Flying Eagles-eligible defender helps Chelsea register win on EFL Trophy debut

Flying Eagles-eligible defender Derrick Abu made his first ever look for Chelsea within the Papa John’s Trophy on Tuesday evening as they got here from behind to register a 2-1 victory over League One opponents Oxford United on the Kassam Stadium.

Supervisor Mark Robinson named an unchanged aspect for the journey to Oxford, with Abu deployed in a right-back function in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Six minutes into the sport, the Nigerian fullback virtually created a aim for Elliot, selecting out the Chelsea quantity 49 with a cross however the striker’s contact let him down.

Matty Taylor broke the impasse inside ten minutes when he completed from six yards after a nook was headed down into his path.

Second half objectives from Mason Burstow and Lewis Corridor noticed the Blues come from behind to register their first win in Southern Group G.

Abu, who performed the complete recreation, was concerned within the construct as much as Chelsea’s successful aim as an trade of passes between him, Hutchinson and Webster discovered Corridor, who blasted excessive into the online with eight minutes left on the clock.

Up subsequent, Abu and his improvement squad teammates face West Ham United within the Premier League 2 on Saturday, October 8.