West Ham United's Under-18s prepared for the pre-season Tallinn Cup by recording victories over Dagenham & Redbridge and Notts County.
The Hammers played 60-minute matches against the two sides at Chigwell School in the build-up to their trip to Estonia, where they will take on Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven, the Estonia U19 side and Russian team Dinamo Moscow.
With Academy Director Tony Carr away on International Academy duty in the United States, Academy coach Nick Haycock led the youngsters to their back-to-back successes on Monday and Tuesday.
"Taking Dagenham and Redbridge first, we won 1-0," Haycock confirmed. "We played well in the first half and should have won by more, but it's obviously about getting minutes in their legs at this stage. Elliot Lee scored the goal.
"[New development squad manager] Ian Hendon was over there watching, which was good because we obviously want to create that link with the development squad.
"For us to have a successful season, it's not just about winning games, but about having players who progress into the development squad and then on into the first team.
"One or two would have caught the eye in the game on Monday, and that led into Tuesday's game against Notts County, which we won 5-2.
"Elliot got a brace, while Blair Turgott, Kieran Sadlier and a trialist got the other goals. It was a good performance again and the lads are looking sharp. Hopefully they'll be able to carry that form forward into the tournament, which will be a bigger test.
"Everything is about getting these boys to progress to first-team level, and the more minutes they can get under their belts, then hopefully they can start the season well and continue from there.
"We think we have a good batch of players and we're looking to keep the conveyor belt moving."
The youngsters fly to Estonia on Thursday ahead of their opening Tallinn Cup fixture against PSV on Friday before taking on Estonia U19 on Sunday and Dinamo Moscow next Tuesday.
All three matches will take place at the 10,300-capacity A.Le Coq Arena - the stadium that is home to the senior Estonia national team and reigning Estonian league champions FC Flora Tallinn.
"Estonia will be a great experience - playing against different styles. It will prepare them well for the season as it unfolds," added Haycock.
Full coverage from the Tallinn Cup will appear on whufc.com