ACADEMY FOOTBALL: Lewis Codling doubles up for Everton under 18's
LEWIS CODLING fired a double with Luke Powell also on target as Everton under-18s continued their fine recent run with a 3-0 victory at Bolton Wanderers on Saturday.
Neil Dewsnip's side are now on a five-game unbeaten run in the FA Premier Academy League, which includes four victories.
The latest success was particularly impressive as, despite featuring five schoolboys, they proved much too strong for the home side.
Codling opened the scoring after 15 minutes from the penalty spot after Powell had been brought down in the area.
Then seven minutes later Powell scored an excellent strike. Following a superb run from the halfway line he coolly finished to make it 2-0.
Goalkeeper Lars Stubhuag saved well from point-blank range to keep Everton's two-goal cushion. Then almost immediately the match was sealed when Gerard Kinsella set up Codling to score his ninth goal of the season.
Dewsnip said: "Again it was a very young team, but they continue to blossom. It has surprised us a bit, but good on them. They got an opportunity a few weeks ago and boy have they taken it.
"We started off under a little bit under pressure, but we came into it and once we took the lead through a penalty we were in control. It was a really good performance again."
Everton have no game this weekend with the Academy League having a break in fixtures for Easter. They have just three more matches left and their next fixture is the penultimate home match of the season against Nottingham Forest at Finch Farm a week on Saturday (kick-off 11am).
Barkley and Jake Bidwell will travel to France with England U16s for the Montaigu Tournament over Easter.
Lee McArdle is likely to be out for the rest of the season with a knee injury.
EVERTON UNDER-18s: Stubhaug; Barrow, Barkley, Nsiala, Bidwell; Shepphard (Orenuga 80), Craig, Kinsella, McAleny; Powell (Donaghan 60), Codling, Subs: Cummins, Dobie, Jensen.
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