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📸 Academy graduate fires Chelsea ahead at Forest with first senior goal
Oct 18 2025 13:38 · By onefootball.com
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It's been a long time coming for teenage Chelsea starlet Josh Acheampong .
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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.
– Saturday, 18 October 2025
– Saturday, 18 October 2025
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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