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title: "Chelsea teenager Reggie Watson wins PL2 award after THREE goals against Arsenal and Fulham"
canonical: "https://readchelsea.com/2026/10/02/reggie-watson-pl2-player-month-september/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "James Chettle"
section: "Chelsea News"
published: "2026-10-02T11:26:49Z"
modified: "2026-10-02T11:26:49Z"
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# Chelsea teenager Reggie Watson wins PL2 award after THREE goals against Arsenal and Fulham

Chelsea midfielder Reggie Watson has won September’s Premier League 2 Player of the Month award after scoring three times in two London derby victories.

[Chelsea confirmed the award](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/reggie-watson-wins-premier-league-2-player-of-the-month) following the 16-year-old’s performances for Harry Hudson’s Cobham Next Gen side against Arsenal and Fulham.

Watson scored twice in the 4-1 win over Arsenal, converting a penalty before adding a free-kick that went in off the post.

He then struck from distance to put Chelsea ahead during their 3-1 comeback victory against Fulham.

Those contributions continued a scoring run stretching across all four of Chelsea’s opening PL2 fixtures.

## Reggie Watson PL2 award caps breakthrough month

September also brought Watson’s competitive first-team debut, with Xabi Alonso selecting him to start the Carabao Cup victory over Leeds United.

That appearance placed him fourth among [Chelsea’s youngest senior debutants](https://readchelsea.com/2026/09/30/chelsea-youngest-players-ranked/), aged 16 years and 226 days.

The award recognises a different part of his progress: sustained attacking contributions at development level alongside that senior opportunity.

Watson was one of three Chelsea representatives on the shortlist, alongside Chizaram Ezenwata and [new signing Leo Black](https://readchelsea.com/2026/10/01/leo-black-chelsea-signing-contract-2028/).

Black earned his nomination during the trial that led to a contract until 2028.

Watson has now converted his own nomination into the September prize, adding individual recognition to a month that brought goals and his first competitive senior start.