U23 - Southampton 0 - 2 Chelsea - 切爾西足球俱樂部 Chelsea Football Club

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https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2019/09/21/pl2-report--southampton-v-chelsea

PL2 report: Southampton 0 Chelsea 2

22 Sep 2019


Our development squad continued their unbeaten start to the season and
returned to the top of the Premier League 2 table as goals from Callum
Hudson-Odoi and Clinton Mola secured victory at St Mary's.


https://i.imgur.com/PImKPZg.jpg


Reece James and Hudson-Odoi both came through 75 minutes of a battling
encounter, with the latter opening the scoring for Andy Myers's side just
before the hour mark. Mola then doubled our lead 13 minutes later with a
header that was adjudged by the officials to have crossed the line by
inches.


Jamie Cumming made important saves in goal to preserve a third PL2 clean
sheet of the season, while James also hit the crossbar with a header as
the young Blues grew stronger in the contest to record a deserved victory.


The three points take us two clear of Everton and Arsenal, winners of the
past three league titles, and continue an excellent start to the season
for the team. There is a quick turnaround for our next outing, which comes
at Bristol Rovers on Tuesday in the EFL Trophy.


While Hudson-Odoi and James started once again in the latest step of their
injury comebacks, there were five other changes from our last PL2 outing,
a 2-1 win against Brighton at Stamford Bridge eight days previously.


Billy Gilmour was the most notable returnee, with the Scotland Under-21
international and recent senior debutant having recovered from a groin
strain to start alongside George McEachran in central midfield.


Cumming replaced Nicolas Tie in goal, Ian Maatsen came into the team at
left-back, while both Thierno Ballo and Marcel Lavinier lined up in
forward positions after featuring as substitutes against the Seagulls.


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There has been an increased interest in the work of our Academy this
season following Frank Lampard's use of the likes of Mason Mount, Tammy
Abraham and Fikayo Tomori, and the efforts of those players to take their
opportunities so impressively.


However, Lampard reiterated in his Friday press conference that there was
plenty of young talent that had yet to reach the mainstream and the next
crop of young Blues have certainly started the season in fine form, coming
into this latest league encounter unbeaten in six matches in all
competitions at the start of the 2019/20 campaign.


It was at St Mary's the previous evening where three former graduates of
the Chelsea Academy started in the Premier League (Nathan Ake, Dominic
Solanke and Ryan Bertrand), while the Saints PL2 team contained four
youngsters who had spent time in our youth development programme,
highlighting the extent of the system's productivity.


Southampton had the best chance of the first 25 minutes as a teasing cross
from left-back Jake Vokins caused problems in our six-yard box when
Maatsen miscued an effort to turn the ball behind. Dan N'Lundulu was
lurking for the hosts but Cumming dived bravely at the striker's feet and
the ball was eventually smuggled to safety.


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Brown couldn't hit the target from James's inviting cross


It was a similar set-up that saw James conjure a sight at goal for Charlie
Brown, with the defender's delivery invitingly swung into the path of our
number nine, though Brown missed the target on his weaker right side.


The Blues got better as the half wore on and Hudson-Odoi's influence grew,
with a clutch of chances coming before the break for the teenage forward.
He was denied by Harry Lewis after 36 minutes as the home keeper pushed a
stinging drive over the bar, before firing narrowly wide on two
occasions. The second of those openings came at the end of a neat Chelsea
move and Brown's tee-up, though the final effort flew just the wrong side
of the far post.


It was a half with plenty of stoppages due to injury and collisions, with
the Saints forced into a change midway through the first period, and the
five minutes of added time gave the home team one last chance before the
break. It proved a let-off for Myers's men as Jankewitz thumped the base
of Cumming's post from distance.


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James provided a number of dangerous deliveries from right-back and
contributed to a clean sheet


The Blues restarted with a slight reshuffle as Lavinier switched to
left-back, Maatsen moved into midfield and Ballo went out to the right
wing. Hudson-Odoi was thwarted by a hefty but fair sliding challenge in
the box from Kayne Ramsay, an age group peer of his in the Chelsea
Academy, but it was Cumming down the other end forced into an impressive
save to keep the score level.


Harlem Hale's clever run saw him advance into space behind the Blues
defence down the right and his ball into the box fell nicely for
N'Lundulu, who poked an effort towards goal from 10 yards out. Cumming's
anticipation and instincts proved decisive as he stood tall before making
the save with his feet.


That stop became even more significant when the visitors took the lead
eight minutes later. Hudson-Odoi had snuck in a couple of times from the
left flank before finally receiving the pass he needed from Gilmour, an
assist with perfect weighting that gave our Wandsworth winger the chance
to steer the ball beyond the onrushing goalkeeper.


https://i.imgur.com/9lkCvzN.jpg
Two days after signing a new Chelsea contract, Hudson-Odoi played 75
minutes and scored at St Mary's


Right before that breakthrough goal, Hudson-Odoi had turned provider with
a deep corner towards James, whose looping header bounced on to the top of
the crossbar and behind. Southampton suffered the same misfortune moments
later when Aaron O'Driscoll's header clipped the top of Cumming's
woodwork, while a bright spell for the hosts also Vokins shoot just
off-target.


The Chelsea cushion was soon doubled to give Radhi Jaidi's side a mountain
to climb in the final 20 minutes. Another corner caused the danger as
Lewis flapped at the high delivery and James dinked the ball back into the
six-yard box for Mola to nod goalwards. While a defender on the line
appeared to have cleared the danger, the assistant on the far side ruled
the ball had crossed the line and the visitors had a 2-0 lead.


Hudson-Odoi and James were withdrawn after 75 minutes, though not before
the former had tested Lewis again at the end of a mazy solo run. The
forward left defenders in his wake but could not beat the keeper for a
second time as a strong hand kept his attempt out.


Tino Anjorin, one of our arrivals, was close to recording an instant
impact and adding a third but his deflected strike bounced up kindly for
Lewis to grasp. It meant the Blues had to settle for a pair of goals but
all three points in the south coast sunshine.


Premier League 2 Division One 2019/2020

POS TEAM P W D L gF gA gD PTS
=======================================================
1 Chelsea PL2 6 4 2 0 12 5 7 14
2 Everton PL2 6 3 3 0 14 6 8 12
3 Arsenal PL2 6 3 3 0 13 9 4 12
4 Derby County PL2 6 3 2 1 10 7 3 11


Next up for the team is Bristol Rovers on Tuesday, although such an
impressive start to the season could well open doors for Wednesday's
League Cup tie against Grimsby.


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u23s-reaction--clinton-mola-on-the-unbeaten-run-and-his-opportun

PL2 reaction: Clinton Mola on the unbeaten start and his opportunity at
development squad level

23 Sep 2019


Defender Clinton Mola notched his second goal of the Premier League 2
season in Saturday's victory over Southampton at St. Mary's and was
pleased to see the development squad remain at the summit of the PL2
table.


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After overcoming a tough first half to defeat the Saints 2-0, Mola was
delighted with the points that sent his side to the top of the PL2 table.


'We know that Southampton is always going to be tough no matter where you
are in the league', he said. 'We came in to the game unbeaten and remain
unbeaten, that's the most important thing, we got the three points and are
top of the league.'


'I've seen something that says this is the best start since 2014, so that
is massive for us,' he continued. 'To start with six games unbeaten and be
top of the league is a massive confidence booster for everyone.'


Comfortable in midfield or defence, Mola is a new face in the development
squad and is relishing the opportunity at this level.


'Last season I was mainly on the bench for the Under-23s so I was always
watching to see where I can learn,' he said. 'This year I'm ready to go,
I've been playing centre-back and centre-midfield, I'm enjoying it and
I've been doing well.'


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Clinton Mola started the Blues' come-back against Tottenhem earlier this
campaign


After scoring the first goal of Chelsea's comeback against Tottenham back
in August, the England Under-18 international doubled his tally for the
campaign over the weekend, keeping a clean sheet in the process.


'Callum Hudson-Odoi crossed it in to Reece James who crossed it back in
and it was just a header at the back stick for the goal,' he explained. 'I
always knew it was in', he insisted, after the linesman ruled the ball had
crossed the goal-line.


Next up for the young Blues in PL2 are Leicester City on Saturday, but
before that the squad travel to Bristol Rovers tomorrow night (Tuesday) in
the Leasing.com Trophy, this season's name for the EFL Trophy.


'We're just going game by game to make sure that we put in a performance
every time and the results will come before we move on to the next game.'


Chelsea (4-2-3-1):
Jamie Cumming

Reece James Marc Guehi (c) Clinton Mola Ian Maatsen
(Henry Lawrence 76)

George McEachran Billy Gilmour
(Jon Russell 66)

Marcel Lavinier Thierno Ballo Callum Hudson-Odoi
(Tino Anjorin 76)
Charlie Brown


Unused subs - Jack Wakely, Karlo Ziger
Scorers - Hudson-Odoi 57; Mola 70
Booked - Maatsen


Southampton:

Harry Lewis, Kayne Ramsay, Jake Vokins (Christian Norton 84),

Pascal Kpohomouh (Kameron Ledwidge 23), Aaron O'Driscoll, Christoph Klarer,

Callum Slattery (c), Alex Jankewitz, Dan N'Lundulu, Lucas Defise,

Harlem Hale (Kornelius Hansen 70)


Unused subs - Jack Bycroft, Jack Turner


Referee - Sam Allison

Crowd - 1,325

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