Calvert-Lewin and Michael Keane react to Nathan Patterson’s message ahead of Everton farewell
Everton are just weeks away from an emotional goodbye to both Goodison Park and several of their most experienced players.
David Moyes’ side drew 2-2 with relegated Ipswich on Saturday in their penultimate match in front of the Grand Old Lady, ahead of their clash with another Championship-bound side, Southampton, on 18 May.
Goals from top scorer Beto and a first since September for the fit-again Dwight McNeil weren’t enough to keep the Tractor Boys out, as Ipswich came from 2-0 down to secure their first point in three games.
After an initial uptick in form under Moyes which included four wins from his first six matches back in charge of the Blues, Everton have won just once in their 10 games since as the end of the season nears.
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David Moyes faces a massive sunmmer ahead at Everton (Credit: Imago)
Exit-bound Everton stars respond to Nathan Patterson
Like McNeil, who has been limited to just five appearances under Moyes since the Scot re-took charge of the Toffees, Nathan Patterson has missed plenty of football this term after hamtring surgery last summer.
The Scotland right-back has featured more often under Moyes, but Saturday’s draw in which he assisted McNeil’s goal was only the third appearance Patterson has made for Everton since a setback in February.
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On Monday (5 May), Patterson posted on Instagram to show his and Everton’s celebrations for McNeil’s strike midway through the first half, and tagged Goodison Park as its location for the second-to-last time.
Like Goodison, Everton are also set to say goodbye to out-of-contract duo Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Michael Keane at season’s end, and they were two of several Toffees players to like Patterson’s post.
Everton braced for exits amid transformational summer
Everton’s move from Goodison Park to Bramley-Moore Dock coincides with Moyes’ first summer window back at the helm and Dan Friedkin’s first since his takeover in December, and the to-do list is a long one.
Football Insider revealed last month that Keane will “definitely” exit the blue half of Merseyside this summer, and an expected “U-turn” from Newcastle isn’t expected to prevent Calvert-Lewin‘s departure.
Former England keeper Paul Robinson told Football Insider in December that Patterson could be another player whom the Friedkin Group allow to leave Everton, but with youth, re-sale value and a potential run of games on his side, the 23-year-old is likely to stay put.
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