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After a grueling multi-month stretch of games every three-four days, Chelsea will have gone over a week between games by the time kick-off against Burnley rolls around this weekend. The team have taken advantage of that by sending the players away for a few days, with many going off for a short vacations in various […]
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Last night, Arsenal, fresh off their victory in the inaugural FIFA Women’s Champions Cup, also finished off Belgian Women’s Super League champions OH Leuven by an aggregate score of 7-1, setting up the expected and quite massive showdown against Chelsea in the quarterfinals of this year’s UEFA Women’s Champions League. As on the men’s side, […]
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With much fanfare and even bigger drama, Nicolas Jackson joined Bayern Munich on loan in the summer, with Bayern paying around €15m just in loan fees and also negotiating an additional €65m clause to make his signing permanent. Pretty good wheeling and dealing by Chelsea, no? Alas, that clause soon turned out to be a […]
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For the third successive round in the FA Cup, Chelsea have been drawn away against a Championship side. But our latest will be the most high profile of the lot, as we head up to North Wales, to face Hollywood FC in Wrexham on the weekend of March 7. Wrexham, now in the fifth full […]
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1. PEDRO NETO (8.9) Neto has been mired in a rather lengthy slump, despite his near-constant presence in the starting lineup — availability is always a good ability! — so it’s great to see him break out (hopefully) with a match-winning performance. The hat-trick also gives him 10 goals for the season, setting a new […]
It’s kind of boring to keep repeating this so often. But this Chelsea Women is not playing as confidently as they were since their Arsenal loss followed by an absolute beatdown handed to them by Manchester City. No wonder we’ve had major developments ever since in a mostly drama-free club, namely Sonia Bompastor’s extension to […]
Chelsea Women have done well in finding balance again in the Women’s Super League by beating city rivals Tottenham last weekend. But to really be back in usual business we need to string along some well needed wins, beginning with Liverpool at Kingsmeadow today. We did beat the Reds 9-1 at their turf a while […]
It’s been almost a full month since Chelsea Women last took the ground at Kingsmeadow to play in front of the home crowd. Today we’re finally back at a home we clearly miss so dearly, to host Liverpool in the Women’s Super League. Some of us have that absolute demolition of Liverpool still in mind. […]
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According to the BBC, Marc Cucurella “is hoping to return in 3-4 weeks” from his hamstring injury, which presumably finally got properly scanned and assessed, with a rehab plan put in place. Cucurella got hurt in the game against Leeds United on Tuesday, but on Friday night, after our 4-0 victory against Hull City, head […]
Like London buses, Chelsea hat-tricks are coming in bunches. After not seeing one for over a calendar year, we’ve now had two in the space of a week. Pedro Neto’s last night might not be as historic as Cole Palmer’s was a couple game ago … though it’s probably pretty rare to have one of […]
POTM Another one Hmm
Chelsea made light work of Championship promotion hopefuls Hull City last night in the FA Cup, advancing to the fifth round with a straightforward 4-0 victory. Pedro Neto’s hat-trick keyed the performance, but it was a solid effort from just about all involved, despite the occasional blizzard blowing through. The outcome was only ever in […]
There was plenty of attacking impetus from both sides at the start, with Hull threatening first, then Chelsea wasting several presentable chances through Alejandro Garnacho and Pedro Neto. Mamadou Sarr announced his presence in defense with a goal-line clearance, then raised eyebrows with a glorious long ball to Estêvão, who shrugged off a defender, rounded […]
Welcome to Hull City, and welcome back to Hull City for head coach Liam Rosenior. Any fond memories can wait however; we’ve got a win and a place in the FA Cup fifth round to get first! Both teams have been dealing with extreme fixture congestion for weeks on end, so we’ve got a bit […]
Both managers are expected to rotate their teams for tonight’s FA Cup fourth round match between Hull City and Chelsea — not because this game isn’t important, but because both teams are coming out of grueling stretches of fixture congestion, while dealing with injury and other massive games coming up soon. The WAGNH Community are […]
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After a dozen or so games as interim manager at Derby County, Liam Rosenior got his first proper job as a football manager when he was appointed Hull City boss in November 2022. He had spent his prime years at Hull as a player back in the 2010s, so it was a lovely little homecoming […]
It’s FA Cup weekend and Chelsea get the fourth round festivities started with a trip up to Hull City. The Tigers are among the best teams in the second division — currently fourth — and there’s added narrative pressure with Liam Rosenior returning to face the club where he played for five years and would […]
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1. JOÃO PEDRO (7.6) I’m not sure what makes João Pedro’s upper back so inviting for defenders to put both hands there and then blatantly push away on it, but whatever it is, I hope it just keeps happening. So, another penalty won, another goal scored, and (what should’ve been) another secondary assist on the […]