Chelsea v Blackpool: Live match updates from FA Youth Cup quarter-final
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Chelsea v Blackpool FA Youth Cup - live updates
Key Events
- FT: Chelsea 3-2 Blackpool
- Seasiders take on Premier League giants in quarter-final of FA Youth Cup
- Winner to face Blackburn Rovers or Nottingham Forest in the last four
- Tie kicks off at earlier time of 6pm
7 - Saved
Pool hit Chelsea on the break again, as Jake Daniels turns provider for Joe Strawn, but his effort is a weak one and straight at the keeper.
The visitors have started excellently here.
1 - Close
Chelsea almost take the lead inside the opening 40 seconds, as Will Squires is forced to clear the ball behind from only a few yards out. Great cross in from Derrick Abi.
‘Play with no fear'
First-team boss Neil Critchley has called on John Murphy’s side to play with no fear at Stamford Bridge tonight.
“Going to Chelsea, who are obviously one of the best academies in the country, and playing at Stamford Bridge ... I’m sure it will be a proud moment for the players and their families.
“I hope they go there and can put on a performance that shows why they’ve got to this stage of the competition.
“They’ve been excellent so far. They’ve had three really good performances and they’ve had to improve along the way.
“They will have to improve again but there’s no pressure on our boys.
“They can just give it their all and give it everything they’ve got because no-one is expecting Blackpool to beat Chelsea.”