Frank Lampard has confirmed Nathan Patterson is facing another spell on the sidelines - and Dominic Calvert-Lewin is suffering from fatigue.
Patterson, who only returned from an ankle injury before the World Cup break, was forced off just after the hour mark in Everton’s 4-1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion at Goodison Park on Tuesday night.
The Scotland international underwent scans to discover the extent of the problem after the game, but speaking on Thursday afternoon, Lampard revealed the former Rangers man will be out for around six weeks with a medial knee ligament injury.