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

Brave cancer battler Bradley Lowery was cheered on to the Goodison Park pitch this afternoon before Sunderland's match at Everton.

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.

Brave Bradley before today's game.placeholder image
Brave Bradley before today's 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.

Bradley in the arms of Sunderland's Jermain Defoe before today's game.placeholder image
Bradley in the arms of Sunderland's Jermain Defoe before today's game.

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.

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