Frank Lampard has once again hailed the professionalism of Seamus Coleman, while hinting the Everton captain could start the Blues' Carabao Cup second round clash with Fleetwood Town.

Everton travel to Highbury Stadium to take on the League One outfit on Tuesday evening (7.45pm BST kick-off), with boss Lampard likely to shuffle his pack to some extent.

Coleman is yet to make a competitive senior appearance this season having battled back to fitness following a minor operation over the summer, but did complete 45 minutes for Everton Under-21s in their 2-0 PL2 victory over Blackburn Rovers a fortnight ago.

Summer signing Amadou Onana, meanwhile, has been introduced as a second-half substitute in the Toffees' past two fixtures after completing a move from Lille earlier this month.

Speaking ahead of the cup tie, Lampard revealed both players could be named in the starting line-up in Lancashire.

He said: "It's an important game. We've got players who are still needing minutes to get up to speed - a couple who played [against Nottingham Forest], a couple who weren't playing today that will come into the team. 

"[Onana] needs minutes, so there's a good chance [he will start]. 

"Seamus is in that position off the back of his injury. He was typically Seamus-like in that he's worked brilliantly to get fit. A game will surely help him.

"It's game we have to respect - respect the opponent and understand the importance of it and how the fans and how we should view it. 

"We will approach it as we approached our last game."

Having won the League Cup twice as a player - in 2004/05 and 2006/07 - Lampard is fully aware of the benefits of a deep run in the competition.

"It can do a lot," he added. "There's not much pointing talking about it too much at this stage but I know it can be a real positive for a team to win it, to get excited about the idea of getting to Wembley - all of those things are a big deal. 

"We have to understand that we need to focus on every game and Fleetwood is right in front of us."