Under-21s trio missing from EFL Trophy defeat after Newcastle United first-team call-up
Bradford City 2-1 Newcastle United Under-21s: Matheos Ferreira’s stunning strike wasn’t enough to secure a second win for the young Magpies in the EFL Trophy.
Bradford City came from behind to beat 10-man Newcastle United Under-21s 2-1 in the EFL Trophy at Valley Parade on Tuesday night.
Matheos Ferreira gave Newcastle the lead in the first half with a stunning strike from the edge of the box which found the top right corner of the goal before a second-half brace from Nick Powell saw the hosts claim all three points.
Substitute Johnny Emerson was sent off for United in the closing stages following an altercation. The young winger had only recently returned from an 11-month ACL injury lay-off.
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Robbie Stockdale’s Newcastle side remain top of their EFL Trophy, now rebranded as the Jersey Mike’s Trophy, after beating York City 3-1 in their opening match while Bradford are second with a game in hand. The young Magpies play their final group match at Rotherham United on November 3 as they look to progress out of the group stages for the first time since the 2018/19 season.
Stockdale called upon Mason Miley and Miodrag Pivas to start the game after being named on the bench for the first team in Saturday’s 2-1 win over Hall City at St James’ Park. Pivas played the full match while Miley played 73 minutes before being replaced by Kyle Fitzgerald.
Vakhtang Salia, Kyran Thompson and Michael Mills, who were also on the bench for the first team at the weekend, were not part of the Under-21s squad on Tuesday night. Salia was called up to Georgia’s Under-21s squad while Thompson and Mills are away with England Under-18s.
Roman Dowell’s call-up to England Under-18s also saw 16-year-old George Mair start in goal against the Bantams.
Other internationals from the Under-21s squad include Sam Alabi (England Under-18s), Alfie Hutchison (Scotland Under-19s) and Park Seung-soo (South Korea Under-23s).
Newcastle United Under-21s: George Mair, Scott Bailey (c), Dylan Charlton, Luke Craggs (Kacey Wooster 85), Miodrag Pivaš, Logan Watts, Afner Cá, Henry Johnson, Matheos Ferreira (Jayden Kouossu 72), Mason Miley (Kyle Fitzgerald 73), Alfie Seldon (Johnny Emerson 66).
Subs not used: Tyler Jones, Fraser Harper, Isaac Moran.