Thursday 10 November 2016 16:22, UK
A review of Tuesday night's action in the Checkatrade Trophy as Everton U23s, West Ham U23s and Stoke U23s all crashed out.
West Ham U23s did little to improve the current morale at the east London club as they were beaten 3-0 by Wycombe. Adebayo Akinfenwa, Scott Kashket and Nick Freeman were on target for the League Two side, while there were also defeats for the academies of Premier League sides Middlesbrough, Everton, West Brom and Stoke.
Boro were edged out 2-1 by Cambridge, the Toffees went down by the same scoreline at Cheltenham despite taking a fifth-minute lead, while Charlie Adam scored the solitary goal for Stoke, who were beaten 3-1 by Morecambe at the Globe Arena.
The Baggies lost 2-0 at Luton, who struck twice in two second-half minutes through Alex Gilliead and Jake Gray.
There were eight all-League One clashes on the night, including Bradford beating Bury 2-1, Coventry seeing off Northampton Town and Fleetwood suffering a 2-0 reverse at home to Oldham.
Millwall came from a goal down to get the better of Gillingham 2-1 at The Den, Peterborough were reduced to a 1-0 defeat at home to MK Dons and league leaders Scunthorpe scored once in each half as they beat Shrewsbury 2-0.
Sheffield United went down 2-1 at home to Walsall, while Swindon needed penalties (3-1) to see off Oxford following a 0-0 draw at the County Ground.
Sammy Ameobi's fourth-minute strike from close range proved to be the difference as Sky Bet League One's Bolton beat League Two outfit Blackpool.
The Trotters' decent start to the season has derailed in recent weeks - Phil Parkinson's side went into the match without a win since August 20 - but they got back on track with a 1-0 victory over the Seasiders.
Elsewhere, there were wins for Sunderland U23s, who claimed a 1-0 success at Hartlepool, Southampton's youngsters, who won 2-1 against Colchester, and Leicester's academy. The Foxes needed a 64th-minute Kairo Mitchell goal to get the better of 10-man Grimsby 1-0.
Swansea U23s picked up a 2-1 win at Newport County.
Norwich's youth side turned on the style in the second half to thrash Barnet 5-0 after the hosts had gone down to 10 men in the first period and Brighton's academy needed a shoot-out to get over the line at Stevenage, winning 4-3 on penalties following an entertaining 2-2 draw at the Lamex Stadium.
Sky Bet League One's AFC Wimbledon came from a goal down to emerge on top against Plymouth of League Two, while Bristol Rovers beat Yeovil 5-4 on penalties.
There were wins elsewhere for Carlisle, Crawley, Accrington and Wolves U23s, who beat Blackburn U23s, Charlton, Chesterfield and Crewe respectively, while Marc-Antoine Fortune fired a late winner for Southend as they triumphed over Leyton Orient 1-0 at Roots Hall.
In the night's other ties, Doncaster beat Derby U23s 4-2 on penalties, Mansfield took a 1-0 victory from their trip to Port Vale, Reading U23s edged a penalty shoot-out against Portsmouth 4-3 following a 2-2 draw at Fratton Park, and Rochdale produced a second-half comeback to see off Notts County 2-1 at Spotland.
