Everton defender Nathan Patterson will reportedly be sidelined for six weeks as a result of the knee injury he sustained during Scotland's 3-0 victory over Ukraine on Thursday night.
The defender, who was forced to demonstrate patience following his £11m move from Scottish giants Rangers in January, has been an ever-present for the Toffees so far this season, playing every minute of the Premier League season under Frank Lampard.
Having excelled in his maiden Merseyside derby earlier this month, where his immense defensive qualities kept Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez quiet in the stalemate at Goodison Park, his injury comes as a massive blow for both Lampard and Everton who will now be forced to embark on the busiest month in Premier League history, before the division breaks for the World Cup in Qatar, without their first-choice right-back.
