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Chelsea face Sheffield United at home tomorrow in a game which should by rights be an easy win, but could also present a major challenge. Playing promoted teams at home should be bread and butter for Chelsea, but with a transfer ban in play and a slew of injuries, it looks a tough test for […]View the full article

The mood around Chelsea has been pretty phenomenal this week. An exciting win at Norwich last weekend was the first of Frank Lampard’s reign and of this season, and since then everything has largely been a Mason Mount/Tammy Abraham love-fest. It’s easy to forget how different things could be. Fail to win last week, in […]View the full article

Chelsea’s Champions League draw is later this afternoon, and we will finally get to find out who we will play in the group stages of the competitions this year. We’re not expected to win it this year, and depending on who we draw, even just getting out of the group would be considered a good […]View the full article

Chelsea have been drawn to play either Grimsby Town or Macclesfield Town in the Third Round of the Carabao Cup. The Blues have been drawn against Grimsby Town or Macclesfield Town in the third round of the Carabao Cup! ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/72kscNoTJp — Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 28, 2019 This is a favourable draw for certain […]View the full article

Mason Mount has been called up for England before, but he didn’t get capped. This time around, he will be expecting that to change, and he is more than ready. He’s come flying into the Chelsea setup this season, his first in the Premier League. He’s brushed aside criticism from some of his own supposed […]View the full article

Chelsea youngster Conor Gallagher is the latest name on everyone’s lips. Whether you’re associated with his new loan club Charlton Athletic, or you’re an avid follower of the Chelsea academy, you’d have stood up and taken notice of the 19-year old’s emphatic start to the season. It’s his first season in men’s football, and the […]View the full article

Chelsea welcomed the return of Antonio Rudiger to full training last week. He hasn’t featured in a first team match yet, and is just gaining his match fitness back. But he will soon be in the fold again once more, and many believe that he will then become the first centre back on that team […]View the full article

Chelsea had been pegged back to 2-2 against Norwich on Saturday, and the familiar flaws that have been haunting us since the start of preseason looked to have returned. The same defensive errors and same drop off in energy seem to have struck, and there was a while when it looked like we were going […]View the full article

Earlier this month I wrote that Marcos Alonso’s potential move to Atletico Madrid wasn’t going to happen this year, but might take place in the summer of 2020, should a few things fall into place. The first thing needed to push Alonso towards the exit would be him continuing to be the second choice left […]View the full article

The European transfer windows closes in 7 days [some are different, see here for full list], and there are a number of Chelsea players who could be leaving the club. Tiemoue Bakayoko looks set to rejoin Monaco on loan, providing the two clubs can agree the details. The Sun have some details on this. Michael […]View the full article

Chelsea have been vulnerable to criticism since the moment Frank Lampard walked in the door. The Blues fans who loved Maurizio Sarri, plus the fans of other teams who are willing us to do badly, were poised to wade in all summer. Those looking to tear down this new team got the perfect start when […]View the full article

Frank Lampard had a few key questions going in to Saturday’s match with Norwich, and it’s fair to say he’s answered some – if not all of them. The debate of who to play up front looks like it’s over, for now. Frank trusted Tammy as the best choice for his system even when the […]View the full article

In football, it’s one of the rare occasions when a ‘head ache’ is described as a good thing. Or a problem is talked about as being ‘good to have’. Frank Lampard certainly finds himself in this good (bad) situation. He is inundated with quality midfielders, and has an impossible task to pick his main regulars. […]View the full article

We were really excited about Ethan Ampadu’s loan to RB Leipzig, but things aren’t turning out like we’d hoped. The combination of such a talented young football with a club known for developing and using under 21 stars seemed perfect. It was a high enough level that we would be tested against good players, but […]View the full article

Frank Lampard got his first Premier League win of the season yesterday, and Blues fans rejoiced! There are some points to raise, but yesterday I just enjoyed the win, and the excitement surrounding it. Today, lets reflect. First of all, the ugly.. VAR I’ve never been against VAR, until now. Yesterday it missed at least […]View the full article

Chelsea beat Norwich 3-2 at Carrow Road in a really entertaining game today, with the plaudits mostly going to the goalscorers. Tammy Abraham got the official MOTM for scoring his first two goals for the club, while Mason Mount also got a lot of credit for his classy strike. The fact that they are homegrown […]View the full article

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard held his weekly prematch press-conference this afternoon, and alongside more concerning injury news relating to midfielder N’Golo Kante, he also dismissed the idea that Antonio Rudiger would return to action this weekend. Frank says N'Golo Kante has an injury and will be assessed before the Norwich game. It is hoped Antonio […]View the full article

We are now three competitive games into Frank Lampard’s reign as Chelsea manager, and beyond 10 games total. Yet the new Blues boss still doesn’t know who his first choice striker is. Neither Tammy Abraham nor Olivier Giroud has made the role their own with their starts so far, and Michy Batshuayi hasn’t even been […]View the full article

Chelsea have a striker problem, we are all aware of this. It’s something that’s been hovering around for the last few years, since Diego Costa left. The Spaniard was our last ‘real striker’. The one who would play every game without a doubt, and the one you could usually rely on. This season, they have […]View the full article

Chelsea are the early kick-off tomorrow, meaning that in just 24 hours Frank Lampard’s team will be public knowledge. Despite the transfer ban, the arrival of a new manager and several new players means that there’s been a decent amount of chopping and changing through Lampard’s first few games in charge, and while we’re moving […]View the full article

Chelsea have sold a few talented players this summer, but none with more potential on the counter attack than Kasey Palmer. The attacker has speed, dribbling ability, knowledge of when to release the ball to his colleagues, and the technique to get it there at pace. This ability to shred teams on the break was […]View the full article

Chelsea’s loan army is in a bit of a funny situation this year. Because of the transfer ban, the majority of its leading lights have returned to the first team squad. That’s great for us, but not for the loan army. Mason Mount, Kurt Zouma, Tammy Abraham and several others make welcome returns to Stamford […]View the full article

Chelsea have now played three games since the beginning of the season. The first was a crushing 4 -0 defeat from Manchester United. The second, although not technically a premier league game, was against Liverpool in the UEFA Super Cup, where they lost on penalties. The second loss was a bit easier to swallow, but […]View the full article

Antonio Rudiger’s absence has been highlighted as one of the major issues that Chelsea have faced so far this season. The team has really struggled to defend over the summer and through into the season, and that hasn’t been helped by the fact that the Germany defender has been out injured. Now he’s almost back, […]View the full article

Frank Lampard came into this season with three strikers on a similar level. Olivier Giroud, Tammy Abraham and Michy Batshuayi all came into the season with different strengths and weaknesses, all thinking they had a great chance to be their new coach’s number one. As it turned out, come the first game of the season, […]View the full article