Liverpool’s hopes of reaching back-to-back FA Youth Cup finals were dashed as they squandered a three-goal lead to lose 4-3 to Chelsea at the Academy on Saturday evening.
Strikes from captain Luke Chambers, Kaide Gordon and Oakley Cannonier sent the Reds into dreamland early in the second half, before Tudor Mendel-Idowu rounded off the visitors’ impressive 25-minute comeback deep into injury time.
Despite the nature of the defeat, there was plenty of promise for Marc Bridge-Wilkinson’s side who bossed the Cobham scholars for large sections of the game.
