Chelsea’s Under-18s became the first team to book their place in the league’s top tier to fight for the national academy title after beating Brighton 2-1 at Cobham on a cold Saturday morning. First half goals by Hubert Adamczyk and Isaac Christie-Davies proved enough to secure all three points for the Blues, and they held out against a spirited Albion fight back during the second half in which Ben White…
Chelsea roared back to the top of the Barclays Under-21 Premier League on Monday night as they beat Southampton 5-3 at Stamford Bridge. They did the damage in a blistering first-half spell where they dismantled the Saints to the tune of five goals in 36 minutes, and from there it was a case of making sure they saw the victory out. Southampton mounted a credible fight back with one goal…
For the fourth week in succession, and the fifth time in the last six, we’re able to kick off the Loan Report with a goal scored by an English Chelsea prospect. And, for the first time this season, we lead off with the exploits of Nathaniel Chalobah. Headliners Chalobah has had to overcome the unexpected disappointment of being denied a loan move to French club Bordeaux following a curious administrative…