Preview | Wigan Athletic U18s v Swansea City U18s

9th May
Academy
Sam Seager

Swansea City Under-18s are in Professional Development League action for the final time this season as they travel to face Wigan Athletic on Saturday morning (11am).

The Swans will look to end their campaign on a high following their 2-0 defeat against Cardiff City last time out.

The Latics, meanwhile, currently sit eighth in the PDL North, losing their last two games on home turf against the Bluebirds and Barnsley respectively.

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Coach Jarred Harvey: "We finish the season with a long trip, and against a tough side.

"I can't fault the players since I've joined, and that's a huge credit to the staff. It would be amazing to end the season on a high, especially for the boys to do it with their mates is what matters."

 

Previous meeting - April 16, 2022

Filip Lissah

Wigan Athletic 0 Swansea City 4

Swansea City Under-18s made it back-to-back wins in the Professional Development League with a handsome victory on their last trip to Wigan Athletic Under-18s.

The Swans first-half performance blew the Latics out of the water, with three assists for Filip Lissah earning the Swans three points.

Zane Myers and Charlie Veevers netted within the space of three minutes to give the Swans a two-goal lead before Iwan Morgan made it 3-0 at the interval.

The Latics grew into the game in the second half, but couldn’t cause many problems for the Swans defence, with a superb free-kick from Josh Edwards rounding off the scoring for the visitors.

Swansea City: Tyler Evans (Ben Hughes 55), Filip Lissah, David Roberts, Jada Mawongo, Richard Faakye (Sebastian Dabrowksi 59), Zane Myers, Josh Edwards (captain), Josh Carey, Charlie Veevers, Iwan Morgan (Kyrell Wilson 75), Corey Hurford.

Substitutes: Geoff Bony, Dan Watts.