Chelsea secured their place in the Semi Finals of the UEFA Youth League on Wednesday afternoon as they overcame Atlético Madrid 2-0 in a scrappy and tense affair at their Cobham training base. In a game of few chances, an own goal from Atlético defender Fran Manzanara gave the Blues a slender advantage they held onto until the latter stages, when Dominic Solanke popped up with his 29th goal of…
It’s been a record-breaking seven days on the Chelsea loanwatch front with no fewer than seven goals for us to bring you. With so much to cover, let’s get stuck in. Headliners As he’s done for most of the past month, Mohamed Salah leads the way as he continued his stupendous form for Fiorentina. Prior to this weekend – he should feature away to Lazio tomorrow night in a match…
Chelsea’s Under-21s suffered a fourth straight defeat in all competitions and a third in as many league outings as they endured a frustrating Friday night at home to Leicester City. Harry Panayiotou’s fourth-minute strike proved sufficient for the Foxes to claim all three points under the floodlights at Cobham and round off a rather disappointing week for the Blues at academy level, with three losses across two age groups in…
Chelsea have work to do if they are to keep their hands on the FA Youth Cup following a 2-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in the first leg of their Semi Final tie on Thursday night. The Blues played well for long spells but never truly got into their full stride and late goals in either half from Joshua Onomah and Kazaiah Sterling – both the result of defensive hiccups…
Chelsea’s Under-21s missed out on a chance to return to the top of the table on Monday night as they suffered a 2 -0 defeat to Liverpool at Chester’s Swansway Stadium. A dubiously-awarded early penalty afforded Harry Wilson the chance to give Liverpool an early lead, one which the young forward gladly took, and as Chelsea toiled to reach their usual high standards, they instead conceded early again in the…
Whilst Chelsea were winning the 2015 League Cup, their army of loanees continued to shine this past week as both Mohamed Salah and Bertrand Traore extended their recent run of goalscoring. There was also a host of moves, comings and goings amongst the nearly thirty prospects out and about, but we’ll begin with Salah. Headliners The Egyptian forward has enjoyed a productive start to his stay in Florence by scoring…
Chelsea completed their Under-18 fixtures for the first part of the season with a 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur at Cobham on Saturday morning. The Blues, who now advance into an eight-team group featuring Middlesbrough, Manchester United, Everton and four more to be decided in order to determine a national champion, fell behind to a Ryan Loft penalty but responded well. Jeremie Boga’s return from injury sparked a second-half turnaround…
Chelsea secured a Quarter Final berth in the UEFA Youth League for the second consecutive season after beating Zenit St Petersburg 3-1 at Aldershot on Wednesday night. The Blues fell behind early on to a well taken free kick but were able to find their stride in short order and drew level courtesy of Dominic Solanke’s 28th goal of the season. Kasey Palmer’s arrival from the substitutes bench at half…
Our recent fine run of loanee goalscoring continued again this week as Patrick Bamford entered double figures in the league for Middlesbrough in midweek before Victor Moses and Mohamed Salah added to their tallies on the weekend. We begin with Bamford. Headliners Middlesbrough went into their midweek trip to Birmingham City knowing they had a chance of putting a bit of daylight between themselves and the rest of the chasing…
Chelsea’s Under-18s suffered a first defeat since early November on Saturday as they lost 2-1 at home to Reading, who were coincidentally the last side to best the Blues this season. Chelsea, who have already secured top spot in the South league table ahead of the upcoming split to decide the national champion, were ahead with three minutes on the clock through Miro Muheim, but Reading played well for long…