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The games are coming thick and fast as the conclusion of the 2012-13 season gets ever closer, and for Chelsea’s ever-large batch of young loan stars, there is still a considerable amount to play for. For Thorgan Hazard and Zulte-Waregem, a chance of a first ever title for the small West Flanders club is very much within reach, and the younger brother of the supremely talented Eden has been doing…
Chelsea find themselves in a commanding position in the FA Youth Cup once again after winning the first leg of their Semi Final away to Liverpool by two goals to nil. A closely-fought encounter was settled at the very death as Alex Kiwomya continued his fine form in this season’s competition, scoring for the fourth game in succession and taking his tally to six in five outings with two strikes…
Here we go again then. For the fourth season in a row, Chelsea’s youth team are in the Semi Finals of the FA Youth Cup. They’ve lifted the trophy twice in that run, with a last four defeat to Manchester United sandwiched in between, and now face another trip to the North West of England to face Liverpool as they seek to become the first team to retain the title…
With Easter out of the way, the final push to the finish line in the 2012-13 season has begun in earnest, and many of Chelsea’s young loanees have high stakes to play for in the final weeks of the campaign. Many of them are fighting for high rewards – titles, promotions or European qualification – but at the bottom of League One in England, Sam Walker and Billy Clifford are…
There was an unfamiliar name in the Chelsea Under-18 line-up away to Manchester United earlier this afternoon. Midfielder Kasey Palmer started in midfield, wearing the number eight shirt for the visiting Blues. He has thus far spent the most notable period of his career at Charlton, where he has this season been playing up with the main youth team despite still being a schoolboy. A 1997-born player, he featured in…
A busy Easter weekend across Europe has given us plenty by way of talking points for the latest instalment of the Loan Report, and we begin with a couple of new goalscorers. Patrick Bamford’s second spell at League One’s MK Dons has gotten off to an excellent start as the former Nottingham Forest man has struck twice in his last two games. A regular feature now fit after a hamstring…
Chelsea’s bid to be European Under-19 Champions fell at the last hurdle on Monday evening as they lost 2-0 to Aston Villa in the NextGen Series Final. Despite dominating the first half, two penalties from Villa’s Graham Burke saw them claim the glory and follow Internazionale into the competition’s history books. Alex Kiwomya was sent off late on for a second bookable offence to compound an ultimately frustrating day for…
Twenty-four teams have been whittled down to a final two in this season’s NextGen Series, as Chelsea and Aston Villa prepare to face off on Monday evening for the right to call themselves Under-19 Champions of Europe. The all-English showpiece occasion was put together on a very Good Friday for both teams. Chelsea overcame Arsenal by the odd goal in seven over 120 draining minutes at Como’s Stadio Giuseppe Chinigaglia,…
Chelsea’s academy made it a fourth successive season with a Final appearance as their Under-19 team secured a place in the NextGen Series Final after a dramatic 4-3 extra time win over Arsenal Chuba Akpom had given Arsenal an early lead but a spell of three goals in ten second half minutes gave the Blues a commanding lead as Islam Feruz, Lewis Baker and Jeremie Boga all struck in quick…
The long Easter weekend is always a busy one on the football front, but it’s particularly jam-packed this year for Chelsea. Not only do the first team face the prospect of two games in the space of 48 hours, but the club’s Under-19 team head to Italy for the final stages of this season’s NextGen Series. A Friday afternoon Semi Final against Arsenal kicks off the extravaganza at Lake Como…