U-18s: Arsenal 2-0 Northampton - How it happened

Goals from Folarin Balogun and Zak Swanson secured a 2-0 win over Northampton - and sealed our place in the next round of the FA Youth Cup.

We were on top for much of the encounter and tested the visitors’ resolve early on when Sam Greenwood showed some neat close control before sending a strike goalwards.

Balogun then forced Bradley Lashley in the Northampton goal to parry the ball away after an effort of his own.

At the other end of the pitch, a rare attack from the visitors and a dangerous ball to the far post forced Vontae Daley-Campbell to nod the ball away from the onrushing forward.

We eventually broke the deadlock as we entered the final 10 minutes of the first half. Balogun seized on…