Youth Team/Cup

[Allan]

The 23s host West Brom in the Premier League Cup this afternoon. Kick off at 13:00 with live coverage on the offal.

 

Team news as follows:

 

George; Whelan, Masterson, Johnston, Lewis; Chirivella, Virtue, Christie-Davies; Jones, Millar, Markovic.

 

Subs: McKenzie-Lyle, Juanma, Brookwell, McAuley.

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Good to see Matty Virtue fit.

[Allan]

4 minutes ago, cinco veces said:

Good to see Matty Virtue fit.

Yep. Seen that he was up training with the first team recently.

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8 minutes ago, Dynamite said:

Yep. Seen that he was up training with the first team recently.

He was in for one of the sessions on Tuesday, at least in part because the team that played Monday night for the reserves weren't asked to do both, and that he's played more games at right-back this year than Camacho has in his entire life.

[Allan]

Liverpool 0 West Brom 1

 

Weak defending by Masterson lets the Baggies forward get away and beat Shamal from around 12 yards as Johnston couldn't quite get round to cover and block the effort.

[Allan]

McAuley on for Millar who was struggling with a muscle injury.

[Allan]

Half time - Liverpool 0 West Brom 1

 

We've seen more of the ball, but haven't really threatened. West Brom look dangerous on the break.

[Allan]

Juanma on for Curtis Jones at the break.

Adam Lewis is playing wide right in the front 3, with McAuley through the middle and Markovic on the left.

[Allan]

Liverpool 1 West Brom 1

 

The visiting keeper with a terrible attempted pass from the edge of his box is picked up by Virtue about 30 yards out. Matty takes a touch and lofts an effort over the stranded keeper and into the back of the net.

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Brookwell on for Virtue for the last 10 minutes.

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Full time - Liverpool 1 West Brom 1

 

Both teams had chances toward the end as the game opened up. Shamal George made 2 excellent saves before markovis was denied in stoppage time.

 

Fair result.

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Match report: U23s draw with West Brom in Premier League Cup

Liverpool U23s came from a goal down to draw 1-1 with West Bromwich Albion in their Premier League Cup tie at the Academy, writes Chris Shaw.

Kyle Edwards produced the standout piece of quality in the first half, his powerful surge and sure finish giving the away team a lead at the interval, but the young Reds were a different side from the outset of the second period and levelled on the hour when Matty Virtue beat the goalkeeper from distance.

Neil Critchley’s team could not complete a full turnaround, however, and remain bottom of Group C with two fixtures left to play in the section.

The visitors made a keen start in Kirkby but Curtis Jones, playing as the central focal point of Liverpool’s attack, soon began to influence proceedings.

It was his driving run from deep to the edge of the box that opened avenues to pass either left to Virtue or right to Lazar Markovic. Jones opted for the latter and Markovic unselfishly attempted to reverse the ball back to his teammate for a shot – but West Brom recovered to block out the chance.

The No.9 then presented Pedro Chirivella with a shooting opportunity by holding up Liam Millar’s cross into the box and laying a pass out to the ‘D’, though the effort was curled too high.

The Baggies’ threat in the opening 20 minutes had been restricted to harmless crosses from wide, and a much more direct route paid instant dividends. Edwards capitalised on a bouncing knock forward by physically shrugging off Conor Masterson and rounding George Johnston before coolly rolling a finish past Shamal George.

Rayhaan Tulloch went close to doubling West Brom’s lead on the half-hour but, having escaped into space in the left channel and fashioned a yard of space, he dragged his shot wide of the far post.

Liverpool’s search for fluency was hindered by knocks to Millar, who was forced off on 37 minutes, and Jones; he persevered until half-time before being withdrawn. Critchley adjusted his front line as a result of those injuries and Adam Lewis, switched from left-back to right wing, helped to forge a series of good chances as the hosts seized control of the tie. His pressing led to a close-range effort from substitute Glen McAuley being well saved by the legs of Brad House, his own driven hit was palmed away and the rebound evaded Markovic, who might have then done better with a back-post header from Lewis’ excellent cross.

West Brom had appeals for a penalty rejected when Edwards’ blast struck Johnston’s arm in the box – and their frustration was compounded within moments. House carelessly sent the ball straight to Virtue and the Reds midfielder expertly took advantage with a clever first touch and precise lift back over the goalkeeper into the open net.

By now, the encounter was end to end. Edwards’ dribbling pace drew out defenders and allowed a reverse pass into Tulloch – but his low shot was flicked wide by the diving George. Lewis had the ball in the West Brom net soon after, though a narrow offside call denied him after collecting Chirivella’s through pass and stepping around House.

Neither side were able to muster a winner, though, with George superbly denying Jamie Soule and then Dan Meredith one-on-one in the final minutes, so Liverpool will now require positive results at Burnley and Bournemouth next month to have any hope of qualifying from Premier League Cup Group C.

 

Liverpool U23s: George, Whelan, Lewis, Masterson, Johnston, Chirivella, Millar (McAuley, 37), Virtue (Brookwell, 80), Jones (Juanma, 46), Christie-Davies, Markovic.

Unused substitute: McKenzie-Lyle.

https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/academy/334954-match-report-liverpool-u23s-west-brom

[Allan]

The 18s are in action this evening as they host Accrington Stanley in the FA Youth Cup 4th round. The game is being played at the Totally Wicked Stadium in St. Helens.

 

Kick off at 19:00 with live coverage on the offal from 18:30.

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No messing about with rotation here.

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Cinco's image doesn't load for me, so here's the line up:

 

Jaros; Walls, Williams, Savage, Larouci; Clarkson, Sharif, Dixon-Bonner, Longstaff; Glatzel, Duncan.

 

Subs: Kelly, Boyes, Ritaccio, Bearne, O'Rourke.

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Liverpool 1 Accrington Stanley 0

 

I missed the goal, but Rhys Williams has put us in front.

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Liverpool 2 Accrington Stanley 0

 

Glatzel meets a cross from Larouci to head us further in front.

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Half time - Liverpool 2 Accrington Stanley 0

 

Barely seen the first half as I'm in work, but caught the second goal.

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2 nil. Twice I've seen under 18 and the left full seems to have something about him, Larouci. Also, glatzel looks like a fine player. 18 goals this season. Him and Duncan up top look like they could make it in a few years. 

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Bearne on for Dixon-Bonner.

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Ended 4-0 Glatzel hat trick.

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Sorry. Too busy at work while the game was on to provide the normal updates.

 

Thanks to VD for providing the full time result.

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That was more fun than an evening in St. Helens in 'big coat weather' has any right to be.

 

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Match report: Glatzel hat-trick seals Youth Cup progress

Liverpool eased into the fifth round of the FA Youth Cup with a 4-0 win over Accrington Stanley on Monday night, writes Chris Shaw.

Rhys Williams’ clinical header opened the scoring during an evenly-matched first half at the Totally Wicked Stadium. Paul Glatzel doubled the Reds’ lead just before the interval and the striker added two more in the second period to seal a hat-trick and rack up a comprehensive scoreline. Barry Lewtas’ in-form team therefore progress to a third consecutive home match in the competition this season, against Wigan Athletic.

Accrington should have taken the lead within two minutes of kick-off. Lewis Gilboy made ground at the left edge of the Liverpool area and his diagonal cross to the far post found Charlie Ridge unmarked yards from goal and primed to net – but he lifted his shot high over the bar.

At the other end, a smart pass by Abdi Sharif slipped Bobby Duncan into a one-on-one situation; the No.10’s touch took him too close to the goalkeeper, though, and the chance was blocked. Elijah Dixon-Bonner fired a presentable opportunity off target after good hold-up play in the box by Glatzel, who then collected a short corner and saw a drive parried by Accrington’s Toby Savin.

Instead, Liverpool’s breakthrough came from a defender on 25 minutes. As the Reds recycled the ball on the left wing, Leighton Clarkson dug out an exquisite cross that Williams met in the centre of the area with a precise header flicked into the bottom right corner. Yasser Larouci nodded another inviting Clarkson delivery – this one a straight loft over the visiting defence – against the woodwork, with the linesman flagging for offside in any case.

Gilboy threatened an equaliser when he scampered onto a through ball from deep and fired off an early shot, but Vitezslav Jaros stood up and was equal to it. Liverpool pushed back strongly and created a series of half-chances before Glatzel doubled their advantage with a timely – and superb – header in the 45th minute. Larouci was the goal’s architect, dribbling carefully into the box and clipping the ball into the middle, where Glatzel rose to direct his effort perfectly over Savin and into the top corner.

The Reds continued to enjoy the greater share of possession in the second half but Accrington retained a threat and Ridge had another opening on 56 minutes. He neatly controlled a forward pass into the right channel and moved inside the recovering Larouci to fashion space for a strike towards goal which Jaros denied.

Savin produced an even better stop moments later. Larouci’s floated delivery into the centre from the flank was headed firmly by Duncan from eight yards but the Accrington ‘keeper reacted instantly to save with his body. He could not prevent Glatzel from notching his second and the Reds’ third, however.

An incisive attack involved a left-wing passing exchange between Larouci and Duncan, who swept a first-time assist over to his strike partner Glatzel to hurdle the challenge of Savin and convert into the unguarded net, and there was still time for his hat-trick to be completed; with 88 minutes on the clock, Glatzel capitalised on a short back pass to once again dribble the ball around the ‘keeper and coolly send a finish home.

Savin tipped a Duncan thump onto the post in the last action of the match, but Liverpool had already done enough to march on in the FA Youth Cup – and they will now meet Wigan in the last 16.

 

Liverpool: Jaros, Walls, Larouci, R. Williams, Savage, Clarkson (Ritaccio, 85), Sharif (O’Rourke, 85), Dixon-Bonner (Bearne, 70), Glatzel, Duncan, Longstaff.

Unused substitutes: Kelly, Boyes.

https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/academy/335108-match-report-youth-cup-liverpool-accrington

[Allan]

The 23s are in action this evening as they host Swansea at The Academy in the Premier League International Cup.

 

Kick off at 19:00 with live coverage on the offal from 18:30.

 

Team news to be posted once it's available.

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George; Whelan, Masterson, Johnston, Juanma; Randall, Chirivella, Virtue; Sharif, McAuley, Markovic.

 

Subs: McKenzie-Lyle, Rhys Williams, Coyle, Christie-Davies, Duncan.

 

Not sure exactly what formation we'll be lining up with, could just as easily be 3-5-2 as it could 4-3-3/4-5-1.