Everton U21s defeated by Southampton at Walton Hall Park
Everton U21s 1 - 2 Southampton U21s
The second part of a double-header for the Under-21s at Walton Hall Park saw two Blues dismissed as Southampton won in the Premier League Cup.
Everton U21s played their first game at Walton Hall Park on Tuesday, when they beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 in the Premier League International Cup.
With Premier League 2 games suspended during the World Cup in Qatar, resuming in the New Year, Everton will play all six of their group games in the Premier League Cup back to back during November and December.
Ben Godfrey is in the side as his recovery from injury progresses,. Billy Crellin makes a rare start in goal.
Isaac Price put Everton ahead in the first half. But Southampton came back to tie the game after the Blues had given the ball away in midfield. And Everton were behind when the same player rattled in another crisp finish by the statuesque Crellin flowing a slick series of passes in a swift forward move downfield for the Saints.
Whitaker was the victim of a very heavy collision that might have done his knee in, and had to be substituted. Everton struggled to counter as Southampton took a firm grip on the tie, Seb Quirk getting a second yellow card near the end. Then, Isaac Price was shown a straight red, presumably for something he said to the referee.
Everton U21s: Crellin, Quintyne, I Samuels-Smith, Godfrey (57' Campbell), Anderson (83' Tierney), Quirk [Y:52';YR:88'], Kouyate (69' Heath), Price [R:90'], Okoronkwo, Whitaker (70' Djankpata), Hunt.
Subs not Used: Barrett.
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2 Posted 13/11/2022 at 11:58:48
3 Posted 13/11/2022 at 11:59:57
https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2903121/watch-in-form-under-21s-live-on-youtube
4 Posted 13/11/2022 at 12:01:06
The young Blues host Southampton at Walton Hall Park aiming to build momentum following Wednesday night's 2-1 victory PL International Cup win over French giants Paris St Germain.
A brace from Tom Cannon – 24 hours after making his senior debut for the Club – was enough to seal a fine win for Paul Tait's team.
Our coverage of Sunday's game begins just before kick-off at midday (GMT). Watch via the player below or on YouTube here!
6 Posted 13/11/2022 at 12:30:00
7 Posted 13/11/2022 at 12:50:56
8 Posted 13/11/2022 at 12:57:27
9 Posted 13/11/2022 at 13:17:05
10 Posted 13/11/2022 at 13:22:32
11 Posted 13/11/2022 at 13:24:49
Why do you think they are playing in all-blue?
12 Posted 13/11/2022 at 13:29:20
Michael #11, I believe they're in all blue so they can't be associated with the first team
13 Posted 13/11/2022 at 13:34:14
14 Posted 13/11/2022 at 13:43:04
15 Posted 13/11/2022 at 14:03:37
16 Posted 13/11/2022 at 14:07:46
Price should have been more disciplined with his reaction to the referee but he had just seen Seb Quirk receive his second yellow and sent off while he was man handled by two players and the referee allowed play to carry on, most of these referees,no matter what league they apply their trade,have no dads!!
17 Posted 13/11/2022 at 20:00:34
Seb Quirk today I thought played well until he lost the plot with his two footed challenge. The lad is getting stronger and has a presence on the pitch.
I'd like to see a bit more of Isaac Heath too, only came on as sub but covers the ground really well and looks very balanced and agile. Need to see more of his technical ability. Have you seen much of him?
18 Posted 13/11/2022 at 20:11:55
I watched Morecambe playing Portsmouth in a League One fixture yesterday, and I watched the last 10 minutes of Everton's Under-21 game today, and the football was like night and day.
Two sendings off makes it sound competitive, but I think anyone with promise should already be playing competitive senior football by the time they are 20 years of age; otherwise, I'm not sure they are genuinely getting helped to develop? Especially someone like Seb Quirk, who definitely looks like he's more than capable physically.
19 Posted 13/11/2022 at 20:39:27
Tony (18)Yes I see what you mean about competitive football, I watched Ipswich the other night in a cup game against a non league team and Birmingham v Sunderland in a league one game and they were both men's games,without a great deal of skill and very rough to play in but young players would learn about the dark arts of the game while, hopefully,learning to look after yourself.
Todays game,despite the sendings off was mostly a timid affair and any sort of tackling ends with a referees whistle and a foul given.
20 Posted 13/11/2022 at 21:31:42
Dave thanks, It will be good to see if he can break in as a starter and how he gets on over the next year or two.
21 Posted 13/11/2022 at 21:51:00
Great credit to Paul Tait for getting the most out of him.
The bits I've seen of Isaac Heath have been promising.He was highly touted about 18 months ago, when he looked like a small , nippy midfield dynamo , capable of dribbling his way out of trouble . Then he didn't seem to progress much last season . It's good to see him getting game time at u21
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1 Posted 12/11/2022 at 09:47:01
I think Everton ended up winning their group on goal-difference, so that should give them home advantage when they play this knock-out tie the week after next.