TEAM NEWS

Everton pair James McCarthy and Seamus Coleman have returned to training but the visit of Swansea may come too soon.

McCarthy has played just once since late November because of a groin problem, while Coleman has missed three matches with a calf injury.

Swansea have no new injury concerns ahead of new head coach Francesco Guidolin's first game in charge.

The Italian may keep faith with the side that earned a much-needed win against Watford on Monday night.

MOTD COMMENTATOR'S NOTES

Steve Bower: "Neither of these sides are where they wanted or expected to be at this stage of the season.

"Everton's inability to close out victories has cost them dearly. I watched their 11th draw of the season last weekend at Chelsea. If close to half of those draws had been wins, they would be right in the European hunt.

"Swansea badly needed Monday's victory over Watford and now it will be fascinating to see how they try and move forward under Francesco Guidolin.

"The Italian will be aware they need more of a goal threat as he experiences English football for the first time. If he can lead his new club to their first ever league win over Everton, he'll really get people believing."

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WHAT THE MANAGERS SAY

Everton manager Roberto Martinez on transfer speculation involving Romelu Lukaku: "We are not going to even consider losing a member of our squad who has been important and will be important for second half of the season.

"It (Lukaku's ambition) goes hand-in-hand because at Everton we want to play Champions League football, so it is good to have a shared target.

"You have seen an evolution in his play which has been quite magnificent. He is a special footballer for us.

"Speculation is all positive. You don't get that sort of reaction if you are not playing well."

LAWRO'S PREDICTION

Everton keep conceding late goals that cost them points but it is going to happen because they are a Roberto Martinez team - their manager plays open, attractive football but his problem is he cannot close the back door.

Martinez's old team Swansea have got bigger problems, though. When I watched them against Watford on Monday night, they won but they looked like a Championship team.

Prediction: 2-0

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MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• Swansea have never beaten Everton in the league, drawing eight and losing 13 of their 21 meetings.
• The Swans have scored just four goals in nine Premier League games against Everton.
• However, Everton have failed to score in three of the last four encounters in all competitions and suffered their first defeat against Swansea in a League Cup tie in Wales last season.

Everton

• Roberto Martinez's side have won just three of their last 13 league matches at Goodison Park (W3, D4, L6).
• They have dropped 11 points from leading positions in the last nine Premier League games, six more than any other side.
• Everton have scored with a league-high 19.5% of their shots so far in 2015-16.
• Romelu Lukaku has scored 12 goals in his last 14 appearances for Everton.
• Gareth Barry, 34, has run 261.6km in the Premier League this season, further than any other player except Bournemouth midfielder Andrew Surman (266.0km) prior to the weekend's fixtures.

Swansea City

• The Swans earned their first win in four league games on Monday night, and only their second in 12 attempts (D3, L7).
• Swansea's sole victory in their last 11 Premier League away matches came against bottom club Aston Villa in October (W1, D3, L7).
• They have gone eight successive away matches without scoring a first-half goal, and only scored five times in total in those games.
• Ashley Williams' goal against Watford on Monday was the first by a Swansea defender in the league since he scored in March 2014 v Everton.

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