Cheers for Sunderland superfan Bradley Lowery as he appears at Everton match

Sunderland superfan Bradley, five, of Blackhall, near Hartlepool, has won the hearts of the nation in his fight against the disease and was greeted by applause from both sets of fans before Saturday's Premier League game.

Bradley led Everton out at Goodison Park earlier in the season after winning the club's heart when he was mascot at the Stadium of Light in September for the sides' first clash of the season.

His battle against the illness has attracted wellwishers across the world with morfe than £700,000 raised to help fund treatment.

Bradley has just completed two rounds of anitbody therapy in his fight against neuroblastoma cancer with anxious parents Gemma and Carl expecting the results of a bone marrow biopsy soon.