Vaughan tipped for Goodison impact

Everton assistant manager Steve Round believes striker James Vaughan can make a big impact at Goodison Park this season.

The 21-year-old missed five months of last season due to a serious knee injury, but he returned to score a penalty in Everton's FA Cup semi-final victory over Manchester United in April.

Vaughan is currently with the rest of the squad in Seattle preparing for the new campaign and Round believes a full pre-season will benefit him immensely.

"Vaughany never had the pre-season that everyone needs last year but he is going to get that this time and it is going to make a big difference.

"If he comes through it, he will be a real force for us. There is no doubting his motivation or his commitment and it is good to see that he looks sharp.

"He is a tremendous player to work with; all we need to do is keep him fit and build that core up so he can stay in games for 90 minutes. The last two weeks have been a good start.

"James had a stop-start season with injuries and one thing or another but we tried to get him involved again towards the end.

"When he came back from injury last season, he never really got a good run at getting himself fit. He was playing games, then we were having to rest him.

"But he's worked quite hard over the summer and hopefully is going to get a full pre-season under his belt now, which will do him the world of good," Round told the club's website.