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Everton boss Dyche admits Calvert-Lewin still no closer to return

Everton are still monitoring striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin's fitness this week.

The Toffees are hoping to have the striker involved in their coming games, as he has only played one match since Sean Dyche took charge of the club.

Calvert-Lewin only managed 62 minutes in that game, the 1-0 home win over Arsenal.

“We're still monitoring the situation," said Dyche during a pre-match press conference.

“We're being careful, he's being careful with his body to try and give him every opportunity.

“It wasn't overly in my thinking for the Chelsea game, regardless of anything else. Because the international break comes and you can hopefully use that even more wisely.

“So we're just monitoring his body."

On him not being involved in training for a day this week, Dyche added: “He's just felt something that we've had to be careful with, that's all, and he's had to be careful with.

“We're trying to get him to [be] as strong as he was two years ago, and get him back to that statistical level, as well as what we see and how he feels.

“We'll see, there's nothing other than me just wanting to get him out there training every day and feel good about that. That's the best start point, and we'll take it from there."

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