Grimsby Town vs Newcastle United U21, 2018/19 EFL Trophy, Group Stage

· English EFL Trophy

Grimsby Town

9': Jonathan Hooper
53': Jordan Cook

FT
2 - 3

Newcastle United U21

19': Callum Roberts
26': Elias Sörensen
77': Matthew Longstaff

About

Grimsby Town are hosting Newcastle United U21 at Blundell Park, Grimsby, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English EFL Trophy.

Game Information

Competition: English EFL Trophy

Venue: Blundell Park
Location: Grimsby, England
Attendance: 547

EFL Trophy Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Chesterfield	3	+2	8
2	Lincoln City	3	+5	6
3	Manchester City U21	3	-5	3
4	Grimsby Town	3	-2	1

Full Table

Line-Ups

Grimsby Town (4-4-2)

No.	Name
23	Sam Russell (GK)
3	Paul Dixon
25	Alex Whitmore
19	Andrew Fox
2	Reece Hall-Johnson
4	John Welsh
16	Martyn Woolford
11	Jordan Cook
9	Jonathan Hooper
21	Ahkeem Rose
17	Harry Cardwell

Grimsby Town Substitutes:

Harry Davis, Louis Robles, Jake Hessenthaler, Harry Clifton, Luke Hendrie, Ollie Battersby, Max Wright.

Newcastle United U21 (4-5-1)

No.	Name
29	Nathan Harker (GK)
39	Stefan O'Connor
53	Kelland Watts
33	Liam Gibson
47	Matthew Longstaff
36	Sean Longstaff
52	Owen Bailey
37	Callum Roberts
14	Rosaire Longelo
54	Thomas Allan
51	Elias Sörensen

Newcastle United U21 Substitutes:

Oliver Walters, Jesus Nunez-Cumbreras, Yannick Toure, Adam Wilson, Otto Huuhtanen.

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