Sears Scores Again

West Ham Under 18s won again on Saturday, beating Ipswich Town Under 18s 2-0. West Ham Under 18s have now won six out of the last seven games. West Ham are now five points clear of Southampton at the top of the table. Arsenal have games in hand in third place but only managed a draw at the weekend. They are eight points behind West Ham with four games in hand.

West Ham's goals against Ipswich came from Josh Payne and Freddie Sears and both were set up by Junior Stanislas. Payne scored first ,converting a Stanislas freekick, with a spectacular overhead kick. Sears scored from close range to lengthen his run to 25 goals from 24 matches at U18 and reserve-team level.