It's been a long time coming for teenage Chelsea starlet Josh Acheampong.The 19-year-old has just shy of 20 senior appearances for the London club, having joined their academy at the age of eight, bu...
It's been a long time coming for teenage Chelsea starlet Josh Acheampong.
The 19-year-old has just shy of 20 senior appearances for the London club, having joined their academy at the age of eight, but he's just made his most significant contribution yet.
After a goalless 45 minutes in the early kick-off against Nottingham Forest, Chelsea appeared to be struggling to find their rhythm.
The hosts had the better chances in the first half, but that soon changed just minutes into the second as Acheampong headed Chelsea into the lead from a Pedro Neto cross.
Josh Acheampong joined Chelsea at age 8.
— B/R Football (@brfootball) October 18, 2025
He scored his first senior goal for the club 11 years later 💙 pic.twitter.com/AJbJwIoipQ
Josh Acheampong has scored his first senior goal for Chelsea. ⚽️
— Squawka (@Squawka) October 18, 2025
The Blues have now had two teenagers score in the same Premier League season for the first time since 1998/99 (Estêvão vs. Liverpool the other). pic.twitter.com/pTGZ7qsn0h
Neto then went from provider to goalscorer as he rifled home from a free-kick to score Chelsea's second just minutes later.
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