Axel Tuanzebe will remain sidelined until after the November international break at least, while Jacob Greaves, Massimo Luongo and Ben Johnson are also still unavailable, while Jens Cajuste is back in training and will be assessed ahead of the trip to Brentford along with other unnamed players, manager Kieran McKenna says.
Tuanzebe recently underwent hand surgery having cut himself while washing up, Greaves has a hamstring problem, Luongo an ankle issue and Johnson a thigh injury. Third-choice keeper Cieran Slicker has been out with a hand problem.
"None of them will come into the picture this weekend, there won’t be anyone, off the top of my head, new into the picture, who wasn’t available for Everton, and we’ve got a few issues we have to assess over the next 48 hours going into Saturday,” McKenna said.
"Jens has trained in the last two days, so we’ll have to make a judgement tomorrow as to whether he can be involved in the game and for how long
"Ben Johnson is still out. He’s got a small thigh injury. There was a possibility he could have made it for this weekend, but he’s not been able to make it. We’ll have to see how he is next week.”
Regarding the length of time defender Tuanzebe might miss due to his freak injury, he added: "It’s still rough, to be honest. He won’t be back before this international break, other than that, he’s seeing specialists and seeing what type casts can be fitted and when it will be suitable. It won’t be before Tottenham, certainly.”