A TEENAGE Chelsea supporter will soon be cheering on his team after the Adver granted his Christmas Wish of watching a match at Stamford Bridge.

Lewis Hill, of Penhill, was shocked when he was told he and his family would be watching Chelsea play Portsmouth in the Third Round of the FA Cup on January 8 after his mother, Wendy, nominated him for our campaign.

The 14-year-old, who was born with cerebral palsy and uses a k-walker to get around, has suffered a sprained ankle, a broken wrist and a cracked head all in the same year.

And he was due to watch Chelsea for his birthday in October but his broken wrist meant he could not use his walker and he did not want to go to the match in a wheelchair with a plaster cast on his arm.

“I have never been to see Chelsea, I can’t wait,” said Lewis after he was given the tickets.

“Chelsea are the best, I have always been a fan. My bedroom is decorated with Chelsea stuff.”

The football club has donated four tickets for the Hill family, as well as a bag filled with Chelsea goodies including a calendar, moneybank, cuddly toy and washbag.

Wendy said: “This year has been a horrible year for him. In June he sprained his ankle. In September he broke his wrist, which was horrible as he had to stay in hospital overnight and he had never stayed in hospital before.

“In October it was his 14th birthday and we were going to take Lewis and his sister Chelsea up to London to watch a Chelsea home game but we never got there as Lewis didn’t want to go up in his wheelchair because of his broken wrist and he doesn’t like being fussed as he likes to be like any other 14-year-old boy.

“He had a plaster cast on for five weeks, then on the Tuesday after they took it off he was trying to get himself out of bed ready for school and he fell and cracked his head. We had to go back up the hospital to have it glued, “He’s had so much to deal with this year. Hopefully this match in January will be the start of a good year.”

The Adver has organised for the family to be chauffer-driven to the match.

Lewis’ sister, Chelsea, 10, is named after the team and she said she cannot wait to watch them play.