Youth, Reserves and Ladies 2015-16

[Whiney MacWhineface]

And Dan Crowley lost. Ha ha.

[JD]

And Dan Crowley lost. Ha ha.

He got subbed as well. No mention of him in the report, so he obviously had no influence at all. What a shame.

[aj2k77]

Does anyone here watch the u21's on a regular basis? If so can you fill us in on what kind of player this Rushian kid is and also Jerell Sellers. I keep hearing about them both but haven't a clue. Are they genuine stand outs?

[dave.woodhall]

And Dan Crowley lost. Ha ha.

He got subbed as well. No mention of him in the report, so he obviously had no influence at all. What a shame.

I know it's still early days but Barnsley sent him back from loan early as he wasn't up to much.

[pooligan]

I have been impressed with both RHM and Sellars when i have seen them this season,both seem natural goalscorers.So hard to tell at this level though if a kid has got what it takes for first team football .A couple of seasons ago i felt certain Calum Robinson had got what it takes,now he is not even able to get in Bristol City 18 on matchday .Jorden Lyden has looked pretty good this season and i was not surprised to see Garde include him to the first team squad

[FatSam]

I haven't ever followed the youth games, but I see that Daniel Johnson is currently Preston's top scorer this season with 7 goals from midfield. Perhaps he is finding his level as a decent Championship midfielder.

[dave.woodhall]

I have been impressed with both RHM and Sellars when i have seen them this season,both seem natural goalscorers.So hard to tell at this level though if a kid has got what it takes for first team football .A couple of seasons ago i felt certain Calum Robinson had got what it takes,now he is not even able to get in Bristol City 18 on matchday .Jorden Lyden has looked pretty good this season and i was not surprised to see Garde include him to the first team squad

I could be wrong but I always think it's easier to put an attacker into the first team, especially if it's struggling, because they can win a game whereas it's more likely for a defender to lose one.

[claretandbeer]

Cup result of the day ,Palace 1 Villa 5 in FA Youth Cup .No news on Villa website but a good report on Palace's.If only I had the intelligence . Anyway some good news.

[adrenachrome]

Cheers, claretandbeer.  This is he Pravda offering.

avfc.co.uk

FA Youth Cup match report: Crystal Palace 1-5 Villa

Selhurst delight for young lions.

Emily Liles

Five-star Villa progressed to the fifth round of the FA Youth Cup in style with a scintillating showing against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

Winger Corey Taylor ran the opening 45 minutes and earned assists for his team's first two strikes.

Kelsey Mooney set the visitors on their way, firing home after a good spell of Villa pressure.

On 18 minutes, Callum O'Hare [pictured] made it two - heading home from another Taylor cross.

With their tails up, Ben Petty's side continued to attack.

Moustafa Zeidan embarked on a marauding run before shooting over the bar.

A fine solo effort from Andre Green after a neat one-two on the edge of the box made it three.

Villa were pegged back just before the interval, conceding a penalty after Johan Abdoul fouled Corie Andrews - Palace's Levi Lumeka dispatched.

The second half was a tight affair but Villa grew stronger as the game opened up.

There was a glorious chance for Palace to reduce the deficit to one - Aaron Bissaka's shot and substitute Dan Hogan's follow-up was off target.

A well-worked corner was tucked home by O'Hare for the fourth.

O'Hare almost grabbed his hat-trick with two chances in quick succession.

The first arrived on the back of a super run down the right from Mitch Clark before a second deflected strike.

The young lions put the icing on the cake in the final stages.

Andre Green tore away on the left hand side, picked out Jake Humphries and he rifled in a fifth within minutes of entering the field.

Coach Ben Petty said: "It was an outstanding performance from the team.

"We were pleased with our preparation in the lead up and were confident after the good run of form we have been in.

"We started the game exactly how we planned and some of our attacking play was excellent.

"It was a top class team effort but special credit must go to goalkeeper Emmanuel Idem, Jack Coates and Kelsey Mooney who were brought into the side after missing out on the Everton game."

VILLA: Idem, Clark, Abdoul, Zeidan (Clarke 72), Coates, Suliman, Taylor (Cox 84), Hayes, Mooney, (Humphries 80), O'Hare, Green. Unused subs: Linley, Boucher.

[pooligan]

All credit to the Youth team on their 5-1 win at Selhurst Park in the F A Youth cup yesterday

[godzvilla]

From the Sun ( lightening  the gloom just a tad )..................................Godzvilla!

As Aston Villa's first-team struggle, Corey Taylor and Callum O'Hare impress in 5-1 FA Youth Cup win
Aston Villa have some fine young players coming through the ranks.

" Aston Villa fans will be forgiven for thinking this weekend offered little suggestion that the future would be any brighter than the present after Remi Garde’s side put in an awful performance against Wycombe Wanderers in the third round of the FA Cup.

However, while Villa struggle both in the league and now the famous old cup competition, the club’s next generation set about lifting some of the clouds currently enveloping the club.

A 5-1 FA Youth Cup victory against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park showcased some of Villa’s wonderful young talent, with two players in particular standing out.

Corey Taylor is an 18-year-old right winger who can also play as a forward if required, and against Palace he bossed the match, setting up the first two goals for Kelsey Mooney and Callum O’Hare.

With 10 matches for Villa’s under-21s already under his belt, nine of which have come this season, Taylor is certainly one to watch, and on this evidence he looks set to take the competition by storm in the months ahead.

Andre Green made it three before Palace pulled one back through Levi Lumeka, but the second half saw further goals from O’Hare and Jake Humphries.

While Green added an assist to his strike and looked a constant threat, it was two-goal O’Hare who really caught the eye and his performance was a fine way to celebrate the professional contract he signed back in December".

[PeterWithesShin]

Villa host Blackburn Rovers in the fifth round of the FA Youth Cup at Villa Park.

The match will take place on Monday February 1, kick-off is 7pm.

Ben Petty will be in charge of the claret and blue side, which could feature the likes of Easah Suliman, Callum O'Hare and Andre Green, who have all impressed at U18 and U21 level this season.

The young lions ran out 5-1 winners at Crystal Palace last time out - Kelsey Mooney, Green and Jake Humphries on target while O'Hare netted a brace.

We boast a good record in the competition, having reached the final in 2010 and the semi-final in 2011.

As well as winning it in 2002, we were also runners-up in 2004.

This fixture means our U21 match with Fulham will be moved - we'll update in due course.

[Whiney MacWhineface]

Crikey. Won it in 2002. Seems like yesterday... and such hopes for the senior side, especially with the 2004 side too (didn't that have Gabby in it?)

[Steve R]

Both of those Villa sides were very successful, of the 2004 side that lost so miserably to Middlesboro, four went on to become under-21 internationals and a further three gained full caps.

For a single year's youth team that is a fairly staggering rate of success.

[dave shelley]

U21's winning 1-0 v Wolves.  Grealish, penalty.