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Fulham U18s Vs. Bury U18sMonday 14th December 2015 • Kick-Off 7pm

The Official Fulham FC Matchday Programme

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Elijah Adebayo

Dennis Adeniran

Taye Ashby-Hammond (gk)Aron Davies

Luca de la Torre

Anthony Dolan

Marlon Fossey

Stephen Humphrys

Moritz Jenz

Mattias Kait

Mikolaj Kwietniewski

Josh Lukwata (gk)Foday Nabay

Jerome Opoku

Matthew O’Riley

Harrison Paton

Isaac Pearce

Ryan Sessegnon

Jake Soutter (gk)Cassian Thomas

Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson

Josh Walker

Jesse Arizie

Cairon Best

Robert Bourne

Requarn Crosdale

Jake Durham

Matty Foulds

Sam Gibson

Rowan Kimmins

Jamie McCarthy

Khalid Mohammed

George Miller

Will Osgathorpe

Jack Ruddy (gk)Nathan Turner

Liam Williams

Rhys Williams (gk)

Fulham U18sHead Coach Steve Wigley

& Vic Bettinelli

Bury U18sManager Ryan Kidd

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Match OfficialsReferee:

Alexander Fisher

Assistant Referees:

Nigel Baker

Robert Ablitt

Fourth Official:Casper Vick

Next AtMotspur Park

Norwich CityBarclays U18 Premier League

Saturday 19th December 2015Kick-Off 12pm

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Official Matchday Programme | Fulham U18s Vs. Bury U18s - 14.12.15

G ood evening and welcome to Motspur Park for tonight’s FA Youth Cup tie against Bury. Two seasons ago

Fulham made it all the way through to the Final for the first time in our history, losing 7-6 on aggregate to Chelsea.

Members of that side included Moussa Dembélé, who scored in both matches. Emerson Hyndman, George Williams, Cameron Burgess and Patrick Roberts (now at Manchester City) all subsequently made First Team appearances.

The man in charge of that successful side was Steve Wigley who returned to Fulham as Under-18 Head Coach in June. His side were last in action just over a fortnight ago when Southampton were beaten 3-2 at Motspur Park. Josh Walker (2) and Stephen Humphrys were on target for Fulham as the Whites

moved up to fourth in the table. The Southampton victory was

Fulham’s fourth successive win, a run which has seen the team score no fewer than 16 goals. With Bury also in good scoring form we may well see the net bulge a few times tonight.

Leading scorers for the Whites this season are former Bury youngster Humphrys and fellow striker Walker, who have both netted eight times. Dennis Adeniran has also weighed in with half a dozen.

Bury play in the Football League North West Youth Alliance and are the reigning champions. They have once again been in excellent form this term, aside from an early season blip when they sustained three consecutive defeats. Recent results include a 4-0 home win against Rochdale and away successes at Port Vale (3-0) and Walsall

(2-1). They currently sit top of the table.This is the third season in five in

which the Shakers have reached the Third Round. Last season they lost 1-0 at Manchester United at this stage of the competition. Bury set-up tonight’s tie courtesy of two fine 4-1 away wins at AFC Fylde and Scunthorpe United.

In the First Round tie at Fylde things remained pretty tight until just after the break with Requarn Crosdale’s early goal levelled by the hosts before second-half strikes by Nathan Turner (2) and George Miller won the game. Miller was the man who then proved the match winner at Scunthorpe, netting a hat-trick, with the other goal scored by Khalid Mohammed.

Jack Ruddy and Rhys Williams are the current Bury Under-18 goalkeepers. In front of them they have the composure of central defender Matty Foulds and the tall presence of Liam Williams. Turning defence into attack along the flanks are full-backs Sam Gibson and Rowan Kimmins. There is also the versatility of Cairon Best who can operate at left-back, centre-half or on the left wing.

The Shakers have a variety of midfielders who all bring something different to the side. The tough-tackling Jamie McCarthy breaks up opposition moves, while Robert Bourne operates more as a holding midfielder. All-action Jake Durham can be utilised in a number of midfield positions, whilst First Round marksman Crosdale is a skilful youngster with an eye for goal. Mohammed is a box-to-box player who is a good distributor of the ball. Central midfielder Will Osgathorpe could also feature tonight.

Strikers Miller and Turner have already been in good goalscoring form in this year’s competition. Miller, though, is often a provider of goals, whilst Turner is an old fashioned centre forward. Jesse Arizie may also feature.

Following tonight’s game, our Under-18s are back in Motspur Park action this coming Saturday (12pm) when Norwich City are the visitors.

n Stephen Humphrys impressedagainst Southampton last time out

n Fulham’s Under-18 squad

n Moritz Jenz in action at Swansea n Humphrys and Josh Walkerhave been amongst the goals this term

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2015/16 FFC Under-18s Fixtures

Sat 8 Aug West Ham United (H) W 3-1Scorers: Davies, Walker, Sessegnon

Sat 15 Aug Leicester City (A) L 0-2

Sat 22 Aug Swansea City (H) W 2-1Scorers: Humphrys, Walker

Sat 5 Sep Tottenham Hotspur (A) W 3-0Scorers: Walker, Thorsteinsson, Humphrys

Sat 12 Sep Southampton (A) L 1-2Scorer: Adeniran

Sat 19 Sep Arsenal (H) W 2-1Scorers: Adeniran, Humphrys

Sat 26 Sep Norwich City (A) L 0-1

Sat 3 Oct Aston Villa (H) L 0-1

Sat 10 Oct Reading (A) L 1-2Scorer: Humphrys

Sat 17 Oct Chelsea (H) D 2-2Scorers: Adeniran, Jenz

Sat 24 Oct Brighton & HA (A) D 2-2Scorers: Jenz, Sessegnon

Sat 31 Oct West Ham United (A) L 0-1

Sat 7 Nov Leicester City (H) W 6-1Scorers: R Sessegnon, Walker (3), Thorsteinsson, Humphrys

Sat 14 Nov Tottenham Hotspur (H) W 5-3Scorers: Adeniran (3), Humphrys (2)

Sat 21 Nov Swansea City (A) W 2-1Scorers: Kwietniewski, R Sessegnon

Sat 28 Nov Southampton (H) W 3-2Scorers: Walker (2), Humphrys

Mon 14 Dec Bury (H)FA Youth Cup R3Motspur Park - 7pm

Sat 19 Dec Norwich City (H)Motspur Park - 12pm

Sat 16 Jan Reading (H)Motspur Park - 11am

Tue 26 Jan Arsenal (A)Arsenal Training Centre - TBC

Sat 30 Jan Brighton & Hove Albion (H)Motspur Park - 11am

Sat 6 Feb Chelsea (A)Cobham Training Centre - 11am

All fixtures subject to change. All home games will be played at Motspur Park, unless stated.

Should you require tickets for an Academy game, please contact Charlotte Bellamy on 0208 336 7430 or cbellamy@fulhamfc.com

2015/16 Barclays Under-18 Premier League Table South Group

Pos Team P W D L F A +/- Pts1 Chelsea 16 12 3 1 54 19 35 392 Reading 17 11 2 4 39 21 18 353 Aston Villa 17 8 3 6 34 27 7 274 Leicester 17 8 3 6 34 31 3 275 Fulham 16 8 2 6 32 23 9 266 Arsenal 15 7 5 3 33 29 4 267 West Ham 17 7 4 6 22 23 -1 258 Spurs 17 6 3 8 33 34 -1 219 Norwich 17 5 2 10 23 40 -17 1710 Southampton 17 4 2 11 28 44 -16 1411 Brighton 17 4 2 11 24 43 -19 1412 Swansea 17 3 3 11 20 42 -22 12

2015/16 Under-18s Appearances And Goalscorers

League Cup A G A G

Elijah Adebayo 11+3 - - -Dennis Adeniran 12 6 - -Taye Ashby-Hammond 9 - - -Aron Davies 12 1 - -Luca de la Torre 5 - - -Anthony Dolan 3+5 - - -Tayo Edun 1 - - -Marlon Fossey 16 - - -Jayden Harris 0+3 - - -Stephen Humphrys 13 8 - -Moritz Jenz 8+2 2 - -Mattias Kait 4+1 - - -Chris Kelly 0+1 - - -Mikolaj Kwietniewski 8 1 - -Josh Lukwata 3+1 - - -Dan Martin 1 - - -

League Cup A G A G

Jaydn Mundle-Smith 1 - - - Foday Nabay 11+1 - - - Magnus Norman 1 - - - Jerome Opoku 7+5 - - - Matthew O’Riley 2 - - - Harrison Paton 5+5 - - - Isaac Pearce 0+3 - - - Marek Rodák 1 - - - Ryan Sessegnon 12 4 - - Steven Sessegnon 1+1 - - - Ravin Shamsi 3+3 - - - Jake Soutter 2 - - - Cassian Thomas 3+7 - - - Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson 8+1 2 - - Josh Walker 12+1 8 - -