Everton on International Duty: How the Blues’ Players Fared

Eleven Everton players represented their nations or featured in squads across the first week of international fixtures, avoiding any injuries ahead of the next round of matches. For England's senior team, James Garner and Jarrad Branthwaite made substitute appearances during a 3-2 Nations League loss to Spain at Wembley, while goalkeeper Jordan Pickford was rested. Summer signing Brennan Johnson completed 90 minutes for Wales in a 1-0 defeat to Portugal, and Jake O'Brien played the full match in the Republic of Ireland's 1-0 loss to Kosovo.

Vitalii Mykolenko earned a 1-0 victory with Ukraine against Hungary, whereas Northern Ireland's Braiden Graham remained an unused substitute during their 1-0 win over Georgia. At the youth international level, Harrison Armstrong played the full match in England Under-20s' 3-1 win over Italy, while Tyrique George and Tyler Dibling made substitute appearances in England Under-21s' 4-2 win against Kazakhstan.