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Three days removed from another fabled FA Youth Cup comeback, Chelsea’s Under-18s found themselves being brought back to earth somewhat as they went down 2-0 at home to Everton in league action. The Blues racked up a host of first half chances without being able to make the breakthrough, and were punished for their profligacy close to half time when James Graham scored with a lovely glancing header. Everton went…
A fourth consecutive FA Youth Cup Final beckons for Chelsea’s Under-18s after they produced a rollicking display of attacking football saw them overturn a 2-0 first leg deficit and send Tottenham Hotspur packing to the tune of a 5-2 victory on the night and 5-4 on aggregate. As usual, they did things the hard way; as if reversing a two-goal lead wasn’t hard enough they fell a goal further behind…
We’ve had another week of loan action headlined by goalscoring antics and it’s come courtesy of Chelsea’s two most prolific contributors so far this season. Headliners Patrick Bamford‘s star has been on the ascent for a good two years now and the young forward turned in another terrific performance this weekend as he scored a brace in Middlesbrough’s 4-1 win over Ipswich Town. It was the first time he had…
Chelsea’s Under-18s continued a season of remarkable results as they triumphed 6-4 in the latest of their clashes with Tottenham Hotspur in Enfield on Saturday morning. Meeting for the third time in a fortnight with a fourth lined up this Wednesday in the FA Youth Cup, the Blues went behind early to a Shayon Harrison goal but were quickly on terms through Ruben Sammut’s first of the season. Iké Ugbo’s…
Chelsea secured their place in the Semi Finals of the UEFA Youth League on Wednesday afternoon as they overcame Atlético Madrid 2-0 in a scrappy and tense affair at their Cobham training base. In a game of few chances, an own goal from Atlético defender Fran Manzanara gave the Blues a slender advantage they held onto until the latter stages, when Dominic Solanke popped up with his 29th goal of…
It’s been a record-breaking seven days on the Chelsea loanwatch front with no fewer than seven goals for us to bring you. With so much to cover, let’s get stuck in. Headliners As he’s done for most of the past month, Mohamed Salah leads the way as he continued his stupendous form for Fiorentina. Prior to this weekend – he should feature away to Lazio tomorrow night in a match…
Chelsea’s Under-21s suffered a fourth straight defeat in all competitions and a third in as many league outings as they endured a frustrating Friday night at home to Leicester City. Harry Panayiotou’s fourth-minute strike proved sufficient for the Foxes to claim all three points under the floodlights at Cobham and round off a rather disappointing week for the Blues at academy level, with three losses across two age groups in…
Chelsea have work to do if they are to keep their hands on the FA Youth Cup following a 2-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in the first leg of their Semi Final tie on Thursday night. The Blues played well for long spells but never truly got into their full stride and late goals in either half from Joshua Onomah and Kazaiah Sterling – both the result of defensive hiccups…
Chelsea’s Under-21s missed out on a chance to return to the top of the table on Monday night as they suffered a 2 -0 defeat to Liverpool at Chester’s Swansway Stadium. A dubiously-awarded early penalty afforded Harry Wilson the chance to give Liverpool an early lead, one which the young forward gladly took, and as Chelsea toiled to reach their usual high standards, they instead conceded early again in the…
Whilst Chelsea were winning the 2015 League Cup, their army of loanees continued to shine this past week as both Mohamed Salah and Bertrand Traore extended their recent run of goalscoring. There was also a host of moves, comings and goings amongst the nearly thirty prospects out and about, but we’ll begin with Salah. Headliners The Egyptian forward has enjoyed a productive start to his stay in Florence by scoring…