Everton U21 beat Hartlepool United 1-0. It was 0-1 at half time. The goals came from R. Lambert (9').
Hartlepool United came into the match with 2 wins and 3 defeats in their last 5, scoring 9 and conceding 11. Everton U21 came into the match with 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5, scoring 8 and conceding 7.
This page has the Hartlepool United – Everton U21 match report, the goals and the line-ups.
Everton U21 beat Hartlepool United1-0 without conceding at Victoria Park. R. Lambert was our player of the match, rated 7.2 by the ScoreMondo model for Everton U21. The match was played on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 at Victoria Park in Hartlepool.
The story of the match
Everton U21 took the lead in the 9th minute through R. Lambert, set up by L. Gardner. Everton U21 led 1-0 at the break.
The statistics
Hartlepool United's yellow cards went to J. Penprase in the 3rd minute, C. Penman in the 21st minute, C. Smith in the 28th minute, N. Gilbraith in the 55th minute and C. Thornton in the 87th minute. Booked for Everton U21: L. Evans (21') and B. Graham (86').
The players
The best ScoreMondo ratings after the player of the match went to L. Gardner (Everton U21, 6.9), F. Barnsley (Everton U21, 6.2) and G. Finney (Everton U21, 6.2). From the Hartlepool United bench came C. Thornton on 6 minutes, J. Aungiers on 46 minutes, A. Wood on 46 minutes and J. Ruskin on 71 minutes, among 5 changes. Everton U21 made 3 changes: L. Davis for L. Evans (58'), C. Loney for O. Benjamin (68') and J. Clarke for R. Lambert (78').
Before the match
Hartlepool United came into the match with 2 wins and 3 defeats from their last 5 matches. Their most recent game was a 1-0 win over Woking FC for Hartlepool United. Before kick-off, Everton U21's last 5 matches had brought 1 draw and 4 defeats. Everton U21 lost 2-1 at home to Milan Futuro in their last match.
What the result means
A 6-game wait for victory is over for Everton U21.
What’s next
Hartlepool United host Wealdstone FC next, on 14 November.
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