http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/04/ under-21s-report--chelsea-v-tottenham.html Under-21s report: Chelsea 0 Tottenham 0 Mon 6 Apr 2015 Our Under-21s were involved in a 0-0 draw for the first time this season, the match a home league game played on Bank Holiday Monday afternoon. Substitute Jeremie Boga came close for the Blues right at the end of the first half but was denied well by the visiting goalkeeper, before Cristian Ceballos struck a post in the second half for Spurs. Both teams created good opportunities with both Dominic Solanke and Izzy Brown firing wide late on as the derby ended deadlocked and the league points were shared. == Team news == It had been just over a month since the Under-21s' last league outing and manager Adi Viveash made six changes to the side that went down 1-0 at home to Leicester at the start of March as he fielded an all-English starting 11. Of those retaining starting spots, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and captain Jordan Houghton comprised the midfield trio alongside Charlie Colkett. Mitchell Beeney continued in goal protected by a back four of Fanktay Dabo, Ola Aina, Jake Clarke-Salter and Jay Dasilva. Dominic Solanke started the game with 34 goals to his name for club and country this season and he led the line up front, supported from out wide by Izzy Brown and Reece Mitchell. == First half == Both sides were able to fashion openings early on as the game started in lively fashion. The Blues could have been handed a penalty after five minutes as Solanke was brought down and the referee blew his whistle, although the official deemed it to be a free-kick right on the edge of the box despite the foul being made inside the box. Colkett stepped up and blasted a rising strike just over. Daniel Akindayini brought a routine save from Beeney after 14 minutes but the hosts continued to create the bulk of the chances. Loftus-Cheek's deflected effort flew wide and Solanke worked Luke McGee in the Spurs goal, before Brown twice went close and Mitchell's right-footed drive was gathered well by the goalkeeper. Colkett headed narrowly wide of the near post but Spurs grew stronger as the half progressed and put together their best move 10 minutes before the break. Akindayini latched on to an accurate forward pass and forced Beeney into a good save with his feet, while Aina cleared Deandre Yedlin's rebound off the line. Ceballos's shot had too much power and height to trouble Beeney before substitute Boga, on for Loftus-Cheek who had not recovered from an earlier knock to the head, had a great chance to break the deadlock in added time. Brown slid the Frenchman in one-on-one but McGee raced quickly off his line and made the stop to thwart the Blues again. == Second half == Tottenham restarted strongly as Kenny McEvoy escaped in behind down the right channel and cut the ball back dangerously for Ceballos, whose low shot was blocked by team-mate Will Miller. Luke Amos then struck narrowly wide before Ceballos came within inches of profiting from a goalkeeping error. The lively Spaniard was given plenty of time and space on the edge of the box and fired a low effort at goal that squirmed through the keeper and fortunately rebounded back off the post into his grateful hands. The midfielder then drilled a shot just over before standing up and inviting a left-sided cross for Winks to head straight at the keeper. Mitchell hit a powerful effort straight at McGee as Chelsea improved and then Solanke shot wide on his left foot after a clever flicked header into space by Brown on the break. The England youth colleagues combined again moments later as Solanke found Brown in space 10 yards out but the forward's effort was struck wide. Clarke-Salter made an excellent recovering tackle to deny Alex McQueen late on as the defender bore down on goal for Spurs, but the visitors required a magnificent stop from McGee to hold on to a point. Dabo's delivery from the right was perfect for Brown and he stooped low to direct a powerful header towards goal that the keeper stretched to his right to push away. Tammy Abraham looked set to turn in the rebound but his effort was deflected on to the bar by the keeper and away from danger. == Manager reaction == Adi Viveash reflected afterwards on a high-level development game and praised the efforts of the visiting goalkeeper to deny his team a late winner. Speaking to the official Chelsea website, he said: 'Considering we hadn't played a game for a month, I was really pleased with our levels and the fact we finished so strongly. 'Both teams had their good spells; we started very well but just couldn't get the goal which is what you need to get when you're on top. Spurs then started the second half really well after changing their shape so it took us a bit of time to adjust, but in the last 15 minutes we looked like the team who were going to win the game. We would have done but for a fantastic double save from their keeper. 'Ola Aina was outstanding at the back and Jake Clarke-Salter not far behind. For Reece Mitchell to play in a game of that intensity was a real plus and up against an international footballer I thought he did really well. More importantly, it was a great team effort from us and the performance gives us a lot of encouragement going into our final seven league games and for our Under-19s going to Switzerland for the UEFA Youth League semi-final at the end of the week.' Chelsea Mitchell Beeney Fankaty Dabo Ola Aina Jake Clarke-Salter Jay Dasilva Jordan Houghton (c) Charlie Colkett Izzy Brown Ruben Loftus-Cheek Reece Mitchell (Jeremie Boga 37) (Charly Musonda 67) Dominic Solanke (Tammy Abraham 82) Unused subs - Bradley Collins, Kasey Palmer Booked - Dasilva, Aina Tottenham Luke McGee, Deandre Yedlin, Alex McQueen, Luke Amos, Filip Lesniak, Cameron Carter-Vickers (c), Kenny McEvoy, Harry Winks, Daniel Akindayini, Cristian Ceballos (Kyle Walker-Peters 69), Will Miller. Unused subs - Jonathan Miles, Ryan Loft, Lloyd Ross Booked - Akindayini, Winks, Amos By Sam Poplett Pictures courtesy of Mark Sandom -- http://jamescaesar.pixnet.net/album/photo/110781933 永遠以摸過它為榮 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 36.231.133.157 ※ 文章網址: https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/Chelsea/M.1428327744.A.6BB.html

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