West Ham v EVERTON: Toffees hopeful over defender Phil Jagielka

Everton are hopeful Phil Jagielka will be fit for Tuesday's Barclays Premier League clash at West Ham. The England defender has had extra time to recover from the thigh strain suffered at Manchester City last week after the postponement of the game against Birmingham. John Heitinga, who was also rated doubtful to face Alex McLeish's side, is hoping to overcome a knee injury. On the mend: Jagielka (left) has had time to get over his thigh problemMidfielder Steven Pienaar (groin) is back in contention and Mikel Arteta returns from suspension but Victor Anichebe is banned. Leon Osman has been ill but is expected to feature. Provisional squad: Howard, Hibbert, Neville, Distin, Baines, Arteta, Cahill, Fellaini, Rodwell, Osman, Coleman, Bilyaletdinov, Pienaar, Saha, Yakubu, Beckford, Gueye, Baxter, Duffy, Jagielka, Heitinga, Mucha. CLICK HERE FOR THE REST OF THE MIDWEEK BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE TEAM NEWS  Explore more:People: Alex McLeish, Phil Jagielka, Leon Osman, Victor Anichebe Places: Birmingham, United Kingdom

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