It will be a very different routine for Everton’s players when they report back to USM Finch Farm on Wednesday for the first time since March.

The players and coaching staff will be attending a USM Finch Farm training facility that remains almost entirely in a state of lockdown.

Players will arrive at the training ground already in training gear and with their own personal water bottles for use during their session. The security gates at the facility will only be opened to allow permitted players and staff on to the site and there will be no opportunity for fans to convene outside the entrance.

Players have been given varied arrival times, ensuring they remain in small training groups of five players with three staff. Each group will undertake an induction in the car park prior to taking part in a 75-minute non-contact training session, with four pitches across the site used to maintain appropriate distancing. Players will leave promptly after the training session, will not dine on-site or have access to the changing facilities.

All other staff on site will be wearing PPE, and USM Finch Farm will undergo a deep clean each evening.

These stringent guidelines are in place as part of the Premier League’s phase one plan for a return to training following agreement at Monday's shareholders' meeting.

The session on 20 May is the first coaching session held at USM Finch Farm since 12 March.

Fans are urged not to convene at USM Finch Farm.