Chelsea Under-21s were unable to overcome Bristol Rovers in the Leasing.com Trophy.
The development team battled hard throughout the game, but they did not have enough quality in front of goal to get a positive result.
The Blues were up in the match at half time, netting through Charlie Brown.
But they were pegged back and eventually fell behind in the second period.
Victor Adeboyejo and Liam Sercombe got the goals to help Bristol to the top of Group F in the competition.
The Blues Under-21s will next face off against Leicester City Under-21s in Premier League 2 at the weekend.
