Shrewsbury vs Everton U21 match stats & report

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EFL Trophy · England · Group North - 5 · The Croud Meadow, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Shrewsbury stats & fixtures · Everton U21 stats & fixtures

Shrewsbury beat Everton U21 2–1 in the EFL Trophy (Group North - 5) on 27 October 2026. Expected goals finished 1.74–1.51. Shrewsbury had 51% of the ball.

Shrewsbury vs Everton U21 match statistics

ShrewsburyEverton U21

51% Ball possession 49%
1.74 Expected goals (xG) 1.51
13 Total shots 15
7 Shots on target 6
5 Shots off target 5
1 Blocked shots 4
7 Shots inside the box 10
8 Corners 6
9 Fouls 16
1 Offsides 0
0 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
415 Passes 401
5 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

15' Yellow card Melvin Matos Everton U21
51' Goal M. Golding (assist J. Gbode) Shrewsbury
84' Goal O. Benjamin (assist C. Loney) Everton U21
90+2' Goal J. Thompson-McKenzie Shrewsbury
90+4' Yellow card C. Bates Everton U21

The Ghost's call

The Ghost didn't rate this match before kickoff.

What matters

Everton U21 win 6.5 corners a game — 92nd percentile in this competition.
Shrewsbury score 1.1 a game — 12th percentile in this competition.
Everton U21 score 0.9 a game — 17th percentile in this competition.

Team news & lineups

Shrewsbury

Confirmed 3-4-1-2 G. Cowan

12 S. Proctor

28 Jay Snook 23 I. Lee 33 Oliver Taylor Hall

24 L. Sousa 7 J. Turner-Cooke 20 M. Golding 17 Arkelle Nicholas Cecil Jude-Boyd

46 H. Aiston

8 I. Fletcher 27 J. Gbode

Bench Finlay James Tait, J. Thompson-McKenzie , Reuben Falding, Cameron Gregory, L. Hoole , Kaysha Ralph Kameni Ngomsi, Jayden Olisaemeka Lukas Rattray

Everton U21

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 P. Tait

47 F. Barnsley

46 E. Carrington 64 John Dodds 61 L. Gardner 55 G. Finney

86 Melvin Matos 81 H. Foster

58 B. Graham 83 H. Brookes 51 S. Pita

68 C. Loney

Bench F. Gomez , O. Benjamin , C. Bates , W. Tamen , Adam Seve, Odin Samuels-Smith, J. van Schoor

Form now

Each side's form as of 3 November 2026, from its matches up to then — not the form this match was played on.

Shrewsbury at home

4–1–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 5.7 per game
Shots on target: 3.6 per game

27% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Everton U21 away

2–3–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.9 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 6.5 per game
Shots on target: 7.0 per game

40% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Shrewsbury vs Everton U21 head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
21 Jul 26	Shrewsbury v Everton U21	1–0

Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Shrewsbury vs Everton U21 head-to-head record