
Southampton's youngsters were edged out for a second successive week against Arsenal on Saturday morning; having also suffered 1-0 loss in the FA Youth Cup nine days prior.
The young guns notched a goal in either half to secure maximum spoils and draw level on points with Saints in the Under-18s Premier League.
Forward Alfie Matthews broke the deadlock in the 26th minute, leaving the hosts trailing at the break, before substitute Luke Plange safeguarded the points seven minutes after the hour mark.
Saints were the architects of their own downfall for the opener, as winger Matthew Dennis nicked the ball off Zuriel Otseh-Taiwo and played it square to Matthews.
The striker turned, 10 yards out, and picked his spot, finding the far corner for a first-half lead.
Plange then doubled the visitors' lead midway through the second period, as a corner was swung in from the left and attacked by a host of yellow shirts.
Saints keeper Oli Wright kept out the initial effort, but parried into the path of substitute poacher Plange, who was quickest to react and poke the ball over the line.
Southampton
1 |
Oliver Wright (GK)
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2 |
Seamas Keogh (C)
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3 |
Zuriel Otseh-Taiwo
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4 |
Kegs Chauke
Callum Watts (64′)
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5 |
Pascal Kpohomouh
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6 |
Allan Tchaptchet
Will Tizzard (61′)
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7 |
Marco Rus
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8 |
Jack Turner
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9 |
Jayden Smith
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10 |
Mikey Saunders
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11 |
Ramello Mitchell
Roland Idowu (59′)
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Substitutes
12 |
Callum Watts |
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13 |
Roland Idowu |
14 |
Gustav Lillenburg |
15 |
Harvey Woods |
16 |
Will Tizzard |
Arsenal
1 |
Hubert Graczyk (GK)
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2 |
Daniel Oyegoke
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3 |
Joel Lopez Salguero
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4 |
Alex Kirk
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5 |
Mazeed Ogungbo
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6 |
Ben Cottrell (C)
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7 |
Matthew Dennis
Jason Sraha (90′)
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8 |
Catalin Cirjan
Rysn Alebiousu (73′)
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9 |
Alfie Matthews
Luke Plange (64′)
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10 |
Sam Greenwood
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11 |
Nathan Butler-Oyedeji
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Substitutes
12 |
Jason Sraha |
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13 |
Alex Kovacecic |
14 |
Luke Plange |
15 |
Rysn Alebiousu |
16 |
Levi Long |