Nottingham Forest U21 vs Leeds United U21 LIVE: Team news, goal and score updates at Meadow Lane
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The Whites’ Premier League 2 outing saw them defeat Newcastle United’s youngsters at Thorp Arch at the beginning of November. Michael Skubala’s side remain six points clear atop PL2 Division 2 but will need to retain top spot if they are to earn automatic promotion back to the top flight.
This evening’s opponents were beaten 5-1 at Thorp Arch back in the summer, but on home turf, a stone’s throw from the City Ground on the other side of the River Trent, Forest’s Under-21s may be an altogether different proposition.
Live match updates, team news, analysis, build-up and post-match reaction here throughout the evening. Kick-off at Meadow Lane is from 7pm.
Nottingham Forest U21 1-0 Leeds United U21 LIVE: Match updates from Meadow Lane
Forest U21s team news
XI: Shelvey, Abbott, Donnelly, Collins, McDonnell, Thompson, Perkins, McAdam, Gibson-Hammond, Gardner, Powell
Sub: Hammond, Johnson, Hanks, Nadin, Hemmings
Leeds U21s team news
XI: Van den Heuvel, Drameh, Mullen, Moore, Hjelde, Snowdon, Crew, Allen, Perkins, Joseph (c), McFadden
Subs: Christy, McGurk, Dean, Debayo, Spencer
Team news shortly
We’ll be handed our teamsheets very shortly, hot off the press. Only 15 minutes to wait. Time for a Bovril.
Arrivals
Team buses pulling in shortly. Eyes peeled for any surprise faces or absentees ahead of the first-team’s trip to Cardiff this weekend.
Early team news
Jesse Marsch has revealed in this afternoon’s press conference that Alfie McCalmont and Cody Drameh will feature tonight. Archie Gray is absent with a fever as he continues his return from injury.
Last Time Out
Premier League 2 Division 2 - 29th August 2022
Leeds United 5 (Allen 45’, Gyabi 51’, Perkins 68’, McCalmont 74’, Dean 90’)
Nottingham Forest 1 (Esapa Osong 11’)
Leeds: Christy (GK) (C), Sutcliffe, McCalmont, Mullen, Moore, Gyabi, Perkins (Spencer 83’), Gray, Joseph (Miller 88’), McGurk (Dean 78’), Allen. Subs not used: Brook (GK), Ferguson.
Forest: R. Hammond (GK), B. Hammond, Powell, J. Perkins, McAdam, Thompson, Gibson-Hammond (Gardner 74’), Collins, Esapa Osong (Nadin 65’), Larsson, Salmon (C) (Bailey 27’). Subs not used: Bott, Sinclair.