Sunday was a memorable day for 16-year-old Everton starlet Thierry Small, who became the club's youngest first-team player when he appeared against Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup.
And the left-back provided further evidence of his potential the following day as he opened the scoring in a 4-2 win at Leicester City which took the Toffees up to fifth in Premier League 2 Division 1.
His team-mate Nathan Broadhead also shone against the Foxes. The forward set up two goals before scoring himself, leaving his side four points behind leaders Tottenham Hotspur.
Monday: 🦊 #LCFC 2-4 #EFCU23 🔵
— Everton (@Everton) January 26, 2021
Wednesday: 🔵 #EFC ?-? #LCFC 🦊
Warm up for tomorrow's game against the Foxes with all the goals from last night's #PL2 win. 👏 pic.twitter.com/zcNmMgRiUv
See: Leicester report | Everton report
Missed opportunity for Man City
Manchester City missed the chance to go top of Division 1 after being held to a 1-1 draw by fourth-placed Blackburn Rovers.
Man City's Ben Knight cancelled out Sam Burns' opener and Blackburn were reduced to 10 men when Louie Annesley was sent off in the 82nd minute, but City could not find a winner.
Monday's #PL2 highlights from the Academy Stadium ⚽️
— Manchester City (@ManCity) January 26, 2021
🔷 #ManCity | https://t.co/axa0klUGiM pic.twitter.com/wOVaT0X1rE
In Division 2, Stoke City leapfrogged Middlesbrough up to fourth. Christian Norton and Kieran Coates scored in a 2-0 win that also featured a penalty save by Angus Gunn, on loan at Stoke from Southampton.
Click on the matches below for more details, with line-ups and stats.
