Youth & Reserves

Chelsea eked out a slender advantage in their FA Youth Cup Semi Final tie against Arsenal by winning an entertaining first leg 2-1 at Stamford Bridge on Thursday evening. Chuba Akpom had put the visitors ahead with a solo strike of the highest order but the Blues, who enjoyed the better of the game overall, responded quickly through Charlie Colkett before Alex Kiwomya’s opportune effort ensured they would take a…

Chelsea’s Under-21s tasted defeat for only the third time in the league this season and the first time since September as they lost 1-0 to Liverpool in an ultimately disappointing match at the Electrical Services Stadium on Monday night. A weakened Blues selection never really got into their stride and looked disjointed for long spells but were rarely outclassed and succumbed only to Jack Dunn’s well-taken goal midway through the…

Chelsea made it five matches unbeaten at Under-18 level on Saturday with a hugely impressive 4-1 victory over a handy Bolton Wanderers team at Cobham. Kasey Palmer’s first half goal was all that separated the teams for the first hour of what was a close match but Chelsea ran away with things from there on in with further strikes from Charlie Colkett, Iké Ugbo and Mukhtar Ali, whilst Sam Bailey…

Chelsea’s Under-18s completed an unbeaten three-match week on Saturday with a 1-1 draw away to Manchester United. The Blues dominated the contest and should really have returned south with all three points but failed to take a number of chances following Jordan Houghton’s third minute opener, but they were unable to add to their tally and Joe Riley’s smart finish after an hour meant the hosts claimed a share of…

Chelsea’s Under-21s made it eleven unbeaten league matches in a run stretching back to late September by beating Blackburn Rovers 1-0 at Cobham on Friday night. Islam Feruz’s strike midway through the first half proved enough to secure another three points in the young Blues’ title challenge and whilst they might have done enough to deserve a healthier margin of victory, there was never really a threat of them relinquishing…

It’s been relatively inevitable for a while now, but Chelsea’s assortment of players out on loan – currently 31 – have hit a particularly big milestone this evening. Patrick Bamford’s goal inside of one minute for Derby County against Ipswich Town was the 100th goal scored by a young Blue playing for another club during the 2013-14 season. It was perhaps appropriate that the England Under-21 hitman grabbed the goal…

Chelsea’s Under-18s turned in an impressive performance that lacked only in goals as their West London derby away to Fulham on Tuesday evening ended 0-0. Despite giving up plenty in both age and experience against a Fulham team featuring six of their FA Youth Cup team, the young Blues enjoyed much the better of the rare academy game under floodlights and limited their hosts to just one chance of note,…