• Chelsea's U18 team loses 21 to Norwich, delaying their title win.
• John Terry and Cole Palmer spotted at the game supporting Chelsea.
• Five Nigerian teenagers featured for Chelsea in the match.

Chelsea's hopes of clinching the U18 Premier League title were dashed after a narrow defeat to Norwich City. Despite being five points ahead of West Ham United, a victory was needed to secure the southern section championship.

The presence of former captain John Terry and top scorer Cole Palmer added excitement to the match. With Palmer recovering from illness, he had time before joining the first team against West Ham on Sunday.

Nigerian coach Hassan Sulaiman gave playing time to Somto Boniface, Landon Emenalo, Saheed Olagunju, Tayo Subuloye, and Rio Ngumoha. Alex Roberts scored first for Norwich before Donnell McNeilly equalized and Roberts secured his brace late in the game.

A win against Southampton could still see Chelsea claim the title with one more game left against Arsenal. The young Blues will be looking forward to bouncing back stronger in their upcoming matches.
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