AcademyU18s match report: Liverpool beat Fleetwood in pre-season friendly

First-half goals from Joe Bradshaw and Finn Inglethorpe were added to by Josh Sonni-Lambie after the break as new head coach Simon Wiles’ first match in charge ended in victory.

After Bradshaw had given the young Reds the lead, Inglethorpe made it 2-0 on the half-hour mark with a fine individual effort.

Fleetwood pulled one back in the early stages of the second half but, with 15 minutes remaining, Sonni-Lambie found the top corner from the edge of the penalty area to make sure of Liverpool’s win.

Wiles’ team’s league season gets under way with a trip to Stoke City on Saturday August 16 (11am BST kick-off).

Liverpool U18s: Hall, Esdaille (Conde, 46), Ayman, Owen (Moran, 46), Clarke, Murray-Holme (Farkas, 46), Bradshaw (Joseph, 60), Hickman, Inglethorpe (Abe, 60), Yeguo, Martin (Sonni-Lambie, 46).