**Everton’s September and October international programme is complete, with David Moyes’ players now turning their attention back towards club football.**
Jordan Pickford, James Garner and Jarrad Branthwaite finished the break together on the Wembley pitch as England beat Czechia 3-0, while Tyler Dibling scored for England Under-21s earlier on Tuesday.
Jake O’Brien and Brennan Johnson accumulated significant minutes for the Republic of Ireland and Wales respectively, while Vitalii Mykolenko returned to [Everton](https://readeverton.com/) early after making one appearance for Ukraine.
Braiden Graham also ended the window with his first Northern Ireland Under-21 appearance after spending the senior programme with Michael O’Neill’s squad.
Here is the final Everton international tracker from the September and October break.
**Last updated: 7 October 2026**
Player
Country
Apps
Starts
Minutes
Goals
Assists
Jordan Pickford
England
2
2
180
0
0
Jarrad Branthwaite
England
2
0
28+
0
0
James Garner
England
3
0
67+
0
0
Jake O’Brien
Republic of Ireland
4
3
286
0
0
Brennan Johnson
Wales
4
3
263
0
0
Vitalii Mykolenko
Ukraine
1
1
90
0
0
Braiden Graham
Northern Ireland/U21
1
1
90
0
0
Tyler Dibling
England U21
3
1
121+
1
0
Tyrique George
England U21
3
1
142+
0
0
Harrison Armstrong
England U20/U21
3
2
150+
0
0
Everton finished the international break with three players on the pitch together for England at Wembley.
Pickford started Tuesday’s 3-0 Nations League victory over Czechia and completed another clean sheet, having also played the full 90 minutes of the 7-0 win over Croatia.
Garner and Branthwaite were both introduced after 63 minutes against Czechia, meaning all three Everton players shared the pitch for the closing stages.
Garner therefore featured three times during the break after also coming off the bench against Spain and Croatia. Branthwaite made two substitute appearances, while Pickford completed 180 minutes without conceding.
Date
Fixture
Everton involvement
26 Sep
England 2-3 Spain
Garner 20+ mins; Branthwaite 1+ min; Pickford unused
29 Sep
Czechia 0-2 England
All three unused
3 Oct
Croatia 0-7 England
Pickford 90 mins; Garner 20+ mins; Branthwaite unused
6 Oct
England 3-0 Czechia
Pickford 90 mins; Garner 27+ mins; Branthwaite 27+ mins
Johnson featured in all four of Wales’ Nations League matches, starting three and accumulating 263 minutes.
The Everton forward played the full 90 minutes of the opening 1-0 defeat against Portugal before completing 83 minutes of the 2-0 loss to Denmark.
Johnson was rested from the starting XI against Norway but came on after 76 minutes as Wales won 2-1. He returned to the XI against Denmark and played 76 minutes of the 1-0 defeat.
Date
Fixture
Everton involvement
25 Sep
Portugal 1-0 Wales
Johnson 90 mins
27 Sep
Denmark 2-0 Wales
Johnson 83 mins
1 Oct
Wales 2-1 Norway
Johnson 14+ mins
4 Oct
Wales 0-1 Denmark
Johnson 76 mins
Everton goalkeeper Tom King was also with the Wales squad during the latter stages of the break but did not feature.
O’Brien featured in all four of the Republic of Ireland’s Nations League matches.
The defender completed the opening defeat against Kosovo and subsequent victory over Israel before being given a rest from the starting XI against Austria.
O’Brien came on for the final 16 minutes of that game and then returned to the XI for the 1-1 draw with Israel, completing another 90 minutes.
Date
Fixture
Everton involvement
25 Sep
Kosovo 1-0 Republic of Ireland
O’Brien 90 mins
28 Sep
Israel 0-3 Republic of Ireland
O’Brien 90 mins
1 Oct
Republic of Ireland 2-2 Austria
O’Brien 16 mins
4 Oct
Republic of Ireland 1-1 Israel
O’Brien 90 mins
He returns to Everton with 286 international minutes from four appearances, three of them starts.
Mykolenko’s international break ended after one appearance for Ukraine.
The left-back completed the full 90 minutes as Ukraine opened their Nations League programme with a 1-0 victory over Hungary in Budapest.
He subsequently missed the draw with Georgia and defeat against Northern Ireland after Ukraine’s coaching staff revealed he wasn’t feeling well enough to play.
Mykolenko returned to Everton early, leaving his condition something for Moyes to assess before Sunday’s Premier League trip to Hull City.
Date
Fixture
Everton involvement
25 Sep
Hungary 0-1 Ukraine
Mykolenko 90 mins
28 Sep
Ukraine 0-0 Georgia
Did not feature
2 Oct
Ukraine 0-3 Northern Ireland
Did not feature
Everton’s England Under-21 contingent provided one of the most encouraging stories of the international break.
Dibling started Tuesday’s final qualifier against the Republic of Ireland and opened the scoring after seven minutes, arriving at the far post after Divin Mubama’s effort was diverted across goal.
Ireland recovered to win 3-1, but there was further Everton involvement when Armstrong and George were both introduced after 61 minutes.
That meant Dibling, Armstrong and George spent more than 20 minutes on the pitch together before Dibling was withdrawn after 82 minutes.
Date
Fixture
Everton involvement
25 Sep
England U21 4-2 Kazakhstan U21
George 51+ mins; Dibling 11+ mins
2 Oct
England U21 0-0 Slovakia U21
George 62 mins; Dibling 28 mins; Armstrong unused
6 Oct
Republic of Ireland U21 3-1 England U21
Dibling 82 mins, 1 goal; Armstrong 29+ mins; George 29+ mins
Armstrong began the international window with England Under-20s, playing the full game in the 3-1 victory over Italy before coming on after 59 minutes in the 2-1 win against France.
He was then promoted into Lee Carsley’s Under-21 squad and made his debut from the bench against Ireland.
England had already secured qualification for the 2027 European Under-21 Championship before the defeat in Cork.
Graham spent Northern Ireland’s four-match Nations League programme with Michael O’Neill’s senior squad but remained unused throughout.
The 18-year-old was on the bench against Georgia, Hungary and Ukraine before again missing out on senior minutes in Monday’s 0-0 draw with Georgia at Windsor Park.
His international break wasn’t finished, however.
Graham subsequently joined Northern Ireland Under-21s and started Tuesday’s European Championship qualifier against Greece at Mourneview Park.
The Everton striker led the line in the 1-0 defeat and had several efforts on goal, including a first-half shot saved by Greece goalkeeper Dimitrios Monastirlis.
It meant Graham finally got competitive minutes at the end of a window in which he had spent valuable time around O’Neill’s senior set-up.
The international programme can finally be put to one side.
Everton emerge from the break with Pickford having kept two England clean sheets, O’Brien and Johnson having collected substantial senior minutes and Dibling returning with a goal.
Garner and Branthwaite added to their senior England experience, while Armstrong made his Under-21 debut and Graham ended his long wait for minutes by starting for Northern Ireland Under-21s.
Mykolenko’s fitness is the main issue requiring clarification as Moyes begins bringing his squad back together at Finch Farm.
The focus now switches fully to club football and Sunday’s trip to Hull City.
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