Stoke City U18s 1-2 Everton U18s

Goals from striking duo Chris Long and Anton Forrester (above) meant Everton leapfrogged opponents Stoke City in the Academy League table.

Long, who played 45 minutes for the reserves in midweek, struck shortly before half-time and Anton Forrester doubled the lead after the break with a 20-yard effort.

The Potters pulled a goal back through Michael Clarkson but Everton held on for a 2-1 victory.

Everton: Fitzgibbon, Higgins, Heneghan, Dier (c), Barrow, Grant, Molyneux, Jones, Forrester, Long, Hope.

Subs: Taudul, Green, Shannon (Grant).

Stoke City: Bachmann, Roberts-Nurse, Parry, O'Reilly, Hall, Richardson, Clarkson, Dawson (c), Scott, Musungu, Nardiello.

Subs: Richards, Eve, Sinclair, Debayo, Rossi (Roberts-Nurse 89).

Elsewhere, Everton U16s beat their Stoke counterparts by a goal to nil. The match-winning goal was scored by Courtney Duffus, recently signed from Cheltenham Town along with his brother Tyrone, and assisted by Danny O'Brien.