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Everton have received a double injury boost ahead of Bournemouth – but will still be without Leighton Baines after the full back suffered a setback in his recovery.

Wayne Rooney and James McCarthy will both be available for selection at Bournemouth, although Idrissa Gueye is likely to be missing following his knock sustained against Chelsea.

Yannick Bolasie has also suffered no side effects after his first start in over 12 months in the draw against West Bromwich Albion, while Ross Barkley is also close to a first team return.

Long-term absentee Seamus Coleman is also progressing well, with Sam Allardyce revealing the club have invested in new technology to help him recover from his broken leg.

Despite the Blues receiving more good news than bad on the injury front, Allardyce was keen to temper expectations ahead of the trip to the Vitality Stadium, with so many returning from ailments.

“Wayne is better, yes,” Allardyce said, after missing his striker for the past two games through illness. “Quality of player is a big boost, any quality of player that gets fit for us is a big bonus. “They've been out far too long, some of the players, and the players have been a little bit inconsistent.

“The only thing we've done recently is transform the team into a very good defensive unit which it has been crying out for really, and that's give us a good platform for results and it's still a concern about the number of goals this team are capable of scoring.

“James McCarthy should be training out with us today, he'll be fit to be selected now. Wayne is back from illness, Yannick Bolasie seems alright but you can't play all of those together.

“Wayne has been stuck in bed for three or four days, James hasn't played since Chelsea away (in the League Cup) and Yannick is just back from 12 months out so all those players will struggle to complete 90 minutes.

“They'd complete it but they would fatigue badly, so I have to be careful how I select the side for Bournemouth, but it will be good to have them back in the squad.”

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Allardyce also revealed Gueye could be in contention for the visit of Manchester United on New Year's Day, but did not have good news on Baines.

The 33-year-old has missed the past seven league games – the entirety of the new manager's reign – with a calf injury, and his return date has been put back after tweaking the injury, with Baines expected back in training next week.

Allardyce added: “His calf is still causing him problems which is a concern, but we expected him to be back not for this weekend, but in full training next week.

“That doesn't look like it's the case because he's had a setback in his rehab. It's a calf strain but it looks like he pushed it a little too far and he tweaked it.”

His full back partner Coleman is back out running however, while Barkley is 'very close' to being available for selection.

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“Coleman is coming on ok, he's out running with the rehab lads” Allardyce added. “He's twisting and turning, not really doing any more than that at this moment in time, but he's progressing nicely they say.

“We have a new machine which is the latest in the market so he's a little bit of a guinea pig on that, but it seems to be working from that point of view, to speed up the recovery process and there's a few more players who will be testing it out in the next week or two.

“I would have thought by the results we'll be purchasing one hopefully.

“Ross is training with us. At some stage or other, the cautious medical staff will say you can have him Sam.

“I'd like him two weeks ago but that's not to be the case. He's training with us on a regular basis and he's very close to being available to selection.”