Kundai Benyu and his loan side Aldershot Town are in Vanarama National League play-off action at home to Tranmere Rovers this evening (BT Sport 1, from 6.30pm, KO 7pm)

The Shots, with whom the 19-year-old midfielder has been on loan since December, finished fifth in the National League table, while Rovers ended the season second, 13 points ahead of the Hampshire side. The second leg is at Prenton Park on Saturday.

Benyu has enjoyed a hugely successful spell with Aldershot, scoring five goals in 21 starts and one sub appearance.

Town boss Mick McCarthy has said the club will be taking up a one-year option on his current contract, which was otherwise set to end this summer, and offering the midfielder a new longer-term deal.

Camden-born Benyu, who also qualifies to play for Zimbabwe, is yet to make his senior debut for the Blues but has been on the first-team bench on four occasions.

Meanwhile, second-year academy scholar Kieron Cathline played in an exit trial match at Woking’s Kingfield Stadium last night.

Exit trials are held towards the end of each season to give released scholars a chance to impress scouts from other clubs.

Right-back Cathline, 18, joined the Blues as a full-time scholar in the summer of 2015, having previously spent time with the youth set-ups at Watford and Stevenage.

Elsewhere, Ipswich Town Ladies smashed their Norwich City counterparts 5-1 in last night’s East Anglian derby at Felixstowe and Walton’s Goldstar Ground, Roxanne Small (2) Sophie Welton, Joyce Mlambo and Natasha Thomas scoring the goals.

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Ferguson added 12:52 - May 3 Another one of our own to keep Mr Evans.
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arc added 12:55 - May 3 Is there someone who can write us a brief report on the ladies' derby? Heaven knows, we need something to cheer us up :-)
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Seasider added 17:05 - May 3 Well done ladies.It's a long time since the men had that scoreline against the Canary's
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happybeingblue added 17:18 - May 3 is this the kid who went to play for spurs last summer??
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therein61 added 18:20 - May 3 Blue Ladies rule!
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therein61 added 18:23 - May 3 Good luck tonight Kundai by all accounts the Aldershot fans have really taken to you and at least you are playing football
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