Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta may be a surprise inclusion in the squad for Saturdays clash with Birmingham.
Spanish newspaper, Marca, suggest that the midfielder may be on the bench. Other sources such as the Daily Mirror  are also suggesting he could return, however we believe it is unlikely the midfielder will play for at  least a couple more weeks.

Tony Hibbert is a doubt for Everton’s game against Arsenal on Saturday.
The defender picked up a groin strain against Carlisle in the FA Cup last weekend and is unlikely to play tomorrow. 21 year old Seamus Coleman is likely to start at the Emirates whilst Landon Donovan could play his first game for Everton.
Meanwhile, today [...]

Everton star midfielder Mikel Arteta has said he expects to be playing again within two months and is now starting to train with the rest of the squad. In an interview with Spanish news paper Marca he says how his time on the sidelines has been “hell”.
“For the past few days I have been able [...]

Sky Sports News and Radio City Liverpool have just reported that destination Kirkby has been rejected. Don’t shoot the messenger. More to follow..

Despite reports from an Everton fan site earlier today, David Moyes has opted for a 4-5-1 against Benfica tonight with Louis Saha not included in the squad. Steven Pienaar has also missed out as expected.
The teams are:
Everton: Howard, Hibbert, Yobo, Distin, Baines, Dan Gosling, Fellaini, Jack Rodwell, Bilyaletdinov, Cahill and Yakubu.
Subs: Nash, Jo, Coleman, Duffy, [...]

Fulham: Stockdale, Pantsil, Hangeland, Hughes, Konchesky, Dempsey, Murphy, Etuhu, Duff, Zamora, Andrew Johnson. Subs: Zuberbuhler, Baird, Nevland, Gera, Kamara, Greening, Davies.
Everton: Howard, Hibbert, Yobo, Distin, Baines, Osman, Neville, Rodwell, Pienaar, Cahill, Jo. Subs: Nash, Heitinga, Bilyaletdinov, Gosling, Yakubu, Fellaini, Vaughan

Evertonians who have been waiting nervously to know if the rumours about Mikel Arteta being out until March are true will be interested to know that is not exactly the case. It has now been revealed that star midfielder Arteta will now be out for longer than expected.
The best little Spaniard was expected to start training [...]

FollowEverton can reveal Everton have agreed a deal to bring 31 year old 6 ft 31⁄2 in French defender Sylvain Distin to Goodison Park for an undisclosed fee.
Distin, who can cover at left back is initially thought to be cover for the injured Phil Jagielka, however Everton are looking to bring in another, presumably long term first choice central [...]

Assuming Joleon Lescott makes his reportedly £24-25M switch to Manchester City today, Moyes should have a substantial amount of money in his hand.
Kenwright has always said that any money on transfers will go straight back into Moyes hand. And since Everton reportedly bid around £13m for Gago and somewhere around that mark for Defour, there [...]

Everton have been linked with Spartak Moscow winger Vladimir Bystrov.
The tricky 25 Russian right sided player is believed to be scouted by David Moyes’ men.
Everton are believed to be pushing deals for a “couple” of players within the next 24 hours. With Everton only with 4 fit defenders Moyes is looking to bring at least [...]