Leeds United Under-21s visit Sky Bet League Two Oldham Athletic on Tuesday evening in their second EFL Trophy test of the season.
Scott Gardner’s side began their Group G campaign with a memorable 4-3 victory over Yorkshire rivals Barnsley at Oakwell, which included a hat-trick for Callum Mills.
The versatile midfielder became the youngest player in the competition’s history to claim the match ball, with Josh McDonald also on target for the Whites who raced into a four goal lead before the hosts threatened to mount a comeback late on.
United showed character and experience beyond their years to see the tie out until the full-time whistle sounded, in front of nearly 400 travelling supporters. Leeds sit second in the standings, level on points with Fleetwood Town and can reclaim top spot with a positive result over the Pennines.
Since the victory, Gardner’s team have picked up more senior experience with a hard-fought encounter at Tamworth in the National League Cup before cruising past Stockport County U21s in the Premier League Cup last weekend.
Oldham, meanwhile, also recorded a victory in their first match of the tournament, beating Fleetwood courtesy of a Noah Chilvers goal after the break. The Latics have however struggled for form in League Two, without a win since August which leaves them 21st in the table.
Action from Boundary Park gets underway at 7pm.
Supporter information:
Away fans will be located in Block A and Block B of the Joe Royle Stand. Tickets are priced at £12 for adults, £6 for concessions and young adults and £2 for juniors. Tickets will be on sale until kick-off on the day. No payments will be taken at the turnstiles. More information about Boundary Park can be found here.
Discriminatory language or chanting, including homophobic chanting, is not acceptable, and you could be breaking the law. The club condemns this behaviour and has a zero-tolerance policy towards discrimination abuse of all kinds.
Tough measures and sanctions are in place across all English football leagues to tackle dangerous and illegal behaviours within football grounds, and this involves but is not limited to, discriminatory behaviour, tragedy chanting, fans entering the pitch, the use of pyros and throwing objects.
How to follow:
Subscribers to LUTV outside of the UK and Ireland can watch the full match live, HERE. For fans in the UK, the match will be shown live on Sky Sports. Highlights and post-match reaction will also be available after the full-time whistle.
Fans can stay right here on leedsunited.com to follow live blog updates throughout the 90 minutes, with a full match report and highlights available after the game has finished.
