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Ben Banks

Nathan Patterson finally realises Rangers exit ambition as he goes toe to toe with Raheem Sterling

Nathan Patterson finally made his Premier League debut for Everton against Chelsea on Saturday night, almost eight months after leaving Rangers.

The right-back made his boyhood club a fortune when moving to the Merseyside club in January to fulfil his dream in playing in one of Europe's top leagues, but he has had to be patient to make that a reality. An injury ended his domestic season early after struggling to break into boss Frank Lampard's plans.

It was a baptism of fire for the Rangers academy graduate who faced up Chelsea's new signing Raheem Sterling during a 1-0 win for Thomas Tuchel's side. Jorginho scored a penalty just before half-time after a clumsy challenge by Abdoulaye Doucoure inside the box but Patterson did himself no harm of staying in Lampard's XI with a strong showing against a proven EPL player. Everton are next in action against Steven Gerrard's Aston Villa.

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