Everton U21s kick off PL2 season against Blackburn Rovers tonight

Everton U21s kick off the new Premier League 2 season tonight against Blackburn Rovers at Southport's Big Help Stadium: kick-off is at 7 pm BST.

Everton may have a youthful look to their team due to injuries suffered in pre-season to some key figures. Callum Bates, Jacob Beaumont-Clark, Martin Sherif and Coby Ebere are all expected to step up after impressing for the Toffees' Under-18s side last season.

Paul Tait is likely to have also the talents of Harrison Armstrong, Jenson Metcalfe, Roman Dixon, Elijah Campbell and Reece Welch to call upon after they were briefly upgraded to the senior squad during pre-season training. Although at least a couple of those youngsters may be held back for attendance on the subs bench at Goodison Park for the opening Premier League game against Brighton tomorrow.

We may also get a first sighting of new talent William Tamen, the 18-year-old centre-back signed from Burton Albion for an undisclosed fee last week. He joins Omari Benjamin and Kingsford Boakye, the other new faces in this squad. 

Everton U21s just played a Blackburn side last week as part of their pre-season preparation but came out on the wrong side of a 3-0 scoreline, so may well be motivated to seek some revenge this evening. 

There appears to be no indication that video streaming of the match will be provided to Everton club members but the official website shows links to a live blog and possibly an audio commentary as well.  

 

 

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