EVERTON v Aston Villa: Fellaini out and it's no go Jo

13 February 2009 14:31
Missing: Fellaini, clashing here with Steven Gerrard, is out for the Toffees cup tie[LNB]Belgian midfielder Marouane Fellaini is out of Everton's home FA Cup fifth round tie with Aston Villa on Sunday.[LNB]The club's record signing has been diagnosed with a small crack in a bone in his back, but he is not expected to be ruled out for any more than three weeks.[LNB][LNB]Everton[LNB]'s on-loan striker Jo is cup tied for Sunday's FA Cup fifth-round home clash with Aston Villa, having been used as a late substitute by Manchester City[LNB]in their third-round defeat by Nottingham Forest.[LNB]Boss David Moyes is hoping Belgium star Marouane Fellaini will have recovered from the back injury that forced him off in the extra-time win over Liverpool in the last round.[LNB]The Toffees are also optimistic that Louis Saha, out since November with a hamstring problem, will be able to return on the bench. Steven Pienaar, out for a fortnight with a similar injury, is serving a ban following five bookings.[LNB]Tim Cahill and Tim Howard arrived back at the club today after midweek internationals in Japan and the United States, respectively. Cahill helped Australia to a 0-0 draw against the Japanese, while keeper Howard played in the 2-0 win over Mexico for the Americans.[LNB]Provisional squad: Howard, Hibbert, Jagielka, Lescott, Yobo, Baines, Gosling, Arteta, Van der Meyde, Neville, Osman, Cahill, Rodwell, Fellaini, Saha, Nash, Castillo, Baxter, Jacobsen.[LNB]CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE REST OF THE WEEKEND'S FA CUP AND PREMIER LEAGUE TEAM NEWS[LNB] [LNB]  

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