West Bromwich Albion summer signing Joleon Lescott came through a full 90 in yesterday's friendly against Hull City.
Head coach Alan Irvine, who watched the game, was delighted with Lescott's progress which has thrown open the chance of a Baggies blooding against one of his old clubs, Everton, on Saturday.
"Joleon played the 90 minutes and played well - he looked good," said Irvine. "Now we'll see how he feels after the game but it was very encouraging.
"Now it's really important we do not rush him because that could lead to a setback.
"He's got to be right before we consider him for a first-team game but I'm sure he would love to play at the weekend.
"Certainly, the sooner we have Joleon and indeed all the other injury-affected players fit the better."
