Man City vs Chelsea U21 Premier League Play-Off Semi-Final and it's LIVE !!!!!

TheTownie

First up tonight is Man City hosting Chelsea and it's LIVE. Coverage on SkySports 1 starts 7pm.

Man City's Profile

BU21PL leading scorers
12 Jordy Hiwula
7 Devante Cole
6 Marcos Lopes, Seko Fofana

BU21PL leading appearances
21 Jordy Hiwula
20 Sinan Bytyqi, Seko Fofana
19 Ian Lawlor
18 Shay Facey

Usual formation
4-3-3.

Usual style of play
Those familiar with City's first-team's style of play will find the Under-21s' approach immediately recognisable. Free-flowing attacking football with incisive approach play, overlapping full-backs and high-intensity pressing is the fulcrum of Vieira's philosophy.


Chelsea's Profile

BU21PL leading scorers
11 Lewis Baker
9 John Swift
8 Isaiah Brown

BU21PL leading appearances
21 John Swift
20 Lewis Baker
19 Andreas Christensen, Islam Feruz
17 Nathan Ake, Isaiah Brown

Usual formation
4-3-3.

Usual style of play
Chelsea's younger sides play in a similar style to the first team, with possession football central to the ethos of the Academy. Dermot Drummy's side tend to begin in a 4-3-3 with the three midfielders interchanging positions regularly, while pace and creativity from the flanks are in no short supply.

GavRedKing

That Chelsea U21 side is very good, some very good prospect in the squad, even if none of them play for the 1st team.

Baker has featured for the 1st team, Kalas too.

Brown has a big future ahead of him and Swift is a very good player too.

Kiyouma is another bright prospect for this side.

upstairs for coffee

Would be interesting to see how much those City and Chelsea under 21 sides were bought for.

TheTownie

GavRedKing wrote: »

That Chelsea U21 side is very good, some very good prospect in the squad, even if none of them play for the 1st team.

Baker has featured for the 1st team, Kalas too.

Brown has a big future ahead of him and Swift is a very good player too.

Kiyouma is another bright prospect for this side.

Only have time to follow Utd U21s so looking forward to seeing other top U21 teams this evening and tomorrow night.

Sikpupi

Man City have a Dublin lad... Jack Byrne. Would he be playing. He's 18 yrs old - would he make this squad!

Saw him at a Kennedy Cup way back for DDSL.

GavRedKing

upstairs for coffee wrote: »

Would be interesting to see how much those City and Chelsea under 21 sides were bought for.

The Chelsea players in the current U21s that cost money, that I can think of is Christensen, Musonda, Brown and Feruz.

No idea how much was spent though.

TheTownie

Sikpupi wrote: »

Man City have a Dublin lad... Jack Byrne. Would he be playing. He's 18 yrs old - would he make this squad!

Saw him at a Kennedy Cup way back for DDSL.

Jack Byrne isn't apart of the elite development squad AFAIK. Hes still in the academy squad.

karma_

Ian Lawlor is from Dublin too.

Talib Fiasco

Will be great seeing more of Rony Lopez...special special player.

TheTownie

Team News:

Man City U21 XI: Lawlor, Drury, Facey, Plummer, Leigh, Glendon, Fofana, Ntcham, Bytyqi, Lopes (C), Hiwula.

Subs: O'Brien, Angelino, Bryan, Cole, Ambrose.

Chelsea U21 XI: Blackman, Dabo, Aina, Christensen, Nditi, Sseenankambo, Brown, Baker, Feruz, Swift, Musonda.

Subs: Collins, Houghton, Loftus-Cheek, Palmer, Boga.

Sugarlumps

Did Jody Morris dad dress him this morning?

TheTownie

very good goal there. 1-0 Chelsea.

Johner

Chelsea win on penalties. :cool:

Gonzovision

Chelsea win 5-4 on penalties. Really good game.

TheTownie

Good game that. Chelsea deserved to go through. Had more and better chances in the game.

They'll be at home for the final due to finishing first in the league.