Jarrad Branthwaite Injury: Not ready to return yet

Branthwaite (hamstring) is out for Sunday's match against Brighton, manager David Moyes told media during his pre-match press conference Friday. "Jarrad is on the way but not fit."

Branthwaite suffered a hamstring injury in the preseason, and those injuries tend to take a while to recover, so it's not surprising that he's still not ready. However, the fact that he's beginning to work on his comeback suggests there might be an outside chance for him to return when the Toffees take on Wolverhampton on Aug. 30 right before the international break.