Team news confirmed for Youth Cup final

Jimmy Shan has named his Aston Villa side to take on Manchester City in the FA Youth Cup final at Villa Park. 

Over 23,000 spectators are already set to descend on B6 as Villa's under-18s side attempt to lift the prestigious trophy for the fifth time in their history, and first time since 2021. 

And Shan has made one change to the starting 11 which beat Manchester United on penalties in the semi-finals, with Bradley Burrowes back in the line-up in place of semi-final goalscorer Trai-Varn Mulley who drops to the bench, the former having recently returned from injury. 

Hero in the last round, Sam Proctor again starts in goal, behind a back four of Triston Rowe, TJ Carroll, Leon Routh and Rodrigo Fortes. George Hemmings partners captain Aidan Borland in midfield, while Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba and Cole Brannigan join Burrowes in behind Mason Cotcher. 

Here is team news in full...

Aston Villa: Proctor; Rowe, Carroll, Routh, Fortes; Hemmings, Carroll (c); Burrowes, Jimoh-Aloba, Brannigan; Cotcher. 

Subs: Asemota (GK); McWilliams, Quinn, Jenner, Lynskey, Bloomfield, Mulley. 

Man City: Whatmuff; Parker, Noble, Mfuni, Braithwaite (c), Miles, Dunbar-McDonald, Gorman, Warhurst, Mukasa, Heskey. 

Subs: Hudson (GK); Fletcher, Midwood, Samba, Drake, Thomas, Henderson-Hall.