Newcastle United Under 18s lead Premier League North after Leicester City win
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 6, 2026, 9:36 AM
Last updated Sep 6, 2026
Newcastle United Under 18s maintained their perfect start to the season with a victory over Leicester City. The team has now won all four of their opening league fixtures, totaling 12 points and 16 goals. Kyran Thompson opened the scoring two minutes into the match before Alfie Hutchison recorded a second-half hat-trick to secure the result. This performance continues a trend of improvement for the club's youth academy, which has seen its league standing rise from 14th in 2022 to 3rd in 2026. The academy underwent significant restructuring and investment in recent seasons under the current ownership to improve scouting and coaching operations. Newcastle United currently sits at the top of the Premier League Under 18s North table with 26 matches remaining in the campaign.
- •Newcastle United Under 18s have won all four of their league matches this season.
- •Alfie Hutchison scored a hat-trick in the victory against Leicester City.
- •Kyran Thompson provided an early lead for Newcastle United with a goal from outside the penalty area.
- •The squad has scored 16 goals across its first four matches of the campaign.
- •Newcastle United currently ranks first in the Premier League Under 18s North standings.
- 9:36 AMYahoo Sports — Winning every match and averaging 4 goals per game, Newcastle United young stars top of the table
"The future at Newcastle United is very bright. Major changes have taken place and it is so often the very hardest thing to put effort and resources into something that you know won’t stand a chance of showing positive results until some time in the future… It was always going to be a very long and ongoing process in terms of transforming the younger age groups at NUFC but undeniable progress has been made under these Newcastle United owners and their staff.
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