How to beat Chelsea
How to beat Chelsea. Step 1: Man-mark Eden Hazard. Step 2: Close down all spare space. Step 3: Hassle and harry, show no respect. Step 4: Score. Leicester City’s … Read More
Now it’s Spurs in the semis
Until this match reached a frantic climax with 10 minutes remaining, the only real fireworks at Chelsea v Bournemouth had been during the pitchside pyrotechnic display. The midweek Carabao Cup … Read More
Hazard weaves his magic
The sooner Chelsea’s board sits Eden Hazard down to sign a new contract with the Blues, the better. The Belgian maestro weaved his magic to earn three away points at … Read More
Who saw that coming?
Chelsea turned on the style and gave Manchester City a footballing lesson in a dramatic and utterly unexpected victory at the Bridge as the reigning champions stumbled and fell. Few … Read More
Blues’ blackout problem
Chelsea have a problem with ‘blackouts’, manager Morrie Sarri claims as he faces the toughest game of his career at Stamford Bridge – the visit of Manchester City on Saturday … Read More
Beating the noisy neighbours
Chelsea beat neighbours Fulham 2-0, but laboured to finish chances in a game which went end to end but provided only odd glimpses of real entertainment. Fulham fans outsang their … Read More
That’s better! Blues hit 4
After the dismal display against Spurs last weekend, there was only one direction Chelsea could go. And they took it. Up, up and away, a rejuvenated Blues team, with youngsters … Read More
As effective as a wet wipe
An inexplicably poor, at times cringeworthy, performance ended Chelsea’s unbeaten record and saw most Blues fans creeping back to Wembley Park early, rather than endure further gloating from Spurs supporters. … Read More
3-point Wembley?
This weekend’s clash was meant to have been at the new-look Three Point Lane, as seasoned Blues fans loved calling it. But Spurs v Chelsea is staged at Tottenham’s default … Read More
Ross gets a start
Ross Barkley was among the starters as England beat Croatia to finish top in their mini ‘Nations League’ – UEFA’s attempt to inject competition into friendlies. After beating USA on … Read More