Derby midfielder Evans eager to put injury issues behind him

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Derby County midfielder George Evans is hoping his injury problems are behind him after returning to action on Monday evening.

Former England Under-19 international Evans joined Derby in July 2018 from Reading but his time at Pride Park has been blighted by injuries, restricting him to just 22 Championship appearances.

The 25-year-old played in 11 league games in the first half of the current campaign before he picked up a calf injury in training, which has kept him on the sidelines for the last two months.

Evans made his long-awaited return in the Under-23s’ Premier League 2 Division One fixture against Everton at Goodison Park on Monday night as the Toffees scored deep in stoppage-time to pick up a 2-1 victory.

Although failing to inspire Derby’s youngsters to a win, the midfielder was delighted to be playing again and he is hoping he can enjoy an injury-free period for the rest of the campaign.

“It has been another frustrating injury and it has been a tough one mentally because it has been stop-start for me since I have been at the club,” he told RamsTV. “That is something I have found very frustrating and I am hoping that is the last of everything now.

“Hopefully I can get some minutes with the first team and if not, I will keep progressing with the 23s and get some minutes because that is what I need.”

Derby, who occupy 13th position in the Championship and are nine points adrift of the final play-off position, return to action on Friday when they play host to Fulham, who will be looking to bounce back from a shock 3-0 defeat at home to Barnsley last time out.

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