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Cruel luck dampens Debut Day

  • Writer: James
    James
  • Feb 21
  • 2 min read

🟥 21 Feb 2026 Villa 1-2 Arsenal

Scorer(s): Josh Blake | 74’ |

Kairi Ketebu, one of six u18 new-boys. 21 February 2026.
Kairi Ketebu, one of six u18 new-boys. 21 February 2026.

Villa suffer a harsh, harsh defeat at the hands of a hugely fortunate Arsenal side as Richard Beale’s team, packed with inexperience, concede a first-half penalty after debutant Lennon Moss is adjudged to have fouled Arsenal’s Zecevic John, are reduced to ten before the hour mark as debutant Vincley Mudame is sent off for fouling the same player, Josh Blake equalises on his first start, but then Villa are robbed of a point in injury-time as Angelinou Pedro scores in the 93rd minute.


Line Up & Subs


Line Up & Subs:

GK Rhys Oakley 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

RB Clay Atkins 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (RB MJ Iyeli 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 87’)

CB Vincley Mudame 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🟥 54’

CB Kairi Ketebu 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

LB Harry Pinnell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

CM Lennon Moss 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

CM Lennon Melhuish 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

AM Jahmi Kellyman 🇬🇧 (F Daniel Adediran 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 87’)

AM Josh Blake 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ⚽ (Curtis Owen 76’)

F Vinnie Hayward 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

CF Rio Hammond 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿


Unused:

GK Theo Houston 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

CB Levi Richard 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿



On This Day


Vincley Mudame, Kairi Ketebu, Lennon Moss, MJ Iyeli and Curtis Owen make their Villa u18 debuts.

Levi Richard makes his first appearance in the u18 squad.

Josh Blake makes his first u18 start and scores his first goal.

The Debut Boys

Vincely Mudame and MJ Iyelli, like Heaven Kilwa, Jayden Garthwaite, Daniel Adediran, Olly Lloyd and Josh Blake attend Erdington’s Highclare school.


CB Vincley Mudame 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Full Player Profile: https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/reserve/vincley-mudame

CB Kairi Ketebu 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿


RB MJ Iyeli 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿


CM Lennon Moss 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿


Curtis Owen


CB Levi Richard 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Full Player Profile: https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/reserve/levi-richard

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