U18 fixtures announced

Our youngsters will kick-off the Barclays Under-18 Premier League southern division campaign with a home match against Norwich City on Saturday, August 16.

The fixtures for the new season have today been published, with matches scheduled in up until February.

From March, the northern and southern divisions will be split into three eight-team segments.

Group A will comprise the teams placed first to fourth in both divisions, Group B will include the fifth to eighth placed sides from both divisions and Group C will be made up of the respective ninth to twelfth placed teams.

A seven-game programme will then be played in each group, with the clubs positioned in the two uppermost places in each of the three initial divisional segments granted more home games – four home matches and three away.

The club finishing in first place in Group A will be deemed champions.

BARCLAYS UNDER-18 PREMIER LEAGUE – SOUTHERN DIVISION

August 16 – v Norwich City – H – 12pm
August 23 – v Southampton – A – 12pm
August 30 – v West Ham United – A – 11am
September 13 – v West Bromwich Albion – H – 12pm
September 20 – v Leicester City – A – 12pm
September 27 – v Chelsea – H – 11am
October 4 – v Aston Villa – A – 12pm
October 11 – v Brighton & Hove Albion – H – 12pm
October 17 – v Arsenal – A – 11am
October 25 – v Reading – H – 12pm
November 1 – v Fulham – A – 11am
November 8 – v West Bromwich Albion – A – 12pm
November 22 – v Southampton – H – 12pm
November 29 – v Norwich City – A – 12pm
December 6 – v West Ham United – H – 11am
January 10 – v Chelsea – A – 11am
January 17 – v Leicester City – H – 12pm
January 24 – v Aston Villa – H – 12pm
January 31 – v Brighton & Hove Albion – A – 12pm
February 7 – v Arsenal – H – 11am
February 14 – v Reading – A – 12pm
February 21 – v Fulham – H – 11am