Several Everton stars miss pre-season win over Dundee | OneFootball

Everton have explained why several stars missed their pre-season win over Dundee FC.

Goals from Beto, Thierno Barry, Harvey Foster and Dwight McNeil secured a 4-0 victory for the Toffees in Scotland.

But Jarrad Branthwaite, Hayden Hackney, James Garner and Vitalii Mykolenko were not involved in the clash.

“Jarrad Branthwaite has trained with the Blues all week and continues to make positive progress from the hamstring injury he sustained towards the end of last season,” the club have explained.

“Summer signing Hayden Hackney has been successfully integrated into squad training, with that process continuing next week as planned.

“Fellow midfielder James Garner has experienced discomfort in his groin following his return to training which will be reviewed next week.

“Meanwhile, Vitalii Mykolenko has returned home for the birth of his second child and will rejoin the squad in due course.”