Both players were substituted sixteen minutes into the second half of Blues' 2-1 victory over Manchester City at St. Andrews on Boxing Day and immediately after that game manager Steve Bruce said they were both doubtful for the last League game of the year 2003 at Goodison Park.
Jamie Clapham was forced to sit-out the City game with a hamstring injury, the first league game he's missed since signing for the club from Ipswich at the beginning of the year, and the Everton game is likely to come too soon for him to make a return to the squad.