2017 Premier League 2: Monday's U23 Scores, Results, Updated Tables and Schedule

STEVENAGE, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 23: Matt Virtue of Liverpool is congratulated on his goal during the Barclays U21 Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur U21 and Liverpool U21 at The Lamex Stadium on October 23, 2015 in Stevenage, England. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)

Liverpool under-23s fired back from a goal down to beat Leicester City 3-1 in their Premier League 2 clash on Monday, a result that saw the Merseysiders move back within five points of second-placed Manchester City in Division 1.

Josh Gordon scored for the Foxes before Rhian Brewster pulled level, with Matt Virtue and Harry Wilson adding second-half strikes to turn their revival into a valuable three points at Holmes Park.

Elsewhere, Donovan Wilson netted the only goal in Wolves' trip to face Division 2 opponents Middlesbrough, moving the Birmingham outfit four points clear of their competition in second, although they remain 11 points off leaders Swansea City.

Stoke City edged further from the base of the Division 2 standings, meanwhile, after securing a 2-1 victory over fellow strugglers West Bromwich Albion.

Read on for a roundup of Monday's Premier League 2 results, complete with a breakdown of the updated standings from both divisions and a look toward the upcoming schedule.

2016-17 Premier League 2: Monday's Results


Division 1
Home	Score	Away
Leicester City	1-3	Liverpool
Division 2
Middlesbrough	0-1	Wolves
Stoke City	2-1	West Bromwich Albion
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2016-17 Premier League 2 Standings
Division 1	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	D	Pts
1	Everton U23	20	15	2	3	45	17	+28	47
2	Manchester Cit…	20	12	6	2	48	28	+20	42
3	Liverpool U23	20	11	4	5	42	24	+18	37
4	Arsenal U23	20	10	2	8	37	28	+9	32
5	Chelsea U23	20	7	8	5	37	28	+9	29
6	Tottenham Hots…	20	6	4	10	30	37	-7	22
7	Manchester Uni…	20	5	7	8	24	34	-10	22
8	Sunderland U23	20	5	7	8	23	33	-10	22
9	Southampton U23	20	5	6	9	26	35	-9	21
10	Leicester City U23	20	4	7	9	25	38	-14	19
11	Derby County U23	20	4	6	10	28	41	-13	18
12	Reading U23	20	5	3	12	31	52	-21	18
Division 2	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	D	Pts
1	Swansea City U23	21	16	1	4	39	21	+18	49
2	Wolves U23	21	11	5	5	38	29	+9	38
3	Newcastle Unit…	21	10	4	7	32	30	+2	34
4	Fulham U23	20	10	3	7	36	26	+10	33
5	West Ham Unite…	21	8	6	7	28	26	+2	30
6	Aston Villa U23	21	8	5	8	34	32	+2	29
7	Blackburn Rove…	20	8	4	8	21	26	-5	28
8	Brighton U23	21	7	6	8	20	22	-2	27
9	West Bromwich …	21	6	4	11	25	29	-4	22
10	Middlesbrough U23	21	5	6	10	25	32	-7	21
11	Stoke City U23	21	4	8	9	24	32	-8	20
12	Norwich City U23	21	4	4	13	18	35	-17	16
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2016-17 Premier League 2: Upcoming Schedule
Date	Time	Fixture
Tuesday, April 18	7 p.m. BST/2 p.m. ET	Blackburn Rovers vs. Fulham (Division 2)
Friday, April 21	7 p.m. BST/2 p.m. ET	Middlesbrough vs. Newcastle United (Division 2)
Friday, April 21	7 p.m. BST/2 p.m. ET	Southampton vs. Derby (Division 1)
Friday, April 21	7:05 p.m. BST/2:05 p.m. ET	Chelsea vs. Everton (Division 1)
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Recap

Monday's meeting hardly got off to the finest of starts for Liverpool after Leicester's Gordon got the better of his defender and prodded home after 22 minutes to hand the hosts their lead.

However, teenager Brewster continued his scoring run after bagging in a recent friendly against Hoffenheim and diverted in a timely Leicester's second-half misery continued when Virtue put the visitors ahead for the first time, and Wilson boosted his 2016-17 tally with a third to seal the result late on, per Liverpool's official Twitter account:equaliser after the break, drawing praise from Liverpool football writer David Segar:

POSTED BY:OPUOMONI PRIYE
DATE:04/17/2017