STOKE-ON-TRENT, England (Interstat) — Stoke City U18 defeated Everton U18 3-1 at Clayton Wood Training Ground in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire on Saturday. Noah Pinder opened the scoring in the 41st minute, Louie Bradbury added another in the 44th and Josh Mcwilliams made it 3-0 in the 47th. Kai Hutchison pulled one back for Everton in the 73rd. Ayomide Ajiboye, Thomas Midwood and Todd Alcock each recorded an assist for Stoke City U18. Stoke City U18 improved to 1-0 in the competition and across all competitions. Everton U18 fell to 2-4 in both. The match followed a scoreless meeting between the sides in Everton U18’s previous result and continued a busy stretch for Everton U18, which next faces Nottingham U18. Stoke City U18 secured the win with a three-goal run before Everton responded. The visitors could not close the gap after Hutchison’s finish. Stoke City U18 protected its lead.