West Ham United U18s v Tottenham Hotspur U18s
U18 Premier League South, Little Heath Training Ground, Saturday 13 September 2025, 11am BST
West Ham United U18s host Tottenham Hotspur in their first of two consecutive London derbies at Little Heath Training Ground this September in Premier League South.
The young Irons welcome Spurs on Saturday morning before Fulham follow them down the A12 the following weekend.
Even at youth-team level, derbies are keenly fought between local rivals, with players often knowing one another from previous battles through the age-groups.
How To Follow…
A report and post-match reaction will be available on the Club’s website and app following the final whistle.
U18 Premier League Explained…
The U18 Premier League is divided into two regionalised divisions featuring all 29 Category One academies, 15 in the southern division and 14 in the northern. There are 18 clubs from the Premier League, ten from the Championship and one from League One.
Each team faces each other home and away in their respective divisions. The two regional division champions play in a National Final for the overall U18 Premier League title. The one-off tie is held at a main stadium.
Opposition...
Tottenham Hotspur have collected four points from their opening three games in the U18 Premier League South.
Despite going down to ten men in the first half, Spurs fought back from two goals down to rescue a point against Reading in their opening game, which they followed up with a 2-0 win over Norwich City. A Benjamin Casey hat-trick in their final fixture before the international break condemned them to their first defeat against Crystal Palace.
Five of their U18s squad members have been playing up for the U21s this season. These include no less than four England U18s internationals in Malachi Hardy, Tynan Thompson, Jun’ai Byfield and Luca Williams Barnett, who scored a brace the last time Spurs visited Little Heath Training Ground.
Last Time The Two Sides Met At Little Heath…
Our young Hammers have only lost one of their last six meetings against Spurs across the previous few cohorts of U18s.
The last time the two sides met at Little Heath Training Ground, our U18s’ current top goalscorer, Andre Dike, who has four goals in four games so far this season, scored a brace to send our young Hammers on their way to their first Premier League South win of the 2024/25 season. A feat Lauris Coggin’s young charges will be hoping to repeat this time around.
The Story So Far…
Lauris Coggin's U18s have begun their competitive campaign in Premier League South with a defeat by last season’s runners-up Southampton, a draw with newcomers Birmingham City and a defeat to Leicester City.
Despite producing a strong performance in the East Midlands last time out, enjoying more possession, out-shot and had five times as many corners as their hosts – 15 to three – but the Foxes were more clinical in clinching a 3-1 home win.
In the Premier League Cup however, the young Hammers, who are defending champions having won the 2025 edition, opened their account with a 3-1 victory over Sunderland thanks to an Andre Dike hat-trick.
U18 Premier League South
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Arsenal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | Fulham | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | Southampton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Leicester City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 3 |
| 11 | Reading | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| 12 | West Ham United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -9 | 1 |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -10 | 1 |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -9 | 0 |
