Liverpool U21s 4 – 1 Everton U21s
Everton U21s are playing local rivals today at the Liverpool Academy, kicking off at 1 pm GMT.
It is available to watch at Everton Live, but with a sanity warning: turn the volume down because the stream comes straight from Liverpool TV complete with really annoying commentary.
Everton gave up a soft early goal in the first 5 minutes after Aled Thoas missed a huge sitter inside the first 40 seconds. But a great finish from Francis Gomez had them back in contention inside 12 minutes.
George Finney was dismissed after 27 minutes, coming in hard with his studs up in a reckless challenge for a loose ball. And Liverpool benefited soon after, going two-up before then getting a soft penalty that George Pickford saved brilliantly.
But the relief was short-lived, a good header beating George Pickford for Liverpool’s third. Paul Tait was shown a red card for daring to voice his opinion on the events of the first 45 minutes.
Everton U21s: G Pickford, Finney [R:27′], Van Schoor, Tamen, Campbell, Thomas, Beaumont-Clark [Y:20′] (46′ Davis), Gomez, Morgan, Bates, Graham.
Subs: Lukjanciks, Welch, Loney, Ebere.