Goals from Niall McManus, Jack Powell and Charlie Penny saw Millwall’s U21s to a 3-0 victory over their Town counterparts at the Den this afternoon.

Trialist Dan Sweeney started in central midfield for Mark Kennedy’s side, the 19-year-old Kingstonian player having spent last week training with the Blues. After playing for his current club at the weekend, he is back at Playford Road again this week.

The former AFC Wimbledon man was watched by Sky Sports commentator Martin Tyler, a coach with Kingstonian, who play in the Ryman League Premier Division, while senior squad members Scott Loach, Frederic Veseli, Tyrone Mings, Anthony Wordsworth and Frank Nouble were also included from the start.

Town found themselves two goals down at the break via two strikes from outside the box.

On 22 Niall McManus beat Loach with a flashing right foot drive, then in the 34th minute Jack Powell added the second with a fine 25-yard freekick.

The home side went three up in the 83rd minute when Penny nipped past Blues centre-half Omar Sowunmi and latched on to a long punt. He showed fine first time control and before finishing past Loach.

It was an uninspiring Town performance with nobody particularly impressing and they were defeated by three decent Millwall goals.

Ex-Blues loan keeper Stephen Bywater didn't have a save to make as Town's three chances from Wordsworth in the first half and Nouble and Jack Marriott in the second were blazed high, wide and handsome.

Trialist Sweeney played the full 90 minutes in central midfield and although fairly neat and tidy did little of note.

Left-back Mings, playing his second U21 match after two months out with a knee injury, got through the game but looked understandably rusty.

The U21s have now lost this season's first four Professional Development League Two matches.

U21s: Loach, Veseli, Mings, Sweeney, Sowunmi, October, Doherty (Timlin 72), Wordsworth, Marriott, Nouble, Adekunle. Unused: Crowe, Berkane, M Clarke, Winter.

Millwall: Bywater, Connolly, Lowry, Powell, De Havilland, Bender, McManus, Onyedinma (Philpott 85), Morison, O'Brien (Thompson 73), Penny. Unused: Siafa, Gerrer, Nelson.

Thanks to MaySixth for the report

Photo: Action Images

Seasider added 16:44 - Oct 8 None of our teams below first team seem to be doing very well at the moment,and several of players today have been on fringe of Championship bench at least;so havn't done their cause any good especially Veseli whos hardly been in first team squad or Wordy who many on here thinks should be in first team. Wonder if 'Sparky' is good enough coach?
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MaySixth added 16:46 - Oct 8 I'd like to see Terry Connor taking charge of these games to be honest.
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sweas77 added 16:47 - Oct 8 Not great that these fringe players / youngsters are not impressing in these games and trying to stake their claim to get in first team squad, when I saw the team before the game, I was expecting to see us win, but to lose 3-0, is very disappointing
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stevelincsexile added 17:05 - Oct 8 Very disappointing especially as most of them are in our first team squad, I wonder if they take it seriously enough, they certainly have not enhanced their prospects.
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Michael11 added 17:56 - Oct 8 It appears that not many of our subs/reserves are pushing the first team at all which is worrying. Seem to be losing every game at the minute. Has Noubles scored in any friendly/reserve game at all since last year?
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MaySixth added 19:11 - Oct 8 Loach 6/10 : could nothing about three decent goals and made a good save from a Morison header. Very vocal Veseli 5/10 : didn't impress with his pedigree. Occasionally wayward distribution October 6/10 : the best of an average back line. Will of benefited playing 90 minutes against Morison and not being disgraced Sowumni 5/10 : impressive physically and won his fair share of headers but caught out badly for the third goal and struggled towards the end Mings 5/10 : rusty, distribution poor. Not sure he is the answer when Cresswell goes. Feeling his way back though after injury Doherty 5/10 : faded badly, put a few good tackles early on bout offered nothing going forward and looks a long way off first team standard Wordsworth 5/10 : blazed wildly over with presentable chance in first half and despite one fine long pass to Nouble will be disappointed. Appeared frustrated at times Sweeney 5/10: only one misplaced plass but seemed to like the safety first option all the time. Hard to judge in someways as probably but, on the whole, failed to take his chance Adenkula 5/10 : one burst of pace and run early on but that was it, faded badly like all of the others Nouble 3/10 : didn't win one header all game and fired his one chance badly wide. Bad day at the office for Big Frank Marriott 5/10 : struggled throughout. One great turn late on but shot wildly over

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dugoutdave added 19:12 - Oct 8 sorry but never impressed with Mark Kennedy every time I have watched 'his' team
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ChrisMakin2012 added 19:47 - Oct 8 No wonder they lost, Mark Kennedy is in charge!
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runningout added 23:31 - Oct 8 Sloppy yet again...
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Kberkane added 16:19 - Oct 14 Very poor performance. Could not think of one positive from the game. Especially as we had several fringe players playing.
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