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Matches/Premier League 2 Division One/Regular Season - 16
Premier League 2 Division One 2025/26Match Finished

Everton U21 vs Sunderland U21

20 Feb 2026 · 19:00 GMT · Regular Season - 16

Everton U21

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1:2HT 1–2

Sunderland U21

AWAY
⚽ Akarakiri 14′
⚽ Ahmed Abdullahi 20′⚽ Geragusian 23′ (Penalty)
The BIG HELP Stadium, SouthportReferee: R. AspinallRecorded clock 90′ + 8′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Sunderland U21 win 2–1

Match Finished in the regular season - 16 of the Premier League 2 Division One. 3 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES1 – 2
HALF-TIME1 – 2
MATCH COVERAGE

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LineupsAvailable
Match eventsAvailable
Team statisticsNot supplied
Expected goalsNot supplied
Player ratingsNot supplied
02
HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE

Team statistics

Everton U21Sunderland U21

Detailed statistics aren’t available for this match

The provider has not supplied possession, shots, passing or xG. These will appear when they are included in an updated import.

03
THE PLAYERS BEHIND THE RESULT

Lineups & substitutions

Everton U21

Formation not supplied

Coach Paul Tait

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Douglass LukjanciksProfile: Goalkeeper · 18 at kick-off
  2. 2
    Odin Samuels-SmithProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    Off 84′
  3. 4
    Reece Belfield WelchProfile: Defender · 22 at kick-off
  4. 5
    Aled ThomasProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  5. 3
    Joshua van SchoorProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  6. 6
    BatesProfile: Midfielder
  7. 8
    AkarakiriProfile: Midfielder
    Normal Goal 14′Off 65′
  8. 7
    BoakyeProfile: Attacker
  9. 10
    Malik OlayiwolaProfile: Midfielder
    Off 66′
  10. 11
    Braiden GrahamProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
  11. 9
    EbereProfile: Attacker
    Off 85′

Substitutes5

  1. 14
    DavisProfile: Defender
    On 85′
  2. 15
    GomezProfile: Midfielder
    On 66′
  3. 17
    Ceiran LoneyProfile: Attacker · 17 at kick-off
    On 84′
  4. 16
    PitaProfile: Midfielder
    On 65′
  5. 12
    Gospel-EzeProfile: Goalkeeper

Sunderland U21

Formation not supplied

Coach Graeme Murty

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    CowanProfile: Goalkeeper
    Yellow Card 90+2′
  2. 2
    Finlay HolcroftProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  3. 5
    Alex LienardProfile: Defender
  4. 6
    KindonProfile: Defender
  5. 3
    Bayley HesterProfile: Defender
    Off 72′
  6. 4
    LenzProfile: Midfielder
    Yellow Card 59′
  7. 8
    Jenson JonesProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  8. 10
    GeragusianProfile: Attacker
    Penalty 23′Yellow Card 90+8′
  9. 7
    DinsdaleProfile: Midfielder
    Off 72′
  10. 11
    Jack WhittakerProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Off 62′
  11. 9
    Ahmed AbdullahiProfile: Attacker · 21 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 20′Off 62′

Substitutes5

  1. 13
    AllanProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 12
    LightfootProfile: Defender
    On 72′
  3. 14
    ProctorProfile: Midfielder
    On 62′
  4. 16
    WalshProfile: Attacker
    On 72′
  5. 15
    WatersProfile: Attacker
    On 62′
04
FOLLOW THE MATCH

Events & commentary

Event commentary from recorded goals, cards, substitutions and VAR decisions. This is not a full play-by-play feed.

  1. Normal GoalEverton U21

    Akarakiri

  2. Normal GoalSunderland U21

    Ahmed Abdullahi · Assist: Jenson Jones

  3. PenaltySunderland U21

    Geragusian

  4. Yellow CardSunderland U21

    Lenz

  5. SubstitutionSunderland U21

    Off Jack Whittaker On Proctor

  6. SubstitutionSunderland U21

    Off Ahmed Abdullahi On Waters

  7. SubstitutionEverton U21

    Off Akarakiri On Pita

  8. SubstitutionEverton U21

    Off Malik Olayiwola On Gomez

  9. SubstitutionSunderland U21

    Off Bayley Hester On Lightfoot

  10. SubstitutionSunderland U21

    Off Dinsdale On Walsh

  11. SubstitutionEverton U21

    Off Odin Samuels-Smith On Ceiran Loney

  12. SubstitutionEverton U21

    Off Ebere On Davis

  13. Yellow CardSunderland U21

    Cowan

  14. Yellow CardSunderland U21

    Geragusian

05
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Player performance

No individual performance data supplied

Ratings, minutes, shots, passes, tackles, duels and goalkeeper saves need a detailed player feed. Explore profiles and recorded involvement through the lineups above.

06
THE BIGGER PICTURE

Recent form & meetings

Previous matches in this 2025/26 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Everton U21

DEverton U21 vs Burnley U2116 Feb 2026 · Regular Season - 152 – 2DArsenal U21 vs Everton U216 Feb 2026 · Regular Season - 140 – 0WTottenham Hotspur U21 vs Everton U2130 Jan 2026 · Regular Season - 130 – 2WEverton U21 vs Manchester City U2125 Jan 2026 · Regular Season - 123 – 2LEverton U21 vs Leicester City U219 Jan 2026 · Regular Season - 100 – 2

Sunderland U21

WBrighton U21 vs Sunderland U216 Feb 2026 · Regular Season - 140 – 2WSunderland U21 vs Leicester City U211 Feb 2026 · Regular Season - 133 – 2DWolves U21 vs Sunderland U2126 Jan 2026 · Regular Season - 122 – 2DSunderland U21 vs Newcastle United U2116 Jan 2026 · Regular Season - 111 – 1LSunderland U21 vs Manchester City U216 Dec 2025 · Regular Season - 41 – 2
Previous meetings Within this cup import

No earlier meetings between these teams in the imported records.

Source & coverage
API-Football · Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Saved snapshot, not a live feed. Missing values are not treated as zero. Player ages are calculated at kick-off from supplied birth dates.

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