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Chelsea captain Reece James sends touching message to Josh Acheampong after Blues youngster makes senior debut in Premier League victory over Tottenham

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Goals from Nicolas Jackson and Trevoh Chalobah secured three points for the Blues against Spurs on Thursday, but it was a momentous occasion late on for two youngsters - who both made their senior Premier League debuts.Josh Acheampong and Jimi Tauriainen came on with minutes to spare, and the former was congratulated by James on social media.

WHAT HAPPENED?

On his Instagram story, the Blues' captain posted that he's buzzing for the youngster.<picture><source srcset="https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blt2759ab4a8964f098/Image_20240503_163120_420.jpeg?format=webp" type="image/webp"><source srcset="https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blt2759ab4a8964f098/Image_20240503_163120_420.jpeg?format=jpg" type="image/jpeg"><img src="https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blt2759ab4a8964f098/Image_20240503_163120_420.jpeg?format=jpg" alt="Acheampong James Instagram post" data-source="" data-copyright="Instagram/reece" perform:prop="uuid:blt2759ab4a8964f098;width:1170;height:2013"></picture>

WHAT JAMES POSTED

Acheampong came on late for Chelsea, helping close down the match with their 2-0 lead. The Cobham graduate came on in the 85th minute, yet somehow managed more blocks than any other Chelsea player across the entire match in his 12 minutes on the field.With the Blues' since Under-8s, the youngster shined in his moment.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

The Blues take on West Ham Sunday in Premier League action. They'll look to build on the morale from Thursday's victory.

WHAT NEXT FOR CHELSEA?

Chelsea captain Reece James sends touching message to Josh Acheampong after Blues youngster makes senior debut in Premier League victory over Tottenham | Goal.com US

Chelsea youngster Josh Acheampong was sent a message by Reece James after making his senior debut Thursday in the Blues&apos; victory over Tottenham.

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