Youth & Reserves

Chelsea’s Development Squad made it seven matches unbeaten as they defeated Manchester United in style by a 3-1 scoreline at The EBB Stadium on Friday evening. Despite trailing early to an Axel Tuanzebe header, Adi Viveash’s boys enjoyed the better of proceedings almost from start to finish and were quickly back on terms through Dujon Sterling’s fourth goal of an increasingly productive season. Jay Dasilva’s missed penalty threatened to throw…

Chelsea’s Under-18s extended their recent unbeaten run, but will feel that a 2-2 draw away to Arsenal on Saturday morning was a case of two points dropped after allowing their hosts back into the game late in the day. Iké Ugbo opened the scoring inside of two minutes and the Blues were well in command of the contest for long spells. Martell Taylor-Crossdale added a league-leading 13th goal of the…

A busy Saturday for Chelsea at all levels got underway with a pair of academy matches at either end of the country. The Under-18s kicked things off with a late victory away to Fulham before the Development Squad twice came from behind to claim a point in a 2-2 draw away to Manchester City. Jody Morris’ youngsters got the day off to a fine start with a hard-fought 2-0 win…

Chelsea’s Under-18s overcame a shaky first half display to run out emphatic 4-1 winners over Southampton at Cobham on Saturday morning. The Blues were uncharacteristically sloppy in the opening 45 minutes and deservedly found themselves trailing to Michael Obafemi’s goal, but with their long unbeaten home record in peril, they responded well after the restart and, inspired by schoolboy Callum Hudson-Odoi, they were able to seal a comprehensive victory to…

The final international break of 2016 has given us a fortnight without academy action at Chelsea and, therefore, provided us with a useful opportunity to reflect upon the first three months of the campaign so far. It’s been an interesting one on several levels; one which has seen the Development squad enter senior adult competition for the first time, whilst both they and the Under-18s have found it tough sledding…

For a dead-rubber in a much-maligned competition, that wasn’t bad. Chelsea’s Checkatrade Trophy campaign came to an end on Tuesday evening with what should have been an unremarkable home date against League One promotion hopefuls Oxford United but, in front of a Stamford Bridge crowd of more than 6,000, the two teams played out a 13-12, seventeen-round penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw. The Blues deservedly prevailed to give themselves…