Everton’s Under-23s return to Premier League 2 tonight when they face Tottenham Hotspur at Pure Stadium in Southport
David Unsworth saw his side lose to a last minute penalty against Manchester City in their previous game to leave them seventh in the table
Callum Connolly then left on transfer deadline day as he returned to Fleetwood Town on loan, but Matthew Pennington, Beni Baningime and Nathan Broadhead remain at the club
Pennington and Baningime are both set to start tonight, but Broadhead only resumed training today after a hamstring injury
Tottenham are unbeaten in their first four games as Everton beat Leicester City and Derby County at Southport last month after losing to Liverpool on day one of the new campaign
Sam Carroll will provide live updates and goal alerts for the game and you can send him your thoughts and questions to @ SamCarroll0
Chance J’Neil Bennett enters the far post for Spurs but deviates widely Five minutes left
Thierry Small on Under-23 debut He has been impressive in training recently Everton move to a five at the back as Small becomes LWB Einar Iversen RWB and Matthew Pennington move to BC with Ryan Astley and Con Ouzounidis
Everton best so far in the second half Imam Jagne got comfortable and Ellis Simms had some chances 20 minutes before and still scoreless
LUCK! Matthew Pennington crosses the middle and lets fly from outside the zone Brandon Austin does well to push wide
LUCK! Ellis Simms has played over and is one on one Brandon Austin saves with his legs Franny Jeffers stood with his hands on his head Great chance – and one he usually takes
Instant impact of Imam Jagne He starts a move that gives Einar Iversen a shot opportunity but Brandon Austin starts to save
Imam Jagne on his U23 debut after joining Swedish club BK Hacken earlier in the month He replaces Mackenzie Hunt at halftime
HT: @Everton 0-0 @SpursOfficial Everton wrote for much of the half but hit the bar thanks to Rhys Hughes Elsewhere it’s whipped and absolutely frozen Luckily Marcel Brands looks good # EFC
CLOSE! Rhys Hughes just broke the crossbar with a free kick from the edge of the box So close to the first goal What a strike The boy has a whip on him
Luck! Ellis Simms’ beautiful footwork sends Jubril Okedina off for ECHO and he curls up to a tight angle Good job from the lone striker
Joao Virginia’s incredible save! He keeps Jubril Okedina’s head two meters away!
« Let them play fu *** ng do you want to officiate? » David Unsworth isn’t a huge Thomas Parsons fan so far tonight
All Spurs so far Beni Baningime almost scores a goal against his unfortunate side before another effort is diverted for a corner
Tottenham Hotspur dominate early stages in terms of possession Everton not yet started Remains goalless
Kickoff @SpursOfficial gets us going and scores almost immediately @ Everton does well to clear the junk that ensues Live updates from a rainy @southport_fchttps: // tco / hrOf5UlULl
Left-back Thierry Small is on the bench for # EFCU23 tonight He hasn’t appeared at this level yet but I’m told he’s attracted attention in training recently May also play at central rear and left wing #EFC
Marcel Brands watches Everton’s warm-up with keen interest tonight He could see another new signing, Imam Jagne, make his debut tonight # EFCU23s
New signing off the bench @ _ellissimms starts Full # PL2 debut for Mackenzie Hunt Join me at a baltic @southport_fc for live updates between # EFCU23s and @SpursOfficial tonight Kick off at 7pm #EFC https: / / tco / hrOf5UlULl
Maurizio Pochettino, son of former @SpursOfficial Mauricio manager, on the bench for visitors tonight # EFCU23s
Joao Virginia comes out to warm up He’s back in U23 action after dropping to fourth place in the pecking order following the arrival of Roma’s Robin Olsen #EFC picTwittercom deadline day / lqyBohbuW6
New Everton recruit Imam Jagne on the Under-23 bench against @SpursOfficial in Southport tonight Joao Virginia back on goal (Virginie; Pennington, Ouzounidis, Astley, Anderson; Hunt, Iversen, Baningime, Onyango, Hughes; Simms) #EFC
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