Everton manager Frank Lampard has confirmed that Fabian Delph is out of Sunday’s home game against Brentford but Ben Godfrey could return. Delph has turned out in five of the last six matches – with Lampard’s side unbeaten throughout that period – but the Blues boss confirmed that the 32-year-old has suffered a fresh setback.
Lampard said: “Fabian won’t be fit for the game against Brentford, we’ll see for the rest of the season. It’s a small injury, a muscle injury, but it’s an injury and enough to keep him out of this game.
“ Ben Godfrey is very close, whether he’ll be fit for this squad or not but he’s possibly going to be in the squad. Donny van de Beek is getting closer, we’d like to think he might be involved on Sunday, if not on Thursday.”
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Injury-plagued Delph has featured in just 41 of the 130 games played by Everton since he signed for the club for £8.5million from Manchester City in 2019, including 11 this season.
The England international’s current contract expires this summer and ahead of the Blues previous game at Watford, Lampard was asked about the prospects of keeping Delph on next term but replied: “Now’s not the time for that one.”
