Michael Kenrick 15/11/2024 2comments  |  Jump to last

Another Everton youngster, Jenson Metcalfe, has sustained a foot injury while on loan at Chesterfield that will keep him out for some months, into the New Year. 

The 20-year-old is on a season-long loan at the SMH Group Stadium and has had regular game-time for the Spireites. He has started the last four League Two games but missed last Saturday’s match against Accrington Stanley.

His loan was seen as an appropriate progression after he put in a solid season for Everton U21s in their 2023-24 PL2 season, topping the Appearances table with 18 league and 8 cup games played, scoring 2 goals in each category.

His injury is a blow for Chesterfield because he had struck up a promising partnership with Darren Oldaker in central midfield and was named Man of the Match against Horsham in the FA Cup.

 
 

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John Raftery
1 Posted 15/11/2024 at 20:14:16
Very bad luck. There is never a good time to pick up a long term injury but it always seems especially unfortunate for a player on loan at the beginning of his career.

I saw Jenson play last month in a 2-2 draw with Notts County. In a solid performance, he looked sound positionally, tidy in possession and able to spread the ball out to the flanks quickly and effectively.

Although he was bypassed a couple of times by a tricky opponent, that was when he was trying to press high up the field. There was another occasion when he was caught in possession attempting to bring the ball out of defence.

Overall, it was a decent 6/10 performance for a player still adjusting to the demands of professional league football.

Brent Stephens
2 Posted 16/11/2024 at 11:05:19
Terrible luck as I think it was not that long ago he was back from another serious injury (knee? - about 2 years ago?) and playing well.

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