Month: August 2016

Chelsea’s Development Squad continued their largely impressive start to the new Premier League 2 campaign with a 1-1 draw away to defending champions Manchester United at Leigh Sports Village on Sunday afternoon. The Blues were the better team for long spells and were handed a first-half lead when Kyle Scott pounced on a mistake by goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, but they weren’t able to add to the scoreline in a second…

Chelsea’s Under-18s bounced back from defeat to Southampton last time out to record a resounding 5-0 victory over Swansea City at Cobham on Friday afternoon. The Blues were made to work for their reward on a swelteringly hot August day as they faced a determined Swans rearguard but, after Martell Taylor-Crossdale finally broke through with an early second half penalty, they were well on their way. Further strikes from Harvey…

Chelsea’s strong start to the new Premier League 2 season continued as they marked their first home game of the campaign with a stylish 4-1 victory over Liverpool at Aldershot’s EBB Stadium on Monday night. The hosts controlled proceedings from first to last, and were more than good value for the three points, but they were made to wait before being able to secure a result. Josimar Quintero opened the…