Everton manager David Moyes says there is only a slim chance midfielders Mikel Arteta and Leon Osman will be fit to face Chelsea on Thursday.Arteta is out with stomach muscle problems while Osman is recovering from a hamstring strain.

It means Everton are expected to choose from the same squad on duty in last weekend's 1-1 draw at Birmingham.

Goalkeeper Tim Howard needs one more clean sheet to equal Neville Southall's record of 15 for a league season.

Everton (from): Howard, Wessels, Neville, Yobo, Hibbert, Jagielka, Lescott, Gardner, Valente, Baines, Carsley, Osman, Arteta, Pienaar, Gravesen, Fernandes, Johnson, Anichebe, Yakubu, Rodwell.

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