Another disappointing result. Having said that, the team included a handful of (to me at least) unfamiliar names, so we can realistically hope for better when they face West Ham in the FA Youth Cup.

Here's the match report from the official site:

YOUTH TEAM REPORT: NORWICH CITY 2 CHELSEA 1

It was a disappointing afternoon for the youth team in Norwich as we were beaten 2-1, paying the price for a poor defensive display in the first half which ultimately left us with too much to do.

Alex Davey captained the side in the absence of Nathaniel Chalobah, while Mitchell Beeney started in goal with Jamal Blackman out injured. Nathan Ake, who usually plays in central defence, played alongside Lewis Baker and John Swift in midfield, while Islam Feruz, who scored two late goals against Norwich for the reserves in midweek, led the line.

Having beaten the same opposition at Carrow Road in the FA Youth Cup only two weeks ago, Adi Viveash and his side approached the game in confident mood, but we started sloppily and Beeney was forced into two important saves inside the opening ten minutes.

Norwich's wide men were causing problems throughout the whole of the first half, and full-backs Alistair Gordon and Adam Nditi endured uncomfortable afternoons.

Against the run of play we almost took the lead, when Amin Affane struck the post with a stunning free kick from 35 yards out, but minutes later we fell behind.

Norwich made the breakthrough in the 37th minute when Josh Murphy evaded Gordon, only to see his effort well saved by Beeney, but as the ball rebounded back out, Murphy reacted quickest to fire the home side into what was a deserved lead.

The goal appeared to spark us into life, and we gradually began to assert ourselves, dominating possession for the remainder of the half.

Feruz came close to equalising on two occasions, first with a header from Nditi's cross which sailed over, and then shooting straight at Conor Cable after latching on to John Swift's clever pass.

Just before half time, though, the home side doubled their advantage. Davey lost possession out wide on the left, and when Harry Toffolo's cross fell into the path of striker Jamar Loza, he finished smartly from a tight angle.

Viveash made two changes at the break, replacing Gordon with Nortei Nortey at right-back, while bringing on Ismail Seremba [pictured] for Tom Howard in attack, in an attempt to freshen things up.

Midway through the second half, the manager changed formation, adopting a 4-3-1-2, with Seremba playing up front alongside Feruz, and Affane dropping into the whole in order to try and create chances for the two strikers.

The move almost paid instant dividends, when Seremba scored with a sublime lob and looked to have pulled us back in the game, but the goal was harshly ruled out for offside, much to the dismay of Viveash and his coaching staff.

With five minutes left on the clock Seremba scored again, and this time it counted, getting in front of his marker to convert a well worked corner out on the left, setting up a tense finish to the match.

With time running out, the Blues pressed forward in search of the all-important equaliser, but we failed to create any clear-cut opportunities before the referee blew the final whistle, making it three successive league defeats.

Viveash was disappointed with the performance, particularly in the first half, but chose to accentuate the positives from a bad day.

'In the first half, we were good on the ball but not good off it,' he said. 'Since Christmas, all three league games we've played we should have won, but we've come out of it with three defeats.

'On a positive note, we're developing the players, and Mitchell Beeney has got some valuable experience under his belt. I can see him growing throughout the season, Reece Mitchell also came on and was bright and lively.

'Nortey, though, was the biggest plus for me, he's been out for a long time but hopefully now we can just keep him fit and get him into a routine of matches.

'I'm quite conscious now of players getting game time before we face West Ham in the Youth Cup. We don't have a league game next week, and while John Swift and Nathan Ake have gone away to an Under-17 tournament in Portugal, I'm a bit concerned about the rest of the boys at Cobham.'

Chelsea (4-3-3): Mitchell Beeney; Alistair Gordon (Nortei Nortey h/t), Alex Davey ©, Archange Nkumu, Adam Nditi; John Swift, Nathan Ake, Lewis Baker; Tom Howard (Ismail Seremba h/t), Islam Feruz, Amin Affane (Reece Mitchell 75).
Unused subs: Anjur Osmanovic, Ben Killip