Everton's Marouane Fellaini returns to full training following six month absence
Belgian midfielder injured during February's Merseyside derby...
By Daniel Sheppard
Fellaini, Everton’s club record signing, suffered the injury on February 6 when he landed awkwardly on the leg of Liverpool defender Sotirios Kyrgiakos.
Initial scans proved that surgery would be necessary to ensure a full recovery and so Fellaini’s expected absence was extended to six months.
"I have no pain, I am happy," Fellaini told Everton’s official website following his first full training session.
Last season, before the abrupt ending to his campaign, Fellaini had made 20 Premier League starts, scoring two goals.
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Everton: Howard; Neville, Heitinga, Distin, Baines; Donovan, Fellaini, Gibson, Pienaar; Cahill; Stracqualursi. Subs: Mucha, Hibbert, Drenthe, Gueye, Barkley, Vellios, Duffy.
Chelsea: Cech; Bosingwa, Luiz, Ivanovic, Cole; Essien, Lampard, Meireles; Sturridge, Torres, Mata. Subs: Turnbull, Mikel, Malouda, Lukaku, Ferreira, Cahill, Bertrand.
Bolton: Bogdan; Steinsson, Wheater, Knight, Ricketts; Eagles, Reo-Coker, M Davies, Petrov; Ngog, K Davies. Subs: Jaaskelainen, Pratley, Muamba, Klasnic, Boyata, Miyaichi, Tuncay.
Wigan: Al-Habsi; Boyce, Alcaraz, Caldwell, Figueroa; Moses, McCarthy, McArthur, Beausejour; Gomez; Di Santo. Subs: Pollitt, Crusat, Watson, Jones, Rodallega, Diame, Stam.
Fulham: Schwarzer; Kelly, Hangeland, Hughes, Riise; Murphy, Duff; Ruiz, Dembele, Dempsey; Pogrebnyak. Subs: Stockdale, Baird, Gecov, Etuhu, Frei, Davies, Trotta.
Stoke: Sorensen; Wilkinson, Shawcross, Upson, Wilson; Walters, Whelan, Palacios, Etherington; Crouch, Jones. Subs: Begovic, Shotton, Woodgate, Pennant, Whitehead, Fuller, Jerome.
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