Everton are sweating on further medical reports as the club waits to learn the full extent of an injury to Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
The striker limped off during the second half of the defeat to Leicester City and has undergone tests on his hamstring. Frank Lampard said the seriousness of the issue was unclear but it was unlikely the 25-year-old would feature against Bournemouth in the final Premier League game before the World Cup break.
In more positive news for the club, both Amadou Onana and Idrissa Gueye may be available for Saturday's game. All three players suffered injuries in and around the defeat at Goodison Park last weekend.
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Calvert-Lewin has endured a nightmarish run of injuries, returning in time to save Everton from relegation last season but then missing the beginning of this campaign with what Lampard described as a "freak" knee injury. He had boosted his hopes of making England's World Cup squad by returning after the international break and scoring in the emphatic win over Crystal Palace.
But he was withdrawn from the action last weekend and headed straight down the tunnel with a hamstring issue. Gueye was also replaced after he sustained a quad problem while Onana had an ankle injury. All three were due to undergo scans on Monday and were left out of the squad that faced Bournemouth in the Carabao Cup.
Speaking after Everton's 4-1 defeat, Lampard offered an update on all three. He said: "Onana, we are hoping he will be fit to train tomorrow or Thursday. Gana Gueye, a little bit less so, but hopefully could possibly be fit for Thursday and then available for Saturday. Dominic, we are waiting on some more news from the specialist but I will be very surprised if he is fit for Saturday if I am honest."
Asked whether Calvert-Lewin's injury could be long-term, he said: "I don't know." Lampard added Mason Holgate, making his first start since suffering an injury at Brentford, was taken off in the second half after reporting a "small issue" with his knee to the Everton physios.
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