Sunderland Under-18s are back on the road this Saturday with a Premier League clash against Derby County (1PM).
Opposition
Derby County currently sit fifth in the U18 Premier League with eight wins, four draws and seven defeats from 19.
The Rams most recently drew 1-1 with Nottingham Forest as Niall McAndrew opened the scoring after three minutes.
The U18s are currently led by Daniel Maye.
The former midfielder had spells at Port Vale and Southend United before starting as a coach at Bristol Roves academy.
in 2012, the 41-year-old obtained the role as lead youth phase coach at Southampton before joining Derby in August 2023.
The two sides last met on the opening day of the season with Asida Osayande cancelling out Trey Ogunsuiy's half penalty to confirm a 1-1 draw.
U18 Premier League
Manchester United sit top of the table with one defeat from the full campaign.
Manchester City, Wolves and Liverpool make up the top four.
Stoke City and Blackburn join the Black Cats at the bottom.
Fin Lynch's side have five remaining fixtures following this weekend with Manchester United, Liverpool and Middlesbrough still to face.
Coverage
Live updates can be found on the official X platform- @AcademyofLight