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29 Nov
Enzo Maresca does not believe his Chelsea side are in the Premier League title race despite an impressive start to the season in his first campaign at Stamford Bridge. Victory over Aston Villa on Sunday would be a seventh in 13 league games under the Italian, who was appointed as Mauricio Pochettino's successor in June.…
27 Nov
Heidenheim host Premier League giants Chelsea in the UEFA Conference League on Thursday, the latest milestone in the German club's rapid rise from fifth division to European football. Even just a few seasons ago, few Germans would have known much about the club from the 50,000-strong town of Heidenheim an der Brenz, located in…
23 Nov
Arsenal got their Premier League title challenge back on track with a 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Saturday as Chelsea moved up to third by beating Leicester 2-1. Champions Manchester City are aiming to snap a four-game losing streak when they host Tottenham later. Arsenal were expected to be contenders to take City's crown…
21 Nov
Chelsea captain Reece James has suffered a new injury setback after being ruled out of Saturday's clash against Leicester with a hamstring problem. James only returned to action in October after missing the start of the season. But Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca revealed on Thursday the 24-year-old England right-back will not be available for the…
10 Nov
Pedro Neto dealt a fresh blow to spluttering Arsenal's Premier League title challenge as the Chelsea winger's superb strike rescued a 1-1 draw in the London derby on Sunday. Mikel Arteta's side had taken the lead through Gabriel Martinelli's second-half goal at Stamford Bridge. But Neto's equaliser 10 minutes later earned Chelsea a deserved point…
8 Nov
Injury-hit Manchester City are desperate to snap their losing streak in their final Premier League game before the international break as Chelsea aim to deepen Arsenal's misery. Elsewhere in the English top flight, Ruud van Nistelrooy takes charge of his final game as interim manager of Manchester United and winless Wolves play fellow strugglers Southampton.…
1 Nov
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca said no player is irreplaceable after axing club-record signing Enzo Fernandez from his Premier League starting line-up. The Argentine World Cup winner has been demoted to Maresca's second string for cup competitions and has not started either of the past two top-flight games. Fernandez joined Chelsea for £107 million ($138 million)…
20 Oct
Liverpool passed a major test of their Premier League title credentials to move back to the top of the table by beating Chelsea 2-1 at Anfield on Sunday. Mohamed Salah's penalty and Curtis Jones' winner made it 10 wins in 11 games for the Reds since Arne Slot took charge. Nicolas Jackson briefly levelled for…
21 Sep
Nicolas Jackson fired Chelsea to a 3-0 win against West Ham as the Senegal striker repaid his manager's faith with a decisive double at the London Stadium on Saturday. Jackson struck twice in the first half before Cole Palmer wrapped up Chelsea's third win in five Premier League games under new boss Enzo Maresca. It…
10 Sep
Former Chelsea player John Obi Mikel maintains that the club were “very, very close” to signing Victor Osimhen from Napoli, and can try again in January, despite his Galatasaray move.
9 Sep
Former Super Eagles' captain, John Obi Mikel, has clarified that Victor Osimhen never asked for £500,000 a week from Chelsea. Osimhen was linked with a move to Chelsea for most part of the summer transfer window which came to an end on August 30, 2024. Reports, however, emerged that the Blues could not sign the…
6 Sep
Cole Palmer has been left out of Chelsea’s Europa Conference League squad in a surprise decision by the club as they seek to manage a heavy workload this season, reports independent.co.uk.
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