Youssef Chermiti Everton availability status confirmed after red card confusion

Youssef Chermiti, who scored two goals for the club’s Under-21 team, was sent off late, but he will be available to play for Everton against West Ham United on Saturday.

In Monday’s 3-1 comeback victory over Fulham in the Premier League International Cup quarterfinals at Walton Hall Park, the 19-year-old striker scored twice for the Blues’ second string. Callum Osmand’s volleyed strike gave the visitors the lead after 22 minutes, but Michael Keane’s header from a corner kick in the first minute of the second half brought the score back to even.

After Charlie Whitaker was knocked down, Chermiti put Everton ahead with a penalty kick on minute 70. Seven minutes later, he scored a brace when his hard shot was too hot for goalkeeper Alex Borto to stop. But Whitaker was sent off with six minutes remaining after receiving a second yellow card for throwing the ball away, and Chermiti received a second booking for kicking the ball away three minutes into extra time, meaning Paul Tait’s team was reduced to nine men at the end of the match.

The ECHO is aware that Chermiti and Whitaker will be out of the Everton team’s semi-final matchup with PSV Eindhoven, West Ham United, and Crystal Palace. However, players sent off in Premier League International Cup games only receive a suspension in that competition.Due to the fact that senior strikers Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Beto have combined for 35 games without scoring a goal, Chermiti’s two-goal explosion gives Sean Dyche, the manager of the Blues, some food for thought as the pair will both be available for selection when David Moyes’ Hammers visit Goodison Park this weekend.

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