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FA Youth Cup final

We head into the second leg of the FA Youth Cup final at Emirates Stadium with it all to do, after slipping to a 3-1 defeat against reigning champions Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Xavier Amaechi broke the deadlock in the first half with his fifth goal of the tournament, before substitute Daishawn Redan inspired a comeback for the home side by scoring twice.

It was Chelsea who carved open the game’s first opportunity when Charlie Brown was played through one-on-one. But the centre forward fired high and wide under pressure from the onrushing Joao Virginia.

Shortly after, Amaechi found space on the left wing and forced Jamie Cumming into a tricky save from a tight angle, which should have been a warning sign for the Blues ahead of our opener.