Watford U21s 1 – 0 Everton U21s
Everton U21s were narrowly beaten on Monday evening by Watford in the Premier League Cup at The Orbital Fastener Stadium, home of Kings Langley FC, kick-off 7 pm.
Tonight was the first sighting of Armando Broja in an Everton shirt as he is finally declared fit, 3 months after joining the club on loan from Chelsea with an Achilles heel injury. He only played the first half.
And alongside him were four other players who sat out the Brentford game on the bench, with Nathan Patterson, Jake O’Brien and Harrison Armstrong getting rare game time along with Callum Bates in what should have been a pretty strong line-up.
But instead, they brought with them the goal drought that has befallen the first team, with Patterson getting a second yellow card on the hour and Everton then giving up a goal to the home side.
Everton U21s: Barnsley, N Patterson [Y:27′;YR:60′], Dixon, O’Brien, Thomas [Y:22′], Butterfield [Y:29′] (82′ J Patterson), Whitaker (87′ Apter), Bates (68′ Samuels-Smith), Broja (46′ Beaumont-Clark), Armstrong, Heath [Y:90+6′].
Subs not Used: Lukjanciks.