Our under-21s will face Manchester City in the first round of this season's Premier League 2 play-offs, with the game confirmed for Saturday, April 25, at 7pm (UK time).
With the regular season now complete, our young Gunners finished inside the top 16 qualifying positions, maintaining our 100% record of making the latter stages since the league's format changed in 2023/24.
The overall champion of the highest tier of academy football will be decided in the 16-team play-offs, with the first round scheduled between Friday, April 24 and Monday, April 27.
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Our 14th-place finish in the table means we will play away to the team that finished third, and following Ipswich Town's 8-4 defeat to Everton last Friday, it has now been revealed that City will be our opponents in the opening round.
We met the Citizens at the quarter-final stage last season, when goals from Khayon Edwards and Louie Copley had put us 2-0 up, before City fought back to force extra-time and went on to win the tie.
The Round of 16 fixture will be played at Joie Stadium at 7pm, with the winner taking on Aston Villa or Southampton in the next round.
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