On Saturday, Liverpool U18s defeated Blackburn Rovers 4-2 thanks to another goal from Trey Nyoni.
new signature For Liverpool Under-18s, Trey Nyoni scored his first goal in a competitive game on Saturday, helping them to a thrilling victory at Blackburn Rovers.
In the U18 Premier League North, Nyoni, who joined from Leicester City last month, scored the first goal to help the young Reds win 4-2 at Brockhall Village.
Wellity Lucky and Jayden Danns, who has scored in each of Liverpool’s five games this season, gave the Reds a 3-0 lead, but Blackburn struck a quick-fire brace in the last period, requiring a goal from Trent Kone-Doherty to secure the victory.
With the victory, Marc Bridge-Wilkinson’s team has already won three of their first four league contests and is currently ranked second on the preliminary rankings.
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Nyoni netted a hat-trick in the 10-0 friendly win over Southend United last week, and scored after only five minutes against Blackburn when volleying home a cross from Kone-Doherty. Lucky doubled the lead on 33 minutes when heading home a Ben Trueman free-kick before Danns scored a fine individual effort shortly after the hour as he beat two defenders and cut inside to fire home a low shot.
Blackburn, though, roused themselves and scored twice inside two minutes, the first a Matthew Litherland header on 76 minutes with Zack Stritch slotting home shortly afterwards. But the Reds held on and, in the fifth minute of injury-time, Afolami Onanuga released Kone-Doherty to seal the win.
Liverpool are next in U18 Premier League action on Saturday when they entertain Everton in the mini-derby (kick-off 11am).
LIVERPOOL U18s: Misciur; Pinnington, Lucky, Nallo, Kelly (Ahmed 57); Trueman, Onanuga, Nyoni (Gyimah 84); Kone-Doherty, Danns, Young (Pitt 46). Subs: Morana, Furnell-Gill. BOOKINGS: Kelly, Ahmed, Onanuga.
