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Chelsea’s Barclays Under-21 Premier League campaign got off to a less than auspicious start on Friday evening as they lost 4-2 to Tottenham Hotspur at Aldershot’s EBB Stadium. Despite having taken the lead through a Josh McEachran penalty, the young Blues were at times overwhelmed by an older and more determined Tottenham side, who scored three before half time and saw the game out in the second half with professionalism…

With six competitions and what is likely to be a packed schedule for 2013-14, pre-season preparations have seen two very distinct squads formed between the Under-21 and Under-18 teams. They’re both deep in terms of talent and depth, and whilst we’ll doubtless see a few players overlap between the two over the course of the campaign, the core of each team is easily identifiable as the big kick-off approaches. Dermot…

The relationship between Chelsea and Vitesse Arnhem has taken considerable steps this summer, and shows no sign of slowing down as news emerged late Thursday evening of Lucas Piazon’s loan move to the Dutch club. Piazon’s public relations manager, Fabiano De Souza, confirmed in a statement on his Twitter feed (@fabianodesouza) that the young Brazilian forward would be featuring in the Eredivisie during the forthcoming season:     “As part…

In the second of our three-part academy season preview, we take a look at the 21 other clubs who have achieved Category One status under the Elite Player Performance Plan and are therefore set to face Chelsea at Under-21 and Under-18 levels this year. Arsenal A welcome return to the fixture list after a season without a game against the Gunners, it’s been an interesting couple of years at the…