U21s report: Chelsea 2-1 Arsenal

Chelsea U21 D. McNeilly (43) B. Hughes (73) crestOur under-21s suffered a narrow defeat against London rivals Chelsea at Kingsmeadow on Friday night.

Although we took an early lead through Nathan Butler-Oyedeji, Chelsea responded with goals from Donnell McNeilly and Brodi Hughes to complete the comeback and secure the win.

What happened

We got off to a dream start, taking the lead just six minutes into the game. Salah-Eddine delivered a brilliant lofted through ball to Butler-Oyedeji, who outpaced his marker on the left and fired a precise shot inside the near post with his weaker foot.

Moments later, we came close to doubling our advantage. Ismail Oulad M’Hand found his brother, Salah, with a…