Match Report
Fleetwood Town went into the game 2nd in the table on 3 points; Liverpool U21 sat 4th on 2 — a 1-point gap. The last five rounds placed Liverpool U21 no better than 54th for form, against 4th in the standings. Per game in the league, Fleetwood Town were scoring 2.33 and conceding 1.67, Liverpool U21 1.67 and 3, against a competition average of 1.56 goals per team per game.
The venue was Highbury Stadium in Fleetwood, with room for 5,327 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.