Everton U21s fall to third defeat in a row
Everton U21s 0 - 1 Crystal Palace U21s
Everton U21s couldn't lay a glove on Crystal Palace at Haig Avenue in Southport this afternoon, going down to a goal in the 79th minute.
Paul Tait's youngsters have suffered a bit of a reality check on the back of two big defeats last week, losing 5-0 at the City Academy, followed by the 3-0 loss to PSV Eindhoven in the midweek quarter-final of the Premier League International Cup.
Today's visitors sit in 4th place on the back of three draws last month after they too were beaten 5-0 by Manchester City in January. There will be no live streaming because the match overlaps with the senior side's Premier League encounter at the City Ground in Nottingham.
But the young Blues could not make any impression on the scoresheet, going down to a late goal from the visitors.
Everton U21s: Leban, Patterson, I Samuels-Smith, Welch, Campbell, Metcalfe (55' Butterfield), Higgins, Price [Y:20'], Okoronkwo, Heath (56' Kouyate), McAllister.
Subs not Used: Barrett, John, Bates.
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2 Posted 06/03/2023 at 18:39:01
3 Posted 06/03/2023 at 20:37:21
Three injuries in just over 12 months suggests he has been very unlucky or perhaps wasn't ready for the physical toll of the Premier League. Either way, he needs minutes on the pitch before he returns to the first team.
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1 Posted 05/03/2023 at 13:01:24
They seem to be taking care not to rush Patterson back. Shame he's not involved with the first team today as I do like his style down the right flank. But playing people when they're injured only ends up biting you on the arse later so probably the right thing to do.