Everton injury update: Sean Dyche provides details following Chelsea’s 6-0 defeat
On a startling evening on April 15, the Toffees lost Nathan Patterson, Seamus Coleman, and Jarrad Branthwaite to injuries at Stamford Bridge.
In a less than encouraging statement following the match, Dyche acknowledged that the injury sustained by Patterson appeared to be the worst of the three.
“That’s not a good mix, as bad a mix as I’ve experienced in my career, because they score six and we get three injuries,” Dyche said on the team’s YouTube account.
“Jarrad, hopefully it’s nothing serious, but we’ll have to see.” We’re not sure if Shea pulled his groin yet. We’ll have to wait and see how Patto’s hamstring issue plays out tomorrow, as it appears to be more serious.
Even having highly-regarded players Branthwaite and club captain Coleman on the field before halftime, Everton had already surrendered four goals as Cole Palmer scored a hat-trick in 16 minutes. It was a night to forget at Stamford Bridge.
Because of his injury, Coleman was sidelined at halftime along with James Garner and Amadou Onana for the Toffees. However, this didn’t stop the game from getting worse, as Palmer added a fourth goal from the penalty spot before Alfie Gilchrist completed the scoring.
Even worse, Patterson was unable to finish the half and was substituted with Everton’s third injury of the evening just after Chelsea had extended their lead to six. In the 57th minute, Branthwaite was already replaced by Michael Keane.
One of the main things Sean Dyche takes great pride in with his teams is defense, but Everton was utterly hopeless at the back the entire time, and that will give every team below them in the league hope that they can contain the Toffees.
With two of their first-choice backcourt players perhaps out of action before to pivotal games in the battle for Premier League survival, Everton’s prospects of surviving the next few weeks could be considerably worse.
A 6-0 loss to a team that has struggled might be discouraging, but Everton’s chances of surviving could be severely harmed by the absence of Coleman and Branthwaite, who both have experience and talent.
