Exeter City's youngsters have progressed to the knockout stages of the Premier League U21 Cup with two games to spare. Tom Dean's 95th minute winner away to Norwich City ensured the Grecians will make the knockout stages whatever happens. It had been a tight contest until the youngster popped up deep into stoppage time to grab the winner.
The 1-0 victory means that with 12 points on the board having won all four group games, City, even if they don't win the group, will be one of the best seven runners-up who will make the last 16. And it came the night after Exeter City booked their place in the third round of this season’s FA Youth Cup with a comfortable 4-0 win against AFC Dunstable at St James Park on Tuesday night. Having already beaten Bridgwater United in round one, the Grecians were far too strong for the non-league side, who had won five games to reach this stage of the competition, including Reading in the previous round.
City can now look forward to a third round date with Stevenage, who have beaten MK Dons and Cheltenham Town so far. “It was a good evening’s work,” City Academy’s head of coaching, Ian Parkes said. “We played some good stuff at times, we talked about licking them out and keeping them in their own half and I thought we did that really well and when the ball came back, we were able to keep it.
“I don’t think they had many shots – if any, maybe one or two – so it was really positive that we were able to control the game because we f.
