A late deflected goal succumbed our under-21s to a cruel 1-0 defeat to Chelsea at Kingsmeadow.
The young Gunners started the brighter in the opening stages and we almost went ahead after just seven minutes but Emile Smith Rowe’s snapshot effort was smartly tipped over the bar by Gabriel Slonina.
Our next opportunity came through Joel Ideho but he rifled his effort into the side netting after being played in by Catalin Cirjan. Just moments later, Smith Rowe went close again when he found space in the middle of the park, but his long-range effort trickled past the post.