Leighton Baines not expected to recover until Crystal Palace match

Football News – LEIGHTON BAINES is struggling to shake off a hamstring injury before Everton’s Premier League match against Crystal Palace at Goodison Park on Friday night.

The defender missed the Toffees’ 1-0 defeat at Bournemouth on Saturday as a result of his problem.

And Baines is not expected to recover in time to start against Alan Pardew’s side.

Bryan Oviedo filled in at left-back at Dean Court and could earn another appearance on Friday.

Ronald Koeman’s team lost their first Premier League match of the season at the weekend, which was their top-flight first game without England international Baines.

The experienced 31-year-old begun all of their opening five league games as Everton started the campaign brightly picking up 13 points.

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