04/08/2026Bolton Wanderers 2 - 4 Everton U21sEverton U21s ran out 4–2 winners over a senior-laden Bolton Wanderers outfit in a behind-closed-doors encounter on Tuesday afternoon. Despite facing a Bolton team featuring a raft of experienced first-teamers — including Cyrus Christie, Eoin Toal, and John McAtee — the young Toffees played with tempo and clinical edge. Match SummaryThe Blues had a new name in goal: Laurence Shala, who had to make an impressive double save early on before Everton took the early lead. Bolton leveled on 14 minutes when a whipped free-kick was headed past Laurence Shala. Everton U21s: Laurence Shala; Rocco Lambert, Francis Gomez, Jack Patterson, George Finney, Harry Brookes, Joel Catesby, Josh van Schoor, Ceiran Loney, Amari Moses.