Brentford’s Under-18 team will begin their FA Youth Cup campaign on Friday 9 December in a 7pm kick-off at Villa Park.

The side enter the competition at the Third Round stage and have been drawn against the Midlands club, whose side compete in the Under-18 Premier League and are currently 11th in the table.

Ticked details will be confirmed in due course.

Brentford’s Under-18s was founded at the start of the 2022/23 season after the Club was granted Category Four Academy status.

They compete in the South East Youth Alliance League which is a regional division where they play against Category Three and Four opponents. Alongside their league campaign they also compete in the Youth Alliance Cup. Our Under-18 side has close links with the Brentford FC Community Sports Trust. The side have played 12 games in the league so far this season and have beaten Stevenage and AFC Wimbledon. They are currently 11th in the league table and face Southend United this weekend.