Crystal Palace U18

FA Youth Cup

Newcastle United U18

The young Eagles will travel to **Whitley Park** to face the young Magpies on **Thursday, 22nd January**, with kick-off scheduled for **19:00 GMT**.

Palace secured their place in the fourth round with an impressive 3–0 victory over Bradford City under the lights at Selhurst Park. Substitute Stuart Oduro proved decisive on a wet and windy evening (Friday, 5th December), coming off the bench to score a late quick-fire brace and seal progression.

Newcastle booked their spot at the same stage last week, recording a commanding 5–2 win over Portsmouth. A hat-trick from Matheos Ferreira and a brace from Michael Mills ensured an emphatic third-round success for Chris Moore’s side.

The Magpies have lifted the FA Youth Cup twice in their history, first in 1962 and again in 1985, when a side featuring Paul Gascoigne claimed the trophy. More recently, Newcastle reached the quarter-finals in 2016/17 and again in 2020/21, narrowly missing out on further progress on both occasions.

Newcastle currently sit third in the U18 Premier League North, with 25 points, trailing only Manchester City and Manchester United.

If the tie is level after 90 minutes, 30 minutes of extra time will be played. Should the score remain unchanged, the match will be decided by a penalty shoot-out.

*Ticket details will be confirmed in due course...*

### Match Details

**Crystal Palace U18s v Bradford City U18s**

- Thursday, 22nd January
- 19:00 GMT
- FA Youth Cup fourth round
- Whitley Park

### Palace’s proud FA Youth Cup legacy

Since its inception in the 1952/53 season, the FA Youth Cup has consistently been held in high regard by youth teams nationwide, maintaining this position despite significant changes in youth football over the past 70 years.

The structure closely resembles that of the FA Cup, the world’s oldest domestic cup competition, providing non-league clubs with a chance to enter their youth teams in the qualifying stages.

Palace have won the tournament back-to-back in 1977 and 1978, with the likes of Vince Hilaire, Kenny Sansom and Terry Fenwick all involved. These players formed the base of what went on to be known as the ‘Team of the Eighties,’ and are part of [**Palace’s strongest ever FA Youth Cup XI**](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/academy/palaces-strongest-fa-youth-cup-xi-over-time/).

The fixture details for Crystal Palace Under-18s’ FA Youth Cup fourth-round tie against Newcastle United have now been confirmed.

Fixture details confirmed for FA Youth Cup clash with Newcastle United

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