Uwakwe Scores With A Powerful Strike To Help Chelsea To Friendly Win Vs The Eagles

Published: August 31, 2020

Chelsea development squad beat Crystal Palace 3-1 in a pre-season friendly staged at Cobham on Saturday afternoon, with Tariq Uwakwe among the scorers for the home team, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.

The Chelsea U23 squad featured England international Danny Drinkwater and Ghanaian Baba Rahman who didn't travel with the first team to Brighton for a friendly.

Ten minutes into the game, Uwakwe put Chelsea in front with a powerful strike from close range.

Uwakwe was involved in the build-up to the second goal when John Russell blasted home a rebound after the Anglo-Nigerian saw his shot from 20 yards out palmed away.

With the scores at 2-1 after Scott Banks pulled a goal back for the Eagles, Uwakwe had a chance to restore Chelsea's two-goal cushion but his long-range shot went over the bar.

Last season, the 20-year-old appeared in 11 matches for Chelsea in the Premier League 2, scoring one goal, and also represented the Blues in the EFL Trophy.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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