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Neville to miss Pompey game
Updated: May 8, 2010, 12:55 PM UK
Everton captain Phil Neville will miss the game against Portsmouth after
undergoing minor surgery on his left knee.
Neville went under the knife on Thursday and Toffees manager David Moyes
confirmed to the club's website that the 33-year-old will miss the Barclays
Premier League finale at Goodison Park.
"Phil Neville has had orthoscopic surgery on his knee,'' Moyes told
www.evertonfc.com.
"After his injury earlier this season he had a slight touch on his cartilage
so it has been repaired now. It means he won't play against Portsmouth,
though.''
Neville missed more than three months of the season after damaging his left
knee in a challenge with Fulham's Dickson Etuhu on September 13.
John Heitinga is hoping to feature. The Dutch utility player has missed the
last two games with a hairline fracture of the ankle but has returned to
training.
Moyes admits playing Heitinga would be a risk but says he is "desperate'' to
take part and will be given a fitness test.
Marouane Fellaini (ankle) and Dan Gosling (knee) are the Toffees' other major
absentees.
Avram Grant has pledged to field his fittest players for already-relegated
Portsmouth, but warned it will not be the same team as will play in next
Saturday's FA Cup final.
Boss Grant has a least 10 players doubtful, but could spring a surprise by
recalling Pompey's Player of the Year Jamie O'Hara who is training again
after missing the last four games with a back injury.
Defenders Hermann Hreidarsson (Achilles) and Tal Ben Haim (groin), striker
Danny Webber (knee) and midfielder Richard Hughes (hamstring) are definitely
out.
Team Stat Comparison
Everton Portsmouth
Matches Played 37 37
Table Position 8 20
Points 58 19
Goal Difference 10 -31
Goals for * 1.9 0.6
Goals against * 1.2 1.8
Last 5 D-W-W-D-D W-D-L-D-D
Last 5 home W-D-W-W-W W-L-D-L-W
Last 5 away D-W-D-D-W D-D-L-L-W
* Goals per match - home matches for home club and away matches for away
club
Competition Stats
Everton Portsmouth
Goals Louis Saha 13 Aruna Dindane 8
Reds Diniyar Bilyaletdinov 1 Ricardo Rocha 2
Yellows Steven Pienaar 8 Jamie O'Hara 8
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