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Article by e-Chelsea Correspondent Robert Wakee-Chelsea Weekly News Round Up
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On The Pitch
22 February – Aston Villa Youth 0-3 Chelsea Youth. The Youngsters gained an excellent victory against Villa with goals from Jake Clarke-Salter, Tammy Abraham and a Kasey Palmer penalty.
22 February – Chelsea 1-0 Everton. The Blues ground out a hard-fought and vitally important victory over a spirited Everton side in Saturday’s early kick-off. With wins for Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool over the weekend, the table remains unchanged, though Tottenham and Everton lost ground in the race for Champions League places. Frank Lampard has been credited with the goal, after his stoppage-time free kick was deflected in off Everton ‘keeper Tim Howard.
25 February – Chelsea Youth 4-1 AC Milan Youth. The U19’s produced an excellent performance to progress to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Youth League where they will face Schalke 04 who they beat twice at an earlier stage of the competition. Lewis Baker scored twice, the second of which was a stunning 35-yard effort, and there were also goals for Jeremie Boga and Alex Kiwomya. Milan scored a late consolation through Andrea Petagna.
26 February – Galatasaray 1-1 Chelsea. Chelsea gained a decent away draw in Istanbul on Wednesday night. Fernando Torres scored a vital away goal after just 9 minutes in the Turk Telekom Arena, turning in Cesar Azpilicueta’s intelligent cut-back after a swift counter-attack, and The Blues could have been further ahead by half-time against the out of sorts hosts. Galatasaray improved after the interval and deserved their equaliser midway through the second-half when Aurelien Chedjou prodded home from close range from a corner. The second-leg is at Stamford Bridge on 18 March.
Off the Pitch
21 February – The FA Youth Cup quarter final tie against Newcastle United has been set for Tuesday 11th March 2014 at St James’ Park. Kick-off 19:00hrs (GMT).
27 February – Chelsea have announced a new collaboration with the animated US hit TV series The Simpsons. The Simpsons collaboration will see a co-created line of Chelsea-branded merchandise featuring Homer and Bart Simpson.
27 February – Four of Chelsea’s April fixtures have been moved to accommodate TV coverage. Our home match against Stoke City on Saturday 5 April will now kick-off at 17.30hrs (GMT) and be shown live on Sky Sports, although the game is subject to movement dependent upon Champions League participation the following midweek. Our away game at Swansea City, originally scheduled for Saturday 12 April, will now take place on Sunday 13 April, kick-off 16.10hrs (GMT). This game will also be shown live on Sky Sports. Our home match against Sunderland will now be held on Sunday 20 April, kick-off 14:05hrs (GMT), with our away game at Liverpool now taking place on Sunday 27 April, kick-off 14:05hrs (GMT), Both of these games will be shown on Sky Sports and both are subject to movement dependent upon participation of Premier League clubs in the Champions League the following midweek.
Looking Ahead
01 March – Fulham v Chelsea. FA Premier League. Craven Cottage, Saturday 1st March, 15:00hrs (GMT).
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