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Maurizio Sarri has revealed that he is yet to decide whether Kepa Arrizabalaga will start for Chelsea against Tottenham tomorrow night. You know the story by now. Kepa refused to leave the field in the Carabao Cup final, despite Maurizio Sarri ordering that he be replaced by Willy Caballero. Sarri was not a happy man, […]View the full article

Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizbalaga has been fined a week’s wages after refusing to come off as a substitute during the Carabao Cup final. Maurizio Sarri had readied Willy Caballero on the sidelines to replace Kepa at the tail end of extra-time. Kepa had been struggling with what appeared to be cramp, with Caballero having a […]View the full article

Pundit Danny Murphy has revealed who he believes should face the sack over Kepa-gate, but it’s neither the goalkeeper or Maurizio Sarri! You will have seen the incident by now. Maurizio Sarri attempted to substitute Kepa Arrizabalaga, but the keeper was having none of it. He subsequently remained on the field of play for the […]View the full article

If any Chelsea fans were questioning whether Eden Hazard’s heart was still in it, his reaction to our loss ought to provide some clarification. Hazard could have signed for Real Madrid in the summer if the circumstances were different. He was evidently interested in making the move, especially with Zinedine Zidane being in charge at […]View the full article

Willian was not one of Chelsea fans’ favoured players prior to today’s game – and he’s done himself absolutely no favours being caught on camera doing this. His club has just been defeated in a cup final penalty shootout, following events which may well lead to the sacking of his manager. Does he give even […]View the full article

Willian was not one of Chelsea fans’ favoured players prior to today’s game – and he’s done himself absolutely no favours being caught on camera doing this. His club has just been defeated in a cup final penalty shootout, following events which may well lead to the sacking of his manager. Does he give even […]View the full article

Kepa Arrizabalaga may have been unable to prevent Chelsea losing the shootout, but he certainly took the attention away from manager Maurizio Sarri. If you haven’t seen the incident, we have footage of it here. Kepa refused to leave the field even though the fourth official was holding his number aloft, with Willy Caballero poised […]View the full article

We have just witnessed something extraordinary here. Player power has outranked Maurizio Sarri in front of the entire footballing world. Kepa Arrizbalaga was down injured and appeared as though he needed to come off. Sarri readied Willy Caballero, who had stripped down and was waiting to come on. The fourth official raised his board, but […]View the full article

Ruben Loftus-Cheek has just pulled off something quite remarkable at Wembley – and on another day it may have ended with an assist! Loftus-Cheek will have been disappointed not to have been given an opportunity to start today, with Maurizio Sarri instead fielding Ross Barkley in the third midfield position. He’s got his opportunity as […]View the full article

Marcos Alonso is nowhere to be seen at Wembley today – and as per reports, the Spaniard isn’t even injured. He’s finally been dropped! When the team sheets came out and Alonso wasn’t even among the substitutes, we all assumed that he had been struggling with some kind of injury ahead of the game. He […]View the full article

Marcos Alonso is nowhere to be seen at Wembley today – and as per reports, the Spaniard isn’t even injured. He’s finally been dropped! When the team sheets came out and Alonso wasn’t even among the substitutes, we all assumed that he had been struggling with some kind of injury ahead of the game. He […]View the full article

Chelsea fans on Twitter are not best pleased with the starting eleven that Maurizio Sarri has named for today’s Carabao Cup final. Are they ever? Sarri’s job as Chelsea boss may well be on the line today. He needs to (somehow) defeat a team and a manager who massively outplayed his underperforming Blues just a […]View the full article

Chelsea and Manchester City have confirmed their starting elevens for today’s Carabao Cup final. More to follow… Here’s how the Blues line up for #CHEMCI! 💪 pic.twitter.com/5xSI81BCzJ — Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) February 24, 2019 Your City starting line-up for #CHEMCI… 🗒 XI | Ederson, Zinchenko, Laporte, Otamendi, Walker, Fernandinho, Silva (C), De Bruyne, Bernardo, Sterling, […]View the full article

Former Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has issued a rallying cry to his former teammates ahead of today’s Carabao Cup final. Fabregas won this competition at Chelsea under the stewardship of Jose Mourinho back in the 2014/15 campaign. Our manager at the time continually grabbed cup finals by the scruff of their neck and swung them […]View the full article

The money that Chelsea could get from winning today’s Carabao Cup has been revealed, and to be honest, it’s not a great deal. When heading into a cup final, most supporters are more concerned about bagging the silverware than the prize money, but there’s always an added cash bonus for the victors of the contest. […]View the full article

Ross Barkley is confident that Chelsea will not capitulate today in the manner they did at the Etihad Stadium earlier this month. We’ve all attempted to erase the result from our minds in its entirety ever since the players left the turf at the Etihad, but the result has been dug up again in the […]View the full article

We’ve had a punt at predicting both teams’ starting elevens ahead of today’s Carabao Cup final clash at Wembley. What do you think, Blues? Chelsea Maurizio Sarri is fighting for his job today, make no mistake. He needs to convince those above him that he is the right man to take this team forward, and […]View the full article

Manchester City have four players facing late fitness tests ahead of their Carabao Cup final clash with Chelsea this afternoon. City head into today’s game firm favourites. How couldn’t they? Chelsea were defeated 6-0 by today’s opponents earlier this month, that’s what has led to us all heading into today’s final with such a glass […]View the full article

Chelsea take on Manchester City at Wembley later today in the Carabao Cup final. Here’s our injury report, with information provided by Physio Room. Kepa Arrizabalaga Kepa is the one player in particular that Maurizio Sarri will be sweating on ahead of today’s game. He missed our clash with Malmo midweek after suffering a hamstring […]View the full article

Manchester City are firm favourites to win tomorrow’s Carabao Cup final, but Pep Guardiola isn’t completely content ahead of the big game. You’d think that Guardiola would be on top of the world heading into tomorrow’s game, having already pulled Maurizio Sarri’s pants down during a 6-0 demolition earlier this month. However, that fixture is […]View the full article

Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud has compared teammate Callum Hudson-Odoi to Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe. Olivier Giroud knows a good attacking player when he sees one. He’s played with some of the best throughout his career. From Eden Hazard and Antoine Griezmann, to Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe. He appears willing to place Callum Hudson-Odoi […]View the full article

There are three certainties in life: death, taxes, and Tottenham Hotspur bottling a Premier League title challenge. You may think it absurd for us to laugh at Spurs, with Chelsea not being anywhere near the top of the table, but how could we ever pass up a challenge to rub their noses in it? They […]View the full article

Maurizio Sarri faces the possibility of being sacked by Chelsea, but he’s getting no sympathy from former boss Aurelio De Laurentiis. De Laurentiis made Sarri’s move to Chelsea as difficult as he possibly could have in the summer. As a result, the Italian had less time to work with his new squad in pre-season, which […]View the full article

In the event that the transfer ban is upheld, Chelsea could consider scrapping club policy to keep us afloat, according to the Guardian. In case you missed it, Chelsea have been banned from making transfers for the next two transfer windows following rule breaches relating to the signing of younger players. We had expected this […]View the full article

Chelsea have reportedly identified their number one target to replace manager Maurizio Sarri, should he be sacked in the next week. Sarri is up against it at Stamford Bridge, despite the Blues’ progression into the last 16 of the Europa League. A 3-0 win over Malmo does not undo how shocking we have been over […]View the full article