Noni Madueke

Goals from Emile Smith Rowe, Noni Madueke, Curtis Jones and Jacob Ramsey secure an impressive win for Lee Carsley's Young Lions in Leicester.

England were on fire, and soon had their fourth when Ramsey got on the end of another clever Madueke delivery, wrapping up a statement win in style. After the break, Harvey Elliott's volley from the edge of the box was straight down the throat of Chevalier. With four minutes remaining of the half, a thunderbolt from Kouadio Koné forced another excellent save from Trafford, who responded superbly to tap the dipping effort over the bar. With ten minutes left of the half, France had their first clear-cut chance when Rayan Cherki, who had been their most creative player, conjured a one-two inside the box before forcing a good stop from Trafford. They had another half-chance when Amine Adli found a yard of space in the box, but a poor touch allowed the ball to slip out of reach. France controlled possession in the early stages and had the first chance of the game, but Chelsea defender Benoît Badiashile headed straight at England goalkeeper James Trafford from a corner.

Noni Madueke came off the bench to score and assist as England Under-21s defeated France 4-0 at Leicester's King Power Stadium.

[Lewis Hall](/en/teams/profile/lewis-hall) started for England Under-19s as they were defeated 1-0 by Iceland in a European Championship qualifier, with the winning goal coming from the penalty spot. [Charlie Webster](/en/teams/profile/charlie-webster) entered the fray as a late substitute while [Zak Sturge](/en/teams/profile/zak-sturge) was unused. The Chelsea left-back, currently on loan at Burnley, was shown a yellow card towards the end of the encounter.

Former PSV star gets two assists and a goal in just 24 minutes off the bench against France.

The 21-year-old, formerly of Tottenham and Crystal Palace as a youngster, has only made four appearances for the Blues so far with just two starts in the Premier League and was omitted from Potter's squad entirely for the knockout stages of the Champions League. But Madueke certainly made the most of his cameo at the King Power Stadium, delivering a goal of his own as well as two assists for Liverpool's Curtis Jones and Aston Villa midfielder Jacob Ramsey. The gifted winger, a £29million January arrival at Stamford Bridge from Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven, only came on in the second half of Saturday's U21 friendly against France in Leicester as a 66th-minute replacement for opening goalscorer Emile Smith Rowe of Arsenal.

England Under-21s defeated France 4-0 at the King Power Stadium thanks to goals from Emile Smith Rowe, Noni Madueke, Curtis Jones and Aaron Ramsey.

Incredible finish from close range with a neat flick. Played a huge role in the second and third goals. Battled Badiashile well with balls on the floor but was easily beaten in the air. He picked-up pockets of space all over the pitch and always tried to work his magic in the final third. However, once England went ahead, he was much better and played his part in the Young Lions registering a clean sheet. Did give the ball away a couple of times in the first half but his confidence levels increased down the right after half-time.

Introduced off the bench in England U21s' meeting with France, the former Tottenham talent lit up the clash, bagging a goal and two assists en route to an ...

Taking to social media in their numbers, supporters of the capital giants have called on boss Graham Potter to afford the club’s winter signing a more consistent chance to impress over the remaining months of the season. The youngster, of course, sealed a return to England during the January transfer window, linking up with big-spending Chelsea with a view to the 2nd-half of the campaign. Supporters of Premier League giants Chelsea have flooded to social media this evening, to send a collective message to head coach Graham Potter.

Chelsea winger Noni Madueke produced a stellar cameo performance for England U-21s on Saturday, sending Graham Potter a timely reminder of his significant ...

The 21-year-old, formerly of Tottenham and Crystal Palace as a youngster, has only made four appearances for the Blues so far with just two starts in the Premier League and was omitted from Potter’s squad entirely for the knockout stages of the Champions League. The former PSV attacker delivered a goal of his own plus two assists for Liverpool’s Curtis Jones and Aston Villa midfielder Jacob Ramsey. Madueke arrived Stamford Bridge from PSV in January in a £29million deal and has struggled for minutes in Blues shirt.

Noni Madueke recorded a goal and two assists for England under-21s against France's youngsters despite the Chelsea star only making a substitute appearance ...

The international break has certainly been a good place for Madueke to find confidence and prove his talent once again. The final slot has been utilised by Raheem Sterling, Mykhailo Mudryk and Christian Pulisic so far as Potter pushes his wingers to be the test for the opposition backline. The switch to a system predicated on three central defenders has Madueke was confined to the bench for the first 66 minutes at the King Power Stadium with England leading the game 1-0 upon his introduction. His ability on the ball [the impact Noni Madueke had](https://www.football.london/international-football/england-u21-player-ratings-madueke-26559863) for England under-21s against France from Lee Carsley's words.

England Under-21s manager Lee Carsley says Chelsea forward Noni Madueke only needs an opportunity to impress.

Chelsea have struggled for goals this season despite the vast amounts of money spent on attacking reinforcements. “He is going to need time, match minutes, the time to work on his game but he has high potential. Carsley believes Madueke can have a big impact on that front should he be given the chance.