{"id":483649,"date":"2026-03-19T07:55:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T07:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/483649\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T07:55:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T07:55:11","slug":"chelsea-wonderkid-out-for-the-rest-of-the-season-after-training-with-first-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/483649\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea wonderkid out for the rest of the season after training with first-team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=thechelseachronicle.com \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Add as preferred source on Google <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Chelsea\u2019s academy has been dealt a bittersweet blow with the news that Reggie Watson will miss the remainder of the campaign, prematurely ending a season where the 16-year-old evolved from a promising schoolboy onto the first-team radar. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/tag\/liam-rosenior\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liam Rosenior<\/a> has been very welcoming when it comes to giving academy players a chance at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chelsea<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Reggie Walsh, Shim Mheuka, Jesse Derry and Ryan Kavuma-McQueen have all featured in first-team training this season, with cup appearances coming for a couple of them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/news\/liam-rosenior-keeps-jesse-derry-in-chelsea-first-team-training-after-top-debut-display\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Derry is an example of hard work paying off<\/a>, with Rosenior giving him multiple opportunities in cup competitions and even featuring on the bench in the Champions League. <\/p>\n<p>However, 16-year-old Reggie Watson isn\u2019t as lucky after suffering an injury. <\/p>\n<p> Do you think Chelsea should sack Liam Rosenior? Or are you willing to give him more time?\ud83e\udd14 <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2267094952-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Chelsea FC v Paris Saint-Germain FC - UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 Round of 16 Second Leg\" class=\"wp-image-358692\" \/>Photo by Darren Walsh\/Chelsea FC via Getty Images       Reggie Watson is out for the rest of the season due to injury<\/p>\n<p>Football analyst and scout Nathalia, who regularly covers the Chelsea youth team, has provided a bit of an update on Reggie Watson. <\/p>\n<p>She states that Reggie Watson is out for the remainder of the season due to injury.<\/p>\n<p>This will come as a blow for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/news\/chelsea-16-year-old-reggie-watson-makes-scary-impression-in-first-team-training\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liam Rosenior, who is a big fan of Watson<\/a>. He has even allowed him to train with the Chelsea first team a few times, despite his young age.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReggie Watson has trained with us a few times and really impressed me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s scary given his age.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> DISCUSS: Enzo Fernandez to Manchester City \ud83d\ude31 <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Enzo-Fernandez-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Enzo Fernandez to Manchester City rumour\" class=\"wp-image-358870\" \/>Photo by Visionhaus\/Getty Images       Reggie Watson is already attracting plenty of attention<\/p>\n<p>Reggie Watson\u2019s 2025\/26 campaign has set the benchmark for academy progression.<\/p>\n<p>At only 16, the composed midfielder emerged as a gem for Chelsea\u2019s U18s, recording five goals and one assist across 15 appearances in the league and FA Youth Cup. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/news\/chelsea-wonderkid-dazzles-with-two-incredible-moments-right-in-front-of-lionel-messi\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watson\u2019s dead-ball specialist reputation<\/a> was solidified by several match-winning free-kicks. <\/p>\n<p>Watson\u2019s rare maturity saw him fast-tracked into U19 UEFA Youth League action and multiple senior training sessions under Liam Rosenior, so this injury will be devastating for him more than anyone.<\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best Chelsea content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Add as preferred source on Google Chelsea\u2019s academy has been dealt a bittersweet blow with the news that&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":483650,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,171797,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-483649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football","tag-reggie-watson","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=483649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483649\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/483650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=483649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=483649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=483649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}