Everton will have to assess the extent of Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s hamstring injury but are braced for the striker to miss the weekend’s game with Fulham. The Blues’ top scorer was forced out of the FA Cup tie with Spurs after 55 minutes with the injury but Everton do not yet know how serious the problem is. Calvert-Lewin brought Everton level in the fifth round tie after the visitors had made a fast start ad took a third-minute lead. Everton had then added second and third goals but went off at half-time having conceded again. Harry Kane forced the tie into extra-time but Bernard made it 5-4 to send Everton through.
Duncan Ferguson said: “Dom is our main striker and he scored another good goal tonight. We will miss him if he’s not going to play but the boys showed good spirit when he went off the pitch and scored two goals. We’re not quite sure [yet], He was complaining about his hamstring when he came off the pitch. We’ve not got an assessment but it does look like a wee bit of a hamstring tweak.”
Josh King missed the tie because he was cup tied but will come back into the squad for Sunday’s game with Fulham at Goodison. Calvert-Lewin will undergo tests but he is a doubt for the game.
