Town’s U18s suffered their second U18s Premier League South defeat of the season as they were beaten 4-1 at Playford Road by Southampton yesterday morning.

The Saints took the lead in the fifth minute through Wyatt Comley, who made it 2-0 on 28.

Junior Kuzanga added a third for the visitors in the 52nd minute, then four minutes later Archie Lovatt increased the lead to 4-0.

Sub Roman Burton-Yurevich pulled one back for the Blues in the second minute of injury time.

Town drop a place to fifth in the table with the visitors moving up to second.

U18s: Wreford, Barry, Ness (c) (Ologho 68), Felicio (Duggins 73), Olawole, Pedder, Aditiba, Stewart (Msabah 56), Olakazim (Burton-Yurevich 56), Brentnall (Conneely 56), Atherton. Unused: Buskell, Carr.

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