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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…
Chelsea completed their Under-18 fixtures for the first part of the season with a 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur at Cobham on Saturday morning. The Blues, who now advance into an eight-team group featuring Middlesbrough, Manchester United, Everton and four more to be decided in order to determine a national champion, fell behind to a Ryan Loft penalty but responded well. Jeremie Boga’s return from injury sparked a second-half turnaround…
Chelsea secured a Quarter Final berth in the UEFA Youth League for the second consecutive season after beating Zenit St Petersburg 3-1 at Aldershot on Wednesday night. The Blues fell behind early on to a well taken free kick but were able to find their stride in short order and drew level courtesy of Dominic Solanke’s 28th goal of the season. Kasey Palmer’s arrival from the substitutes bench at half…
Our recent fine run of loanee goalscoring continued again this week as Patrick Bamford entered double figures in the league for Middlesbrough in midweek before Victor Moses and Mohamed Salah added to their tallies on the weekend. We begin with Bamford. Headliners Middlesbrough went into their midweek trip to Birmingham City knowing they had a chance of putting a bit of daylight between themselves and the rest of the chasing…
Chelsea’s Under-18s suffered a first defeat since early November on Saturday as they lost 2-1 at home to Reading, who were coincidentally the last side to best the Blues this season. Chelsea, who have already secured top spot in the South league table ahead of the upcoming split to decide the national champion, were ahead with three minutes on the clock through Miro Muheim, but Reading played well for long…
Chelsea’s Premier League International Cup campaign came to an end at the Quarter Final stage on Thursday night after they ended up on the wrong side of a topsy-turvy fixture against West London neighbours Fulham, going down 4-3 at Aldershot’s Electrical Services Stadium. Moussa Dembele gave the visitors a very early lead but Lewis Baker equalised from the spot, only for Patrick Roberts to restore Fulham’s lead instantly. Jordan Houghton…
Chelsea’s Under-18s made it into the Semi Finals of the FA Youth Cup for a sixth straight season as they turned in a battling display away to Newcastle United to run out 2-0 winners after Extra Time. Izzy Brown missed an early penalty and despite dominating for long stretches, Chelsea were unable to win in normal time. Brown made amends with a well-taken goal early in extra time before Dominic…
Following a few months of Chelsea’s England-based loanees getting the job done, they firmly handed over to their continental counterparts this week. We have four goals to bring you from action on the other side of the Channel, beginning with a wonderfully in-form Bertrand Traore. Headliners Vitesse weren’t enjoying the best of seasons until the end of November, and particularly found themselves struggling in front of goal. Manager Peter Bosz…
Chelsea ensured they will finish top of the Under-18 League’s South table this season as they defeated West London neighbours Fulham 2-1 on Friday. The Blues had already secured qualification for the top tier of play for the final two months of the season but goals from Ali Suljic and Mukhtar Ali mean they can no longer be overtaken at the summit, a proud achievement for the entire squad. With…
Chelsea’s Under-21s lost for just the third time this season on Monday night as they were defeated 2-1 by an experienced Manchester United team at Leigh Sports Village. A disappointingly cagey first half gave way to a far more entertaining second in which Dominic Solanke opened the scoring to give the Blues a deserved lead. Andreas Pereira’s deflected free kick restored parity in the 69th minute before another delivery from…