FA Youth Cup: Chelsea claim fifth consecutive title

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Callum Hudson-Odoi scored twice for Chelsea in the final. ChelseaFC

Chelsea won the FA Youth Cup for a fifth successive year, after walking all over Arsenal to clinch a 7-1 aggregate victory in the final.

On Friday, the 'Blues' had to come from behind to claim a 3-1 victory at their Stamford Bridge home, before heading to the Emirates Stadium for the final leg of their tournament.

Billy Gilmour scored the opener just ten minutes into the first-half, before Callum Hudson-Odoi added a double and Tino Anjorin finished the scoring in the second-half. 

Chelsea have not lost a game over two legs in the FA Youth Cup since 2013, when they were defeated by Norwich in the competition final, equalling Manchester United's 1950's record of winning five successive FA Youth Cup titles in the process. 

The triumph will be welcomed by the club who saw their Under-19 side lose to Barcelona in the UEFA Youth League final a week ago.

During their on-pitch celebrations, the players displayed club scarves that bore the name of the late Ray Wilkins, former club and assistant manager at Chelsea, who died earlier this year. 

 

 

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