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Chelsea’s Under-18s continued their unbeaten start to the 2015-16 season with a 3-1 win over Southampton at Cobham on Saturday morning. Miro Muheim opened the scoring midway through the first half before doubling his tally later on with an early contender for Chelsea’s goal of the season. Southampton reduced the deficit through an equally impressive strike by Harley Willard to make the final quarter of an hour more interesting, but…

Chelsea’s Under-21s twice came from behind to earn a point away to Norwich City in front of more than 9,000 at Carrow Road on Friday night. The Canaries took the lead through Conor McGrandles but were pegged back by a rare Ola Aina goal. Tony Andreu restored their lead in first-half stoppage time but a finely-crafted goal by Charly Musonda ensured the Blues returned south with something to show for…

Chelsea secured back-to-back Under-18 league wins to start the new season as a Charlie Wakefield goal shortly before the hour mark proved enough to defeat Aston Villa 1-0 at Cobham on Saturday morning. The Blues had racked up 23 goals in three meetings with their Midlands foes last season, including 12-2 and 8-3 triumphs, but the latest contest was a much tougher affair in which Villa had their chances to…

Chelsea’s first home match of the Barclays Under-21 Premier League season ended in disappointment as they were defeated 3-1 by Southampton at Stamford Bridge on Friday night. In a performance blighted by inconsistency and no little amount of bad luck, the Blues found themselves two goals behind midway through the first half as Saints winger Sam McQueen grabbed a quick-fire double. Chances came and went and Jay Dasilva struck the…

Chelsea opened their Barclays Under-21 Premier League campaign with a 1-0 win away to Liverpool courtesy of a stoppage-time winner from Tammy Abraham. In a tight contest played with a high level of tactical and technical proficiency throughout both sides were made to work hard for clear-cut chances but it was the younger Blues team that were able to clinch victory with a goal that owed much to a sensational…

Chelsea kicked off the new Under-18 season in style with a 4-1 win away to Norwich City on Saturday morning. Swedish centre-back Ali Suljic opened the scoring in the first half before Iké Ugbo took over, building on an impressive return of eleven goals as a schoolboy last term with a second-hand hat-trick. Harley Black notched a consolation for the hosts but they were rarely able to assert themselves on…