We were beaten in our opening U-18 Premier League South game of the season on Saturday, as Chelsea ran out 2-1 winners at London Colney.
A total of five first-year scholars featured, with Luke Plange coming off the bench to score his first goal at under-18 level.
Chelsea started brighter and they were soon rewarded through Armando Broja, who raced behind our defence and provided the finishing touch to a blistering counter-attack.
This sparked a response from our youngsters as Sam Greenwood fired wide from the edge of the area, before Kido Taylor-Hart saw his glancing header cleared off the line.