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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 of extra-time when Ryan Battram and Divin Mubama netted for the Londoners.

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.