U18s Preparing For Youth Cup Clash Tonight

The Academy side have had a fantastic start to the 2014/15 campaign and sit second in the Barclays U18 Premier League, six points behind league-leaders Chelsea with two games in hand on the London club.
City have lost just three times all season and have won seven of their last nine league games, while some of the Club’s young stars have burst onto the international scene in style in recent weeks.
Leicester schoolboy in a 4-1 win over Cyprus in the European Championship qualifiers in October while Under-18s captain Ben Chilwell has played several times for England Under-19s.
The youngsters beat Rotherham United 3-0 at this stage of the competition last season before being edged out by Manchester United in extra time in the next round.
Jon Rudkin believes the experience of the FA Youth Cup will be one to savour and said: “The opportunity for our Under-18s to play this fixture at King Power stadium is testament to the Club’s development philosophy, enabling them to feel and experience what it is like playing in a competitive environment.
“I’m sure most first team footballers will remember those aspiring days of past years of the Youth Cup competition – it’s a special place in the youth footballing calendar.
“In terms of the approach against Wigan, it will be the same as all our other competitive fixtures. What it does provide is a different element to the league programme as it’s a knockout round so the match has to be settled on the evening.
“Irrespective of what the result is, it gives each player the taste of the challenge of having to win on the evening, knowing full well that if they’re successful they’ve got the potential of another exciting draw.”
Currently in blistering form, now is your chance to come down and see some of the Academy’s most promising talent at the home of the first team.
You can purchase your tickets for the clash – which are priced at £3 for Adults and £1 for Concessions – by contacting the Call Centre on 0344 815 5000 (option 1), at , at the stadium on the night or from the City Fanstore at King Power Stadium. All seating is unreserved and in the west stand only.