messymascot
Player Valuation: £35m
I suppose as a partnership Feeney and Gibson had done well so change of formation might have been reason. They both made mistakes tonight so his chance may come soon.
I suppose as a partnership Feeney and Gibson had done well so change of formation might have been reason. They both made mistakes tonight so his chance may come soon.
Ring master
Player Valuation: £90m
The 4 goals from tonights game
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Everton PL2 v Chelsea PL2 (A) | Premier League 2 Highlights | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club
Highlights from our Premier League 2 match away to Everton.
Ring master
Player Valuation: £90m
Longer highlights of the u23s game
Everton Under-23s boss David Unsworth felt his side should have capitalised on their “fantastic” first-half performance after sharing a 2-2 draw with Premier League 2 table-toppers Chelsea at Southport.
Two second-half penalties settled a battling contest at Pure Stadium on Friday night as the Blues stayed seventh in the table.
Midfielder Sebastian Quirk opened the scoring in the 36th minute when he tapped home from close range. Chelsea hit back straight after the restart, though, with two quickfire goals – one from the spot – by Tino Anjorin.
The Blues, watched by Director of Football Marcel Brands, kept battling away and were rewarded when Antony Evans made no mistake from the spot after Beni Baningime went over in the box.
“First half, we were absolutely fantastic and should have gone on to win the game,” Unsworth told evertonfc.com.
“We gifted them a goal straight after half-time. It was a schoolboy error from the kick-off and it shouldn’t happen.
“[The goal] burst our bubble and I thought we were flat for that 15 minutes until they got the second.
“We had to come again and we showed great character to get the goal back and we could have won it in the end.”
After a lively start, it was Everton who had the first real chance of the contest. Baningime stole the ball back in the middle of the park and proceeded to drive at a retreating defence, but his shot was easily picked up by the visitors’ goalkeeper.
The hosts did open the scoring in the 32nd minute as Quirk, on his full debut for the Under-23s, calmly placed the ball into an empty net after Nathangelo Markelo’s initial shot was saved.
Unsworth was pleased with the young midfielder’s display.
“I thought he did really well on his full debut for the Under-23s,” Unsworth explained.
“He has been with us in training for about four or five weeks and I thought he was terrific tonight.
“He is a great lad and I am sure we will see a lot more of him in the future.”
The Blues continued to assert their dominance on the match and moments later could have doubled their advantage. The ball looped all the way over to Baningime at the back post as he watched his spectacular effort drift over.
Superb play in the closing stages of the first half from Dennis Adeniran opened up space. His eventual cross agonisingly close to Simms - who was lurking at the back post - but the ball was turned away by the visitors’ defence.
Missed first-half opportunities looked as if they could prove costly for the hosts as Chelsea levelled.
With just seconds on the clock, Lewis Gibson was caught in possession by Anjorin and the Chelsea forward was able to calmly slide the ball past an onrushing Joao Virginia.
Despite the setback, the Blues rallied. Kyle John’s teasing cross was nicked off the head of Simms, before Morgan Feeney failed to direct Anthony Evans’ corner on target.
Chelsea looked much more of a threat in the second half and completed the turnaround in the 63rd-minute. Referee Benjamin Speedie pointed to the spot after Feeney brought down Tariq Uwakwe in the area.
Anjorin was on hand once again to double his and the visitors’ tally.
Everton were not behind for long, though. Speedie pointed to the spot for the second time in the contest when Baningime was brought down in the area. And Evans was clinical from 12 yards as he blasted the ball to the left of an outstretched Ziger.
Everton Under-23s boss David Unsworth felt his side should have capitalised on their “fantastic” first-half performance after sharing a 2-2 draw with Premier League 2 table-toppers Chelsea at Southport.
Two second-half penalties settled a battling contest at Pure Stadium on Friday night as the Blues stayed seventh in the table.
Midfielder Sebastian Quirk opened the scoring in the 36th minute when he tapped home from close range. Chelsea hit back straight after the restart, though, with two quickfire goals – one from the spot – by Tino Anjorin.
The Blues, watched by Director of Football Marcel Brands, kept battling away and were rewarded when Antony Evans made no mistake from the spot after Beni Baningime went over in the box.
“First half, we were absolutely fantastic and should have gone on to win the game,” Unsworth told evertonfc.com.
“We gifted them a goal straight after half-time. It was a schoolboy error from the kick-off and it shouldn’t happen.
“[The goal] burst our bubble and I thought we were flat for that 15 minutes until they got the second.
“We had to come again and we showed great character to get the goal back and we could have won it in the end.”
After a lively start, it was Everton who had the first real chance of the contest. Baningime stole the ball back in the middle of the park and proceeded to drive at a retreating defence, but his shot was easily picked up by the visitors’ goalkeeper.
The hosts did open the scoring in the 32nd minute as Quirk, on his full debut for the Under-23s, calmly placed the ball into an empty net after Nathangelo Markelo’s initial shot was saved.
Unsworth was pleased with the young midfielder’s display.
“I thought he did really well on his full debut for the Under-23s,” Unsworth explained.
“He has been with us in training for about four or five weeks and I thought he was terrific tonight.
“He is a great lad and I am sure we will see a lot more of him in the future.”
The Blues continued to assert their dominance on the match and moments later could have doubled their advantage. The ball looped all the way over to Baningime at the back post as he watched his spectacular effort drift over.
Superb play in the closing stages of the first half from Dennis Adeniran opened up space. His eventual cross agonisingly close to Simms - who was lurking at the back post - but the ball was turned away by the visitors’ defence.
Missed first-half opportunities looked as if they could prove costly for the hosts as Chelsea levelled.
With just seconds on the clock, Lewis Gibson was caught in possession by Anjorin and the Chelsea forward was able to calmly slide the ball past an onrushing Joao Virginia.
Despite the setback, the Blues rallied. Kyle John’s teasing cross was nicked off the head of Simms, before Morgan Feeney failed to direct Anthony Evans’ corner on target.
Chelsea looked much more of a threat in the second half and completed the turnaround in the 63rd-minute. Referee Benjamin Speedie pointed to the spot after Feeney brought down Tariq Uwakwe in the area.
Anjorin was on hand once again to double his and the visitors’ tally.
Everton were not behind for long, though. Speedie pointed to the spot for the second time in the contest when Baningime was brought down in the area. And Evans was clinical from 12 yards as he blasted the ball to the left of an outstretched Ziger.
the sniderman
Player Valuation: £40m
anyone with more than 10 posts in this thread should be automatically forced into a background check you v dangerous creatures.
the sniderman
Player Valuation: £40m
on second thought hi guys.We actually win a few matches in this thread
Thought the three in the middle had a great game. Adeniran dominated like he should every game at this level.
I just watch these games with enjoyment for what they are , I no longer have a great expectation that any of them will get a first team chance this season. I’m still disappointed that we don’t play 442 like the first team , it would make sense to see how players like Benni, Markelo, Adeniran shape up in a midfield four , though they’re not currently 1st team ready at least the step up would be a bit easier if an emergency occurred and one of them was needed.
I actually thought “ at last , we’re going to go two up front “ when I saw Mampala coming on , then we take Simms off, sigh . Simms for me battled hard against a decent defence but found it difficult with three defenders on him at times. I think with Mampala alongside Simms for the last ten minutes we might have troubled a tiring defence and won it . I guess it’s not in our DNA to go out and try to win games in the dying minutes.
I actually thought “ at last , we’re going to go two up front “ when I saw Mampala coming on , then we take Simms off, sigh . Simms for me battled hard against a decent defence but found it difficult with three defenders on him at times. I think with Mampala alongside Simms for the last ten minutes we might have troubled a tiring defence and won it . I guess it’s not in our DNA to go out and try to win games in the dying minutes.
mightymoyes
Player Valuation: £70m
A very sensible thing to do so unlikely
Ring master
Player Valuation: £90m
EVERTON U18S TEAM to face Reading in Q/F premier Leage Cup
Leban, Astley, Hosie, Hagan, Lowey, McAllister, Onyango, Hughes, Higgins, Cannon, Dobbin,
Subs McIntyre, Dylan Thompson, Whitaker, Jonathan Anderson, Kristensen
Leban, Astley, Hosie, Hagan, Lowey, McAllister, Onyango, Hughes, Higgins, Cannon, Dobbin,
Subs McIntyre, Dylan Thompson, Whitaker, Jonathan Anderson, Kristensen
Ring master
Player Valuation: £90m
Cannon gives Everton a 4th minute lead as a low ball across goal is hammered into the roof of the net by him from close range.
Ring master
Player Valuation: £90m
Lambert scores for Reading on 14mins - A free-kick is whipped into the box and Melvin Lambert squeezes in from close range!
stretford blue
Player Valuation: £30m
Is that the first time Kristensen has appeared since we bought him
