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FA Youth Cup 2024/25Match Finished

Watford U18 vs Manchester City U18

10 Apr 2025 · 19:00 BST · Semi-finals

Watford U18

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Manchester City U18

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Venue not suppliedReferee: Not suppliedRecorded clock 90′ + 5′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Manchester City U18 win 1–0

Match Finished in the semi-finals of the FA Youth Cup. 1 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES0 – 1
HALF-TIME0 – 1
MATCH COVERAGE

Know what’s in the report

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

Team statistics

Watford U18Manchester City U18

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

Watford U18

Formation not supplied

Coach M. Bevans

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

Starting XI11

  1. –
    Sam MorrisProfile: Goalkeeper · 18 at kick-off
  2. –
    Thomas GeorgiouProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  3. –
    Ollie StephensonProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
    Off 89′
  4. –
    Raul VanceaProfile: Defender · 16 at kick-off
  5. –
    Leo Ramirez-EspainProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  6. –
    Amar SanghrajkaProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  7. –
    Jai-Dea MoultonProfile: Midfielder · 17 at kick-off
  8. –
    Nickson OkosunProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
  9. –
    Amin NabizadaProfile: Attacker · 17 at kick-off
    Off 90+3′
  10. –
    Kristian ShevchenkoProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
    Off 73′
  11. –
    Max SmithProfile: Attacker · 17 at kick-off
    Off 89′

Substitutes7

  1. –
    Jael NorvilleProfile: Attacker · 17 at kick-off
    On 73′
  2. –
    Conrad HuntProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off
    On 89′
  3. –
    Marats GaļajevsProfile: Midfielder · 17 at kick-off
    On 89′
  4. –
    Tony CowieProfile: Attacker · 17 at kick-off
    On 90+3′
  5. –
    Josh RizaProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  6. –
    Sebastian ThrussellProfile: Goalkeeper · 17 at kick-off
  7. –
    Tobi AkinyimikaProfile: Midfielder · 17 at kick-off

Manchester City U18

Formation not supplied

Coach O. Reiß

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

Starting XI11

  1. –
    Oliver WhatmuffProfile: Goalkeeper · 17 at kick-off
  2. –
    Matthew Hendersson-HallProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
    Off 65′
  3. –
    Kian NobleProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  4. –
    Stephen MfuniProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off
  5. –
    Kaden BraithwaiteProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off
  6. –
    Harrison MilesProfile: Midfielder · 16 at kick-off
  7. –
    Divine Tayon Mahogany MukasaProfile: Midfielder · 17 at kick-off
  8. –
    Finley GormanProfile: Midfielder · 16 at kick-off
    Off 88′
  9. –
    Matthew WarhurstProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 3′Off 78′
  10. –
    Reigan HeskeyProfile: Attacker · 17 at kick-off
  11. –
    Ryan McAidooProfile: Attacker · 16 at kick-off
    Off 78′

Substitutes7

  1. –
    Harrison ParkerProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
    On 65′
  2. –
    Christian Dunbar-McDonaldProfile: Attacker · 17 at kick-off
    On 78′
  3. –
    Luca Murphy FletcherProfile: Midfielder · 17 at kick-off
    On 78′
  4. –
    Floyd SambaProfile: Midfielder · 16 at kick-off
    On 88′
  5. –
    Charlie CourtmanProfile: Midfielder · 17 at kick-off
  6. –
    Oluwafemi FapetuProfile: Midfielder · 17 at kick-off
  7. –
    Max HudsonProfile: Goalkeeper · 17 at kick-off
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 U18

    Matthew Warhurst

  2. SubstitutionManchester City U18

    Off Matthew Hendersson-Hall On Harrison Parker

  3. SubstitutionWatford U18

    Off Kristian Shevchenko On Jael Norville

  4. SubstitutionManchester City U18

    Off Matthew Warhurst On Luca Murphy Fletcher

  5. SubstitutionManchester City U18

    Off Ryan McAidoo On Christian Dunbar-McDonald

  6. SubstitutionManchester City U18

    Off Finley Gorman On Floyd Samba

  7. SubstitutionWatford U18

    Off Max Smith On Marats Gaļajevs

  8. SubstitutionWatford U18

    Off Ollie Stephenson On Conrad Hunt

  9. SubstitutionWatford U18

    Off Amin Nabizada On Tony Cowie

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 2024/25 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Watford U18

WWatford U18 vs Southampton U1825 Feb 2025 · Quarter-finals2 – 1WWatford U18 vs Tottenham Hotspur U1813 Feb 2025 · 5th Round4 – 2WWatford U18 vs Crewe Alexandra U1816 Jan 2025 · 4th Round4 – 1WWatford U18 vs Oxford United U184 Dec 2024 · 3rd Round2 – 1

Manchester City U18

WWest Bromwich Albion U18 vs Manchester City U1827 Feb 2025 · Quarter-finals0 – 6WLeeds United U18 vs Manchester City U184 Feb 2025 · 5th Round1 – 6WManchester City U18 vs Millwall U1816 Jan 2025 · 4th Round5 – 1WManchester City U18 vs Crystal Palace U186 Dec 2024 · 3rd Round1 – 0
Previous meetings Within this cup import

No earlier meetings between these teams in the imported records.

Source & coverage
API-Football · Retrieved 4 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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