Everton manager Sam Allardyce will be the most notable absentee when the club head to Cyprus to complete their Europa League schedule.

Allardyce is to remain in the UK due to a long-standing medical appointment while his assistant Craig Shakespeare and first team coach Duncan Ferguson take charge of a line-up of fringe players and youngsters.

The newly appointed manager made it known over the weekend where the competition stands in his list of priorities, especially with the Merseyside derby upcoming this weekend.

For Everton to go into the final game with Apollon Limassol without their boss offers a symbolic end to what has been a campaign to forget, the return to European football turning into a nightmare.

The Merseysiders play their final group game on Thursday evening and have already been eliminated.