Everton are likely to be without Spanish midfielder Mikel Arteta for Sunday's Premier League match against Portsmouth.Arteta has this week been in his homeland receiving treatment on a groin injury for the second time in a fortnight and, although manager David Moyes hopes he can play with an injection, it is still proving painful.

Fellow midfielder Lee Carsley is available as his suspension for accumulated bookings does not come into effect until Monday.

But a sickness bug, which has hit Stephen Pienaar and Joseph Yobo in recent weeks, has affected a number of players in training.

Kick-off 4pm.

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

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