Blues Reserves Face Everton

Last updated : 03 November 2004 By Brian Cartlidge
Keith Bertschin's second string will be looking to get back to winning ways after two successive draws when they take on Andy Holden's in-form Everton Reserves side.

In the corresponding fixture last season, on 20th April 2004, Blues Reserves were beaten 1-0 by Everton at Haig Avenue Stadium.

To read a match report on last seasons away game, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/200420th AprilEverton Res1 - 0Blues ResPREM
2003/200422nd OctBlues Res1 - 1Everton ResPREM

Blues Reserves have won five and drawn three of their opening ten league games this season. A total of 14 goals have been scored in those games, with 11 conceded.

Everton Reserves in their opening eight games have won two and drawn four. While Everton have hit 8 goals in these games, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Blues' 18 points from 10 games sees them lying in third place in the Barclays Premiership Reserves League (North) table. Everton currently occupy ninth place in the division. Their eight games have yielded 10 points.

To see a recent reserves league table, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAPts
Blues Res3021332
Everton Res3210637


Kick off at Haig Avenue tonight is 7pm.

Everton (from): Turner, Wynne, Fox, Hughes, Bosnar, Phelan, Seargeant, Harris, Chadwick, Vaughan, Wilson, Fowler, Gallagher, Anichebe, Wright, Boyle, Vidarsson.

Blues: Bennett, Parratt, Painter, Martin Taylor, Oji, Alsop, Birley, Kilkenny, Barrowman, Curtis, Motteram. Subs: Bagnall, Blake, Howland, Hall, Till.