Match Report
1 points for Everton U21 (25th), 4 for Liverpool U21 (8th): a 3-point gap. Everton U21 ranked 20th in the league on five-round form, well above their 25th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Everton U21 1 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Liverpool U21 1.5 and 1, with the league averaging 2.05.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by Everton U21, 2 by Liverpool U21, 1 drawn, at 4.2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. 80% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
Finch Farm Training Ground, capacity 7,000, hosted the game. The referee was S. Parkinson, with 98 matches in our database and 2.3 yellows per game on average. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Everton U21: Jack Patterson (17') · Liverpool U21: Will Wright (14')
Key stats
Possession: Everton U21 50% · Liverpool U21 50% · Total shots: 8-5 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 5-4