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Johnson and O’Brien add more minutes on Everton international duty

Brennan Johnson and Jake O’Brien both added significant minutes to their international workloads on Sunday night as Everton continued to be well represented in the Nations League. Johnson started for Wales and played 76 minutes of their 1-0 defeat against…

By Gary Gowers · Read Everton

Published: Monday, 5 October 2026 at 7:39 AM

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Brennan Johnson and Jake O’Brien added significant playing time on international duty for their countries.
Johnson played 76 minutes as Wales suffered a 1-0 Nations League defeat against Denmark.
O’Brien completed all 90 minutes in the Republic of Ireland's 1-1 draw with Israel.

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Everton players Brennan Johnson and Jake O’Brien both earned valuable minutes while representing their national teams in the Nations League on Sunday night. Johnson started and played 76 minutes for Wales in their 1-0 defeat against Denmark in Cardiff. Meanwhile, defender O’Brien played the entire 90 minutes for the Republic of Ireland during their 1-1 draw against Israel in Bačka Topola.

Everton goalkeeper Tom King remained an unused substitute for Craig Bellamy's Wales squad. Everton manager David Moyes is now preparing to welcome his players back to Finch Farm without any fitness issues ahead of the Premier League's upcoming return.

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