Match Report
West Ham United U21, 2nd with 42 points, sat 25 points above Everton U21 (25th, 17). The last five rounds placed West Ham United U21 no better than 6th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Per game in the league, West Ham United U21 were scoring 2.65 and conceding 1.45, Everton U21 1.25 and 2, against a competition average of 1.97 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with West Ham United U21, winners of their last three. A win had eluded Everton U21 for 7 matches. West Ham United U21 had banked 12 of the last 15 points on offer; Everton U21, 2.
The match was played at The Rush Green Stadium in Romford (capacity 66,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Everton U21 led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-1.