Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Nottingham Forest U18 & Chelsea 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.
Nottingham Forest U18 form and stats
Last season their FA Youth Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.Nottingham drew their last game, also a home match. Wolverhampton U18 was the opponent, 1-1 the score.
Ahead of that match, Nottingham Forest U18 won a home game hosting Middlesbrough U18 (3-0).Chelsea U18 form and stats
Chelsea U18 was sent out of FA Youth Cup in the 5th round last season.Chelsea are travelling after their nice 3-2 home win in the fixture against Norwich U18.
Before that, Chelsea U18 travelled to Reading U18 and returned home with a draw after the Premier League U18 game finished 2-2.Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  L. Castledine 8 goals | M. Mothersille 7 goals |
Nottingham Forest U18 missing players
Chelsea U18 missing players
| Nottingham Forest U18 | Chelsea U18 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 8 | 16 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 34 | 15 | Scored | S | 39 | 70 | ||
| 36 | 16 | Conceded | C | 24 | 43 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 83% | 64% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 58% | 48% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 12% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 16% | ||
| 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 | ||
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