Moyes said winger Dwight McNeil will "probably" require knee surgery: "He's tried but it looks like we're going to have to get him back to the specialist to see. It's a real blow because we need him back for things like set-pieces, deliveries and his general play. Everybody has told me he's performed really well for Everton."

Everton boss David Moyes on Dwight McNeil needing surgery and the blow it is for his side as they prepare to face Brighton and Hove Albion Finch Farm, Liverpool, UK

Live updates as David Moyes speaks to the media to preview the clash between Brighton & Hove Albion and Everton in the Premier League

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Back at Goodison Park 11-and-a-half years after ending his highly successful first stint, the Scottish manager can restore the values that the club have lacked in his absence