Record signing Ayegbeni Yakubu is expected to make his Everton debut at Bolton tomorrow although manager David Moyes is unsure whether the Nigerian will start the match.
Loan signing Thomas Gravesen should also be in the squad, which is still without long-term injured pair Tim Cahill and James Vaughan.
There are doubts over Alan Stubbs and Lee Carsley, who have muscle injuries, which could mean that Phil Jagielka makes his full debut for the club.
Provisional squad: Howard, Hibbert, Stubbs, Yobo, Lescott, Baines, Valente, Arteta, Carsley, Neville, Jagielka, Osman, Johnson, McFadden, Gravesen, Yakubu, Wessels, Pienaar.