Chelsea's Cobham academy graduates have posted an incredible stat this weekend in the Premier League as Dominic Solanke and four other players shine.
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Cobham graduates score six goals on the weekendFive stars score 25% of total goals on matchday 10Total of 17 graduates play elsewhere in Premier LeagueFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
Over the last decade, Chelsea have always had a very deep squad due to their highly successful Cobham academy and their interest in investing in youth players early in their careers. As such, they have made a habit of selling youngsters for a profit and as such have a number of their former stars scattered across the Premier League.
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have now revealed that former Cobham graduates playing for different Premier League sides scored 25 per cent of all the goals scored in the league over the weekend. Solanke scored a brace against Aston Villa for Tottenham, while Callum Hudson-Odoi, Ola Aina, Trevoh Chalobah and Marc Guehi scored one each to bring up a total of six goals for former Cobham graduates.
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There are currently 17 different Cobham Academy graduates playing in the Premier League for teams outside of Chelsea.
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The Blues continue to have a bloated squad under Enzo Maresca and as such they will likely have a few more academy players departing the club over the winter.