Everton Under-23s suffered a 1-0 defeat against Sunderland at Goodison Park on Tuesday evening.
The young Blues looked threatening throughout, but were made to pay for missed chances as George Brady’s header midway through the second half consigned the hosts to their first Premier League 2 loss of the season.
David Unsworth named a young but experienced backline with Mason Holgate, Callum Connolly and Jonjoe Kenny - all of whom have made their first-team debuts - making up three of the back four, while Joel Robles started in goal.