Jayden Danns continued his distinctive goalscoring type for Liverpool U18s, however the younger Reds sadly fell to their second successive defeat at Kirkby.
Liverpool U18s 1-2 Newcastle U18s
U18 Premier League, AXA Coaching Centre
October 28, 2023
Targets: Danns 16′; Neave 19′, Bryant 39′
Danns maintained his document of scoring in each U18 Premier League fixture this season for Marc Bridge-Wilkinson’s facet following and proved to be a handful as soon as once more as Liverpool U18s took on Newcastle.
The younger Reds hit the entrance early when the teen opened the scoring with a intelligent contact and end from Trey Nyoni’s overhead ball after 1 / 4 of an hour.
Danns has 9 league targets underneath his belt already this season in simply seven appearances, following up on the ten he scored for the facet in 2022/23.
It was additionally yet one more purpose involvement for Nyoni, who now has 4 targets and 4 assists to his title from his first six video games with the membership’s academy.
The 16-year-old joined the membership from Leicester through the summer time following curiosity from varied golf equipment throughout the nation, and has made a direct influence to life at Liverpool.
Nyoni’s progress isn’t going unnoticed, with {the teenager} concerned in first-team coaching with Jurgen Klopp‘s facet throughout preparations for Thursday’s 5-1 victory over Toulouse within the Europa League.
The Reds’ lead didn’t final lengthy, although, with Sean Neave levelling the scoring for Newcastle lower than three minutes later, latching on to a mistake on the again to prod residence from shut vary.
It got here after Afolami Onanuga missed the chance to increase the hosts’ lead, along with his personal close-range effort being stopped throughout what was an impressed displaying from goalkeeper Aiden Harris.
The guests then took the lead shortly earlier than the break, with Thomas Bryant steering residence a cross to show the sport on its head.
The Reds continued to check Harris all through a courageous second-half efficiency, however have been unable to seek out the breakthrough that will have earned them a degree on the AXA Coaching Centre.
It was a irritating defeat which leaves Liverpool six factors adrift of Man United on the high of the U18 Premier League desk, however they do stay second in the interim.
Liverpool U18s: Misciur; Furnell-Gill, Gyimah, Fortunate, Trueman; Laffey (Pitt 46′), Morrison (Sonni-Lambie 64′), Onanuga; Danns, Nyoni, Younger (Pennington, 64′)
Subs not used: Morana, Kelly
Subsequent match: Middlesbrough (H) – U18 Premier League – Saturday, October 4, 12.30pm (GMT)
