U18 - Swansea City 0 - 5 Chelsea - 切爾西足球俱樂部 Chelsea Football Club

U18南區聯賽第16輪


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Under-18s report: Swansea 0 Chelsea 5

Thu 5 Jan 2017


Our Under-18s recorded a comprehensive victory and a clean sheet on their
travels as they extended their lead at the top of the Under-18 Premier
League south section to seven points.


Tariq Uwakwe fired the visitors in front after 20 minutes before Charlie
Brown doubled our lead a minute before the break to send Jody Morris's
side into the interval 2-0 up. Reece James was one of two introduced for
the second period and he added a third 11 minutes after the restart,
before late goals from Uwakwe and George McEachran gave us our second 5-0
win over Swansea this season.


Morris started with a 3-4-3 shape as Marc Guehi, Richard Nartey and Josh
Grant lined up as the three centre-backs, with Cole Dasilva and Uwakwe at
right wing-back and left wing-back respectively. Brown led the line up
front supported by Callum Hudson-Odoi and McEachran, while Conor Gallagher
partnered Luke McCormick in central midfield.


On a frosty morning in south Wales, it took 15 minutes for the Blues to
blow away the cobwebs following their festive break. A left-sided Swans
corner flashed dangerously across the face of Cumming's goal as the hosts
started the brighter of the two sides, before Hudson-Odoi fired a warning
shot wide following good work from McEachran.


Mason Jones-Thomas and Sean Hanbury both brought routine saves from
Cumming before the deadlock was broken with 20 minutes on the clock.
Dasilva found Hudson-Odoi on the turn with a smart pass out from the back
and the forward advanced dangerously before playing the ball out wide to
the left for Uwakwe. The midfielder, playing in a slightly unfamiliar
wing-back role, cut inside before finishing well into the bottom far
corner.


Brown tested Lewis Thomas in the Swansea goal with a low shot from a tight
angle before the lively McEachran twice tested the home stopper with
left-footed efforts. With the half drawing to a close, Morris's men struck
a decisive second goal a minute before half-time. Swans skipper Brandon
Cooper was dispossessed at the back by Hudson-Odoi after Thomas's pass out
and Brown clipped the ball confidently into the net for his sixth goal of
the campaign.


James and Martell Taylor-Crossdale were brought on at the break and the
former made his impact by netting his maiden goal of the season after 56
minutes. An intricate move down the left found Dasilva in space and his
perfect delivery gave James a simple finish at the back post.


Buoyed by the scoreline and an impressive display, the visitors were
confident and played some excellent football for the remainder of the
game. Uwakwe's free-kick bounced away off the top of the crossbar and
Taylor-Crossdale was thwarted by a last-ditch defensive intervention as
Hudson-Odoi and McEachran fashioned opportunities at will.


Two more goals in the final 10 minutes put a deserved gloss on the
scoreline for the league leaders. Uwakwe bagged his brace with a drive
that arrowed beyond Thomas after collecting a clever throw into space from
Dasilva, before McEachran deservedly put his name on the scoresheet as he
capitalised on another Swansea mistake in possession at the back and
finished neatly.


The victory extends the Under-18s' unbeaten run to 13 matches in all
competitions and makes it three 5-0 wins from three against Welsh
opposition this term, following last month's win in the FA Youth Cup third
round against Cardiff City. Morris's side return to action with a home
game against Aston Villa next Saturday 14 January.


- Elsewhere today (Thursday), our Academy ranks have been bolstered by the
signing of Kyle Jameson. The 18-year-old centre-back was an unregistered
player and signs a professional contract at the club until the end of next
season. Meanwhile, Martell Taylor-Crossdale and Jamie Cumming have also
both signed professional deals at the club in recent days.


Chelsea (3-4-3)
Jamie Cumming

Marc Guehi Richard Nartey Josh Grant (c)
(Jon Panzo 65)

Cole Dasilva Luke McCormick Conor Gallagher Tariq Uwakwe
(Reece James h/t)

George McEachran Callum Hudson-Odoi
Charlie Brown
(Martell Taylor-Crossdale h/t)


Unused subs - Juan Castillo
Scorers - Uwakwe 20, 80; Brown 44; James 56; McEachran 83


Swansea

Lewis Thomas, Rhydian Williams, Matthew Blake, Tom Price, Dan Jefferies,

Brandon Cooper (c), Cameron Berry (Oliver Cooper h/t), Marco Dulca,

Sean Hanbury, Keiran Evans (Causso Darame 65), Mason Jones-Thomas (Cullen 71)


Unused subs - Ben Morgan, Alex Lang
Booked - Blake, Jefferies

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