Blues Reserves Face Everton

Last updated : 21 March 2005 By Brian Cartlidge
Keith Bertschin's second string will be looking to get back to winning ways when they take on Andy Holden's side in a Barclays Premiership Reserves League (north) fixture.

Blues Reserves have now gone 4 games without a win whilst tonights opponents have recorded 2 wins in their last three games.

In the reverse fixture earlier this season an Andrew Barrowman brace helped Blues Reserves to a 2-1 win against Everton at Haig Avenue Stadium.

Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/20052nd NovEverton Res1 - 2Blues ResPREM
2003/200420th AprilEverton Res1 - 0Blues ResPREM

Blues Reserves have won 10 and drawn six of their 24 league games this season. A total of 31 goals have been scored in those games, with 30 conceded.

Everton Reserves have won 6 and drawn 6 of their 19 games played. While the Toffees have hit 17 goals in these games, 26 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Blues' 36 points from 24 games sees them lying in 5th place in the Barclays Premiership Reserves League (North) table. Everton currently occupy 10th place in the division. Their 19 games have yielded 24 points.

To see a recent reserves league table, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAPts
Blues Res3021562
Everton Res3201326

Blues: Dormand, Cottrill, Alsop, Oji, Painter, Howland, Wright, Asa Hall, Till, Hamilton, Birley. Subs: Meredith, James Blake, Price, Parratt, Howell.

Everton from: R Wright, S Wright, Wilson, Bosnar, Gerrard, Plessis, Watson, Vidarsson, Vaughan, Anichebe, Boyle, Hughes, Gallagher, Hopkins, Harris, Phelan.

Kick off at Damson Park tonight is 7pm.