Match report from Everton v Man Utd Under 21s in Premier League 2 | 3 October 2025
SECOND HALF
Having headed back to the dressing rooms in stalemate, that carried through the break and back out onto the pitch, with little to separate sides for the first 25 minutes of the second half.
The best chance during that period fell to James Scanlon, who hit a driven effort from outside of the penalty area that whistled past the wrong side of the post, despite the effort looking on target when it left his boot.
The Gibraltar international was in amongst the action for our second goal of the game, kicking off a move that eventually found Sam Mather on the left wing, who played a pass into the middle to Jayce Fitzgerald. Our no.10 controlled the delivery at first, but as the Everton defence went to clear the danger, it cannoned off the midfielder and into the back of Pickford’s net.
The Toffees showed fight in the final few minutes to try and level the game once more, but our defence stood strong to quell the threat and ensure the victory headed back across the M62 with the Reds.
