Everton lie seventh in the current EPL table, having got their noses in front of the large pack of mid-table and struggling clubs and despite an ever-growing injury list.

French striker Louis Saha faces being out for the rest of the season after surgery on his latest knock in an injury-prone campaign.

And Toffees boss David Moyes has joined the continuing clamour for goal-line technology after a shot by striker Jermaine Beckford in last weekend’s 2-2 home draw with Aston Villa was deemed not to be a goal despite replays showing the ball well across the line.

The score was 1-1 at the time and Moyes’ frustration was compounded when Villa went ahead in their next attack, although his team had more positive fortune with the 83^rd-minute penalty award which allowed them to grab a point.

Moyes said: “It was a goal. It’s a hard call for the referee and for his assistant but the angle the ball came off the bar made me think right away it was a goal.

“And that’s why we’re champing for goal-line technology, it would make a difference.”

Saha picked up his ankle injury in the 2-1 home win over Fulham on March 19^th and subsequently had an operation on the injury.

Moyes admitted the 32-year-old “has needed an operation on his ankle” and added: “He probably won’t be available again this season.” Saha is Everton’s top-scorer in all competitions this season.

Everton visit struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers in the EPL this coming Saturday lunchtime.