Town s reserves complete their fixtures with a game against Portsmouth at Fratton Park this evening (KO 7pm). Steve McCall s side is mainly drawn from the FA Youth Cup-winning U18 team but with senior squad players Jimmy Juan, Dean Bowditch, Matt Richards and Dean McDonald also involved.
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A Town U17 side beat Norwich City 3-1 in a friendly at Playford Road on Saturday morning. The academy league season has ended with the Blues U19 team not qualifying for the play-offs.
Town s U18s will feel they have every chance of lifting the FA Youth Cup at Portman Road on Friday after a 2-2 draw with Southampton in the first leg at the St Mary s Stadium. The Saints went ahead via a David McGoldrick penalty seconds before the break but two goals from Cathal Lordan put the Blues ahead prior to Leon Best s equaliser.
Town s U18s travel to Southampton tonight for the first leg of the club s first FA Youth final for 30 years (KO 7.45pm). The Blues will be without striker Billy Clarke who has a knee injury which he sustained late in the second leg of the semi-final with Spurs.