Musonda and Hazard’s brother shine in Chelsea youngsters’ draw with Arsenal
Charly Musonda and Kylian Hazard made influential contributions in Chelsea Under-23s’ 2-2 draw with Arsenal’s youngsters on Saturday morning.
The Blues went in front early on when Martell Taylor-Crossdale converted Josh Grant’s cross, but the Gunners levelled through Romanian Vlad Dragomir.
Musonda was included in the line-up at Aldershot after first-team boss Antonio Conte opted not to take him to the Premier League game at Bournemouth, despite playing 70 minutes against Everton in the EFL Cup in midweek.[phone]
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The Belgian responded by twice going close to scoring in the first half, drawing saves from Arsenal keeper Deyan Iliev – who also denied Taylor-Crossdale, Jacob Maddox and Harvey St Clair.
Midway through the second half, Chelsea regained the lead as a Hazard shot was beaten away by Iliev, only for Dujon Sterling to net the rebound.
However Arsenal had the final say late on with Joe Willock’s injury time equaliser.
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