Everton have several first-teamers on international duty this month.
Seamus Coleman and Jake O’Brien are away with Ireland and produced a solid defensive performance against Portugal last week.
Idrissa Gana Gueye and Iliman Ndiaye are with Senegal, Beto’s with Guinea-Bissau, Nathan Patterson’s with Scotland and Adam Aznou’s with Morocco.
And, of course, Jordan Pickford has been in action for England, with the Everton goalkeeper keeping a clean sheet against Wales on Thursday.
Chris Sutton has just come out and hailed Pickford for doing something sensational while away with the Three Lions.
England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.
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Chris Sutton hails Everton and England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Speaking on the BBC’s 606 show, Sutton waxed lyrical about Pickford and said he did something truly incredible last week.
“Who has been sensational, Aaron? Thank you for asking. Jordan Pickford, I don’t know whether you saw this in the week,” Sutton explained.
“The little fella, the first England goalkeeper to keep eight consecutive clean sheets. Absolutely top drawer. A clean sheet against Wales on Thursday night.
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“Add that to Serbia, Andorra home and away, not easy fixtures. Albania, Ireland and Greece. You got the job done.
“I mean, that’s pretty amazing. You think of some of the great England goalkeepers of the past, Banks and Shilton and Seaman and Clemence and Rob Green and Jordan Pickford. He is right up there, isn’t he? Another record for Jordan. Absolutely sensational.”
Jordan Pickford back in action tonight
Pickford returns to action this evening as England take on Latvia in a World Cup qualifier.
The Three Lions can become the first nation to qualify for the World Cup in the US if they win in Riga this evening.
England beat Latvia 3-0 in March earlier this year, so they will certainly be the favourites to pick up three points.
Pickford has the chance to extend his record-breaking consecutive clean sheets record for England to nine.