Martin Ho has confirmed that Eveliina Summanen will remain sidelined for Wednesday night’s home tie with Crystal Palace in the Subway Players Cup (7pm GMT).
The Finland international midfielder was forced off just nine minutes after stepping off the bench in our 4-1 win at Birmingham City on 1 November and missed Sunday’s 2-1 home victory against Brighton & Hove Albion as a result.
Asked whether the 28-year-old could return against Palace, Head Coach Martin replied: “Not for Wednesday. She’s picked up a bit of a knock, but hopefully she will be back for Everton (on Saturday).
“She picked up a bit of a knock in Birmingham and we want to make sure we manage her properly to get her back as soon as possible.
“She’s a key player for us in terms of what we do and we want to make sure we give her the best chance to be back.”
Long-term absentees Clare Hunt, Maite Oroz and Alice Sombath remain out.