The end of the transfer window saw Chelsea add to their loan arm ranks with a spate of players leaving Cobham to ply their trade around the UK and Europe. The Blues have 22 players gaining their experience elsewhere, allowing Chelsea to have an impact on plenty of matches.
Stars as high profile as Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ethan Ampadu headed out in the final days whilst a number of exciting prospects including Harvey Vale and Jayden Wareham left the development squad for the first time to go and experience senior football for a full season.
More recent additions may not have yet played their first minutes for their new clubs but the Blues already have a number of players embedded in squads and making an impression. football.london takes a look at how the loan army got on over the last seven days.