Nathan Patterson injury 'looks serious' as Sean Dyche provides update in fresh Scotland Euro 2024 sweat
The former Rangers defender was introduced at the break against Chelsea but suffered a hamstring injury that 'looks bit more serious'.
Sean Dyche has revealed Nathan Patterson suffered a hamstring injury in Everton's loss to Chelsea.
The former Rangers defender was introduced at the break for the Toffees at Stamford Bridge with his side trailing by four goals as a star of the show performance from Cole Palmer guided the home side to a stunning six goal victory over the relegation-threatened Goodison Park outfit.
In a night to forget, the visitors suffered three injuries including Scotland international Patterson with his boss revealing his injury 'looks a bit more serious' than his two colleagues Seamus Coleman and Jarrad Branthwaite. The news means another injury sweat for both the full-back and international boss Steve Clarke with the Euro 2024 finals in Germany on the horizon. Doubts already surround Aaron Hickey while Lewis Ferguson was also confirmed to have suffered a cruciate ligament injury with surgery required.
Speaking to Everton's official club channel after their 6-0 hammering, Dyche said: “It was a perfect storm tonight. Every mistake seemed to get punished, every goal seemed to go in. I think they had 14 efforts on goal, we know how many we have had, they scored six - and we got three injuries.
“That isn’t a good mix, it happens now and again in your career and lifetime in football. But that is as bad as a mix I have experienced, with the injuries.
“Jarrad, we hope, is minor, but we have to wait and see. Shay (Coleman) has pulled his groin, we don't know yet and Patto’s looks a bit more serious. A hamstring injury, we are going to have to wait and see - let it settle tomorrow.”
The Everton boss branded the defeat as the 'worst of his career' and told supporters the loss was nowhere near good enough or acceptable as they battle for EPL survival. He continued: “[It was a] horrible defeat. Arguably the worst of my career, I am 500 games in, 300 odd in the Premier League as a manager and that’s just an awful night.
“For our fans as well, we came with high expectations and actually started the game really well - exactly how we wanted to. We made them uncomfortable, we had a chance in the first minute or so - but you can’t defend like that.
“It’s unusual but we can’t defend like that. There’s no fight in the defending, there was no detail in the defending, no hard yards or tackling. It was bizarre, like shadow football for their goals. It was way off the mark, miles off the mark.
“The last time we were miles off was Villa away. The good thing was that gave us a stark reminder. We need to use this as a stark reminder - it certainly has been for me. I am looking at the players I am picking and I am going, ‘Right, okay there’s a reminder for me’.
"That's nowhere near - absolutely nowhere near - good enough or acceptable - from me, either."