U21, Youth and Ladies 2013/14

[Larry Duff]

I went to Bodymore this morning to watch the U18s play Man Utd. We played very well against a team that were unbeaten this season.
We won 3-1 with two goals from Thomas Strain and a goal from his younger brother Ryan. In a good team performance I thought Riccardo Calder, Khalid Abdo and Jerrell Sellers all gave impressive performances.

[Legion]

Aston Villa U12s 4 Liverpool U12s 3 (Game 1 25 mins e/w)
Aston Villa U12s 0 Liverpool U12s 1 (Game 2 15 mins e/w)

[Hoppo]

Thanks for the updates.

[PeterWithesShin]

The Strain brothers - Thomas and Ryan - combined to give Villa U18s a superb victory and end Manchester United's six-match winning streak.

Thomas scored two while younger sibling Ryan also got on the scoresheet in an impressive performance at Bodymoor Heath.

The Red Devils had the first clear-cut chance of the game when Ben Barber's dangerous low cross narrowly evaded Ashley Fletcher.

But Villa took the lead just past the half hour mark when goalkeeper Aiden Grant's quick thinking turned defence in to attack.

After claiming a corner under pressure, Grant swiftly started a breakaway move which resulted in Ryan Strain converting a Jerell Sellars cross.

The scores were levelled straight after the break when Devonte Redmond's left-foot drive put United back on track.

However, seven minutes later it was the turn of the older Strain, Thomas, to score from another clever cross by Sellars.

With 20 minutes to go he did it again, finding the bottom corner of the net with an emphatic right-foot finish.

VILLA: Grant, Wildin, Lyons-Foster, Calder, Zazrivec, Cowans, R Strain, O'Brien, Abdo, Sellars, T Strain. Subs: Lewis [for T Strain, 89], Taylor [for R Strain, 87], McKirdy [for Sellars, 79].

[Larry Duff]

We beat Arsenal 2 -1 this morning in the Under 18s.  Very good game with Villa always the better team although Arsenal had their chances as well.  Thomas Strain and Jerrell Sellars with the goals.
This is a very talented team this year with some quick and skillful forwards and of course Jack Grealish will be back for the Youth Cup games.

For us sad people who follow the junior teams it was the return Of Danny Crowley with Arsenal that was an added interest. Unfortunately he didn't play because of an injury. 

[Mortimer's Bear]

U21's playing Sunderland at The Lamb tomorrow evening, as that's walking distance from my house it would be rude not to take a stroll down to support our young Lions!

[Dave Cooper please]

U21's playing Sunderland at The Lamb tomorrow evening, as that's walking distance from my house it would be rude not to take a stroll down to support our young Lions!

Was just about to post this.
Looks like Tamworth might be the new home for the U-21's now that Hinckley have all but gone bust.

[dave.woodhall]

U21's playing Sunderland at The Lamb tomorrow evening, as that's walking distance from my house it would be rude not to take a stroll down to support our young Lions!

Was just about to post this.
Looks like Tamworth might be the new home for the U-21's now that Hinckley have all but gone bust.

Due to be wound up tomorrow. Theere's an alternative take on the Bodymoor game towards the bottom of this page. http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_flat;post=529635;page=1;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;mh=25; Have a look at some of the other match reports on that thread and shake your head in wonder.

[PeterWithesShin]

Villa U21 v Sunderland U21 team news (kick-off 7pm).

Villa have made two changes for tonight's Barclays U21 Premier League fixture at The Lamb.
Graham Burke and Brad Lewis come into the line-up in place of Jordan Lyden and Kevin Toner.

VILLA: Siegrist, Webb, Donacien, Lewis, Kinsella, Stieber, Cowans, Johnson, Calder, Burke, Robinson. Subs: Bateman, Watkins, Graham, Abdo, Sellars.

SUNDERLAND: Dixon, Marrs, Dossena, Ba, McNamee, Harrison, Watmore, Gorrin, Wickham, Honeyman, Karlsson. Subs: Mitchell, Talbot, Agnew, Ferguson, Lawson.

[dave.woodhall]

Son of Sid in the u-21s already?

[Legion]

Villa U21 0-0 Sunderland U21 - 15 mins: Lively start here at The Lamb. Graham Burke has been right in the thick of the action on his return to the Villa side. Callum Robinson probed down the right hand side and brilliantly found Burke with his cutback, but the Irishman's right-foot shot came back off the foot of the post. Connor Wickham has been Sunderland's danger man. Firstly the England U21 forward forced Benjamin Siegrist to palm a powerful drive to safety and soon afterwards he dragged a left foot shot wide across goal.

[PGW]

''Villa get hotter and hotter as it's knocked in by Calder'' Jack Woodward 1-0

[Mortimer's Bear]

They're playing some nice football, Daniel Johnson looks very assured on the ball.

[Mazrim]

Jordan Graham on the bench? Good to see him back. It will be good to get Drennan back too.

[Mortimer's Bear]

I've only just realised that their number 9 is Connor Wickham, considering the noises that were being made about him when he first moved to Sunderland he's looked pretty poor tonight.