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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…

Chelsea went back to the top of the Under-21 Premier League after an emphatic 3-1 victory away to West Ham United in Romford on Friday night. All of the damage was done in the first half as Kasey Palmer’s impudent flick opened the scoring before a quick-fire brace from Dominic Solanke put the Blues out of sight by the interval. Sebastian Lletget grabbed a goal for West Ham early in…