U18s report: Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 Arsenal

WHAT HAPPENED

We suffered a narrow defeat in an action-packed north London derby on Saturday morning.

As is usually the case in derby games, it was a feisty and tenacious start with a few hard tackles made by both sets of players. But, it was the home side who made the brighter start and took the lead when Rio Kyerematen converted from close range after four minutes.

Despite the early setback, we settled into the game and got into a lot of good positions in the final third but we failed to create any meaningful chances.

However, the hosts scored again just before the break when Jamie Donley rose highest in the box to head his side into a commanding half-time lead.

We started the second half with a high level of urgency and pulled a goal back within five minutes of the restart - Osman Kamara heading home from a corner.

The momentum shifted in our favour and we drew level thanks to an unbelievable strike by Kamara, who found the top corner to net his third goal in the last two games.

Tottenham found their winner against the run of play from the penalty spot when Noah Cooper brought down Mikey Moore and Donley smashed home to notch his second of the game.

WHAT IT MEANS

The result means we remain seventh in the Under-18s Premier League with 19 points after 17 games.

WHAT’S NEXT

We're back in action on Tuesday, March 28, where we host Leicester City in the Under-18s Premier League.

Kick-off at London Colney is at 11:30am (UK).

TEAM NEWS

Arsenal XI: Cooper, Rosiak, Robinson, Brown, Nichols, Ibrahim (Oulad M’Hand, 80), Lewis-Skelly, Gower, Kamara, Forde (Roberts, 86), Nwaneri

Subs not used: Rojas, Quamina, Small

Having reached the final four of the FA Youth Cup, our under-18 side will host Manchester City at Emirates Stadium in the semi-finals on Tuesday, April 4, kicking off at 7pm (UK).

As they did in the previous round, our young Gunners will once again take to the Emirates Stadium pitch to face City, hoping to book a place in the final against either West Ham United or Southampton.

You can buy your tickets now to support Jack Wilshere's side, which are priced at just £4 for adults and £2 for concessions.

Wilshere's men made it this far by thrashing Millwall 6-0 in round three, before beating Newcastle United 3-2 and then overturning a two-goal deficit to beat Watford at Vicarage Road.

They then found a last-minute winner to overcome Cambridge United in the quarter-finals to set up a meeting with Ben Wilkinson's City side, who last lifted the trophy in 2020 - relive our run to the final four.

To get to this stage, they have knocked out Blackburn Rovers, Brighton & Hove Albion, Fleetwood Town and Oxford United, scoring at least three times in each tie.

Full ticket details

Sales phases

Tickets will go on general sale at 10am on Friday, March 17. Tickets will be £4 for adults and £2 concessions*. Supporters will be able to purchase up to six tickets per transaction - booking fees apply.

*Concessions for this fixture are seniors 65+ and juniors 16 and under.

For enquires about Disability Access please contact The Disability Team on 0207 619 5000 (Option 2).

How to book your seat

You can purchase seats online now in all available areas of the stadium.

If you are purchasing tickets for other Arsenal Members, please ensure that each additional Member is assigned to your Network prior to your transaction (how to manage your network).

Once a successful booking within the members period has been made, your membership card will be activated and you will be sent a confirmation email which will include the seat details of the tickets purchased. All supporters are requested to bring their membership card to locate their seat and gain access to the stadium.

Please note, we are unable to activate membership cards once the general sale has commenced and Ticketfast (PDF) tickets will be emailed to the lead client email address to gain entry to Emirates Stadium. The Ticketfast tickets will arrive in a separate email to the confirmation email.

Important booking information

Children who are under 14 years of age must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 or over when attending fixtures at Emirates Stadium, while those aged between 0-3 are not permitted to sit in the following rows: