Cesare Casadei was on target as Chelsea U21s won 4-2 at Fulham on Saturday
Goals from Casadei, Mason Burstow, Bashir Humphreys and Malik Mothersille were enough to see Chelsea’s development squad past a resilient Fulham side.
Casadei slotted home impressively to open the scoring as his shot from just inside the box found the corner of the net.
It was not until the second period that the lead was doubled as Mason Burstow finished well to get the ball beyond the goalkeeper. The third came through a combination of Harvey Vale – a second-half substitute – and Humphreys, as the latter powered a header into the back of the net.
Goals by Fulham’s Callum McFarlane and Oliver Sanderson made it a tense affair towards the end of the match, but Malik Mothersille put any chance of a turnaround to bed with another smart finish as Chelsea grabbed a fourth.
TEAMS:
Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Lucas Bergstrom; Josh Brooking (Zak Sturge 89), Alfie Gilchrist, Bashir Humphreys, Dylan Williams (Brodi Hughes 89); Charlie Webster, Cesare Casadei; Dion Rankine, Omari Hutchinson, Malik Mothersille; Mason Burstow (Harvey Vale 62)
Unused subs: Ted Curd, Derrick Abu
Booked: Hutchinson 40, Humphreys 62
Scorers: Casadei 4, Burstow 56, Humphreys 66, Mothersille 89
Fulham (4-2-3-1): Alexander Borto; Luciano D’Auria Henry, Harvey Araujo, Charlie Robinson, Connor McAvoy, Matthew Dibley-Dias, Sonny Hilton, Adrion Pajaziti (Devon Tanton 82), Terry Ablade (Callum McFarlane 46), Luke Harris, Oliver Sanderson
Unused subs: Michael Allen, Georgios Okkas, Jay Williams
Booked: Robinson 30, McAvoy 50, Harris 79
Scorers: McFarlane 73, Sanderson 82
