Jack Rodwell and Dan Gosling are returning to full-scale training at Everton.
Both have been recovering from hamstring injuries, with Gosling out since 2 December against AEK Athens, and Rodwell since the home game against BATE on December 17.
"Rehab is going well," Rodwell told evertonTV. "I've been stepping it up a bit with Dan Gosling as well as we've got the same kind of injury, and hopefully we'll be training either Wednesday or Thursday."
"It's been six and a half weeks now," recalled Gosling . "The estimated time out was a minimum of six so I'm on track, and I should be training this week hopefully.
"Jack and I had the same injury and have been doing the same rehab. I think we'll be back with the boys on Thursday this week, so I can't wait."