Everton U18s advance in FA Youth Cup with fine win at Chelsea Thursday, 15 April, 2021
Everton U18s secured another excellent FA Youth Cup win on Thursday as a late goal from Sean McAllister s earned the Toffees a superb 2-1 FA Youth Cup 5th-round victory at Chelsea.
With the scores tied at 1-1 and just 3 minutes left on the clock, Northern Ireland youth international McAllister fired a shot from 20 yards that squirmed under the Chelsea goalkeeper and across the line. Everton move on to the quarter-finals, where they will face West Bromwich Albion.
The win represented another significant scalp for Paul Tait s Blues who struck a 98th-minute winner to knock out holders Manchester City in the previous round with Chelsea having enjoyed significant success in the competition in recent years. The west London side won the Youth Cup for five straight years between 2013 and 2018.
Everton midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin has suffered yet another injury set-back only days after returning from a 19-month absence with a succession of.
“Tyler [Onyango] will have surgery next week after sustaining a significant ankle fracture and ligament injury in Everton U18s’ 1-0 FA Youth Cup victory over Manchester City on Saturday,” read part of the statement from Everton.
“The 18-year-old midfielder will undergo a procedure in London in the coming days to repair the ligament damage before beginning the rehabilitation process.
“Onyango, who captained Everton in the Youth Cup win, suffered the injury 17 minutes from time at the City Academy Stadium. Onyango made his Everton first-team debut in January’s 3-0 FA Cup win against Sheffield Wednesday at Goodison Park.”
Onyango has been training with the senior side for some time, but will now spend an extended period on the sidelines recovering from this injury setback.
Onyango to undergo surgery on broken ankle Sunday, 4 April, 2021
Tyler Onyango will have an operation next week to repair what Everton describe as a significant ankle fracture and ligament injury suffered in yesterday s FA Youth Cup tie against Manchester City.
The promising young midfielder was hacked down by an ugly challenge from City Under-18s Alex Robertson and had to be stretchered off the field.
Onyango, who made his first-team debut in the Toffees FA Cup victory over Sheffield Wednesday earlier this season, will travel to London to undergo the procedure before beginning his patient rehabilitation but he will take heart from the recovery staged by André Gomes who suffered a similar injury 18 months ago.
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