Preview | Colchester United U18s v Swansea City U18s
Swansea City Under-18s are on the road for the penultimate time this season as they travel to face Colchester United on Saturday morning (11am).
The young Swans claimed victory over play-off chasing Barnsley at Landore last time out, thanks to a Sammy Henia-Kamau brace.
The U's, meanwhile, have won two out of their last five outings, including a high-scoring affair against AFC Bournemouth, which they won 6-3.
In the reverse fixture in February, Swansea came out on top with a five-goal victory thanks to efforts from from Henia-Kamau (2), Jack Fanning, Thomas Woodward and Yori Griffith.
Pre-match views
Coach Jarred Harvey: "The games are starting to come thick and fast this time of year. But a busy schedule is always a good learning experience for the boys, as it's what you expect in senior football, having three games in this week.
"It's a long trip but, again, we'll prepare like any other game with analysis and video. I was really pleased with the performance against Barnsley with the team being young, and the quality of goals was fantastic."
Previous meeting - December 8, 2022
Colchester United 5 Swansea City 5
Four first-half goals from Iwan Morgan were not enough to secure three points as Swansea City Under-18s were held to a draw in a 10-goal thriller against Colchester United in the Professional Development League.
The Swans trailed in the early stages to an own goal. But Morgan's quartet of strikes put the visitors 4-3 ahead at the interval, with Colchester adding to their tally via a brace from Uwandu Samson.
The visitors extended their lead early in the second half through a strike from a trialist, but they would end up having to share the spoils at the end of a remarkable encounter at Florence Park.
Swansea City Under-18s: Ewan Griffiths, Sam Parker (Rohan Davies 62), Zane Myers, Arthur Parker (Cam Llewellyn 75), Jada Mawongo, Jacob Cook, Trialist, Dan Watts, Iwan Morgan, Yori Griffith (Thomas Woodward 68), Aimar Govea (Brogan Popham 75)
Unused subs: Harvey Rees.