LFC U23s end PL2 season in style with win at Leicester City
Steve Hunter Liverpool U23s ended the 2020-21 Premier League 2 campaign in style with a 2-0 win at Leicester City on Monday night.
Both goals came in the second half, with the young Reds captain, Ben Woodburn, breaking the deadlock just before the hour mark.
U18s winger Kaide Gordon, on from the bench, then doubled their lead and confirmed three points with a late strike on his debut at this level.
After drawing 2-2 with Leicester at home last week, Barry Lewtas charges produced an excellent display in the return fixture at the Foxes training centre in Seagrave.
Google Assistant will sing you a song about getting vaccinated
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Many of us are excited that COVID-19 vaccines are now widely available in the US, and it seems like Google Assistant is joining in. In fact, it’s got a song to share about it (via
Okay, hmm. where to start? I’ll give the music some props. It’s got a fun beat with a kind of crispy-sounding snare. I’d also call the synths “tastefully restrained.” Assistant will also, I discovered, sing the song in either a male- or female-sounding voice, depending on your settings. The range!
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The Facebook Oversight Board upheld the suspension on former President Trump
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Meanwhile, the Biden administration rescinded a Trump-era gig-worker rule, and Twitter is giving users a chance to rethink rude replies.
TRUMP’S STILL BANNED FOR NOW: Facebook s ban on former President Trump’s account will continue following a decision issued by its independent Oversight Board on Wednesday. The Board found that, in maintaining an unfounded narrative of electoral fraud and persistent calls to action, Mr. Trump created an environment where a serious risk of violence was possible, the board wrote in a statement.
While the board did uphold the suspension, it also found that the indefinite suspension was not appropriate.
Match report: U23s draw with Leicester in action-packed contest
Glenn Price Liverpool U23s earned a commendable 2-2 draw against Leicester City at the Kirkby Academy on Monday afternoon.
The Reds took the lead in the Premier League 2 contest after 18 minutes through Leighton Clarkson s fine finish, despite having Morgan Boyes sent off early on.
Jake Wakeling equalised for Leicester on the stroke of half-time, before Ben Woodburn then went up the other end to make it 2-1 with a penalty in first-half stoppage time.
But Barry Lewtas side were made to settle for a point in their penultimate fixture of the season when Kasey McAteer fired in midway through the second period.