Under-18s: Chelsea 2-0 Leicester City
Chelsea’s 100% home record in the Under-18 Premier League remains intact following a 2-0 win over Leicester City on Saturday morning. The Blues, who are unbeaten on their own patch for more than two and a half years, were made to work hard for the victory but a brace of second half goals from Martell Taylor-Crossdale, his ninth and tenth of the season respectively, secured another valuable three points for…
Development Squad: Chelsea 2-2 Derby County
Chelsea’s search for an Under-23 victory will go on for at least another week after they shared a 2-2 draw at home to Derby County on Monday evening at Aldershot in a fixture headlined by Kurt Zouma’s first match action since tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in February. He was at the centre of attention in the first half, conceding a penalty from which Callum Guy eventually scored after the…
The Loan Report: October 17-23
The streak of a Chelsea loanee scoring in every single full, non-international break, week of the 2016-17 season so far continued this week with three more strikes to take us to 42 overall for the campaign. We begin with a player who, despite being contracted to the Blues, might not actually ever come back. Headliners The nature of Juan Cuadrado’s three-year loan deal to Juventus makes it highly likely that…
Under-18s: Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Chelsea
Chelsea’s search for an away win in the Under-18 Premier League this season continues after an entertaining 1-1 draw away to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday morning. The Blues took a first-half lead through Marc Guehi but that advantage was swiftly cancelled out by Samuel Shashoua’s well-taken equaliser. In a game that to’d and fro’d with both sides enjoying good chances, it was Chelsea who were presented with the best opportunity…
Development Squad: Exeter City 3-2 Chelsea
Chelsea’s Checkatrade Trophy adventure came to a premature end on Tuesday evening as a 3-2 defeat away to Exeter City at St James Park ensured that they will be unable to qualify for the knockout stages in the new year. A rather disappointing first half in which they were too passive and often intimidated by their more experienced foes saw them trailing 2-0 to goals from Ollie Watkins and David…
