Everton boss David Moyes will take nothing for granted as he ponders whether to start Landon Donovan against Bolton

Jan 4 2012 by Greg O'Keeffe, Liverpool Echo

DAVID Moyes says Everton will take nothing for granted against rock-bottom Bolton tonight- as he ponders whether to hand Landon Donovan an instant return to Premier League action.

New Year’s Eve saw big guns Manchester United and Chelsea suffer shock defeats at home to Blackburn and Aston Villa respectively, before league leaders Manchester City were beaten by a last-gasp goal at Sunderland 24 hours later.

Everton, meanwhile, extended their unbeaten run to four games with a 1-0 win at West Brom and the odds look good for them continuing the sequence with another triumph against Owen Coyle’s strugglers.

Wanderers are bottom of the table and lost 2-0 at home to Everton in November, but with the top flight seemingly as hard to predict as ever, Moyes is not about to underestimate his team’s task at Goodison Park, and seems certain to include on-loan LA Galaxy forward Donovan on the bench at least.

He said: “The Premier League is back to the topsy-turvy way it was last year when you didn’t know who was winning what. Just over the last couple of weeks we have started to see that again. There is no guarantee when you play any games who is going to win or lose at the moment, so you need to go about your job correctly.

“We got a good three points (at the Reebok Stadium) and it would be great if we could do it again, but there is nothing guaranteed and I wouldn’t take anything for granted.

“Bolton are difficult opposition – they have their own fight at this moment in time while we are trying to push up the league.”

Moyes can call on Donovan tomorrow for the first time since it was announced in US international would be rejoining the Toffees on a two-month loan deal.

Donovan says he feels “more prepared” for his second loan spell on Merseyside, although Moyes, who is also hoping Royston Drenthe recovers from a sickness bout, stressed it is only when he takes part in matches that the 29-year-old can properly be assessed.

He said: “He looks okay, I have to say, but how can you tell? Even though we have seen some football (in training), we have not seen any games yet.

“But fitness-wise he is not someone who carries a lot of weight. He is quite lightweight and he looks okay.

“He came before and did well for us – scored a couple of goals, played well and showed some qualities.

“We are hoping over his time here he will do that again, but we have to remember it’s only a short loan.

“He has settled in very quickly, so we look forward to getting him in the game and seeing how he does.”

Meanwhile, Moyes is monitoring Paris Saint Germain striker Mevlut Erdinc, although his chances of landing the Turkey international on loan appear remote.

Erdinc, who is also a long-term target for Newcastle, has a £7m price-tag and PSG would prefer to sell, meaning that unless the situation changes Everton could miss out.

The Blues have already allowed one player to leave during this month’s transfer window. German-born defender Shkodran Mustafi, 19, has been allowed to join Serie B side Sampdoria on a free transfer.

Mustafi joined Everton from Hamburg in the summer of 2009, but failed to break into the first team.

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