Everton fans have long been calling for Anthony Gordon to make the Goodison Park first team – could Marco Silva grant them their wish this weekend?
A number of Everton fans think they’ve spotted a clue that Marco Silva could select Anthony Gordon in his squad for the Toffees’ Premier League game this weekend.
The 18-year-old, widely rated as one of the Goodison Park academy’s best prospects, has been sensational for David Unsworth’s side over the past few seasons, and calls for Silva to select him have been growing louder by the week.
Gordon, capped for England at Under-18s level, became the sixth youngest player to feature for Everton’s first team when – aged 16 years 286 days – he came on as a substitute in the Toffees’ 3-0 Europa League group stage win over Apollon Limassol in December 2017 (official Toffees website).
To date, that remains his only senior appearance for the Toffees, but a number of eagle-eyed fans noticed how he was not included in the Everton Under-21s team for their EFL Trophy trip to Crewe, a game he would normally have been a shoe-in for, leading to speculation in the lead-up to the weekend trip to Southampton.
Here is some of the response to the omission on social media:
With Bernard, Jean-Philippe Gbamin and Andre Gomes sidelined, and Fabian Delph also being a doubt for the weekend, the need for Silva to bolster his midfield is certainly there.
Given the likes of Gordon, Dennis Adeniran and Beni Baningime are impressing for the Under-23s, the prospect of one or more academy graduates being called upon for the Saints trip is not implausible.
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