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Town’s U21s were beaten 3-2 by Crewe Alexandra at the Mornflake Stadium this afternoon despite leading twice through first half goals from Osman Foyo and Michael Lavin.

Town’s U18s were beaten 5-3 at QPR on Saturday with Ashton Boswell netting twice and Jack Manly once from the penalty spot.

Ten-man Town’s FA Youth Cup run came to an end at the quarter-final stage following a battling 4-2 after-extra-time defeat to West Ham United at Portman Road. The Blues went ahead in the third minute through Fin Barbrook but Calum Logan was red-carded on 33 and five minutes later, the Hammers equalised through skipper Gideon Kodua. Nico Valentine restored Town’s lead on 68 but the visitors immediately hit back via Callum Marshall two minutes later. The tie was finally won in the second half ...

Rio Morgan’s two first-half goals saw Ipswich Town’s U18s to a superb 2-0 FA Youth Cup victory over Liverpool at Portman Road and into the quarter-finals where they will host West Ham United. Morgan gave the Blues the lead in the eighth minute, then hit a second just before the break, while the Reds came closest to scoring in the second half when Town keeper Woody Williamson saved skipper Terence Miles’s penalty

Rio Morgan netted the decisive penalty as Town’s U18s beat Nottingham Forest 4-2 on penalties following a 1-1 draw after extra time at a freezing Portman Road to go through to round five of the FA Youth Cup and a home tie against Liverpool. Northern Ireland U19 international Morgan gave the Blues the lead in the first half but Esapa Osong equalised for the visitors in the second with neither side able to claim a winner in injury time before Town ran out victors in a nervy shoot-out.

Town’s U18s won a remarkable nine-goal thriller 5-4 against Reading at their Bearwood Park training ground on Saturday having been 2-0 up and then 4-2 behind at half-time.

Town boss Paul Lambert praised the Blues’ U18s for making Monday’s 3-2 FA Youth Cup victory over Fulham a fight as they

Sub Harley Curtis netted the winning goal four minutes into injury time as Town’s U18s pulled off a remarkable second-half comeback to beat Fulham 3-2 in the third round of the FA Youth Cup at Portman Road. Having been deservedly 2-0 down at half-time to goals from Imani Lanquedoc and Mika Biereth, the Blues pulled one back through Brooklyn Kabongolo five minutes after the break, then Liam Gibbs converted a penalty in the 89th minute before Curtis (pictured) won it deep in injury time to seal ...

Blues manager Paul Lambert was pleased with Barry Cotter’s display in Wednesday’s on-penalties Leasing.com Trophy victory at Peterborough and felt there wasnt one failure in his young team at London Road.

Town’s U18s are in second-round FA Youth Cup action this evening when they take on Chelmsford City at their Melbourne Stadium with the Essex club streaming the tie live (KO 7.30pm).