Jagielka: Blues Braced For Lively Hajduk

Shop the Commemorative Range NOWPhil Jagielka is confident Everton have enough “good characters” to handle whatever lies in wait for them at Hajduk Split’s hostile Stadion Poljud on Thursday night.

The Blues have travelled to Croatia for the Europa League play-off round tie with a two-goal cushion, after Michael Keane and Idrissa Gana Gueye were both on target in last week’s first-leg victory at Goodison Park.

Nevertheless, Hajduk showed enough attacking menace late in the match on Merseyside to suggest Ronald Koeman’s team must be on their guard to avoid slipping up in the return clash.

The Croatian side won 4-0 away at Rudes on Sunday to maintain their strong start to a domestic campaign…