Blackburn Rovers

City's Under-18s produced a superb away performance to beat Blackburn Rovers 5-0, seeing us go ten points clear at the top of the Under-18 Premier League ...

[Jacob Wright](https://www.mancity.com/players/jacob-wright), [Jahmai Simpson-Pusey](https://www.mancity.com/players/jahmai-simpson-pusey), [Max Alleyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/max-alleyne) and Whittingham from the start. [Ben Wilkinson](https://www.mancity.com/players/ben-wilkinson) made a change between the sticks with [True Grant](https://www.mancity.com/players/true-grant) coming into the fold. [Joel Ndala](https://www.mancity.com/players/joel-ndala), with O'Reilly chosen up front with Muir on the left. [Alfie Harrison](https://www.mancity.com/players/alfie-harrison) were chosen as the more attack-minded. [Watch more](/citytv/eds-academy/blackburn-rovers-u18s-0-5-city-u18s-highlights-63810508}}) [Justin Oboavwoduo](https://www.mancity.com/players/justin-oboavwoduo), [Alfie Harrison](https://www.mancity.com/players/alfie-harrison) and [Nico O'Reilly](https://www.mancity.com/players/nico-oreilly) capped off a fine away display and gave the Under-18s successive five-goal victories in the league. [Read more](/news/eds-academy/city-blackburn-live-cityplus-recast-63810242}}) [Kane Taylor](https://www.mancity.com/players/kane-taylor), the left-back picking the ball up from deep before bursting through the Rovers midfield and setting up O'Reilly, who beat his defender and finished into the bottom corner to put us well out of sight. [Farid Alfa-Ruprecht](https://www.mancity.com/players/farid-alfa-ruprecht), the winger beating his defender on the wing before delivering a delicious cross for Harrison to stroke home from inside the area. [Ben Wilkinson](https://www.mancity.com/players/ben-wilkinson)'s side for the opening 30 minutes, but strikes from [Ashton Muir](https://www.mancity.com/players/ashton-muir) and [Isaiah Dada-Mascoll](https://www.mancity.com/players/isaiah-dada-mascoll) broke the resistance to give us a two-goal lead at the break. [Ben Wilkinson](https://www.mancity.com/players/ben-wilkinson)'s side, but our pressure finally paid off eight minutes before half-time. A well-crafted, patient, passing move from City landed the ball at the feet of O'Reilly, who poked the ball towards Muir, setting the winger up to lash the ball into the top corner of the net, awarding us a deserved lead.