Everton U21s 3 – 4 Fulham U21s
Everton started the scoring early but Fulham also got into it and ended up taking all 3 points after this game saw seven different players score.
Justin Clarke was on the scoreboard after just 3 minutes, folllwouing some great work by Graham and Bates to get the ball in to him. Clarke cut inside before checking back to create half a yard of space, and he drilled a low shot at goal which found the far corner with the help of a deflection off the nearest defender.
But the visitors came back strongly and pushed for the eventual equalizer before they got a go-ahead goal just before the break — and went further ahead just after the break!
But just 6 minutes later, Graham had pulled one back, Clarke the provider when the ball ran to Braiden Graham who swept the ball home, finding the far corner with a fine effort on the turn.
The Everton lads pulled it back to 3-3 with some fine work from George Finney, pulling back a great cross from the byeline for Issac Heath to turn it in from 2 yards.
But Fulham had the last word with a fine volleyed finish that Everton could not equal.
Everton U21s: G Pickford, Finney, Samuels-Smith, Tamen (46′ Van Schoor), Thomas, J Patterson, Clarke (70′ Beaumont-Clark), Gomez, Morgan, (70′ Catesby), Bates (46′ Heath), Graham.
Subs not Used: Barnsley.