Youth, Reserves and Ladies 2015-16

[peter w]

Grealish stood out for me in the brief highlights


Not that it should matter but a female ref
Good to see and how long before there is a female reffing a premiership game

Really? Jesus. First they get the vote and then this.

[Dave Cooper please]

Doesn't look like Baby Sid is going to make it, does it?

Started for the U-21s against Fulham this afternoon.

Currently 1-0 up, Niall Mason from a Tom Leggett cross.

[Legion]

Aston Villa U14s 0 Everton U14s 0.

Absolutely shocking performance. Cam was played up front on his own for most of the game and got minimal service. Ran his legs off for no reward at all.

[Dave Cooper please]

FA Youth Cup 5th Round tomorrow 7pm at VP.

Villa v Blackburn

[somec]

FA Youth Cup 5th Round tomorrow 7pm at VP.

Villa v Blackburn

Is it free to get in?

[cdbearsfan]

Lost two-one. Last minute winner.

[dcdavecollett]

Unlucky to lose in the last minute against a bigger set of lads.

[Kevin_Brum12]

Aston Villa Ladies are playing Pompey Ladies in the FA Womens Cup tomorrow at Sutton Town F.C. Coles Lane.  Kick off 2 p.m.  Admission £3 adults/£1 concessions/OAP's.

[peter w]

The one on the right clearly works out with Gabby.

[cdbearsfan]

Won one-nil. Winnable looking draw away to Tottenham next.

[dave shelley]

U21's won 2-1 against Swansea tonight.  Legg sent off.

[godzvilla]

U21's won 2-1 against Swansea tonight.  Legg sent off.

Good  display from our ' young uns' by all accounts , this from the Mail .......................  Godzvilla!

"Two first half goals saw Aston Villa's youngsters to victory over Swansea City in the Barclays U21 Premier League despite playing the last half hour with ten men.

Tom Leggett's delivery was headed home by Keinan Davis on 18 minutes before Riccardo Calder nodded in from Andre Green's cross shortly before half-time at Walsall's Banks's Stadium.

But the game turned just before the hour mark when Leggett was dismissed for a second bookable offence before Oliver McBurnie pulled a goal back for the visitors after Easah Suliman had brought down Alex Bray.

Despite being a man down, Villa ended the game strongly and could have added a third, Jordan Lyden forcing a smart stop from Swans keeper Josh Vickers while Callum O’Hare and Jerell Sellars also went close" .

VILLA U21s : Johansson, Leggett (s/o 58), Webb, Mason, Suliman, Green (Hale 58), Calder, Lyden (C), Cowans, Sellars (O'Hare 78), Davis (Swift 73). Subs not used: Idem, Abdo

[Jean Quereue-Quereue]

My 'as it happened':

Swansea are playing a quick pressing style, the kind the 1st team capitulate under. 3 mins, Swansea sky it over from 6 yards out.
11 min. Swansea are on top, Villa not afraid of a challenge though. Their no11 is quick. Several chances from corners, Villa don't clear. 0-0

15 mins. Davies breaks away, Swansea keeper rushes out and takes the man. Yellow card. Free kick was good, palmed wide. 0-0.

18 mins. GOAL VILLA. Calder impressing on edge of box. Flicks it into the box, Davies on the end of it with placed header. 1-0

30 mins. Swansea still effective with their press-then-quick-counter. Villa have good shape though. 1-0

37 mins. Yellow card Leggett. Not much in it.

40 mins. GOAL VILLA. Green with a cross from the byline picks out Calder for an easy placed header. 2-0

45 mins. Good villa action. Sellars shot wide, a minute later lovely play, Calder receives great pass on the wing, goalie gets to the through pass before Davies. 2-0 HT.

HT - Cold.

52 mins. Swansea have been pushed back at times, but have had some nice attacks too. Calder gets a silly yellow, encroaching on free kick.

56 mins. VILLA RED CARD. 2nd yellow for Leggett. After a Swansea yellow-foul, Leggett takes free kick. Ref not happy with ball placement, but does not indicate where. He launches the ball and gets a second yellow for his trouble.

61 mins. GOAL SWANSEA. Penalty when Suliman slides in. Their no9 converts. 2-1

66 mins. Swansea well on top. Powerful shot parried by Johannson and cleared. 2-1.

73 mins. Villa not dead yet. Swift on for Davies, Abdo on for Sellars. Good pacey runs troubling Swansea by the subs.

82 mins. Swansea not making extra man count. Villa clearing well. 2-1.

89 mins. Close from Abdo from 15 yards. 2-1. At the opposite ends a bit of handbags.

Full time: 2-1 Villa. Great game of footy enjoyed by 250. A fair result, the defence was shaky at first but grew in stature. Swansea seemed to lose their way, though their 7 (Daniel James) and 11 (Alex Bray) did well.

Now for the big question, who could fit in the 1sts this Sat? I would be reluctant to add any of the back 4 as they're not commanding enough. Andre Green? I'd probably go with Sinclair. Calder has good attacking intelligence on the right and could be considered, as could Cowans in the 'quiet Westwood' role. As for the frontmen, Davies was a handful all night. Sellars is a bit too slight for the prem right now. Swift looked, um, swift and is one to watch.

[dcdavecollett]

Can any kind soul explain to me why Middlesbrough are currently in the euro youth competition with the big boys while we can't enter the competition. How did they qualify?

[Whiney MacWhineface]

They're last season's U-19 English Champions, who qualify alongside each nation's Champions League teams.