Under-18s: Chelsea 2-0 Reading
Chelsea’s Under-18s returned to winning ways on Saturday morning with a hard-fought 2-0 win at home to Reading at Cobham. A week after being held to a frustrating goalless draw away to Fulham, a result that brought an end to an eight-match winning run, the Blues were able to find the right formula courtesy of first-half goals from George Nunn and Thierno Ballo. It wasn’t always easy, in unpleasant conditions…
UEFA Youth League: Chelsea 6-0 Elfsborg (9-0 on aggregate)
There will be tougher challenges ahead for sure but, for the time being, Chelsea have dealt with their UEFA Youth League schedule with the minimum of fuss. In all honesty they have no business being involved in the Domestic Champions path of the competition, yet that was the hand they were dealt by Antonio Conte’s disappointing 2017-18 first-team squad, and they’ve handled their business accordingly. Certainly, they’ve faced inferior opposition…