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Chelsea’s Premier League International Cup campaign came to an end at the Quarter Final stage on Thursday night after they ended up on the wrong side of a topsy-turvy fixture against West London neighbours Fulham, going down 4-3 at Aldershot’s Electrical Services Stadium. Moussa Dembele gave the visitors a very early lead but Lewis Baker equalised from the spot, only for Patrick Roberts to restore Fulham’s lead instantly. Jordan Houghton…

Chelsea’s Under-18s made it into the Semi Finals of the FA Youth Cup for a sixth straight season as they turned in a battling display away to Newcastle United to run out 2-0 winners after Extra Time. Izzy Brown missed an early penalty and despite dominating for long stretches, Chelsea were unable to win in normal time. Brown made amends with a well-taken goal early in extra time before Dominic…

Chelsea ensured they will finish top of the Under-18 League’s South table this season as they defeated West London neighbours Fulham 2-1 on Friday. The Blues had already secured qualification for the top tier of play for the final two months of the season but goals from Ali Suljic and Mukhtar Ali mean they can no longer be overtaken at the summit, a proud achievement for the entire squad. With…

Chelsea’s Under-21s lost for just the third time this season on Monday night as they were defeated 2-1 by an experienced Manchester United team at Leigh Sports Village. A disappointingly cagey first half gave way to a far more entertaining second in which Dominic Solanke opened the scoring to give the Blues a deserved lead. Andreas Pereira’s deflected free kick restored parity in the 69th minute before another delivery from…

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…

Chelsea’s strong FA Youth Cup pedigree continued on Wednesday night as they booked a place in the Quarter Finals for the sixth season in a row courtesy of a 6-0 win over Swansea City at Aldershot’s Electrical Services Stadium. Tammy Abraham led the way with a hat-trick whilst Dominic Solanke wasn’t far behind with a brace of his own, taking the pair to a remarkable combined fifty for the season…