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Chelsea 3-2 West Ham United, Premier League: Post-match reaction

The writing was all over the wall. An up-and-coming side in the relegation zone set to face a Chelsea team in the very first steps of figuring out how they will look like under a new manager. Jarrod Bowen’s cross-turned-goal was the kind of play that makes you say “this looks like a disaster-in-waiting”. Crysencio […]

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Chelsea vs. West Ham United, Premier League: Lineups & Game Thread

West Ham have dug themselves into a pretty deep hole in the Premier League. However they’re doing their best to come out of it, beating Tottenham and Sunderland before heading to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea. We can’t afford being their third consecutive PL win. Which in Liam Rosenior’s mind means maintaining a strong core […]

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Chelsea fans’ preferred lineup against West Ham: Almost unchanged

Sandwiched between two big Wednesdays, Chelsea take on West Ham today at the Bridge. On paper, this is an easier matchup than either Napoli or Arsenal away. But is it any less important? Probably not! Head coach Liam Rosenior called it the biggest game of his time in charge yet. It has the potential of […]

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Chelsea vs. West Ham United, Premier League: Preview, team news, how to watch

It’s not been a great winter for snow in Northern California. Ski resorts in the Sierras struggled to open on time, or at all, with most having to make do with man-made snow (well, machine-made) before Christmas, when a massive storm finally rolled in. That dumped for a while, but since things finally calmed down […]

11 days ago | 1 read

Official: River Plate sign Kendry Páez on loan from Chelsea after RC Strasbourg recall

Kendry Páez’s first foray into European football has not gone too well, with the 18-year-old midfielder trading loan assignments today, switching from RC Strasbourg in the French top division to River Plate in the Argentinian one, for the entire 2026 season. That’s still a step up from the Ecuadorian league where he had played the […]

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How should Chelsea line up against West Ham United to extend winning run?

Chelsea have won five of the six games under Liam Rosenior, including the last four in a row, with the last two of those coming away from home. That matches our longest winning streak of the season. Now we have a great chance to extend that winning run as we return to the Bridge, where […]

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Napoli 2-3 Chelsea, Player Ratings: Big Game João Pedro

1. JOÃO PEDRO (9.1) It’s been a bit of an inconsistent season for JP, who made a big splash in the summer when he signed during the Club World Cup (3 goals in 3 games), carried that form into the start of the season (two goals and three assists in his first four league games), […]

12 days ago | 0 reads

Liam Rosenior explains tactical approach, praises Chelsea’s ‘collective mentality’ in comeback win against Napoli

Since coming in, Liam Rosenior made it a point to not try to change too many things tactically from what Enzo Maresca had been doing with Chelsea. The new head coach spoke in reverence of Maresca’s setup, which aligned with the BlueCo principles that Rosenior himself had been aligning to at RC Strasbourg. And seeing […]

13 days ago | 1 read

Napoli 2-3 Chelsea, Champions League: Post-match reaction, ratings

Chelsea’s experimental lineup made a positive enough start to the game, and we would get our reward with an early goal. Juan Jesus blocked a free kick with his arm, and though the commentary painted it as an unfortunate incident, the defender literally moved his arm towards the ball to block it. Since he was […]

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Napoli vs. Chelsea, Champions League: Lineups & Game Thread

Welcome to the match 8 of 8 in the league phase of this year’s Champions League. Chelsea are assured of a top-24 finish and thus a place in the knockout rounds, but if we win today (and other results go in our favor as well), we can still finish in the top-8 and get to […]

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Official: Raheem Sterling leaves Chelsea by mutual agreement

Raheem Sterling’s Chelsea exile is over. And so is his time at Chelsea. The club have agreed a buyout of the 31-year-old’s contract, which had 18 months still left on it. This is similar to the deal we struck with Ross Barkley a few years ago. Terms of the buyout are confidential, but according to […]

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Chelsea fans’ preferred lineup against Napoli: All in for the top eight

There’s a potential spot in the top-eight up for grabs in tonight’s showdown against Antonio Conte’s Napoli, a game that Liam Rosenior called “huge” the other day. Chelsea’s spot in the knockout rounds is already assured, but we can skip the Round of 32 by finishing among the eight best and thus immediately advancing to […]

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Napoli vs. Chelsea, Champions League: Preview, team news, how to watch

After seven rounds in the “league phase” (née “group stage”) of the Champions League, only two teams are guaranteed to finish in the top eight and automatically advance to the Round of 16, Arsenal and Bayern Munich. That means six spots are still up for grabs to get to skip the first knockout round. Chelsea […]

14 days ago | 0 reads

How should Chelsea line up against Napoli with Champions League bye on the line?

Despite a couple disappointing results, Chelsea still have a chance of finishing in the top eight of the Champions League “league-phase” table, which would earn us a bye, and take us straight into the Round of 16. We’re already assured of a playoff spot after last week’s win over Pafos, but we can skip two […]

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Chelsea ‘declined to pursue’ Aston Villa-bound Douglas Luiz — report

Last week, Chelsea were linked with Douglas Luiz, currently on loan from Juventus at Nottingham Forest, but it looks like the 27-year-old midfielder will be heading back to Aston Villa instead (also on loan, with an option to make it permanent). And that’s perfectly fine. Since leaving Villa a couple years ago, Luiz has struggled […]

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Crystal Palace 1-3 Chelsea, Player Ratings: Estêvão making Chelsea sing

1. ESTÊVÃO (8.4) Estêvão has five (5) Man of the Match awards in his last ten (10) starts. Maybe he should start more often! 2. JOÃO PEDRO (7.7) Team-leading ninth goal of the season for JP, which means he’s now just one away from a fourth successive season with double-digits goals in all competitions. Is […]

15 days ago | 2 reads

West Ham, Chelsea in talks over Axel Disasi loan — report

Axel Disasi’s six-month paid (yet involuntary) vacation may soon be over, with the 27-year-old defender hoping to find a club that will let him go back to work in the second half of the season. That club won’t be Chelsea, despite his recent reintegration into first-team training, but it could be West Ham United. According […]

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