Middlesbrough U21DLLLWScored in 10 matches in a row
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Premier League 2 Division OneMiddlesbrough U211 - 3Chelsea U21
About Chelsea U21 – Middlesbrough U21
Chelsea U21 and Middlesbrough U21 met (Premier League 2) at Kingsmeadow, London. It was played on , with kick-off at . The referee is W. Cartmel. In the 5 matches on our record refereed by W. Cartmel, an average of 3.4 yellow cards were shown per game. Chelsea U21 are coached by Harry Hudson, Middlesbrough U21 by Mark Tinkler.
Chelsea U21 beat Middlesbrough U21 1-0. It was 0-0 at half time. The goals came from M. Eboue (62'). R. Kavuma McQueen (Chelsea U21, 45') was sent off.
Chelsea U21 came into the match with 4 wins and 1 draw in their last 5, scoring 12 and conceding 5. Middlesbrough U21 came into the match with 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5, scoring 5 and conceding 12.
This page has the Chelsea U21 – Middlesbrough U21 match report, the goals, the line-ups and the standings.
Match details
Venue
Kingsmeadow, London
Referee
W. Cartmel 3.40 yellow and 0.00 red cards per match over 5 matches
Chelsea U21 beat Middlesbrough U211-0 without conceding at Kingsmeadow. Chelsea U21 won despite playing with ten men from the 45th minute, after R. Kavuma McQueen was sent off. It was 0-0 at half-time. The top ScoreMondo rating of the match went to Chelsea U21's M. Eboue: 6.8. The match was played on Saturday, 25 April 2026 at Kingsmeadow in London.
Key moments
Chelsea U21 were a man down from the 45th minute, when R. Kavuma McQueen was sent off. It was Chelsea U21 0-0 Middlesbrough U21 at half-time.
Chelsea U21 took the lead on 62 minutes thanks to M. Eboue, set up by H. Murray-Campbell.
The statistics
Chelsea U21's yellow cards went to R. Kavuma McQueen in the 21st minute, R. Kavuma McQueen in the 45th minute, M. Eboue in the 75th minute and H. Murray-Campbell in the 98th minute. Booked for Middlesbrough U21: J. Dede (97').
Who stood out
The best ScoreMondo ratings after the player of the match went to H. Murray-Campbell (Chelsea U21, 6.6), G. Antwi (Chelsea U21, 6.2) and H. McMahon (Chelsea U21, 6.2). From the Chelsea U21 bench came M. Eboue on 46 minutes, K. Dyer on 69 minutes and C. Ezenwata on 84 minutes. Middlesbrough U21 made 3 changes: L. Campbell for F. Cartwright (69'), E. Hamelberg for F. Coulson (83') and D. James for H. Hunt (87').
Before the match
Chelsea U21 came into the match with 1 draw and 4 defeats from their last 5 matches — 5 without a win. Fulham U21 beat Chelsea U21 2-1 last time out. Before kick-off, Middlesbrough U21's last 5 matches had brought 2 wins and 3 defeats. Last time out, Middlesbrough U21 beat Aston Villa U21 2-0 away. W. Cartmel was the referee, averaging 3.4 yellow cards per match across 5 matches in our records.
What it means
A 5-game wait for victory is over for Chelsea U21.
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Premier League 2
