Two goals in the last 14 minutes saw Wigan’s U21s claim a 2-2 draw with their Town counterparts at Playford Road over lunchtime.

Tudor Mendel (pictured) gave the Blues the lead in the 25th minute from a Tommy Taylor pass.

Taylor came close to making it 2-0 when he hit the woodwork but Town would have to wait until nine minutes after the restart to add to their lead, central defender Fraser Heard heading home from a free-kick.

But Harrison Bettoni pulled one back for the Latics on 76, then Cole Simms equalised four minutes later.

Town included trialist midfielder Albie O’Keefe, who is currently with Stevenage, from the start and Anayo Etumnu, who is with the London-based Kinetic Academy, from the bench.

U21s: Williamson, Babb, Adebayo, Heard, Onuchukwu, Turner, Mendel, O’Keefe (Etumnu 55), Mauge (O Davis 58), T Taylor, Morgan (Elliott 73). Unused: Fletcher.

Wigan: Spinelli, Chaplin, Miller, Bates, Robinson, Rogers, Bettoni, O’Boyle, Simms, Reilly, Graham. Subs: Corran, McKee, Knott, Rimmer, Edwards.

Photo: Matchday Images

Linkboy13 added 14:25 - Apr 1 Why do we keep taking on these trialists from the dog and duck arms they never materialise into any thing. The lack of ambition at the club worries me we are still living in the past when it comes to recruitment.
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PhilTWTD added 16:14 - Apr 1 We signed 17-year-old Walker Shabazz-Edwards following his trial only a few weeks ago. Really stood out in the U21s games I saw.
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Linkboy13 added 11:06 - Apr 2 Yes Phil seen this lad perform for Brightlingsea and has been impressive looks much older than 17 and plays like a more mature adult. Good to see there's two of us who actually care about what's going on at grass roots level at the club.
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