Your evening headlines for Wednesday, September 28
Everton issue Nathan Patterson injury update and potential recovery timeline
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.
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Former Everton midfielder Diniyar Bilyaletdinov 'summoned' by Russia to fight in war in Ukraine
Diniyar Bilyaletdinov has been summoned to the Russian army to fight in Ukraine, according to the former Everton midfielder's father.
Bilyaletdinov joined Everton in 2009 from Lokomotiv Moscow for £9m and scored nine goals in 77 appearances for the Blues before he departed the club in 2012 to return to Russia and join Spartak Moscow. His goal against Manchester United in February 2010, in a 3-1 victory at Goodison Park, would be the prominent highlight of his time on Merseyside.
But now the 37-year-old's life seems to have taken a drastic shift. Russian president Vladimir Putin last week announced the mobilisation of military reservists, which could lead to 300,000 males up to the age of 35 being drafted into action in Russia's war in Ukraine. And according to Bilyaletdinov's father, his son is one of those who has no been summoned for military service, despite being over 35.
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