Everton manager Sam Allardyce has included Seamus Coleman in his matchday squad for the Toffees trip to Burnley on Saturday.
Coleman returned from a double leg break against Leicester City at the end of January but came off at half-time against Crystal Palace just ten days later after sustaining a thigh injury.
Coleman has not played for the club since the win over the Eagles but Allardyce confirmed at his pre-match press conference on Friday that the Ireland captain would return to the club alongside left-back Leighton Baines.
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Allardyce also added that midfielder James McCarthy is walking again but he was reluctant to put a time frame on the player’s return from a double leg break.
“It will be next season for James,” said Allardyce. “It’s a long process because of the compound fracture and the bones came through the socks.
“The wounds haven’t healed correctly yet but he is walking unaided at the moment, so that’s a good sign. He will start a long rehab, as did Seamus Coleman who had a similar injury.
“I would never put a date on a thing like that [injury] even though physios and doctors do it.
“I don’t think you should ever put a time on anybody’s injury because each individual has a different healing process. Some will heal quicker than others.”
