Under-18s: Brighton & Hove Albion 1-3 Chelsea

November 4, 2016

Chelsea’s Under-18s recorded their first away win of the season on Friday night as they beat Brighton 3-1 at a chilly Lancing training ground. A stunning opener from Martell Taylor-Crossdale, his eleventh of the campaign, set the Blues on their way, and although Dan Cashman equalised shortly before half time, the visitors emerged with all three points courtesy of further strikes by Richard Nartey and Callum Hudson-Odoi. Coming into the…

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Development Squad: Everton 1-1 Chelsea

October 31, 2016

Chelsea’s Development Squad earned a deserved share of the spoils in their trip north to face title contenders Everton as Dujon Sterling’s early goal set them on their way to a 1-1 draw at the Merseyrail Community Stadium. The Blues included both Marco van Ginkel and Kurt Zouma in their starting eleven – the Dutchman joining the French defender in mounting a returning from a long-term lay-off – and were…

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The Loan Report: October 24-30

October 30, 2016

On pace for a record-breaking season, the Chelsea loan army are collectively up to 47 goals for the campaign after another action-packed week. We begin in the Netherlands… Headliners Vitesse Arnhem have never won the Dutch Cup but are one step closer to breaking that duck following Wednesday’s 4-1 Second Round win over second-tier RKC Waalwijk. The comprehensive home victory included a seventh goal of the season for Lewis Baker,…

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Under-18s: Chelsea 2-0 Leicester City

October 29, 2016

Chelsea’s 100% home record in the Under-18 Premier League remains intact following a 2-0 win over Leicester City on Saturday morning. The Blues, who are unbeaten on their own patch for more than two and a half years, were made to work hard for the victory but a brace of second half goals from Martell Taylor-Crossdale, his ninth and tenth of the season respectively, secured another valuable three points for…

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Development Squad: Chelsea 2-2 Derby County

October 24, 2016

Chelsea’s search for an Under-23 victory will go on for at least another week after they shared a 2-2 draw at home to Derby County on Monday evening at Aldershot in a fixture headlined by Kurt Zouma’s first match action since tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in February. He was at the centre of attention in the first half, conceding a penalty from which Callum Guy eventually scored after the…

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