Match Report
9 points and 8 places separated them: Newcastle Utd U18 1st with 12, Stoke City U18 9th with 3. The last five rounds placed Stoke City U18 no better than 19th for form, against 9th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Newcastle Utd U18 4 scored and 1.25 conceded per game, Stoke City U18 2.25 and 3.5, with the league averaging 2.5.
Five consecutive wins preceded this game for Newcastle Utd U18, having scored in 14 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Newcastle Utd U18 held 15 points of 15 and Stoke City U18 7.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 2 Newcastle Utd U18 wins, 5 for Stoke City U18, 1 draw, at 4.75 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 38% of the meetings went to the host. 100% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 100%.
Newcastle Utd U18 led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Newcastle Utd U18: Alfie Hutchison (9'), Alfie Seldon (34'), Alfie Seldon (47') · Stoke City U18: Isreal Kelly (1'), Luke Badley-Morgan (75')