One of Everton’s most promising starlets looks set to provide a bright spark through to the end of a difficult season after impressing again.
Stanley Mills grabbed his ninth goal of a productive campaign as the club’s Under-21s thrashed Leicester City. He scored his side’s third in a 4-1 away win on Tuesday, finishing after Halid Djankpata’s header was initially saved. Mills had earlier provided an assist for Djankpata as the young Blues dominated.
The 19-year-old has flourished this season, earning his senior debut and impressing both Frank Lampard and Sean Dyche - becoming the only current academy prospect to have made a Premier League matchday squad under both managers this season. Along with striker Tom Cannon, who has taken his sensational U21s form into his loan spell at Preston North End, Mills' emergence has been a rare positive amid a troubling season.
