EVERTON’S Ashley Young might go head-to-head with his own son, Tyler, in the FA Cup.
This potential father-son clash could be one for the history books as Peterborough travel to Everton in the third round. Here’s what we know about Tyler.
Tyler Young is the son of Ashley Young, who plays for Everton.
Born June 4, 2006, the 18-year-old may face his defender father at Goodison Park on January 9, 2025.
Young Sr’s Everton have been drawn at home against Peterborough, the League One side where his son, Tyler, has been playing since joining from QPR in Summer 2024.
The teenage midfielder has made just one first-team appearance for Peterborough so far, featuring in the EFL Trophy against Stevenage back in October 2024.
Before QPR, he was at MK Dons, and in 2014, he joined the Arsenal Academy.
In a fun joint interview packed with trash talk and playful mind games, Young Sr was asked the big question: who’s his partner and the rest of the family going to be cheering for?
He told talkSPORT: “Let’s put it this way… they’ve not got Everton shirts, so they’ve all gone and leaned towards Tyler’s side.
“I even think my own parents are actually leaning towards Tyler’s side as well. So I’m just out here cheering on myself.”
Young Sr, 39, has been busy this season, making 18 appearances for the Toffees since signing a contract extension in the summer.
In that time, he’s found the back of the net once and set up three goals for his teammates.
The former England international already has an FA Cup win under his belt, having lifted the trophy with Manchester United back in 2016.
But when it comes to potentially facing his son on the pitch, Young admits that moment would top any trophy he’s ever won.
Looking back at last month’s draw, he shared his thoughts: “I saw that we’d been drawn against Peterborough and like I said for years, if there was any way that we could play against each other or play with each other, it would be the pinnacle of my career.
“It would eclipse everything I’ve done.
“So when it finally was drawn I was sat next to my wife and I was like I’ve been drawn against Tyler and she was like, ‘Nah no way,’ and I said, ‘Seriously look,’ and so we was there watching it.
If I was to nutmeg my dad he probably wouldn’t even say I was allowed back in the house.
Tyler Young
“So she rang him, tried to FaceTime him. Tyler being Tyler, any 18-year-old, ‘Did you see the draw?’ ‘No I just come out the shower. What draw?’
“Obviously he didn’t even know the FA Cup draw was on. You know as soon as I saw it, I’m not one that usually is lost for words and for me I just had no words.
“I was saying to my wife, saying to my daughters that I just couldn’t believe it, like I just couldn’t believe it.
“Tyler was getting ready for a game the next day, he couldn’t believe it after he’d obviously seen that I’d said that we’d been drawn against each other.”
Tyler is absolutely buzzing at the idea of going up against his dad, saying that knocking him out of the FA Cup to secure a spot in the fourth round would make the victory even sweeter.
Talking about the chance to face his dad, the former Watford star, Tyler said: “It means a lot, even to be playing against my dad, but even to play in the FA Cup, which has got so much history.
“Just playing in the competition I’ve been watching since I was younger would mean a lot, it’ll be even better that I’ll be playing against my dad.”
His father added: “There’ll be plenty of shoulder barging if it happened, don’t worry about that!
“I’d pinch him or slap him over the head.”
The duo even made an appearance on The One Show to chat about the upcoming match.
During the preview, Tyler reaffirmed that his mum is backing him all the way — but he’s definitely risking some heat from his dad.
He joked: “If I was to nutmeg my dad he probably wouldn’t even say I was allowed back in the house.”
