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Youth highlights: Hughes makes mark in Merseyside derby

20 Jan 2021

Watch the last week's best U23 and U18 goals, including a quickfire strike for Everton against Liverpool

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Hughes strokes home

Everton midfielder Rhys Hughes, 19, needed less than a minute to sweep in a superb opener in a 1-1 Merseyside draw with Liverpool in Premier League 2 Division 1.

BOOM! 💥

What a start! Hughes fires #EFCU23 in front inside the opening 60 seconds!

🔵 1-0 🔴 pic.twitter.com/cWQpLB4hPF
— Everton (@Everton) January 18, 2021

Free-flowing Fulham

Nineteen-year-old Sylvester Jasper finished off a wonderful Fulham move, 11 seconds into the video below, to score the second goal in a 3-2 victory at Crystal Palace in PL2 Division 2.

Fab 🎯@SylJasper 🎯@Jp_tiehi 🎯

The formidable three on target for #FFCU23s again. pic.twitter.com/ZpbIjCiIad
— Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) January 19, 2021

Pierrick shows his class

Palace forward Brandon Pierrick displayed great skill and composure to score in the same match.

The composure. The finish.

Brandon Pierrick 👌

🎥 Watch live 👉 https://t.co/TTogt6KZzQ #CPFC | https://t.co/utMcYSDkhb pic.twitter.com/UqxHQ6jvjK
— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) January 18, 2021

Llorente heads in

Division 2 leaders Leeds United made it five consecutive victories thanks to Diego Llorente's header from Kalvin Phillips' cross.

🔥 Diego Llorente returns! pic.twitter.com/iq3cHBUFob
— Leeds United (@LUFC) January 18, 2021

Sublime lob by Wakeling

Leicester City forward Jacob Wakeling scored the pick of the goals with a delicate lob in a 4-2 Division 1 victory over Manchester United that lifted the Foxes out of the relegation zone.

Simply stunning from Jake Wakeling 👌#lcfcu23s 🔵 pic.twitter.com/uS7BiPEx2p
— Leicester City (@LCFC) January 18, 2021

Thorn fires in

A move that started well inside Norwich City's own half was finished by 16-year-old forward Oscar Thorn, 62 seconds into the video below, to round off a 5-0 win at West Bromwich Albion in Under-18 Premier League South.

Kouyate's emphatic finish

Katia Kouyate, 17, won possession before firing into the roof of the net in Everton's 2-1 Under-18 Premier League North victory at Blackburn Rovers.

📼 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦 📼#EFCU18 kicked off 2021 with another three points in #U18PL. 👏 pic.twitter.com/um63TbZgO8
— Everton Academy (@EvertonAcademy) January 18, 2021

Adaramola find the top corner

Seventeen-year-old defender Tayo Adaramola produced a terrific finish in Palace's 4-1 win over Fulham, helping his team leapfrog the west London side into top spot in U18 Premier League South.