Five things we learned from McClaren’s pre Everton press conference

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"Goodison Park - Park End Stand" by zachleat - Flickr: Everton with their final chance to score. Licenced under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goodison_Park_-_Park_End_Stand.jpg#/media/File:Goodison_Park_-_Park_End_Stand.jpg /
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Newcastle United taken on Everton for the Boxing Day fixture, and want to get over their draw against Aston Villa.

After suffering an injury to Papiss Cisse, there is an update on his progress – while four other players are ready to come back into training.

Christmas can be a tough time for those in the profession, especially as they look across the channel at all the leagues enjoying a winter break. Steve McClaren has confessed there will be no change to the training schedule, but will they be at their Benton base on Christmas day?

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Click through the slides below to see five things we learned from McClaren’s pre-Everton press conference.

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