U18s Face Southampton - Ipswich Town News
Town’s U18s are in FA Premier Academy League action against Southampton at Playford Road on Saturday morning (KO 11am). The club have confirmed that the game will take place unless there is heavy rain overnight.
The young Blues face Arsenal in their FA Youth Cup fourth round tie at Barnet’s Underhill on Tuesday evening (KO 7pm), having beaten Tranmere 2-0 in the third round.
Earlier in the season Town's U18s beat Arsenal 3-2 at Playford Road in a league game and also won a pre-season friendly 1-0 at the Gunners' Shenley Training Centre.
The winners of Tuesday’s game will face Fulham at home in the fifth round.
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