Dara Jikiemi made his debut and Finn Inglethorpe scored a hat-trick as Liverpool U18s netted seven second-half goals to beat Sunderland 7-0.
Liverpool U18s 7-0 Sunderland U18s
U18 Premier League, Kirkby Academy
October 31, 2026
Goals: Inglethorpe 51′ 67′ 84′ (pen), Majekodunmi 63′, Farkas 81′ 87′, Conde 88′
After last weekend’s 6-3 defeat at Man United, Liverpool U18s bounced back brilliantly, thrashing Sunderland with seven goals in 38 minutes after the break.
While the day did end in demolition, Liverpool had to work hard in the opening period, as both teams hit the crossbar midway through the first half.
VVD watching on as #LFCU18s secure a big win ? pic.twitter.com/YxibBFUyPW
— The LFC Academy (@LFCAcademyX) October 31, 2026
Once the teams came back out for the second half, though, the result was only ever going one way in front of the watching Virgil van Dijk.
Six minutes after the break, Inglethorpe got the first of his three, heading home an accurate cross from Erik Farkas.
Daniel Majekodunmi added the second just after the hour mark, and Inglethorpe made it 3-0 minutes later, thanks to Majekodunmi’s hard work to win the ball back and play him through on goal.
Despite being 3-0 up, Liverpool did not relent. Remarkably, the Reds scored four goals in eight minutes before the end.
Farkas netted the fourth and Inglethorpe, whose father is academy director Alex Inglethorpe, completed his hat-trick from the penalty spot soon after.
Finn Inglethorpe ??????
Erik Farkas ????
Daniel Majekodunmi ??
Lenix Conde ??#LFCU18s pic.twitter.com/5QoYCLdLnm
— The LFC Academy (@LFCAcademyX) October 31, 2026
Liverpool’s young Hungarian attacking midfielder, Farkas, scored a brilliant free-kick, then, just one minute later, right-back Lenix Conde got a well-deserved goal to conclude the rout.
Dara Jikiemi makes Liverpool U18s debut
While the second half was a more relaxed affair for Jikiemi, the 16-year-old defender had his work cut out alongside centre-back partner, Joseph Dixon, before the break.
Though he did play and score for the Reds earlier at the start of October, in a friendly win against the Fowler Academy, this was Jikiemi’s first ‘competitive’ game since arriving from Celtic in August.
Credit: @darajikiemi IG
Credit: @darajikiemi IG
Jikiemi’s involvement comes after more than a decade at Celtic, during which the right-footed player became a Scotland youth international.
There are high hopes for Jikiemi, but he has been eased in slowly and is unlikely to feature for the under-19s on Wednesday, when they travel to play Fenerbahce U19s in the UEFA Youth League.
Liverpool U18s: Wright; Conde, Jikiemi, Dixon, Williams (Garin 89′); Murray-Holme, Hickman; Majekodunmi (Eden 75′), Farkas, Yeguo; Inglethorpe
Subs not used: Jeffries, Huth, Coxon
Next Match: Fenerbahce U19s (A) – UEFA Youth League – Wednesday, November 4, 11am (GMT)
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