Six exciting Chelsea teenagers profiled, as Jose Mourinho plans to play kids against Sporting Lisbon

With top spot in Champions League Group G already assured, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has vowed to blood lots of youngsters against Sporting Lisbon this evening.

The Special One has dubbed tonight as “academy day”.

Here, we look at six of Chelsea’s young guns who are likely to feature at Stamford Bridge:

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Izzy Brown

Birthplace: Peterborough

Date of birth: January 7, 1997

Position: Midfielder

Weight: 77 kg

Brown, who can be easily recognised by his huge afro, has yet to play for Chelsea, but he represented former club West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League when he was just 16.