Everton have confirmed that Nathan Patterson will be sidelined for four to five weeks after sustaining an injury on international duty.
The right-back was forced out of Scotland's match with Ukraine at Hampden Park last week with an ankle problem, and returned to the club shortly afterward to be assessed by medical staff. The defender has now visited a specialist in London recently to reveal the full extent of the issue.
The 20-year-old has been one of the club's standout players at the beginning of the campaign with a string of excellent performances, after claiming his place in the side with Seamus Coleman having his own injury issue to begin the term. Patterson has played in every match for his club up until this point, but is now set to miss the next selection of fixtures due to this problem.
