Chelsea’s Development Squad booked their place in the knockout rounds of the Checkatrade Trophy with a 3-1 win against Exeter City at St James Park on Tuesday night. Having failed to win a single fixture in their debut foray into the competition a year ago, the Blues had proven to be more resilient this time around, earning draws against both Plymouth and Yeovil, but penalty shootout defeats on each occasion…
A bunch of goals were scored over the past seven days to give us plenty to talk about in the latest Loan Report, so let’s dive right in. Headliners Starting a little under a full week ago, we begin in Mexico, where Joao Rodriguez has been on a scoring tear for Tampico Madero as Los Jaibos mounted a surprising promotion challenge. A goal against Mineros secured a Playoff Quarter Final…
Chelsea’s Development Squad suffered Saturday afternoon frustration as they were beaten 3-1 by league leaders Liverpool in an entertaining fixture Cobham. Taking to the academy match pitch just two hours after Jody Morris’ Under-18s had dismantled West Ham, Joe Edwards’ boys faced a much sterner test of their credentials against the Premier League 2’s finest, but they gave a good account of themselves and would have beaten lesser teams with…
Chelsea’s Under-18s recorded a comprehensive 7-0 win against a very youthful West Ham United side at Cobham on Saturday morning. The Hammers, who featured three schoolboys in their defence, and introduced three more as substitutes, were no match for a Chelsea team that blew them away from the off. Jonathan Russell, Marc Guehi, Clinton Mola and Tariq Uwakwe all struck first-half goals, whilst Charlie Brown came off the bench to…
