with a calf injury – should come back, Dyche said: “I think he should be. Like I say they’ve been on the grass and we’ll see how that reacts tomorrow but he’s managed that well.

“He’s done well to get to get through the games he did. Hopefully we’ve managed that well with him as well and it’s calmed down.”

Coleman, who hasn’t played a first team game since being stretchered off at Leicester City with a knee injury over six months ago on May 1, lasted over an hour for Everton Under-21s in their 1-0 win at Mansfield Town in the EFL Trophy on Tuesday and Dyche admitted the club captain is eager to return to the senior side.

He said: “It’s important with these games, we want to stimulate the players to get back to full fitness, full sharpness. The games programme can be awkward with arranging games so it was a game it was a game we thought they could get something from, particularly Seamus of course.

“He’s still coming back to true fitness but he’s doing great. He’s put a lot of effort into getting back to real fitness levels.

“He’s desperate to get back involved and be around it as you can imagine. He’s been terrific since he’s been back around the group and that helps.”