Dominic Calvert-Lewin Everton kit change spotted as Youssef Chermiti given painful lesson

Everton endured a painful afternoon at Aston Villa as they suffered a 4-0 thrashing in their first away game of the season but here are some moments you might have missed from their trip to the West Midlands.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin gets socked

Nobody felt the pain at Villa Park more than Everton No.9 Dominic Calvert-Lewin – literally – after colliding at full pelt with the hosts’ 15-stone goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez. Although the striker bravely carried on, by the latter stages of the first half the swelling by his cheekbone was such, it was impairing his vision and he had to go off. Although everyone connected with the Blues will be frustrated that the 26-year-old, who has played fewer than half the team’s matches over both of the previous two seasons, last just 36 minutes into his latest comeback in what was his first game since Sean Dyche’s side were last in the region against Wolverhampton Wanderers on May 20, this latest setback displayed how the centre-forward is prepared to put his body on the line for Everton.

Flinging himself at the cross showed just how committed Calvert-Lewin is to the cause so no wonder his father was left hurt by those who seemingly doubt him. For his part, the player, who said: “It’s a sore one but I’ll be back shortly,” wanted everything to be just right after his fitness “factory reset” this summer and part of that had been cutting holes in his socks by the calves, a practice widely regarded as being an aid to reducing pressure on the muscles and helping with circulation in the tight-fitting garments.

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