Match Report
The table read 1st (Tottenham U18, 16 pts) against 16th (Birmingham City U18, 3 pts), 13 points apart. Birmingham City U18 ranked just 25th in the league on five-round form despite their 16th table position. In league terms the two rates read 5.5/1.5 for Tottenham U18 and 1/3.67 for Birmingham City U18 (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 2.39.
Tottenham U18 came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Birmingham City U18 had lost four in a row. Recent form was uneven: 10/15 points for Tottenham U18, 1/15 for Birmingham City U18.
Hotspur Way Training Centre staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Tottenham U18 led 3-1 at the break, before 6 more goals closed it at 8-2.
Goal scorers
Tottenham U18: Armend Muslika (4'), Henry Pearsall (29' og), Cameron Thomas (45'), Armend Muslika (49'), Oliver Boast (63'), Oliver Boast (77'), Oliver Salter (79'), Cameron Thomas (86') · Birmingham City U18: Lorenzo Greer (31'), Fynn Hawkeswood (90')