It might have been 63 days since Chelsea took to academy league action at Cobham but it was worth the wait. An accident with the West Ham team bus meant the wait was 45 minutes longer, but they played their part in an end-to-end thriller edged by Chelsea by a 4-3 scoreline, largely due to [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea’s first reserve league fixture since November 23rd – that’s 56 days for those of you counting – took place in the empty yet familiar confines of the club’s Cobham training ground on Monday night, and Steve Holland’s boys got 2010 off to a winning start with a well deserved but close-fought 2-0 win over [...]
Continue reading …After a month without action, Chelsea’s youth team got back to action where they left off before Christmas, in the FA Youth Cup. Goals from Daniel Mills Pappoe, a Marko Mitrovic brace and Conor Clifford sealed the Blues’ place in the Fifth Round, where Portsmouth await in a home tie.
Continue reading …Belatedly, Chelsea’s 2009/10 FA Youth Cup campaign got underway this cold December Monday night, some two weeks after it was originally scheduled to, but the Blues weren’t to be so easily sidetracked. They came away from The Valley with a well-fought 2-1 win against a hard-working Charlton team, who with more cutting edge in attack [...]
Continue reading …Saturday morning saw Chelsea’s 100% home record in the FA Premier Academy League this season come crashing to a halt as Crystal Palace came away from Cobham with a 3-0 victory, one which may have been slightly flattering in the margin of difference but was deserved nonetheless.
Continue reading …It may well have been the coldest night of the year (or at least since February) but the few hundred souls who turned up at Griffin Park for the West London Reserve Derby were treated to a six-goal thriller featuring end-to-end action, full-blooded tackles and a hell of a lot of promise. Goals from Fulham’s [...]
Continue reading …Yes, that’s a two-pronged headline. Chelsea’s 100% home record in academy league action continued this morning in a hard-working 3-2 victory over Portsmouth courtesy of goals from Bobby Devyne, Billy Knott and Kaby. It wasn’t the best of performances from the Blues, but Billy Knott had an outstanding game and continued his scoring run, with [...]
Continue reading …Since being moved to left-back, England Under-17 international Billy Knott has re-found his goalscoring form. After missing three-quarters of a year with a cruciate ligament injury, he has ironically found goalscoring form since being moved to left back to aid his defensive development. The most recent of the goals came Saturday, as Dermot Drummy’s boys [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea returned to Reserve team action on Monday night and put in one of the most outstanding performances at this level in recent memory. Goals from Alex, Daniel Sturridge and a brace from Fabio Borini swept West Ham aside in a 4-1 victory, with the consolation being scored by former Chelsea scholar Frank Nouble.
Continue reading …A vastly weakened Chelsea Under-18 team travelled to Southampton this weekend looking to start improving on a dismal away record which has seen them take just three points from a possible twelve so far this season, but fell short on the road once again. For the second week in a row Dermott Drummy’s boys were [...]
Continue reading …Arsenal’s unbeaten second string beat Chelsea’s on Monday night in comfortable fashion, running out 2-0 winners against a Chelsea team captained by Joe Cole, still making his way back towards full match fitness. Goals from Craig Eastmond and Sanchez Watt ensured a torrid night for the Blues, who were outclassed for the majority of the [...]
Continue reading …For the second season in a row, Chelsea’s Under-18s faced a battling Fulham academy and came out on top in a seven goal thriller. Last year saw a Frank Nouble hat-trick seal a fantastic midweek comeback, whereas this season saw four different goalscorers ensure comebacks from behind twice and seal a win in the season’s [...]
Continue reading …It’s now three wins and three defeats this academy season for Chelsea’s Under-18s, as they suffered a second consecutive away defeat on Saturday (and a third in four away games), falling 2-1 at Norwich City.
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