Another productive week on loan land saw goals, new experiences, and big wins across the board. We’ll begin, as usual, with those finding the back of the net. Headliners Tammy Abraham has made a generally impressive start to his season in Swansea, netting against both Crystal Palace and MK Dons in his first month, and putting in a number of hard-working displays often as a lone striker. Some eyebrows were…
Development Squad: Leicester City 2-0 Chelsea
Chelsea’s Development Squad finished a generally positive week on a disappointing note as they were beaten 2-0 by Leicester City at Holmes Park on Friday night. Having staged an impressive late comeback to earn a 2-2 draw at home to Manchester United on Friday, there was more excitement for the Under-23 squad 48 hours later in the form of senior debuts under Antonio Conte, but they were unable to pick…
Development Squad: Chelsea 2-2 Manchester United
Chelsea’s Development Squad came back from a two-goal deficit against Manchester United to claim a point in a 2-2 draw at a rain-soaked Aldershot on Monday evening. They enjoyed much the better of the contest from start to finish, but a combination of poor finishing and defensive uncertainty saw them fall two goals behind, as Tosin Kehinde and James Wilson struck either side of the break to establish a commanding…
The Loan Report: September 11-17
Chelsea’s Loan Army continues to tick along rather nicely now that we’re really getting into the swing of the season, and added a pair of goals this weekend from two midfielders who know where the back of the net is. Headliners The first of those came courtesy of Lewis Baker, who scored for the second time in Middlesbrough colours and the first in the league, in a 3-2 win versus…
Previewing Chelsea’s Return To The UEFA Youth League
The UEFA Youth League is back. Following the scandalous decision last season not to allow Chelsea to defend the trophy they won in both 2015 and 2016, the Blues return to Europe’s premier Under-19 competition seeking to regain a trophy they didn’t actually lose. Despite racking up back-to-back successes, UEFA failed to grant them a place in the 2016-17 tournament as the club’s first team did not qualify for the…