Fulham U18s 3-3 Chelsea U18s

Last week's impressive 4-3 Premier League U18s victory at Tottenham Hotspur was followed up with another high-scoring match-up; a 3-3 draw at Motspur Park against Chelsea.

Ali Melloul made five changes from the winning side at Spurs, with Marco Underwood, Samuel Amissah, Seth Ridgeon, Lemar Gordon and Aaron Loupalo-Bi coming into the starting eleven.

Fulham started brightly, with full-back Bradley De-Jesus threatening on the overlap down the right flank.

The first chance of the match fell on 17 minutes, when Loupalo-Bi held off Harrision McMahon, turning well and driving towards the box. Chibby Nwoko received the ball on the overlap, but his low cross was just out of Tom Olyott's reach at the back post.

Chelsea had a great chance to take the lead when Ato Ampah bared down on goal after smart play from Donnell McNeilly, but Underwood was quick off his line to close the angle and block the shot on 22 minutes.

The ball was in the back of the Fulham net just a couple of minutes later, after Reiss Russell-Denny found George Tyrique one-on-one after a driving run. It was finished cooly past Underwood, but the linesman adjudged it to be offside.

Immediately after, play was at the other end and Fulham took the lead. Chelsea goalkeeper Kai Crampton received a back-pass but his touch was heavy, Tom Wingate was alert, and his tackle sent the ball goalbound.

Underwood was called into action again ten minutes before the break when Ampah was set through one-on-one following the second phase of a corner; the Fulham 'keeper was quick off his line again to deny the Chelsea winger.

Chelsea's pressure was made to count on the stroke of half-time, as Tyrique latched onto Russell-Denny's through ball and rounded Underwood, passing into an empty net from a tight angle to equalise.

The visitors took the lead 12 minutes into the second half after McNeilly coolly finished past Underwood from 12 yards out, following a pull back from Russell-Denny.

Fulham were quick to respond through Ridgeon, who tackled Russell-Denny in midfield and driving forwards, beating two men before slotting past Chelsea substitute 'keeper, Jack Austin.

After a period of both teams cancelling each other out and much of the play in the middle third of the pitch, Chelsea re-took the lead 12 minutes from time. McNeilly beat his defender and, bearing down one-on-one, had his effort squirm past Underwood despite the Fulham 'keeper's best efforts to make the save.

Fulham equalised for the second time just moments later; the Chelsea defenders couldn't win the ball off of Loupalo-Bi as he powered his way into the box, and the ball fell kindly to substitute Macauley Zepa, who finished at the near post.

The point sees Fulham hold onto fourth in the Premier League U18 South table, with Chelsea staying top.