Our under 21s made the trip to Southport FC to face Everton in their penultimate Premier League 2 fixture on Friday evening.
The young Gunners went into the game looking to secure three points needed to overtake the Toffees and jump into seventh place, something they managed to do in a 3-1 victory in the reverse fixture through goals from Catalin Cirjan, Mauro Bandeira and Marquinhos.
A quiet opening to the first half for both teams soon picked up pace when Stanley Mills put the Toffees ahead at 27 minutes. Mehmet Ali’s side quickly turned the one-goal deficit around, however, when Sagoe Jr was brought down in the penalty area, pathing the way for Ben Cottrell to step up to the spot and confidently fire home at the 32-minute mark.