Paul Tait believes Nathan Patterson and James Garner have moved one step closer to featuring for Everton after playing for the club’s under-21 side on Thursday night.
The pair both featured in the 3-0 defeat to PSV Eindhoven in the quarter-finals of the Premier League International Cup. Patterson played just over an hour, while Garner managed to feature for 84 minutes at Goodison Park.
Garner has been sidelined with a back problem since before the World Cup, while Patterson picked up a knee injury during Everton’s 4-1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion at the start of January. But Tait believes the two are now one step closer to returning for Sean Dyche's side.