Dion Rankine was introduced from the bench and quickly able to release McEachran after intercepting a lazy ball from McAtee but the wideman failed to hit the target with his shot. It was another chance gone begging for our side.
It was looking like one of those days for our young Blues as Simons soon won a header from a corner, which found Wareham who turned and shot. With it looking destined for the goal, a point-blank save from Slicker onto the crossbar prevented yet another chance for the equaliser.
That proved to be our final action of note as Myers’s men suffered back-to-back league defeats since the New Year restart. Next up is a trip to Arsenal next Friday 4 February.
Chelsea (4-3-3) Teddy Sharman-Lowe; Xavier Simons, Xavier Mbuyamba, Josh Brooking, Lewis Hall; Charlie Webster, George McEachran, Ben Elliott; Tariq Uwakwe (George Nunn 80), Jude Soonsup-Bell (Jayden Wareham 65), Joe Haigh (Dion Rankine 61)
Unused subs: Lucas Bergstrom, Billy Gee
Manchester City (4-2-3-1) Cieran Slicker; CJ Egan-Riley (c), Finley Burns, Luke Mbete (Sammy Robinson 45), Josh Wilson-Esbrand (Juan Larcis 17); Romeo Lavia, Kayky, Kian Breckin (Darko Gyabi. 76); Oscar Bobb, James McAtee, Carlos Borges
Unused subs George Murray-Jones, Shea Charles, Darko Gyabi
Scorer McAtee 60
Booked Robinson 63; Breckin 68; Slicker 83; Lavia 90+1
In other Academy news, our youngsters have been drawn at home to either Manchester United or Birmingham City in the quarter-finals of the Under-18 Premier League Cup. The tie is due to be played on Saturday 12 February.