Fulham’s Under-18s thumped their Southampton counterparts 5-1 on Saturday mornin

[Mr-ska]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=j7zrzvh6Q88

[SKSW6]

http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/matchday/barclays-u18-premier-league-tables.html?paramYouthStage=ELITE

Second in the phase 2 elite league, and only played one game.

http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/matchday/u18-competition-format/

The above is also pretty handy at explaining how the league works if anyone was interested.

[elgreenio]

thumped is a bit of an exaggeration. Deserved to win but hardly played them off the park. Impressed with how Donnelly handled their lump of a centre forward even after being caught twice in aerial battles.

May aswell give some ratings, my hands were freezing so didnt write down enough for a full match report :

Oberschmidt : 6 - massively at fault for the goal but pulled off one great point blank save and has clearly been working on the vocal side of his game over xmas

Sheckleford : 6 - looked shaky against McCarthy who is one of their best players. Valuable experience but Wigley was very critical of him during the game. Good cross for Dembele's goal

Donnelly : 8 - dunno what to say about this boy, just gets better and better. Showed how good he was aerially against their big man up top. Did see him lose a loose ball 50/50 for the first time though.

O'Reilly : 6 - kept giving away fouls against the big man but tidy on the floor as usual.

Evans : 5 - head seemed to be all over the place in the first half, passes off the pitch and a few dodgy crosses. Did better when pushed up to the wing and works well with Richards. Well taken goal.

Roberts : 6 - one of his quieter games, still managed a well taken goal and his directness always causes issues for the oppo left back

Sambou : 6 - another quiet game, did little wrong but didnt impose himself as much as we sat deeper than we should have done

Hyndman : 6 - again a quiet game, kept things ticking over in the middle and battled well when we were on the backfoot a bit in the second half.

Williams : 6 - in and out of the game, may be partly due to Evans behind him not picking him out as much. Few glimpses of his controlled dribbling to start attacks.

Tankovic : 8 - dictated our tempo and started a few breaks, generally caused Saints problems all day. His 1st goal was an excellent finish.

Dembele : 6 - lacklustre in some of his play, attempting a few unwanted flicks and going to the ground too easily on occasions. Took his header really well and won the penalty.

subs :

Richards : 7 - really good game, shackled their winger and bombed forward to good effect

Norman: 6 - little to do but made one outstanding save. He'll be even better than Oberschmidt with so much more to his game than just shot stopping.

O'Halloran : 6 - worked hard but was on just to waste time and hassle players. No time to have an effective contribution.

[ffcbulgaria]

Why does Noe Baba not feature for the U18s yet?

I read somewhere he was awaiting international clearance. We got it?

[hazzaffc]

watched the highlights and was very impressed. tankovic goal was real quality. team looks like there playing very good passing football. also remember Southampton have one of the best academies in the country and have produced some real talents and continue to

[hongkongfulham]

i hope tankovic becomes a star