By Ethan Georgiou

It's FA Youth Cup time for our Under-18s, who face a tough Southampton side on Tuesday in the fifth round.

The two sides will go head-to-head at St Mary's Stadium, with kick-off at 7pm. 

Form

Southampton:

The young Saints were impressive in their fourth round game, beating 2020/21 competition winners Aston Villa 4-1 away from home. Prior to their success in the Midlands, Southampton scraped through against Coventry City, with Dominic Ballard scoring a hat-trick to help his side to a win after extra-time.

Fulham:

The young Whites' journey has been a similar one, with the third round proving tricky before a more comfortable fourth round tie. Ali Melloul's side got a decent point on the board last weekend, drawing 2-2 with Arsenal in North London.

Esenga vs Southampton

One To Watch: Tyler Dibling

The 16-year-old scored two at Villa in the last round and despite his tender age, he has already featured this year for Southampton's Under-21s. Earlier this season, he scored a stunner to put his side ahead against our Under-18s. 

Dibling has represented England at multiple youth levels and is considered one of the club's brightest young prospects.

Last Time Out:

Despite going behind, our youngsters put on a show on the south coast to beat Southampton 5-3 back in October.

Player Thoughts

Goalkeeper Michael Allen and winger Lemar Gordon caught up with FFCtv ahead of the crucial game.

FFCtv

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