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Another productive week on loan land saw goals, new experiences, and big wins across the board. We’ll begin, as usual, with those finding the back of the net. Headliners Tammy Abraham has made a generally impressive start to his season in Swansea, netting against both Crystal Palace and MK Dons in his first month, and putting in a number of hard-working displays often as a lone striker. Some eyebrows were…
Chelsea’s Development Squad finished a generally positive week on a disappointing note as they were beaten 2-0 by Leicester City at Holmes Park on Friday night. Having staged an impressive late comeback to earn a 2-2 draw at home to Manchester United on Friday, there was more excitement for the Under-23 squad 48 hours later in the form of senior debuts under Antonio Conte, but they were unable to pick…
Chelsea’s Development Squad came back from a two-goal deficit against Manchester United to claim a point in a 2-2 draw at a rain-soaked Aldershot on Monday evening. They enjoyed much the better of the contest from start to finish, but a combination of poor finishing and defensive uncertainty saw them fall two goals behind, as Tosin Kehinde and James Wilson struck either side of the break to establish a commanding…
Chelsea’s Loan Army continues to tick along rather nicely now that we’re really getting into the swing of the season, and added a pair of goals this weekend from two midfielders who know where the back of the net is. Headliners The first of those came courtesy of Lewis Baker, who scored for the second time in Middlesbrough colours and the first in the league, in a 3-2 win versus…
The UEFA Youth League is back. Following the scandalous decision last season not to allow Chelsea to defend the trophy they won in both 2015 and 2016, the Blues return to Europe’s premier Under-19 competition seeking to regain a trophy they didn’t actually lose. Despite racking up back-to-back successes, UEFA failed to grant them a place in the 2016-17 tournament as the club’s first team did not qualify for the…
We’re back from the international break with a Loan Report that now features 34 players after the summer transfer window closed last week. With plenty to cover, let’s get stuck in. Headliners Danilo Pantic made the decision to return to Partizan Belgrade this season for a loan spell, two years after departing for Chelsea, and so far it’s working out superbly for him. He’s already closing on playing as many…
It’s been a mixed 2017-18 so far for Chelsea’s Development Squad, with performances being generally quite good, yet without the consistency of the results to back it up. That was the case once again on Saturday, as they shared a 2-2 draw with Sunderland at Cobham, in a fixture that was as unpredictable as the weather that accompanied it. The visitors edged ahead after 25 minutes through Ethan Robson only…
Chelsea continued their perfect start to the Under-18 league season as they recorded a fourth win – and clean sheet – in a row with a 2-0 triumph over Arsenal on Saturday morning. A pair of fine first half goals from Marc Guehi and Billy Gilmour secured three more points for Jody Morris’ boys, who were well in charge throughout, and produced a performance that perhaps merited a bigger margin…
August is yet to come to an end and we’ve reached the ten-goal milestone for the Chelsea Loan Army season, as well as passing the 100 appearances marker too. Four goals this week came from familiar sources, with two for a prolific marksman and one celebrating his first senior strike. Headliners Lewis Baker got us off and running with a goal in his first Middlesbrough start on Tuesday evening. Handed…
Chelsea’s Under-18s made it three wins out of three to begin the new season as they came away with a 4-0 win away to Norwich City on Saturday morning. George McEachran’s first-half strike gave the Blues an advantage they would never relinquish, and goals from Charlie Brown, Conor Gallagher and Martell Taylor-Crossdale after half time ensured a deservedly handsome final scoreline. Jody Morris was still without several players through injury…