Photo by James Gill - Danehouse/Getty Images
Photo by James Gill - Danehouse/Getty Images
Manchester United v Derby County - FA Youth Cup
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Chido Obi running in Manchester United home kit.
Photo by James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images
Full-time of extra-time!
Manchester United win!
Goals from JJ Gabriel and Chido Obi.
Obi and James Overy with the assists.
GOAL! 2-1 to United
Chido Obi has scored the winner!
With a couple of minutes remaining from extra-time, Chido Obi has scored.
An incisive pass from James Overy to set him up.
Double save!
Yuel Helafu powers through and unleashes a shot, parried way by the Palace goalkeeper
Moments later Chido Obi’s header is saved. United are on top now.
Keep an eye on Samuel Lusale
Samuel Lusale is on the bench – facing his former team after quitting Palace’s academy to join United in 2024
JJ Gabriel is the star man to watch among the starters, United’s top scorer this season at youth level
Final opponents set
The winners of the semi-final will face Manchester City, who beat Blackburn in their semi-final.
City will host the Final, and while this will give them an advantage, United’s under-18s won away at City in the league earlier this year.
How Manchester United reached the semi-final
United have beaten Peterborough, Oxford United and Sunderland to reach the semi-finals. United won 3-2 against the Black Cats in the quarter-final, with Noah Ajayi, Chido Obi and Nathaniel Brown on the scoresheet.
JJ Gabriel has been a key contributor through the competition too, scoring twice in previous rounds.
First of two Palace clashes
This FA Youth Cup semi-final is the first of two huge games for Manchester United’s under-18s against Crystal Palace.
The second is the Premier League Cup Final, which is being held at Selhurst Park later in April.
Centre-backs all included
It is notable to see Dan Armer, Albert Mills and Godwill Kukonki all involved. There would have been a temptation to call them into the first team amid a growing centre-back crisis.
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Starting line-up
Here is a look at how Manchester United will line-up…
Byrne-Hughes, Helafu, Mills, Armer, Kukonki, McCormack, Thwaites, Brown, Gabriel, Obi, Ajayi
Subs: Overy, Heath, Watson, McEvoy, Shah, Lusale, Bradbury