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With Lampard at the helm, Giroud’s role at the club has slipped to third choice striker, thanks largely to the emergence of Tammy Abraham. Frank’s emphasis on youth does not bode well for the French strikers’ chances of breaking back into the team, and now US sportsbooks are expecting Giroud to move to the MLS. […]View the full article

With Lampard at the helm, Giroud’s role at the club has slipped to third choice striker, thanks largely to the emergence of Tammy Abraham. Frank’s emphasis on youth does not bode well for the French strikers’ chances of breaking back into the team, and now US sportsbooks are expecting Giroud to move to the MLS. […]View the full article

The injuries are stacking up for Chelsea and they could well be without key centre midfielders N’Golo Kante and Mateo Kovacic, after both picked up issues whilst on international duty. Kante is struggling this season with injuries and will probably need to be fully rested before coming back into the fold. Whilst the extend of […]View the full article

Chelsea head to Newcastle this weekend to play the Magpies after an international break that has taken its toll. N’Golo Kante, Mateo Kovacic and Andreas Christensen are among the first team players to have picked up knocks, as well as Reece James from second string. It’s unclear how bad any of these problems are, and […]View the full article

It has been a great start to the season for Frank Lampard and his young Chelsea side. The players that are involved on a weekly basis for the club now have got fans back on side following the disillusion that came with the style of play by former manager Maurizio Sarri. His departure to Juventus […]View the full article

Prior to the start of the season, it was mixed reviews as to how successful the season would be for Chelsea. This followed on from Sarri leaving the club, on top of the transfer ban in place at present. Frank Lampard has now taken over and has continued to offer opportunity to youth players. This […]View the full article

Chelsea are currently seeing out their transfer ban and are still awaiting an appeal date from the Court of Arbitration for Sport. They may be allowed to sign players again in January if the appeal is successful. But as time moves on without official word, one would feel that the summer now looks more likely […]View the full article

Following an indifferent start to the season, Chelsea have now won their last four matches in all competitions, including a fine 4-1 success against Southampton at St Mary’s over the weekend. The blues have risen to fifth in the Premier League standings as a result, with fans in West London having every reason to be […]View the full article

We’re another week in to the Frank Lampard Debut Season at Chelsea, and the upwards trend has continued. By beating Southampton 4-1 at St Mary’s the team earned their second win in a row in the league and their fourth in all competitions. Everything is looking exceptionally rosy, and the atmosphere at the club is […]View the full article

Will he stay or will he leave? This saga is becoming yet another one that seems to be dragging on to the point that nobody has any idea what is going on. Both Frank Lampard and Willian himself have remained coy on the subject when questioned recently, but both seemingly point towards being happy if […]View the full article

Frank Lampard has confirmed today that midfielder Jorginho is his official vice-captain of Chelsea for the season. Lampard confirms Jorginho is our vice-captain. He reiterates what a good character he is around the place and says it's important to note how much his English has improved. #SOUCHE — Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) October 4, 2019 This […]View the full article

Fikayo Tomori is running Mason Mount and Tammy Abraham close for story of the season so far at Chelsea, and in fact his rise has perhaps been the most impressive of the three. Frank Lampard’s relationship with Mount always made him likely to be part of the first team this season, and over the summer […]View the full article

We’re still in the early stages of the season, and it’s fair to say we have as many questions as we do answers about the long term viability of Frank Lampard as our manager, and the younger members of our squad. Results could have been a little better than they have been, but most of […]View the full article

Chelsea edged a win over Lille 2-1 in the Champions League last night but it wasn’t entirely comfortable for Frank Lampard’s team with the home side going close a number of times throughout the match. Although the Blues bossed possession having 63%, they didn’t really do a lot with it compared to their last two […]View the full article

Chelsea face Lille tonight in a match that has probably become a must win for the Blues. Obviously we are only one match into the group stages of the Champions League, but confidence and momentum in this competition is so important and Chelsea need to get those first three points on the board. It will […]View the full article

The Premier League season is well underway now, and many of the most established sides in the league are struggling to maintain their form. Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur have already lost ground, while Leicester City are sitting pretty in the top four. However, Betway have made the Blues one of the favourites to […]View the full article

When Mohamed Salah returned to Stamford Bridge two weeks ago to take on Chelsea, he might have been expecting an easy ride. The home side hadn’t managed a clean sheet all season, and their chances of pulling one off against Jurgen Klopp’s potent attacking trident took another blow when first choice left-back Emerson Palmieri limped […]View the full article

Christian Pulisic comes with a big price tag above his head, signing for £55 million from Borussia Dortmund. You cannot doubt the potential he has and there really is no limits to how good he can be. But right now, what he is offering Chelsea isn’t any more than Willian and Pedro, that is the […]View the full article

Chelsea midfielder Jorginho has gone from zero to hero in the space of one season for many Chelsea supporters. The Italian international was wrongly used as the scapegoat last season by some fans due to arriving at the club alongside Maurizio Sarri from Napoli, and being the orchestrator of a brand of football that many […]View the full article

There was no shortage of talent on display for Chelsea last night in the Carabao Cup third round. Frank Lampard picked plenty of academy products in the first XI, and brought on two even younger homegrown boys later on. Callum Hudson-Odoi, Reece James, Billy Gilmour, Marc Guehi all excelled throughout, and Ian Maatsen and Tino […]View the full article

Chelsea came out emphatic 7-1 winners against Grimsby Town in the Carabaco Cup third round last night, and it was a night of dreams for the club’s academy. The Blues academy is one of the best in the world and has been producing great talent for many years. Finally though, they have someone in Frank […]View the full article

Chelsea are getting prepared to take on Grimsby Town in the third round of the Carabao Cup at Stamford Bridge this evening, and it’s already been reported that a number of Chelsea academy youngsters are likely to be involved. It is a perfect opportunity for Frank Lampard to rest some of his regular key players […]View the full article

Chelsea’s defending has been poor since the start of preseason, and all manner of factors have been at play. There’s been changing personnel and formations, injuries, a lack of experience from both manager and players. The bad form of Cesar Azpilicueta has played into it too. The usually reliable captain has been off his game, […]View the full article

The summer started so wrong on so many levels for Chelsea. The club was handed a ban because they did not respect the financial fair-play. Eden Hazard also left the club and joined Real Madrid. In all fairness, it was only a matter a time before Hazard left the club because his departure was speculated […]View the full article

It’s easy to forget that Fiakyo Tomori got his first chance this season coming on as a sub in the European Super Cup against Liverpool. He hasn’t looked back since those first 5 minutes. Fikayo Tomori appreciation tweet 🙌 pic.twitter.com/hdq0g6734L — Silva⚡ (@ButeleMike) September 22, 2019 In the weeks following our defeat on penalties in […]View the full article