Match Report
3 points and 1 places separated them: Grimsby Town 3rd with 3, Everton U21 4th with 0. Everton U21 had been under-performing their position — 59th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Grimsby Town 2 scored and 2.67 conceded per game, Everton U21 1.67 and 4, with the league averaging 1.9.
Blundell Park, capacity 9,546, hosted the game. Grimsby Town led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 5 goals for the 5-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Grimsby Town: Jamie Walker (40'), Clarke Oduor (45'), Zak Gilsenan (52'), Jamie Walker (58'), R. Staunton (87') · Everton U21: Jacob Beaumont-Clark (21'), William Tamen (63'), George Morgan (90')
Key stats
Possession: Grimsby Town 64% · Everton U21 36% · Total shots: 24-10 · On target: 7-6 · Corners: 7-3