Shrewsbury 2–1 Everton U21
Shrewsbury
2–1HT 0–0
Everton U21
Shrewsbury played Everton U21 in the EFL Trophy on 27 October 2026 at New Meadow. The match finished 2–1.
Goals and cards
- 15'Melvin Matos — Yellow card
- 51'Michael Golding (assist by Joseph Gbode)
- 84'Omari Benjamin (assist by C. Loney)
- 90+2'Jeval Thompson-Mckenzie (assist by Oliver Taylor Hall)
- 90+4'Callum Bates — Yellow card
Line-ups
Shrewsbury 3-4-1-2
- S. Proctor
- Oliver Taylor Hall
- I. Lee
- Jay Snook
- Arkelle Nicholas Cecil Jude-Boyd
- M. Golding
- J. Turner-Cooke
- L. Sousa
- H. Aiston
- J. Gbode
- Isaac Andrew Fletcher
- SUBSTITUTES
- Finlay James Tait
- J. Thompson-McKenzie
- Reuben Falding
- Cameron Gregory
- L. Hoole
- Kaysha Ralph Kameni Ngomsi
- Jayden Olisaemeka Lukas Rattray
- COACHES: G. Cowan
Everton U21 4-2-3-1
- F. Barnsley
- G. Finney
- L. Gardner
- John Dodds
- E. Carrington
- H. Foster
- Melvin Matos
- S. Pita
- H. Brookes
- B. Graham
- C. Loney
- SUBSTITUTES
- F. Gomez
- O. Benjamin
- Callum Bates
- W. Tamen
- Adam Seve
- Odin Samuels-Smith
- J. van Schoor
- COACHES: P. Tait
Match statistics
| Shrewsbury | Everton U21 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.74 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.51 |
| 337 | Accurate passes | 342 |
| 7 | Shots inside box | 10 |
| 6 | Shots outside box | 5 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 15 | Free kicks | 8 |
| 7 | Shots on goal | 6 |
| 5 | Saves | 5 |
| 5 | Shots off goal | 5 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 410 | Total passes | 399 |
| 13 | Total shots | 15 |
| 8 | Corners | 6 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 8 | Fouls | 16 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 51% | Possession | 49% |