Report | Swansea City U18s 1 Brentford U18s 2

Swansea City Under-18s were defeated by their Brentford counterparts in their final Professional Development League game of the season.

Brentford broke the deadlock through Emeka Peters' close-range finish five minutes from the break, before Caio Ifans brought Swansea level with his left-footed effort on the stroke of half-time.

But the visitors regained their lead in the closing stages, Nedved Owusu netting the winning goal for the Bees.

The young Swans had Thomas Searle making his first appearance in a year, having been injured on his under-21s' debut against Sheffield Wednesday in April 2024.

They made the better start, Bobo Evans seeing a shot tipped wide by the Brentford keeper after a flowing attack.

Billy Clarke was next to test Evan Anderson in the Brentford goal. His neat one-two with Aidan Higgins sent Clarke into the area but the keeper was equal to his effort.

The game began to settle approaching the half-hour mark with Swansea having the better of the chances, and keeper Sam Seager yet to be tested.

Anderson pushed away Milo Robinson's free-kick from 30 yards, but it was the visitors who took the lead when Peters found space at the back post and slotted in the opener.

However, the Bees' lead was shortlived as Osian Williams' delivery rolled into the path of Ifans, who made no mistake to find the net for his first goal at under-18 level. 

The scores were level at the interval, but Swansea had to weather heavy pressure just after the break as Callum Deacon and Williams did well to chase down Luka Bentt after his solo run had threatened to cut through the home defence.

Swansea lifted the siege, and it became an end-to-end contest, and Clarke went close with a strike from outside the box that flew narrowly wide.

Searle was then introduced as he made his comeback after a long injury absence, and he almost marked his comeback in dream fashion, only for his chip to fly just wide of the target.

Instead it was the visitors who would find a winner with Owusu finishing a smart move by tucking the ball into the bottom corner.

Swansea City Under-18s: Sam Seager, Osian Williams, Callum Deacon (captain) (Wahab Ojetoro 60), Milo Robinson, Kiel Higginson, Carter Heywood (Brogan Popham 60), Billy Clarke, Ben Phillips (Alfie Jones 60), Aidan Higgins, Bobo Evans, Caio Ifans (Thomas Searle 76).

Substitutes: Thomas Wright.