Our last Loan Report had plenty of goals in. This week…not so much, but with the Eredivisie resuming there’s more action to catch up on as 2016 begins to fully roll into action. In the absence of anyone else deserving to take the lead this week, we kick off with Chelsea’s newest loanee. Headliners Mitchell Beeney saw the first half of his season affected by injury, limiting him to just…
Chelsea’s Under-21s twice relinquished leading positions away to Tottenham Hotspur on Monday night before emerging 5-4 winners in a pulsating Barclays Under-21 Premier League fixture at Stevenage’s Lamex Stadium. Tammy Abraham had given Chelsea a first half lead which was initially cancelled out by Shaquille Coulthirst but Fikayo Tomori immediately restored the advantage with a header from a corner. Kasey Palmer extended the advantage early in the second half and,…
The French league returned from its winter break this week and it brought with it a pair of Jeremie Boga goals to savour in another productive week on the loan front. Headliners The first of them came on Monday night in Rennes’ French Cup tie away to Nice. Boga scored the first of his team’s two goals in applying a simple finish to a smart team move and, with the…
Chelsea’s Under-18s extended their unbeaten league run to a dozen matches – thirteen in all competitions – with a comprehensive 4-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur at Cobham on Saturday. The Blues have been irresistible at home so far this season and maintained their 100% record on their own patch courtesy of a devastatingly clinical first half display. Iké Ugbo netted a brace to take him up to sixteen goals for…
Chelsea’s Under-21s were knocked out of the Premier League Under-21 Cup on Wednesday night as, despite dominating most of the match against holders Southampton, they failed to take advantage of their scoring opportunities and were made to pay for it by a solitary Ryan Seager goal. The Blues were entering the competition at the last 32 stage but, having not entered last season, they were unable to make progress, leaving…
Another quiet week on the Loan Report front owes much to those still on extended winter breaks so we lead with another goal from Mario Pašalić as well as news of some changes of scenery for a handful of young Chelsea prospects. Headliners Monaco took on amateur outfit St Jean Beaulieu at home in the French Cup and, as expected, ran out handsome winners. Pašalić came on with twenty minutes…
As 2015 draws to a close it’s appropriate to look back at what has been, even by their own lofty standards, an exceptional year for the academy at Chelsea Football Club. They retained the FA Youth Cup – a fourth such success in six years – won the UEFA Youth League and added several more first-team debuts to their recent production line. Here’s a quick month-by-month rundown with some great…
It’s an abridged version of the Loan Report this week with plenty of players enjoying Christmas at home and, unfortunately, we lead with two red cards. Headliners The first of those went to Nathan Aké who, having been restored to the Watford team to face Tottenham Hotspur on Monday after being ineligible to face Chelsea, was shown a straight red just after the hour. It was for a high challenge…
We’ve reached the nominal halfway mark of the 2015-16 season; many European leagues have now embarked upon their winter break and there are no more matches to be played before Christmas in England. It’s therefore the most appropriate time to bring you the (now seemingly traditional) first comprehensive and exclusive look at every goal scored by Chelsea’s substantial group of loanees so far this campaign. http://vimeo.com/149775178 The goals have been…
Chelsea’s Under-21s signed off for 2015 with a narrow and hard-fought 1-0 win over Middlesbrough at Cobham on Monday night. Both sides came into the match at the wrong end of the Barclays Under-21 Premier League table and the damage was done early on as Kasey Palmer’s ninth goal of the season proved enough to keep the three points down South and bring the Blues level on points with the…