EFL Trophy: Bolton 4 - 1 Liverpool Under-21s

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Liverpool Under-21s suffered a heavy loss in the EFL Trophy on a difficult night for the youngsters

The Reds side featured defender Nat Phillips but were still comfortably beaten by their League One opponents. You can watch the highlights in the video below.

A second successive win for Bolton in the competition has taken them to the top of Group D. They are now on the verge of progression to the next stages of the competition. You'd have to wonder if their fans are already dreaming of a trip to Wembley?

Port Vale’s late winner at Rochdale denied guaranteed progress for Bolton. They very much have their destiny in their own hands ahead of their final group game at Spotland in a few weeks. A point will guarantee a place in the knock-out phase.

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Reaction to the match

Bolton manager Ian Evatt told the club's website: “It took us a bit of time to figure out where we needed to press and how we needed to press but once we did I thought we gained control and some great deliveries into the box and some good finishes.

“I thought it was a good game and credit to them. I thought they made it a good game.

“It was technical, it was tactical, it was everything you want and hopefully the fans who came – bar the downpour we got in the second half – enjoyed themselves.

“We had to find the solutions but once we did our attitude and application was correct, which is important in these games, and we went ahead and won it well.”

Read more - Do you remember when Bolton were in Europe?

This social media post is how the Liverpool Twitter account responded to the defeat for their academy side.

What else happened in the competition?

It wasn't a great night in the competition for the Premier League's academy sides.  The youth sides of Leicester City, Newcastle United and Wolves lost at Accrington Stanley, Harrogate and Shrewsbury respectively.

Southampton's academy side suffered a heavy 4-1 defeat at League One's Charlton Athletic. The London side only had an attendance of 689.

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