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David Moyes has confirmed that Everton will be without Jarrad Branthwaite for their season finale at Newcastle United.
The Toffees travel to St James’ Park on Sunday with little but pride to play for. Everton have secured 13th place in the Premier League and cannot finish any higher or lower.
However, Newcastle are in pursuit of Champions League qualification, with an intriguing final day in store. And the Magpies have been handed a boost, with Everton’s key defender Branthwaite unavailable. He picked up a hamstring injury in last weekend’s 2-0 win over Southampton and has been ruled out of action.
Moyes said at his pre-match press conference: “I can tell you that he's injured and won't be available. It's probably an injury - around 4 or 5 weeks - his hamstring, so there's not much we can do about it.”
It will take Branthwaite around 4-5 weeks to recover, which puts his involvement for England under-21s at the European Championship in doubt.
In addition, Seamus Coleman came off in the 18th minute against Southampton with a thigh problem. It was a disappointing ending to a historic afternoon for Coleman, who led out Everton for their final Goodison Park match.
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