Ronnie Stutter struck twice as Chelsea thrashed Blackburn Rovers 6-1 in their opening Premier League 2 clash.

The former West Ham junior and England U16 captain hit a double as Chelsea thrashed Blackburn at Kingsmeadow.

Also scoring were Leo Castledine, Donnell McNeily and Zak Sturge, with Rovers suffering an own goal.

New additions Alex Matos and Diego Moreira both saw minutes on the day.

TEAMS:

Chelsea (3-4-3):Eddie Beach; Harrison Murray-Campbell (Billy Gee 79), Alfie Gilchrist (c) (Zain Silcott-Duberry 69), Dylan Williams; Brodi Hughes, Kiano Dyer, Alex Matos, Zak Sturge; Ronnie Stutter (Donnell McNeilly 79), Jimi Tauriainen (Diego Moreira 62), Leo Castledine

Unused sub:Max Merrick

Scorers: Stutter 43, 63; Castledine 48; Olsen og 78; McNeilly 90+5; Sturge 90+8

Booked: Castledine 29; Matos 45; Dyer 70

Missed penalty: Castledine 89

Blackburn (4-3-3): Jordan Eastham, Kristi Montgomery, Max Davies, Tom Acheson (Charlie Olsen 67), Pat Gamble (c), Charlie Weston (Jay Haddow 77), James Edmondson, Tom Bloxham, Ethan Walker (Dom Biniek 60), Harley O'Grady-Macken, Harrison Wood (Julian Donnery 60)

Unused sub: Sol Honor

Scorer: Biniek 90+1

Booked: Davies 45+1; Haddow 88