Promising midfielder returns from injury as Liverpool youngsters knocked out of cup

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Liverpool U18s suffered a 1-0 defeat at Leicester which meant they were knocked out of the U18 Premier League Cup with one group game still to play. Leicester U18s 1-0 Liverpool U18s U18 Premier League Cup (2), Seagrave October 4, 2025 Goals: Corden 59′ An away game at Leicester‘s training ground formed Liverpool’s second match of their short-lived PL Cup campaign for this season.

Having lost their opening group game at home against Aston Villa, the Reds knew they realistically needed a win to stand a chance of going through in their final group match against Newcastle. However, Aston Villa’s 7-1 win over the Magpies in the day’s other group match means that they can’t get through, even if they were to win their last game.

Despite defeat, there were some encouraging signs for Wiles who told Liverpoolfc.com: “We had a few changes to our line-up and it was an opportunity to give some game time to players and that was Oliver O’Connor’s first start since returning from injury. “I come away from the game with still quite positive thoughts from our first-half display and there are areas that we need to keep working on, so a real good learning for all of the players.” Liverpool U18s: Misciur; Conde, Clarke, Cisse, Owen; Upton, Murray-Holme; O’Connor (Sonni-Lambie 68′), Lonmeni (Inglethorpe 64′), Lee Forrester (Abe 68′); Martin (Yeguo 64′) Subs not used: Bernard Next Match: Man City U18s (A) – U18 Premier League – Saturday, October 18, 11am (BST)