Johnson earns 50th Wales cap as Everton players suffer international defeats
Brennan Johnson made his 50th Wales appearance on Saturday, but the Everton forward was on the losing side as Norway won 3-1 in Oslo.
Johnson played the full 90 minutes as Manchester City striker Erling Haaland scored a penalty and set up Andreas Schjelderup. Antonio Nusa also scored for Norway, with David Brooks replying for Wales. It was a disappointing milestone for Johnson, who will hope for a better result when Wales host Portugal on Tuesday.
Mykolenko and O’Brien also beaten
Vitalii Mykolenko played the full match as Ukraine lost 1-0 to Northern Ireland in Belfast, with Terry Devlin scoring the winner in the second half. Everton youngster Braiden Graham was an unused substitute for Northern Ireland, meaning the two club teammates did not meet on the pitch.
Jake O’Brien came off the bench during the Republic of Ireland’s 1-0 defeat away to Austria, while fellow Everton player Mark Travers remained among the substitutes.
Academy players in qualifying action
There were defeats for three Everton academy players, with Luis Gardner and Shea Pita starting Wales Under-19s’ 1-0 loss to Spain. Kai Hutchison also started as Scotland Under-17s were beaten 3-1 by Albania.
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Jordan Pickford, Jarrad Branthwaite and James Garner are in England’s squad for Sunday’s Nations League match against Spain. Pickford will be on the bench after Thomas Tuchel confirmed James Trafford would start.
Everton return to Premier League action away to Brentford on Monday 23 November.
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Gary Gowers is a sports journalist and the editor of Read Everton, where he leads daily coverage of Everton news, transfers and analysis. He also writes about Manchester City for Read Man City and motorsport for Read Motorsport. A former accountant, he became a freelance writer in 2011 and has written for BBC Sport and Metro.
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