Youth & Reserves

Chelsea’s Under-18s kicked off their 2014-15 campaign with a dramatic 4-3 victory over Southampton at Cobham in a performance that bore all of the hallmarks of many recent comeback wins at this level. Joe Edwards’ young Blues found themselves trailing by two goals inside the opening quarter of an hour but responded well to draw level as Tammy Abraham and Kasey Palmer struck their first goals of the new season….

Chelsea got the defence of their Barclays Under-21 Premier League title off to a winning start on Friday night with a narrow 2-1 victory over a very good Manchester City team at the Electrical Services Stadium in Aldershot. The visitors led for almost the entire match through defender Pablo Maffeo but despite starting badly the Blues grew in stature the longer the game went on and deservedly drew level when…

We’re back with another season of football set to begin at Category One level and if the previous seasons are anything to go by it’ll be an intoxicating ten months with no shortage of drama and plenty of promise. Here at TheChels.net we’re taking a look at what to expect from the 2014-15 season and we finish with a comprehensive look at Chelsea themselves. Standards are high down at the…

We’re back with another season of football set to begin at Category One level and if the previous seasons are anything to go by it’ll be an intoxicating ten months with no shortage of drama and plenty of promise. Here at TheChels.net we’re taking a look at what to expect from the 2014-15 season; today, the spotlight is on the teams Chelsea will be facing this year. Under-21 and Under-18…

We’re back with another season of football set to begin at Category One level and if the previous seasons are anything to go by it’ll be an intoxicating ten months with no shortage of drama and plenty of promise. Here at TheChels.net we’re taking a look at what to expect from the 2014-15 season and we begin by going through the various competitions Chelsea will be involved in. Barclays Under-21…

Chelsea’s Under-18 fixture list for the 2014-15 season has been confirmed today as the competition has once again undergone a few adjustments ahead of the big kick-off. Whilst things at Under-21 level have been split into two leagues of Category One teams based on performances last season the younger boys remain split by geography, with twelve teams in each of the Northern and Southern sections. However, there will be no…

French top flight club Bastia have this afternoon announced an agreement with Chelsea for the loan acquisition of Colombian forward Joao Rodriguez. The Corsican side, managed by former Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele, made the announcement on their official website this afternoon and the move is now subject to international clearance, although that should be a formality. Rodriguez agreed to join Chelsea back in 2012 after impressing for Deportes Quindío and…

It almost goes without saying that after a season in which more than thirty Chelsea players embarked on loan moves that we’re far from being done on that front this summer, but as we reach the one-week mark until the Football League (and Eredivisie) gets underway and we find ourselves two weeks out from the return of the Premier League, business is most definitely about to pick up. The Blues…

Chelsea’s Under-21s will begin the defence of their Barclays Under-21 Premier League title at home to Manchester City. In a repeat of the first ever fixture played in the ‘new’ Under-21 league back in 2012, the Blues will take on the team they edged on penalties in the Semi Final stage of last year’s competition as they open up the new campaign with a marquee fixture. It will be played…

Chelsea’s first team may have to wait until Wednesday to get their pre-season schedule of fixtures underway but their junior counterparts at Cobham are well and truly back in the swing of things as the first Saturday of the new campaign brought about a return to action for the Under-18 and Under-21 teams. Both sides are under new management for 2014-15 with Adi Viveash stepping up to replace Dermot Drummy…