KEVIN SHEEDY’S Under-18s are now within touching distance of the end-of-season play-offs, following up Saturday’s impressive 3-1 defeat of Chelsea with a 2-0 victory over Bolton last night.
With the young Blues boasting a superior goal difference to rivals Manchester United, just one point from their final two away games of the season – at Fulham on Saturday and then Crystal Palace on Tuesday – should guarantee a top-three finish and a place in next Wednesday’s Premier Academy League Play-off.
After goals from Conor Grant and Matthew Pennington saw off Bolton last night Sheedy spoke glowingly of the efforts put in by his young charges.
“Duncan (Ferguson) and myself are delighted with them,” he said. “It was probably our best passing performance of the season and the only disappointment was that we didn’t score more goals.
“They really are an outstanding group of lads who give everything for Everton.
“They’re running on empty a bit at the moment having played so much football recently and some of them having to play for the Under-21s as well, so we can’t really speak highly enough about them.”