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U18 Premier League
Arsenal 1 (Bailey-Joseph 90) Norwich City 4 (Steele 13, Cooper 36, 76, Mundle 90)
Arsenal U18s saw their inconsistent form this season continue with a 4-1 defeat to Norwich City today despite a late goal from substitute Brando Bailey-Joseph.
The winger came on for the second half after also playing 45 minutes for the U21s in their defeat to Ipswich Town last night.
Saurap Sampang received another start in midfield, with Patrick Stachow partnering Abraham Owusu-Gyasi at centre-back.
Jack Porter and Josh Ogunnaike both featured after being part of the U21 squad last night.
Porter
Hamill-Owusu Gyasi-Stachow-Ogunnaike
Murisa
Hashi-Sampang
Thompson-Zecevic John-Marciniak
Subs: Tahou (for Ogunnaike, 46), Bailey-Joseph (for Thompson, 46), Frohock (for Tahou, 50), Purdy (for Sampang, 63). Not used: Lupinski.
Norwich took the lead in the 13th minute as Kahlil Steele scored, with a goal from Reuben Cooper seeing the visitors double their advantage before the break.
Arsenal made a double change at the interval as Bailey-Joseph and Josh Tahou came on for Kyran Thompson and Ogunnaike.
However, Tahou had to be replaced himself just five minutes into the second half as he suffered an injury with Marley Frohock replacing him.
Schoolboy midfielder Charlie Purdy then made his second appearance at this level as he came on for Sampang.
Norwich made it 3-0 with Cooper getting his second goal of the game and then Rio Mundle inflicted further damage.
Bailey-Joseph reduced the deficit with a strike in stoppage time but it was still a disappointing display overall from Arsenal, who remain in 11th place in the table and have a negative goal difference.