Chelsea’s Checkatrade Trophy campaign got off to a losing start on Tuesday evening as they went down 2-1 away to Swindon Town but they will come away from the clash with a lot of credit and having learned plenty about senior football. Taking their place as one of sixteen development squads invited to take part in the Football League competition for third and fourth-tier sides, the Blues succumbed to a…
The Loan Report: September 5-11
The first Loan Report since the closing of the summer transfer window sees us catch up on an unprecedented 38 (thirty-eight) Chelsea players continuing their development across the globe, but the headlines were mainly stolen by two of this season’s early protagonists in Tammy Abraham and Alex Kiwomya. Headliners We begin at the AESSEAL New York Stadium in Rotherham, where Abraham went head to head with Chelsea and England team-mate…
Antonio Conte Press Conference – Swansea City vs Chelsea
Full press Conference With Chelsea Manager Antonio Conte pre Swansea Opponent History
Under-18s: Norwich City 5-4 Chelsea
Chelsea’s Under-18s allowed a 3-1 half-time lead slip to a 5-4 defeat away to Norwich City on Saturday morning as their early season form on the road continued to disappoint. A brace from Martell Taylor-Crossdale – with one more arguably his – appeared to have put the Blues in a commanding position but a poor start to the second half allowed Norwich to score four quickfire goals from which they…
Development Squad: Chelsea 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Chelsea’s positive start to the new Premier League 2 campaign continued in impressive fashion on Friday night as the young Blues beat an older Tottenham Hotspur team 3-1 under the Stamford Bridge lights. A controlled first-half display provided the platform for what was to follow in the second as Jay Dasilva, Isaac Christie-Davies and Fikayo Tomori all found the back of the net to make it two wins from two…
The Loan Report: Transfer Deadline Special
Away from the manic madness of transfer deadline day at first-team level, the academy was just as busy throughout Wednesday in sending an unprecedented nine players out on temporary moves; the inflated tally almost something of an inevitability due to the scrapping of England’s emergency loan window for Football League clubs. Here’s how a breathless day unfolded for the Blues’ loan army. Following the road well-travelled For some of those…