BIG SAM MISSES CYPRUS EURO TIE

SAM ALLARDYCE is set to remain on Merseyside and miss the second match of his reign as Everton manager tomorrow night. The 63-year-old was only appointed last week but will not be on the five-hour flight to Cyprus today for Everton’s final Europa League fixture against Apollon Limassol. Allardyce has a longstanding medical appointment — which he made the club aware of when he was in talks to succeed Ronald Koeman last month — and cannot travel. He is expected to be back on the touchline for the derby game at Anfield on