Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Norwich U18 & Stoke City U18 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Youth Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Norwich U18 form and stats
Norwich participated in FA Youth Cup the last season, where they reached the 4th round.The fans are hoping that Norwich U18 will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-7 away loss in the Premier League U18 game against Leicester U18. Norwich were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Birmingham City U18.There will be little rest for Norwich U18 after this match as they are travelling to Reading U18 for a Premier League U18 game in only three days.
Stoke City U18 form and stats
Last season their FA Youth Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.Stoke play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Derby U18.
A 1-3 loss hosting Burnley U18 before that.A quick return to home after this game, as Stoke are hosting Manchester City U18 in the Premier League U18 only three days away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Griffiths 3 goals | S. Knowles 2 goals |
Norwich U18 missing players
Stoke City U18 missing players
| Norwich U18 | Stoke City U18 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Lost | L | 8 | 15 | ||
| 47 | 19 | Scored | S | 18 | 34 | ||
| 74 | 27 | Conceded | C | 35 | 62 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 88% | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 72% | ||
| 76% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 52% | ||
| 56% | 42% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 44% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 68% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||