The Blues are set to travel to Manchester United in the fifth round of the prestigious Academy competition after securing a dominant 7-1 victory over non-league side Merstham at Kingsmeadow earlier this month.

It was a bold display in our last match, with five different players getting on the scoresheet, including a hat-trick from striker Shumaira Mheuka. Second-year scholar Leo Cardoso also found the net, while schoolboys Ryan Kavuma-McQueen, Reggie Walsh and Chizaram Ezenwata rounded off the scoring in a commanding performance on our home turf.

A victory against Manchester United would see us progress to the sixth round, where we would face the winner of Arsenal against Fulham away from home. Their match is scheduled to take place tonight at 7pm.

Further details regarding our upcoming fifth-round fixture - and the potential sixth-round tie - will be released in due course.