FA Youth Cup: Blackpool 3-0 Newcastle United Under-18s – Young Magpies crash out at Bloomfield Road

Newcastle United Under-18s’ FA Youth Cup journey is over following a 3-0 defeat at Blackpool.

A first half brace from Arnold Matshazi put Blackpool in a commanding position at half-time at Bloomfield Road. Jake Daniels made it 3-0 in the second half to secure a quarter-final tie at Chelsea.

Peter Ramage’s side survived a late scare to beat Colchester United 3-2 at St James’s Park last month and set up the last-16 tie.

The Young Magpies also beat West Ham United by the same scoreline in the third round.

Bloomfield Road (Photo by Lewis Storey/Getty Images)placeholder image
Bloomfield Road (Photo by Lewis Storey/Getty Images)

Newcastle last won the FA Youth Cup back in 1985 with Paul Gascoigne, Joe Allon and current academy coach Ian Bogie.

Blackpool Under-18s: McLachlan; Moore, Hill, Trusty, Squires, Fitzgerald, Strawn, Mariette, Daniels, Matshazi, Francis

Blackpool Under-18s subs: Cunningham, Donkor, Opawole, Byron, Johnston, Yelegon, Harrison

NUFC Under-18s: Thompson; Powell, Beresford, J.Miley ©, Barclay, Stanton, Parkinson, L.Miley, Ndiweni, Turner-Cooke, Crossley

NUFC Under-18s subs: Powell, Bessent, Emerson, Charlton, Donaldson, Cooper, Mavididi

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