Chelsea academy chief Neil Bath admits this season's success is the culmination of 15 years of commitment.

Bath is delighted seeing so many graduates get their chance under manager Frank Lampard.

He told chelseafc.com: "When you've known the players and their families since they were kids, and you've seen how much hard work has been put in from everybody on the journey, it is an emotional and special feeling when you see them out there on the pitch,' Bath admits.

"It's what we've been working towards for 15 years since we restructured the Academy in 2004 and a lot of people – players, parents and staff – have been on that journey for almost as long. The fact that we have four or five of them making that breakthrough into the team at the same time makes it even more unique and extraordinary.

"We've had some success with that over the years and seeing the breakthrough of Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Andreas Christensen into the senior set-up has been a real positive, but this season has been fairly remarkable by anybody's standards.

"The fact that Mason, Tammy, Fikayo, Callum [Hudson-Odoi], and Reece [James] have all joined those two in the men's first team squad on a daily basis, and contributed so significantly and so frequently, is just incredible."