Young defender has star quality
HE’S barely old enough to shave, and he’d have broken the law if he’d celebrated with a beer after the game, but Lewis Hall – given his debut for Chelsea in the FA Cup 3rd Round against Chesterfield – made a dazzling first appearance in the senior team. Tom Tuchel, Blues manager, did his best to downplay excitement after the thoroughly professional 5-1 victory at the Bridge, but there was no disguising his pleasure at the 17-year-old’s successful debut outing.