Match Report
3 points and 3 places separated them: Everton U21 18th with 25, Sunderland U21 15th with 28. On recent form Everton U21 sat only 23rd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 18th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Everton U21 1.65 scored and 1.8 conceded per game, Sunderland U21 2.05 and 2, with the league averaging 1.79.
Everton U21's unbeaten run stood at 5. Momentum sat with Sunderland U21, winners of their last three, having scored in 13 consecutive games.
The match was played at Finch Farm Training Ground (capacity 7,000). On the scoreboard, Sunderland U21 led 2-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-2 the final score.
Goal scorers
Everton U21: Demi Akarakiri (13') · Sunderland U21: Fin Geragusian (23'), Ahmed Abdullahi (20')
Key stats
Possession: Everton U21 50% · Sunderland U21 50% · Total shots: 13-12 · On target: 2-5 · Corners: 6-2