Leicester City Under-18s were given a timely reminder of the challenge they face in the FA Youth Cup quarter-finals with a 3-0 defeat to Chelsea in the U18 Premier League South on Saturday.
City have been drawn to face the seven-time Youth Cup winners in the but they were unable to prevent the Blues from sealing the league title at Belvoir Drive. Jody Morris’s men secured their fourth clean sheet in the last five matches and extended their unbeaten run to 16 with a dominant display at the Club’s training ground to set them up for another trip to Leicester later this week.
Martell Taylor-Crossdale notched his 16th goal of the season before George McEachran and Luke McCormick, from the penalty spot, added two more to wrap up the league title for the Blues with two matches still to play.
City battled hard and went close on several occasions but Chelsea’s determination to win yet another title ultimately proved too steep a hurdle to leap ahead of a fascinating encounter between the two sides on Wednesday.
CITY: Yates, Thandi, Ughelumba, Brown, Heaven, Templeton, Hodby, Dewsbury-Hall, Edwards-John, Khanya, Tee (Gill 69).
CHELSEA: Cumming, James (Jameson 78), Nartey (c), Panzo, Dasilva, Gallagher, Uwakwe (McCormick 65), Hudson-Odoi (Brown 84), McEachran, Castillo, Taylor-Crossdale.
GOALS: Taylor-Crossdale 8; McEachran 25; McCormick (pen) 85.