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Premier League 2 Division One 2025/26Match Finished

Manchester City U21 vs Manchester United U21

8 May 2026 · 19:00 BST · Semi-finals

Manchester City U21

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3:4HT 1–3

Manchester United U21

AWAY
⚽ Samba 3′⚽ Sangare 48′⚽ Samba 82′
⚽ Chidozie Obi-Martin 29′⚽ Chidozie Obi-Martin 34′⚽ Shea Lacey 43′ (Penalty)⚽ Jack Moorhouse 46′
Academy Stadium, ManchesterReferee: O. MackeyRecorded clock 90′ + 9′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Manchester United U21 win 4–3

Match Finished in the semi-finals of the Premier League 2 Division One. 7 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES3 – 4
HALF-TIME1 – 3
MATCH COVERAGE

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LineupsAvailable
Match eventsAvailable
Team statisticsNot supplied
Expected goalsNot supplied
Player ratingsNot supplied
02
HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE

Team statistics

Manchester City U21Manchester United U21

Detailed statistics aren’t available for this match

The provider has not supplied possession, shots, passing or xG. These will appear when they are included in an updated import.

03
THE PLAYERS BEHIND THE RESULT

Lineups & substitutions

Manchester City U21

Formation not supplied

Coach Ben Wilkinson

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Thorsten BritsProfile: Goalkeeper · 18 at kick-off
  2. 2
    Brooklyn Nfonkeu FeubaProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 42′Off 50′
  3. 3
    Harrison ParkerProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    Off 90+4′
  4. 4
    Kian NobleProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  5. 5
    Christian McFarlaneProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    Off 77′
  6. 6
    Charlie GrayProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
  7. 7
    Ryan McAidooProfile: Attacker · 17 at kick-off
  8. 8
    SambaProfile: Attacker
    Normal Goal 3′Normal Goal 82′
  9. 10
    Sverre Halseth NypanProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  10. 11
    Reigan HeskeyProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
  11. 9
    SangareProfile: Attacker
    Normal Goal 48′

Substitutes5

  1. 13
    Max HudsonProfile: Goalkeeper · 18 at kick-off
  2. 12
    Kaden BraithwaiteProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
    On 77′
  3. 14
    Isaiah Dada-MascollProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  4. 15
    Matthew Hendersson-HallProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    On 50′
  5. 16
    Matthew WarhurstProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
    On 90+4′

Manchester United U21

Formation not supplied

Coach Travis Binnion

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    MurdockProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 2
    Jaydan KamasonProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  3. 3
    Sonny AljofreeProfile: Defender · 21 at kick-off
  4. 4
    Daniel ArmerProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  5. 5
    Diego León BlancoProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  6. 6
    Jim ThwaitesProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    Off 90+4′
  7. 8
    Jack MoorhouseProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 46′
  8. 10
    Jack FletcherProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  9. 7
    Shea LaceyProfile: Forward · 19 at kick-off
    Penalty 43′
  10. 9
    Chidozie Obi-MartinProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 29′Normal Goal 34′Off 80′
  11. 11
    Victor MusaProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
    Off 90′

Substitutes5

  1. 13
    Cameron Byrne-HughesProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
  2. 12
    Yuel HelafuProfile: Defender
  3. 16
    Gabriele BiancheriProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
    On 90′
  4. 15
    James ScanlonProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    On 80′
  5. 14
    Rafe McCormackProfile: Defender
    On 90+4′
04
FOLLOW THE MATCH

Events & commentary

Event commentary from recorded goals, cards, substitutions and VAR decisions. This is not a full play-by-play feed.

  1. Normal GoalManchester City U21

    Samba · Assist: Reigan Heskey

  2. Normal GoalManchester United U21

    Chidozie Obi-Martin · Assist: Victor Musa

  3. Normal GoalManchester United U21

    Chidozie Obi-Martin · Assist: Shea Lacey

  4. Yellow CardManchester City U21

    Brooklyn Nfonkeu Feuba

  5. PenaltyManchester United U21

    Shea Lacey

  6. Normal GoalManchester United U21

    Jack Moorhouse · Assist: Victor Musa

  7. Normal GoalManchester City U21

    Sangare · Assist: Reigan Heskey

  8. SubstitutionManchester City U21

    Off Brooklyn Nfonkeu Feuba On Matthew Hendersson-Hall

  9. SubstitutionManchester City U21

    Off Christian McFarlane On Kaden Braithwaite

  10. SubstitutionManchester United U21

    Off Chidozie Obi-Martin On James Scanlon

  11. Normal GoalManchester City U21

    Samba · Assist: Reigan Heskey

  12. SubstitutionManchester United U21

    Off Victor Musa On Gabriele Biancheri

  13. SubstitutionManchester City U21

    Off Harrison Parker On Matthew Warhurst

  14. SubstitutionManchester United U21

    Off Jim Thwaites On Rafe McCormack

05
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Player performance

No individual performance data supplied

Ratings, minutes, shots, passes, tackles, duels and goalkeeper saves need a detailed player feed. Explore profiles and recorded involvement through the lineups above.

06
THE BIGGER PICTURE

Recent form & meetings

Previous matches in this 2025/26 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Manchester City U21

WAston Villa U21 vs Manchester City U211 May 2026 · Quarter-finals2 – 3WManchester City U21 vs Arsenal U2125 Apr 2026 · Round of 163 – 1WManchester City U21 vs Norwich City U2113 Apr 2026 · Regular Season - 213 – 0LDerby County U21 vs Manchester City U213 Apr 2026 · Regular Season - 151 – 0WBirmingham City U21 vs Manchester City U2120 Mar 2026 · Regular Season - 201 – 5

Manchester United U21

WCrystal Palace U21 vs Manchester United U214 May 2026 · Quarter-finals0 – 2WManchester United U21 vs Sunderland U2126 Apr 2026 · Round of 163 – 2LManchester United U21 vs Newcastle United U2110 Apr 2026 · Regular Season - 211 – 3WLeeds United U21 vs Manchester United U213 Apr 2026 · Regular Season - 151 – 2WReading U21 vs Manchester United U2120 Mar 2026 · Regular Season - 200 – 1
Previous meetings Within this cup import31 Aug 2025 · Manchester United U21 2 – 1 Manchester City U21

Source & coverage
API-Football · Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Saved snapshot, not a live feed. Missing values are not treated as zero. Player ages are calculated at kick-off from supplied birth dates.

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