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Reports today circulating suggest that Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma is about to be offered a new extended contract at the club after impressing this season. Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano reported the news on his Here We Go Podcast earlier today, and nobody can deny that Zouma has not earned it. Chelsea will soon negotiate a […] View the full article

It’s clear for everyone to see, Chelsea have totally transformed their set-piece stats from last season both offensively and defensively. Last season Chelsea ranked 17 in the league for set-pieces conceded, letting in 15 goals from them. This season they are currently ranked in 9th place only conceding 3 – a clear improvement at the […] View the full article

The injury that Christian Pulisic picked up in the warmup before the game against Burnley two weeks ago has seriously set back the winger’s season, but another Chelsea player has benefitted hugely. Tammy Abraham was set to start that game anyway, with Timo Werner resting on the bench. But since Pulisic’s removal from the equation, […] View the full article

When Chelsea flexed their financial muscles again this summer and signed a number of top quality new players, there were doubts over a few of their current players and their futures at the club. Tammy Abraham and Mason Mount were two of the players written off immediately. But this came as no surprise, both of […] View the full article

Welcome to a new series on TalkChelsea, a special feature for this most intense of seasons where we look at the players who have played the most minutes this season and are the most at risk of burning themselves out before the end of the season. Rotation is going to be key for Frank Lampard […]View the full article

Year after year in recent times we have been calling for Chelsea players to play with more passion, more desire, and we as fans have craved for more leadership on the pitch. Whenever someone talked about this we always referred to the days of John Terry, Didier Drogba, Ashley Cole, and Frank Lampard himself as […]View the full article

Winning games of football is not just about out-scoring your opponent and performing well on the pitch. So much of your success can be gotten from your mental strength and general morale. Chelsea have often looked like a team with a lack of morale and team spirit over recent years, but this season there seems […]View the full article

For Chelsea, Champions League groups tend to hinge in the games against the third strongest team. The games against our strongest rival, decides who ends up finishing top, while the matches against the bottom seeded side are often (somewhat presumptuously) counted as wins the moment the group is drawn. That means that after a win […]View the full article

Whether you believe there should even be a debate or not, the fact of the matter is there very much has been a debate over N’Golo Kante’s Chelsea future over the last couple of seasons. The debates largely stem from the fact that a now 29-year old Kante has been increasingly injury-prone recently, so there […]View the full article

Frank Lampard’s team for this afternoon’s game against Burnley sees a 3 man midfield comprising of Mason Mount, Kai Havertz and N’Golo Kante. The latter will be tasked with sweeping behind the others, who will be given chances to attack and break the lines, but will also both have to do their part getting back […]View the full article

There was times last season where I, amongst others, had some doubts whether Kurt Zouma would grow to be the defender we knew he could be, and the one we had seen playing regularly at Everton. I get the sense that Zouma is the type of player that needs to feel important, needs to feel […]View the full article

Frank Lampard has had his critics during his reign as Chelsea manager, some warranted, some not. But as much as we have our right as fans to offer critique, we also must praise where it’s due, and last night deserves some praise. Chelsea beat Russian side Krasnodar 4-0 in the Champions League Group stages. Yes […]View the full article

Don’t get me wrong, I am an advocate for getting supporters safely back inside football stadiums as soon as possible. I see theatres, concerts etc across the globe with socially distanced fans watching shows inside, and I think why on earth can this not now be safely trialled out outdoor football arenas? But this is […]View the full article

I was one of many surprised fans to see that Callum Hudson-Odoi had been left out of the Chelsea squad to face Manchester United on Saturday. Despite my understanding that he was left out due to the formation and an extra winger not being needed on the bench, I was surprised that he didn’t bring […]View the full article

I was one of many surprised fans to see that Callum Hudson-Odoi had been left out of the Chelsea squad to face Manchester United on Saturday. Despite my understanding that he was left out due to the formation and an extra winger not being needed on the bench, I was surprised that he didn’t bring […]View the full article

It is all rather experimental for Frank Lampard and Chelsea right now, which is quite natural when you add a high number of new players to your starting line up. Lampard has so far this season mainly opted to use the 4-2-3-1 formation. But against Manchester United at the weekend, he went there and tried […]View the full article

The title race this season was supposed to be a second rematch between Liverpool and Manchester City, after two seasons where the title has gone back and forth between the two dominant teams in the league. It’s not worked out that way so far. Everton and Aston Villa have ended up topping the table in […]View the full article

Chelsea face Manchester United tomorrow, and there are a lot of fans, myself included, who would love to see Hakim Ziyech start the match. However, Frank Lampard, and the player himself, have both said he isn’t quite match fit yet, which is why he is settling with second half cameo roles for now. Lampard says […]View the full article

Frank Lampard has just held his press conference ahead of tomorrow’s game against Manchester United, and the Chelsea boss gave some extremely positive injury news. After months of battling to get his whole squad ready to play, he confirmed that the only injury issues were a shoulder problem for Kepa – who wouldn’t have started […]View the full article

I’ll admit, the reasoning given by Chelsea for bringing 38-year old technical director Petr Cech out of retirement are pretty convincing. With the ‘unprecedented conditions’ of the current Covid-19 crisis, Chelsea have added Cech to their 25-man squad for this season as ’emergency goalkeeper cover’. ‘Petr Cech has been included in the squad as emergency […]View the full article

Chelsea spent more heavily, and upgraded their first team more visibly, than any other team in Europe this summer, and it was no surprise to see them mentioned among the candidates to win the Premier League after such an eye-catching transfer window. Liverpool and Manchester City set such a punishing pace over the previous two […]View the full article

Yesterday there was a mad few hours when it was being reported that new Chelsea goalkeeper Edourard Mendy could actually be fit to play against Sevilla this evening, despite it appearing he would miss the game though injury. When the news came out, it was literally the ‘be all and end all’ news that Chelsea […]View the full article

I must admit, I was disappointed when I saw the Chelsea starting line up to face Southampton on Saturday. I don’t like to tweet too much negativity before a game, especially as I cannot predict the future and see how the game is going to go. I like to reserve my opinions until after the […]View the full article

Frank Lampard confirmed in his press conference today that Christian Pulisic is going to be fit to play against Southampton tomorrow, giving the strong impression that the American is going to make his first start of the season against the Saints. That’s superb news for the Blues. Pulisic was their best player through the latter […]View the full article

Last season saw the emergence of Billy Gilmour for Chelsea as he made the most of opportunities given to him by Frank Lampard. He did so well that he was promoted to a regular senior squad member, and he became an important player for Lampard before his unfortunate long-term injury. This season we are likely […]View the full article