Preview | Swansea City U18s v Reading U18s
Swansea City Under-18s are back in Professional Development League action on Saturday morning as they welcome Reading to Landore Training Ground. (11am kick-off).
The game is free for supporters to attend and gates at Landore will open at 10am.
The young Swans were unlucky to miss out on the three points last time out, as they drew 2-2 with Millwall, with Geoff Bony and Iwan Morgan on the scoresheet before a late equaliser earned the Lions a draw.
Earlier in the season, the young Swans enjoyed a 2-0 win over the Royals in the reverse fixture with goals from Morgan and Kyrell Wilson securing the three points.
The young Royals have recorded two wins in their last five league games, those victories coming in their last two outings against Colchester United and Cardiff City respectively.
Pre-match views
Coach Darren Davies: "We'll look forward to playing Reading, they're a top side having just dropped down to category two, we had a good time up there last year.
"We'll build on our Millwall performance, we'll do our individual analysis, our unit work and our team work on and off the pitch to make sure we're fully prepared for Saturday."
Previous meeting - March 2, 2019
Swansea City 0 Reading 1
Swansea City Under-18s fell to defeat in their first home fixture of 2019 after narrowly losing 1-0 against Reading when the Royals last visited Landore.
The academy side welcomed back defender Tivonge Rushesha into their starting XI, after the 16-year-old's exploits with the under-23s in the Premier League Cup.
Rushesha was a part of the young Swans back line that helped keep the scores level at half-time as neither side could break the deadlock in the opening 45 minutes.
The visitors stepped up a gear in the second half with defender Lynford Sackey finding the net on 72 minutes, helping the Royals to their fourth league win of the season.
Swans U18s: Scott Reed, Jacob Jones, Kai Ludvigsen (Bradley Gibbings, 69’), Tivonge Rushesha, Josh Thomas (Marc Walsh, 69’), Cameron Evans (Capt), Owen Evans, Luke McKendry, Daniel Williams, Charlie Clancy (Ali Al-Hamadi, 56’), Williams Rickard.
Subs not used: Nathan Shepperd, Ryan Bevan