Round 1 (Wed 29th April) - Build up

[harry51]

Liverpool U23 - Wolverhampton U23
Nottingham Forest U23 - Fulham U23
Manchester City U23 - Sunderland U23
Brighton U23 - Bournemouth U23
Aston Villa U23 - Everton U23
Newcastle United U23 - Derby County U23

Sheets by 8 PM UK Time

[freeriderau]

Manchester City U23 - Sunderland U23

Well well well if it isn't our old nemesis, the Manchester City U23 team! Didn't expect to play them again so soon. We are a much different side than the one that got promoted, we've got young blokes stepping up to the top flight, we've got players moving about, we've got a new 16 year old striker who's going to rule this league for years to come. I've no idea how this will actually go but it will be proper fun to cross swords with the Mancs to kick the season off.

[Ian McNamara]

Liverpool U23 - Wolverhampton U23

After our fantastic season last season we're eager and ready to go for this season. With a number of new players coming into the squad who are younger it's an exciting season for the Wolves u23s squad. Captain harrison Jones is expected to play more this season after his surprise selection as captain and we've got a number of younger players who are highly lightly to have a chance of starting matches with two new young forwards and a young defender coming into the squad. Norgett is expected to stay in the youth team for this season with a view to potentially coming into the first team next season. This is expected to be a tough season as teams have improved so it may not be as easy for us. Liverpool are a very good side at this level with a top manager in charge so this will be a very hard game for us. If the players however show the commitment they shown last season I am positive we can have another fantastic season.