Blackpool come from behind to beat Aston Villa U21s in EFL Trophy
Blackpool rallied past Aston Villa's Under-21s 3-2, Port Vale thrashed Manchester City's youngsters, Arsenal fought back at AFC Wimbledon and Everton lost at Shrewsbury in Tuesday's EFL Trophy action.
Blackpool recovered from a half-time deficit to defeat Aston Villa's Under-21 side 3-2 at Bloomfield Road in Tuesday's EFL Trophy matches. Villa's Fletcher Boyd opened the scoring in the 29th minute, but Zac Ashworth, Jerry Yates and Jordan Brown turned the game around for the Seasiders before Markie Meade pulled a goal back for Villa in stoppage time. The result leaves Blackpool second in Northern Group B, while Villa sit bottom of the group without a point.
Port Vale produced the night's most emphatic scoreline, hitting five against Manchester City's youngsters. Maleace Asamoah opened the scoring before Jaheim Headley, Max Watters, Lewis Montsma and Keyrol Figueroa completed the rout, with City conceding four times inside the first 34 minutes. Vale, who are next to bottom in League Two, top Northern Group D with seven points, while City are third. Vale manager Jon Brady told BBC Radio Stoke that his side attacked a competitive fixture with a strong team and that he was glad they scored five.
Arsenal were the only Premier League academy side to avoid defeat among those in action, coming from behind to win 2-1 at AFC Wimbledon. Callum Maycock gave the League One side the lead, but substitute Evan Mooney levelled five minutes after coming on and Emerson Nwaneri struck three minutes from time. The Gunners youngsters top Southern Group F with six points, with Wimbledon second.
Everton remain without a point in Northern Group E after a stoppage-time 2-1 loss at Shrewsbury Town. Michael Golding gave Salop the lead, Omari Benjamin equalised for the Blues, and Jeval Thompson-McKenzie scored the winner in the second minute of added time. Shrewsbury boss Gavin Cowan told BBC Radio Shropshire the result was thoroughly deserved and reflected the quality of the club.
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