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Chelsea’s youngest Under-18 team of the season staged a late comeback on Saturday morning to earn a point in a 2-2 draw against London rivals Arsenal at Cobham. No fewer than nine schoolboys featured for a Blues team which had found itself trailing 2-0 midway through the second half after goals from Renny Smith and Stephy Mavididi, but they finished strong. Jake Clarke-Salter’s first youth team goal reduced the arrears…
In the latest Loan Report, a pair of young Croatian loanees were responsible for extending the unbroken streak of Chelsea players scoring this season up to a 25th consecutive week. Mario Pašalić and Stipe Perica may not be household names (yet), but they both had good weekends when many of the more recognisable faces didn’t. Headliners Pašalić’s signing hasn’t officially been announced by Chelsea yet, but with all other parties…
Chelsea’s Under-21s bounced back from a defeat in their last outing to inflict a first league defeat of the season on Fulham as they triumphed 2-1 at Motspur Park on Friday night. An excellent first-half performance saw goals from John Swift and Lewis Baker put Chelsea in the ascendancy but despite their first half excellence, they found it much tougher after the break. Cauley Woodrow’s penalty reduced the arrears and…
A busy last week of the transfer window on the loan front saw Chelsea take their tally of prospects playing elsewhere up to 30, but it was a familiar face in Patrick Bamford that kept the unbroken run of goalscoring weeks up as the Derby man netted twice to headline this week’s action. Headliners Having scored in two of his first three appearances for Derby County as an impact substitute,…
News this morning brings us reports that Chelsea are close to securing the signature of 18 year-old Croatian midfielder Mario Pašalić from Hajduk Split. A report on the club’s offiical website confirmed that German-born Pašalić is departing Antalya in Turkey today for London, where he will seal a move to The Blues, who have won the race for a €3m transfer ahead of the likes of Lazio. The club’s statement…
Chelsea’s hopes of winning the first ever Barclays Under-21 Premier League Cup were ended on Monday evening as they were knocked out at the Quarter Final stage 1-0 by Arsenal. It took 120 minutes to separate the two London sides in a game fraught with tension and filled with glaring misses, but Benik Afobe’s strike early in the second period of extra time proved enough to edge the result and…
In the latest instalment of The Loan Report, Patrick Bamford continues to embrace the super-sub role at Derby County, whilst Victor Moses took advantage of a rare start for Liverpool to find the back of the net as both men ensured the unbroken streak of loanees scoring in every week of the 2013-14 season rolls on. Headliners Bamford is yet to start a game for Steve McClaren’s side but has…
As we hit the time of year where many clubs are deciding upon scholarship offers for their 2014-15 intake of Under-18 footballers, it might be considered a quieter one than usual for Chelsea, where many of those moving into Adi Viveash’s group next term have long since been offered terms. However, that’s not to say that the staff at Cobham are resting on their laurels and where opportunities exist, they…
Chelsea’s Under -18s suffered a rare defeat on Saturday morning as they succumbed to a much superior West Ham side 2-0 away from home.. Early first half goals from Kieran Bywater and Jordan Brown did the damage on a bog of a pitch but despite the conditions, Chelsea never got going and struggled to play their game, perhaps playing as poorly as they have this season. Adi Viveash’s selection was…
For the 25th consecutive week of the 2013-14 club football season, at least one Chelsea loan player scored for his temporary club. Sure, superstition typically suggests not to talk about the streak whilst it’s ongoing, but it hasn’t done it any damage thus far and with strikes from Patrick Bamford, Christian Atsu and Patrick van Aanholt this weekend, it’s also in rude health. Headliners We begin with Bamford, who has…