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Swansea City 5 Colchester United 1 – Under 18 Professional Development League

A pleasing return to form and goals for our U18s this afternoon in a 5-1 at Landore against Colchester United.Colchester have been on a poor run and often looked quite overwhelmed at times today. It was though a really strong all round performance by our youngsters. Our line-up was quite fluid, but essentially 4-1-4-1: Kit …

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Swansea City 4 Ipswich Town 2 – Under 18 Professional Development League

A battling 4-2 win for our U18s today against a forceful Ipswich side that never gave up. Thomas Woodward clinched the game with his third deep into added time and as Ipswich fought gamely to find an equaliser. We lined up 3-4-2-1: Kit Margetson; Arthur Parker, Iestyn Jones, Jack Fanning (captain); Tom Searle (s – …

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Swansea City 3 AFC Bournemouth 1 – Under 18 Professional Development League

A well earned 3-1 victory for our U18s in the rain at Landore ahead of this afternoon’s first team game. We fielded 2 of our U16 squad, Brogan Popham making his home debut at this level in the absence of Jack Fanning, who’s ill. Although he didn’t feature in the squad advertised on Twitter, Milo …

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Swansea City 2 Millwall 2 – Under 18 Professional Development League

A short report of today’s U18s match. I stayed for 65 minutes before making my way across to the funfest due to unfold at the main stadium. It may be that we were missing players, the starting formation and selection was a little novel – essentially 3-4-1-2 as follows: Kit Margetson; Sam Parker, Jada Mawongo, Arthur …

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Swansea City 3 Wigan Athletic 0 – Under 21 Professional Development League

Entertaining fare from our U21 on a sunny Bank Holiday Monday. Wigan played their part and there was a period in the 2nd half where they created plenty of chances of their own. The penalty save at 2-0 was crucial.  Although he isn’t a big player, visiting centre forward Stones had given the Swans central defenders …

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Swansea City 5 QPR 0 – Under 18 Professional Development League

Great result for the U18 and with what was a very young side. The formation and shape was excellent and fluid – initially Mawongo, Ludvigsen and Dabrowski in the middle with Lissah and a deep lying Hillier either side, a powerful midfield of skipper Josh Edwards and Josh Carey, with Kyell Wilson further forward supporting …

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