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Two back from injury as Mark Robins names pre-season squad to face Everton at CBS Arena

Mark Robins is boosted by the return of two of his injured players as Coventry City entertain Everton at the CBS Arena in their fifth pre-season friendly of the summer schedule.

Ellis Simms returns to the starting line-up against his former club after not playing in the weekend match at Darmstadt 98, while Victor Torp has recovered from a groin strain that kept him out of three of the warm-up games Sky Blues. , with the midfielder taking a place on the bench.




Latest signing Oliver Dovin is again named in goal behind Milan van Ewijk, Bobby Thomas, Luis Binks and Jake Bidwell in what looks like a 4-2-3-1 formation.

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Josh Eccles and Jamie Allen are likely to be deployed in deeper midfield roles, with Jack Rudoni making his CBS Arena debut up top, with Ephron Mason-Clark deployed on the left and Tatsuhiro Sakamoto on the right. That leaves Simms to lead the line against the Toffees on a night when Haji Wright (ankle), Ben Sheaf (ankle) and Raphael Borges Rodrigues (thigh) are again not involved at all.

City starting line-up: Oliver Dovin; Milan van Ewijk, Bobby Thomas, Luis Binks, Jake Bidwell; Josh Eccles, Jamie Allen; Jack Rudoni; Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Ellis Simms, Ephron Mason-Clark.

Substitutions: Ben Wilson (GK), Brad Collins (GK), Jay Dasilva, Liam Kitching, Joel Latibeaudiere, Victor Torp, Fabio Tavares, Jack Burroughs, Ryan Howley, Kasey Palmer, Elliot Betjemann, Justin Obikwu, Kai Andrews, Aidan Dausch.

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