Everton Trio In Nations League Action As Forward Earns Milestone Cap

Brennan Johnson, Vitalii Mykolenko and Jake O’Brien all featured for their international sides in the UEFA Nations League on Saturday evening.

Johnson and Mykolenko both earned starts, with Johnson’s appearance against Norway marking his 50^th senior international cap for Wales.

Facing a tough test in Oslo, they fell to a 3-1 defeat after Antonio Nusa, Andreas Schjelderup and Erling Haaland all struck for the hosts in the second half. 

The Toffees forward played the full 90 minutes in a milestone appearance for the Dragons, partnering Liverpool’s Lewis Koumas in the attack.

For Mykolenko’s Ukraine, they suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to Northern Ireland in Belfast.

The Blues full-back featured throughout, while Everton youngster Braiden Graham was an unused substitute for the home team.

Defender O’Brien was introduced in the second half for the Republic of Ireland in their 1-0 loss away to Austria.  

His Blues teammate Mark Travers was an unused substitute for Heimir Hallgrímsson’s men. 

Elsewhere, Wales Under-19s duo Shea Pita and Luis Gardner started in a 1-0 loss to Spain Under-19s. 

Scotland Under-17s striker Kai Hutchison was in from the off, playing in a 3-1 defeat to Albania Under-17s.