18-05-2025
Aston Villa U18s beat Man City to lift U18 Premier League National title
Aston Villa U18s beat Manchester City 1-0 in the U18 Premier League National final at Villa Park on Saturday Cityzens created the first opportunity of the game when goalkeeper Sam Proctor parried Reigan Heskey's shot wide of the post on four also came close to scoring inside five minutes through midfielder Bradley Burrowes, whose effort at the back post could not hit the Finlay Gorman nearly grabbed the opener for City in the 20th minute, but his effort rattled the halftime, forward Ryan McAidoo thought he had given the Cityzens the lead when he tapped the ball into the net from a well-delivered cross.
However, the referee ruled it out because he had fouled Proctor in the build-up to the Villa started the second half on the front foot but could not create clear-cut opportunities to threaten City's minutes before the hour mark, McAidoo aimed to find the bottom corner with a left-footed shot, but Proctor denied his effort from scoring with his the 59th minute, Matthew Henderson-Hall had to track back to prevent Burrowes from giving Villa the lead from a counter-attack, blocking the ball with his chest on the goal 75 minutes, midfielder TJ Carroll delivered a precise cross across the face of goal, and defender Leon Routh was in the right place to tap it in to give Villa the could not find the equaliser as Villa held onto their lead to claim their first-ever National League West Midlands side also ended Man City's 19-match unbeaten run to win the FA Youth Cup earlier this were also the winners of the U18 Premier League South, beating Southampton to the title by two points .
