Leighton Baines to return against Norwich

Leighton Baines

Everton leftback Leighton Baines is set to feature against Norwich City, their manager Roberto Martinez confirmed.

Martinez said: “Leighton Baines was just a back spasm and he is recovering as we expected so I don’t think he’s going to be too far from being able to train.

“I would say Leighton will be back in training on Thursday. We’ll then have to assess him. Back spasms can be cleared completely or they can leave you a little bit with a lack of mobility.

“Any player needs to be 100 per cent to be able to play and to be considered to play, so we’ll assess Leighton on Thursday, see how he is and take it from there.”