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A Chelsea Women team eager to rebound after losing back to back matches to fellow title contenders. It could have been a recipe for disaster, especially against a Tottenham team who have been fairly competent this season. While we brought on the early pressure to score, it was the hosts at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium who […]
There isn’t a moment in recent times where Chelsea Women most needed a boost like today’s. Facing Tottenham at their big stage is momentous on its own. And to have that game after back to back losses to Arsenal and Manchester City in the Women’s Super League, stakes are even higher. Nothing else but meeting […]
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Chelsea wrapped up Saturday’s win over Wolverhampton Wanderers before the referee’s whistle had even blown for half-time, thanks to two penalties and a wonderful team move — all three finished off expertly by Cole Palmer. The three goals give the 23-year-old 51 for his Chelsea career (114 appearances) — the 41st player to reach that […]
It’s been a while since Chelsea Women last lost back to back matches in general. In the Women’s Super League it’s an even rarer occasion, as we need to go back to the 2015-16 season to find it. But then, what’s the purpose of lingering over this with a match just around the corner? Title […]
Wolves made a bright start to the match, but Chelsea quickly established superior control and took the lead through a Cole Palmer penalty, won by João Pedro. JP was running away from goal when his ankles were clipped slightly, and he made sure to draw the referee’s attention to that fact. The Blues kept up […]
Chelsea look to get back to winning ways after Tuesday’s defeat as we take on the worst team in the league. Wolves have just one win all season, with eight points total. Anything less than three points to take back home to the Bridge would be a disappointment. Pedro Neto has been passed fit and […]
Let’s start off with the big caveat: I accidentally left Estêvão off the voting form, so there’s a pretty decent chance that Alejandro Garnacho would’ve at least had stronger competition for nabbing the last spot in attack — and I imagine he might have lost out completely, even. Young Steve-o still garnered about 15 per […]
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Chelsea fell short of a third successive comeback as we bid goodbye to this year’s League Cup competition at the semifinal stage on Tuesday night. Some took the loss fairly hard, but there’s little time to wallow in it as it’s back to the Premier League this weekend with three very winnable points on offer. […]
Fresh off our worst defeat in the Women’s Super League since October 2018, Chelsea FCW head coach Sonia Bompastor has been given a massive vote of confidence by the club, signing a 4.5-year contract extension, to 2030. “Renewing her contract reflects our belief in her leadership, her vision and the stability she brings to the […]
Last time a Chelsea manager head coach was nominated for Premier League Manager of the Month, it signaled the beginning of the end. Enzo Maresca would actually win said award in early December (for November), but by the end of the month, would be gone from the club. Football life comes at you fast! So […]
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The past few weeks and months have taken a toll on the team, both physically and mentally, but we’re in the home stretch now of this extremely congested run of fixtures. Just the three more games in seven days then, and then we get like two days off! Woohoo. Despite all that, Chelsea did manage […]
Rio Ngumoha swapped Chelsea’s Academy for Liverpool’s a couple years ago, leaving the club that he joined as an 8-year-old, believing that he would have a better pathway to first-team football on Merseyside. Jury’s still out on whether that’s the case. He’s got 400 minutes so far this season, which is not bad for a […]
It’s been a (first) season to forget for Jamie Gittens, and it’s only getting worse with the news that he’s set to miss significant time after tearing his hamstring in last weekend’s game against West Ham United. There was some initial hope that the injury wouldn’t be too bad, but head coach Liam Rosenior confirmed […]
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1. MARC CUCURELLA (7.0) Overall ratings were relatively high despite the defeat — our highest rated loss by overall average in almost exactly three years, since the 1-0 defeat away to Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 in 2022-23 — and there were only a couple individual performances […]
In early December 2016, Chelsea went to the Etihad to play Manchester City. Antonio Conte, in his first year as Chelsea head coach, set out his team to survive the first hour, keep things close, and then try to get a result late on. City were not quite the dominant force at this time that […]
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It was a cagey start to the match, with both sides content to play it safe, keep things tight, and not make any tie-changing mistakes at that point. Chelsea set out in a back-five, with the wingbacks pushing forward in possession, but the focus was mainly on restricting Arsenal’s chances (and dealing with any Arsenal […]
Welcome to the second leg of the League Cup semifinal! Chelsea trail by one from the first leg, 3-2, so we need to do something we haven’t done in nearly half a decade, beat Arsenal. There’s no away goals rule: it’s extra-time and penalties if we’re tied on aggregate after 90 minutes. To the winner, […]
It’s a bit ironic that the day after the transfer window has shut, we’re not exactly spoilt for choice when it comes to picking the starting lineup, but at least we didn’t panic and get into some more Nicolas Jackson-esque drama like in the summer. That does leave us with a lineup that practically picks […]
In the second leg of the League Cup semifinal, Chelsea are going to have to figure out a way to come back against Arsenal. It’s a good thing we’ve been practicing comebacks all week! Doing so against the Premier League-leaders will be tougher than against either Napoli or West Ham, but these Gunners are not […]
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