Town Could Face Reading or West Brom in Youth Cup - Ipswich Town News
Town's U18s will face Reading or West Bromwich Albion away in the fifth round of the FA Youth Cup if they beat Burnley in the fourth round at Turf Moor next Friday (KO 7pm). Russell Osman's boys saw off Leeds in the third round.
FA Youth Cup Fifth Round
Portsmouth or Swansea City v Manchester United or Derby County
Swindon Town or Manchester City v Peterborough United or Fulham
Blackburn Rovers or Coventry City v Stoke City or Brentford
Charlton Athletic or Leicester City v Cardiff City or Tottenham Hotspur
Reading or West Bromwich Albion v Burnley or Ipswich Town
Norwich City or Chelsea v West Ham United or Brighton & Hove Albion
Newcastle United or Watford v Queens Park Rangers or Everton
Bolton Wanderers or Southampton v Nottingham Forest or Wigan Athletic
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