The Loan Report: August 14-20
A quieter week on the loan front was arguably headlined by the graduation of Andreas Christensen from star loanee over the last two years into stud Chelsea centre-half, following the Dane’s starring role in Sunday’s 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley, but as we focus on this year’s vintage, we instead focus on Marco van Ginkel, who continues to bang in the goals at PSV Eindhoven. Headliners The midfielder,…
Under-18s: Chelsea 1-0 Reading
Chelsea’s Under-18s maintained their winning start to the new season by defeating Reading 1-0 at Cobham on Saturday morning. An early strike from Dutch winger Juan Castillo ultimately proved enough to secure all three points for Jody Morris’ side, although they could and perhaps should have recorded a more handsome victory, such was the extent of their overall dominance. Castillo starting ahead of Tariq Uwakwe was the solitary change from…
Development Squad: Chelsea 2-0 Derby County
Chelsea’s Development Squad recorded their first win of the new season on Friday night as they defeated Derby County 2-0 at Stamford Bridge. Second-half goals from Reece James and Luke McCormick secured all three points for Joe Edwards’ youngsters, who remain unbeaten from their first three outings in 2017-18 after draws away to Manchester City and Plymouth Argyle. Dan Davies’ must-see match gallery is available HERE. This fixture represented their…
Non-League Trio Pen Chelsea Academy Deals
Chelsea have today handed short-term academy scholarship contracts to a trip of non-league prospects as they look to bolster their Under-18 numbers. Left-back Renedi Masampu and wingers Adebambo Akinjogbin and Tushaun Walters have each penned rolling deals after impressing during the pre-season campaign and will bring much-needed depth to a group that has seen a host of players move on up to Development Squad level and that will be depleted…
The Loan Report: August 7-13
The new loan season got firmly back into the swing of things this week, with a host of leagues getting their new campaigns underway, including the Premier League, where this term Chelsea have a record number of their players plying their trade. There’s plenty to catch up on, so let’s get stuck in. Headliners The first of four goals scored over the past seven days came courtesy of Lucas Piazon,…
Under-18s: Aston Villa 0-2 Chelsea
Chelsea got the defence of their Under-18 Premier League title off to a winning start on Saturday morning as they defeated Aston Villa 2-0 at Bodymoor Heath. Villa were the only team that the Blues failed to beat last season, holding them to a pair of draws, but early second half goals from Charlie Brown and George McEachran secured three opening day points for Jody Morris’ boys. With a quartet…