Match Report
Leicester City U23 (8th, 37 pts) visited Chelsea U23 (12th, 28 pts) with 9 points between them. Leicester City U23 ranked 4th in the league on five-round form, well above their 8th table position. Per game in the league, Chelsea U23 were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.81, Leicester City U23 1.46 and 2.04, against a competition average of 1.79 goals per team per game.
4 meetings are on record — 1 won by Chelsea U23, 0 by Leicester City U23, 3 drawn, at 2.25 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 25% of the wins in this matchup. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 25% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at Cobham Training Centre (capacity 1,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Chelsea U23 led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 5-0.
Goal scorers
Chelsea U23: Jayden Wareham (22'), J. Haigh (49'), Brad Young (62' og), George McEachran (85'), B. Elliott (90')
Key stats
Possession: Chelsea U23 50% · Leicester City U23 50% · Total shots: 16-7 · On target: 6-1 · Corners: 6-6