Tranmere Rovers 4 Leeds United under-21s 1 - Recap from Prenton Park as fine Whites football proves in vain

FIRST TEST: Leeds United's under-21s face Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park, above. Photo by Lewis Storey/Getty Images.FIRST TEST: Leeds United's under-21s face Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park, above. Photo by Lewis Storey/Getty Images.
FIRST TEST: Leeds United's under-21s face Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park, above. Photo by Lewis Storey/Getty Images.
Leeds United's under-21s are beginning a second crack at the EFL Trophy with tonight's clash at Tranmere Rovers - and you can follow all the latest here.

The competition which is now known as the Papa John's Trophy sees teams from English football's third and fourth tier taking on the country's best Academy sides with Category One status.

Leeds got no further than the group stage last season, falling to a 7-0 defeat at Accrington Stanley which was followed by a 2-2 draw at Barrow and a 3-0 reverse at Blackpool.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

League Two trio Oldham Athletic, Salford City and tonight's hosts Tranmere are providing this season's Northern Section Group B opponents, from which the top two go through.

Tonight's hosts Tranmere were beaten by current League One table toppers Sunderland in last season's final under former boss Keith Hill.

Micky Mellon is now back in charge of Rovers for a second time having left Dundee United back in May.

The YEP is live at Prenton Park and you can follow all the pre-match build up and team news followed by live match updates and then reaction and analysis here.

Tranmere Rovers v Leeds United under-21s LIVE

Key Events

  • EFL Trophy Northern Section Group B opener for Leeds and Tranmere.
  • Oldham Athletic and Salford City are in the same group. Oldham 1-0 winners in first game.
  • Top two progress to the next round. Tranmere runners up last season.
  • 7pm kick-off at Prenton Park.

42: Dean found in space on the edge of the box, shoots towards the bottom right corner but Doohan gets across his line to save,

41: Leeds far too exposed at the back, Walker runs through the middle and plays in Maynard down the right, Maynard slots the ball past Van Den Heuvel. 3-0.

More good work from McGurk

39: Defensively this time, a very good tackle and then he’s away, beating several men down the left, ball ends up with Kenneh who puts his pass out for a throw, too much on it

37: Almost 3-0, Glatzel from the right fires just wide.

34: Completely against the run of play but Leeds are 2-0 down. Foley heads home from a corner

34: All of a sudden far too much space, ball played across the area, Foley looks for a dink into the top corner but shot tipped over

33: Leeds have the ball in the net through Dean but he is offside. Through ball from Sutcliffe

32: McGurk corner played to Allen on the edge of the box, smashes a volley and gets a great connection but shot blocked

31: Moore interception starts a Leeds attack.

29: Looking to build from the back, nothing from Tranmere really since the goal apart from one long shot that was miles wide.

Comment Guidelines

National World encourages reader discussion on our stories. User feedback, insights and back-and-forth exchanges add a rich layer of context to reporting. Please review our Community Guidelines before commenting.