U18 Premier League Cup - The Journey So Far
- Leicester City Under-18s to face Manchester City in U18 Premier League Cup Semi-Final
- The Foxes beat Chelsea 2-1 in the quarter-finals of the competition
- Saturday's fixture at LCFC Training Ground has a 3pm GMT kick-off
Currently sat in eighth position in the U18 Premier League South Division, Leicester have a chance to reach the final of the Premier League Cup this weekend when they welcome the Citizens to Seagrave.
Opponents Man City are currently enjoying a seven-game winning streak, but the young Foxes will be up for the occasion, having not lost in any of their four cup games so far this season.
Placed in Group A for the initial stages of the tournament, Leicester got their cup campaign off to a winning start, beating Sunderland 2-1 on home soil thanks to two first half goals from Reece Evans.
Leicester then doubled their points tally with a convincing 4-0 win over Stoke City at Clayton Wood Training Ground in November of last year. Kirsten Otchere opened the scoring before Jayden Joseph gave City some breathing space at the break.
Two goals in two minutes from Mirsad Ali and Toby Ononaye put the game out of sight as they headed into the final fixture of the group stages, which ended in a 3-3 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion.
Leicester went in front courtesy of an own goal from Jacob Vickers, before Sahil Bashir and Joe Belmont saw the Seagulls hit back. Yassine Toure levelled the scores just before the break which spurred on Leicester to take the lead through another own goal just after the interval.
An injury-time penalty kick from Layth Gulzar ended to the Foxes' 100 per cent record but a point and an unbeaten group stage was enough to see them progress through to the first knockout round where they faced Chelsea.
Reiss Russell-Denny edged the hosts in front at Cobham Training Centre, but just after the hour mark, two goals in two minutes from Jake Evans and Ononaye, both of which were assisted by Tommy Neale, confirmed the win in Surrey and a spot in the semi-finals.
Man City also topped their group with seven points before dispatching West Ham United 2-1 at home thanks to two goals within the first 15 minutes from Michael Okeke and Ashton Muir.
The winner of Saturday's match in Seagrave will face either Manchester United or Crystal Palace in the final of the Premier League Cup.