Chelsea Reveal Goals Record Set By Nigerian Striker Ahead Of FAYC Final Vs Arsenal
Published: April 27, 2018
Ahead of Friday night's FA Cup Youth final between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge, the defending champions have revealed via their brand new official website the top scorer in the final of the competition.
Nigeria Football Federation target Tammy Abraham has scored the most goals for Chelsea, four in total, in the final of the FA Youth Cup, an honour he shares with retired winger Bert Murray.
Chelsea beat Manchester City 5-2 on aggregate to win the FA Youth Cup in the 2014-15 season, with Abraham notching a brace in the first leg tie at the Academy Stadium in Manchester and tallied his third goal in the return leg.
A certain Kelechi Iheanacho had opened the scoring for the Young Citizens after five minutes in the second leg.
Against the same opponents the following season, Tammy Abraham registered his fourth FA Youth Cup final goal, scoring Chelsea's second in a 3-1 win in the second leg.
Dominic Solanke, now at Liverpool, is the joint-third highest scorer for Chelsea in the final of the FA Youth Cup with three goals.
Top Goalscorers For Chelsea FAYC Final
Tammy Abraham, Bert Murray - 4 goals
Dominic Solanke, Bobby Tambling - 3 goals
Jeremie Boga, Gordon Bolland, Islam Feruz, Jimmy Greaves, Michael Harrison - 2 goals
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
Photo Credit : twitter.com/tammyabraham
Nigeria Football Federation target Tammy Abraham has scored the most goals for Chelsea, four in total, in the final of the FA Youth Cup, an honour he shares with retired winger Bert Murray.
Chelsea beat Manchester City 5-2 on aggregate to win the FA Youth Cup in the 2014-15 season, with Abraham notching a brace in the first leg tie at the Academy Stadium in Manchester and tallied his third goal in the return leg.
A certain Kelechi Iheanacho had opened the scoring for the Young Citizens after five minutes in the second leg.
Against the same opponents the following season, Tammy Abraham registered his fourth FA Youth Cup final goal, scoring Chelsea's second in a 3-1 win in the second leg.
Dominic Solanke, now at Liverpool, is the joint-third highest scorer for Chelsea in the final of the FA Youth Cup with three goals.
Top Goalscorers For Chelsea FAYC Final
Tammy Abraham, Bert Murray - 4 goals
Dominic Solanke, Bobby Tambling - 3 goals
Jeremie Boga, Gordon Bolland, Islam Feruz, Jimmy Greaves, Michael Harrison - 2 goals
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
Photo Credit : twitter.com/tammyabraham
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