Draw takes youths up one place
Our under-18s came from behind to draw against Nottingham Forest two days ago and that point has taken us back up to fifth in the northern group of the U18 Professional Development League, ahead of Hull City on goal difference.
We went behind after a quarter of an hour but captain Cricky Conn-Clarke drew us level and it was a game we should have gone on to win with our best chance coming from the penalty spot in the second half which saw Mitch George, pictured, hit the post.
With Hull having no game, the point ensured we went back into fifth place and we’ve closed the gap on Barnsley to three points, and with a game in hand, after they were beaten by leaders Wigan. Nottingham Forest remain seven points ahead of us, as do Sheffield United who were surprisingly help by bottom team Bolton, but Wigan are now eight points clear of second place after their most recent win.
There’s been a change of leadership in the south with Millwall taking advantage with their game the only one played. They beat current whipping boys QPR 5-0 and that has now taken them to the top of the league, moving ahead of both Charlton, who went top last week, and Watford. All three have played the same number of games too with Millwall a point clear of the other two. QPR meanwhile remain eight points adrift at the bottom.
Millwall could lose their leadership next Saturday should they fail to beat Ipswich and either or both of Charlton and Watford win. Wigan, in the north, are without a game but their lead is such that they have no similar concerns.
The League Tables are updated as results are confirmed and can be found with our Fixtures and Results within U23/U18 Stats on the top menu.
Last week’s results, this week’s fixtures, our goal scorers and the current tables are all below.
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS
Friday 22nd November
Charlton v Colchester – match postponed
Saturday 23rd November
Barnsley 1 Wigan 3
Birmingham 3 Sheffield Wednesday 1
Burnley 1 Nottingham Forest 1
Bolton 2 Sheffield United 2
Leeds 1 Crewe 1
Cardiff 0 Coventry 1
Crystal Palace v Watford – match postponed
QPR 0 Millwall 5
THIS WEEK’S FIXTURES
Saturday 30th November
Birmingham v Sheffield United
Hull v Crewe
Leeds v Burnley
Nottingham Forest v Bolton
Sheffield Wednesday v Barnsley
Charlton v Bristol City
Coventry v Watford
Ipswich v Millwall
QPR v Cardiff
BURNLEY’S GOALSCORERS (League & Cups)
8: Mitch George
7: Cricky Conn-Clarke
2: Dylan Moonan, Ben Woods
1: Rhys Fenlon, Jayden Major, Joe McGlynn, Michael Mellon
CURRENT LEAGUE TABLES
| Team | pld | w | d | l | f | a | pts |
| Wigan | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 22 | 32 |
| Sheffield United | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 24 |
| Nottingham Forest | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 24 |
| Barnsley | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
| Burnley | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
| Hull City | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 17 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 15 |
| Birmingham City | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 13 |
| Leeds | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 11 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 44 | 10 |
| Team | pld | w | d | l | f | a | pts |
| Millwall | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 12 | 27 |
| Charlton Athletic | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 26 |
| Watford | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 26 |
| Bristol City | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 24 |
| Ipswich Town | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 22 |
| Crystal Palace | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 16 |
| Cardiff City | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 13 |
| Colchester United | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 41 | 12 |
| Coventry City | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 15 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 7 |
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