- Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite is expected to miss the rest of the season due to a hamstring injury.
- The 23-year-old picked up the injury during Everton’s 2-1 defeat by Liverpool on Sunday, and had to be carried off on a stretcher.
- Everton confirmed it was a separate issue to the hamstring problem that troubled Branthwaite earlier in the campaign, but announced that he is “unlikely to feature again this season” as he begins his rehabilitation.
- Branthwaite has one England cap and was hopeful of making Thomas Tuchel’s squad for this summer’s World Cup.
- However, he now looks set to miss the tournament following his latest injury setback.
