He might have been in England for a matter of weeks, but Gonzalo Higuain’s Premier League plans might not last as long as he thought. The 31-year-old joined Chelsea on an initial loan deal until the end of the season with a view to making the move permanent in the summer, or another season-long loan. […]
Chelsea’s starting eleven to face Tottenham in the Premier League this evening has been confirmed. Kepa Arrizabalaga has been left out of the starting side, as Maurizio Sarri stamps his authority following the events at Wembley on Sunday evening. Willy Caballero, who was denied a chance to be the hero in the shootout, starts between […]
Maurizio Sarri has dropped goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga in wake of their on-the-pitch field in the Carabao Cup at Wembley. Kepa went down on the Wembley turf with what appeared to be cramp. Maurizio Sarri made his move and readied Willy Caballero to enter the action. His number was raised, but Kepa decided that he was […]
Chelsea take on Tottenham in the Premier League this evening, and we’ve had a crack at predicting Maurizio Sarri’s starting eleven. The significance of tonight’s game cannot be overstated. Maurizio Sarri is fighting for his job at Stamford Bridge, and Tottenham are not going to roll over and do him a favour. Three points are […]
Maurizio Sarri has been in touch with Marina Granovskaia, and he hasn’t been given the impression that his job is hanging by a thread. We all know how the media love a Chelsea crisis – it sells papers. We have an owner who’s lost his visa, an incoming transfer ban following a lengthy investigation by […]
Mauricio Pochettino will be without two important players for Tottenham’s trip to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea this evening. Spurs looked to have forced themselves into the Premier League title race, even with Harry Kane sitting out several league games with an ankle injury. However, their loss to Burnley last time out proves that nothing […]
Maurizio Sarri has been blessed ahead of tonight’s clash with Tottenham. None of his usual starting eleven are set to miss out through injury or suspension. With Sarri’s job on the line at Stamford Bridge tonight, he will no doubt have been desperate to have all of his best players available for selection. We lost […]
Cesar Azpilicueta’s suitability to captain Chelsea has come under the spotlight – but recent reports suggest that could be unfair. There have been claims from the Chelsea faithful since Sunday’s Carabao Cup final loss that Azpilicueta is not cut-out to wear the armband for us. There is a belief that he should have done more […]
Willy Caballero was reportedly upset that Kepa Arrizabalaga denied him of the chance to face his former side in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday. Many have had sympathy for Maurizio Sarri following the incident with Kepa Arrizabalaga, and rightly so. Our manager was humiliated in front of the entire footballing world. If we were […]
BREAKING NEWS: CHELSEA PLAYER TRAINS DURING CHELSEA TRAINING AHEAD OF CHELSEA GAME AT CHELSEA STADIUM! That may be all there is to this story if you’re a cynic, but we see something in it more significant. Kepa Arrizabalaga has been involved in full Chelsea training as the squad prepare for tomorrow night’s clash with Tottenham […]
Chelsea legend John Terry has urged Maurizio Sarri to have faith in two of the club’s most promising young players. Listen to him, Maurizio! Terry played with some of the best players on the planet during his time at Stamford Bridge. From Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba, to Gianfranco Zola and Marcel Desailly. He knows […]
A clip of Eden Hazard displaying his captain’s credentials following the loss to Manchester City has been doing the rounds on Chelsea Twitter. Chelsea fans have been quick to criticise Cesar Azpilicueta for his lack of intervention during Kepa Arrizabalaga’s feud with Maurizio Sarri at Wembley. Azpilicueta knows Kepa well and speaks his native tongue, […]
Maurizio Sarri has revealed why Marcos Alonso was not in the matchday squad to face Manchester City, insinuating that he may remain out in the cold. Alonso has been a cornerstone in Sarri’s starting eleven so far this season. It’s for that reason that it came as such a surprise that the Spaniard was not […]
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, […]
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 […]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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]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 […]
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 […]
Callum Hudson-Odoi has been one of the best players in the Europa League this season. This stat proves what we already knew. Hudson-Odoi showed yesterday evening, once again, just how ready he is to compete in the professional game. Bayern Munich can see it and hopefully Maurizio Sarri will now too. He is competing with […]
Callum Hudson-Odoi was filmed showing his class at the end of Chelsea’s 3-0 victory over Malmo on Thursday evening. Hudson-Odoi put in the kind of performance that we were all hoping to see from him, having finally been granted the opportunity to start a Chelsea game by manager Maurizio Sarri. A brilliant goal and further […]
Chelsea have drawn Ukrainian side Dynamo Kiev in the Europa League round of 16, having breezed past Malmo on Thursday night. Following weeks of underwhelming performances and poor results in the Premier League, Maurizio Sarri finds himself in a situation where his most realistic avenue into the Champions League may well be through winning the […]
This is the news that we’ve all been fearing. FIFA have handed Chelsea a two-window transfer ban for breaching the rules on signing underage players. Deep down we knew that this was likely. With the current state that the club is in at the current time, we just needed that one final nail to come […]
Speaking to the media following Chelsea’s 3-0 win over Malmo, Callum Hudson-Odoi didn’t rule out earning himself a start on Sunday. Hudson-Odoi has been waiting patiently for Maurizio Sarri to budge on his continual stubbornness and give him an opportunity to start from the beginning. At least, that’s what it’s appeared from the outside looking […]
The Chelsea supporters at Stamford Bridge disgraced themselves tonight by BOOING one of our own – Jorginho. You can not like a player. You can hope for a player to be dropped. But you don’t boo one of your own. You just don’t. Someone ought to have told that to the supporters who went to […]OptaJoe‘s on fire tonight. Here’s three stats from Chelsea’s 3-0 win over Malmo which will restore your crumbling faith in the squad. Sarri better than Pep? 28- Maurizio Sarri has won 28 of his first 43 games in charge of Chelsea in all competitions (D6 L9), one more than Pep Guardiola managed in his first […]
THERE IT IS. THE ICING ON THE CAKE. CALLUM HUDSON-ODOI HAS ADDED A THIRD FOR CHELSEA AGAINST MALMO! Maurizio Sarri has done everything in his power to deny Callum Hudson-Odoi of game-time since the January transfer window closed. He simply HAD to include him in the starting eleven for tonight’s game, and his decision has […]
Ross Barkley has signed and sealed Chelsea’s progression into the Europa League quarter-finals with a peach of a free-kick. Barkley has come under scrutiny from the Chelsea supporters for his underwhelming performances of late, but he’s began his journey to restoring all of our faith in his ability by firing home a beautiful free-kick from […]
Chelsea have taken the lead over Malmo in our Europa League round of 32 second-leg through Olivier Giroud. He loves this competition! The Blues were holding on to their aggregate lead through the first-half, but never really threatened Malmo’s goal. Frustration was growing among the Chelsea supporters, but that should ease now that Giroud has […]
Chelsea fans are not best impressed with the performance they’ve seen during the first-half against Malmo – and can you blame them? Maurizio Sarri is on the verge of losing his job as Chelsea manager. He really needed his players to go out and put in a performance tonight – yet they failed to do […]
Chelsea Twitter had a refreshing reaction to tonight’s team sheet being released. It’s probably got something to do with Callum Hudson-Odoi. FIINNAAALLLYY! That was the reaction of some, who were delighted to see that Maurizio Sarri actually does know who Callum Hudson-Odoi is. We were beginning to wonder if Sarri spent the whole training sessions […]
Chelsea’s starting eleven to face Malmo in the Europa League tonight has been confirmed – and Callum Hudson-Odoi IS starting! With Maurizio Sarri under pressure at Chelsea, he needs to convince both the board and the fans that there is a bright future ahead for us. With his continual insistence on ignoring our younger players, […]Following Monday’s defeat and consequent elimination from FA Cup, at the hands of Manchester United, it seems like it is another trophy opportunity going down the drain this season. If it is true that Chelsea still aims for the Carabao Cup, which will be played on Sunday at Wembley, against Manchester City, a potential win […]