Chelsea opted against adding midfield depth in the January window because of the form of Andrey Santos and Romeo Lavia being close to a return according to The Athletic.
Chelsea have no regrets at missing out on the signing of Jeremy Jacquet because of their decision to keep Josh Acheampong and Mamadou Sarr as part of their plains according to The Atheltic.
Liam Rosenior has had a good start at Chelsea in terms of results – he’s lost twice, narrowly, to Arsenal, and won every other game. He’s also convinced that you see differences between that first leg of that game a few weeks ago and last night’s.
Gary Neville has admitted he was stunned by Chelsea’s tactics in added time against Arsenal on Tuesday evening. The Blues crashed out of the Carabao Cup after a 1-0 defeat saw them lose the semi final 4-2 on aggregate over two legs.
talkSPORT pundit Jamie O’Hara was left perplexed at the lack of ‘any real invention to make something happen’ last night. He was talking about the way Chelsea setup against Arsenal last night in their 1-0 defeat in the second leg of the tie.
There is real confusion on contrasting reports on why Reece James and Pedro Neto did not play for Chelsea last night. The word before kick off was that Reece James and Pedro Neto were having their minutes managed, as reported by The Athletic.
Chelsea centre back Wesley Fofana was seen in tears after losing to Arsenal in the Carabao Cup semi final last night. Fofana was even seen up the other end of the pitch in attacking positions towards the end of the game last night, trying to get that all important goal for Chelsea to keep them in the tie.
Known Chelsea fan Paul Merson says he is numb after watching the approach and setup by Chelsea in the defeat to Arsenal last night. Head coach Liam Rosenior has been criticised for going too defensive against Arsenal despite being 3-2 down from the first leg.
Chelsea were beaten 1-0 by Arsenal at the Emirates in the EFL Cup semi final, meaning an elimination 4-2 on aggregate. The first half went just as Chelsea wanted, and showed a very smart plan from Liam Rosenior.
Liam Rosenior has just taken his post match press conference after Chelsea’s defeat to Arsenal, and as well as many questions about his game plan and setup, he was also asked about two of the key players he left out of the squad tonight.
Chelsea’s approach against Arsenal tonight saw the Blues play a defensive team and sit deep in the first half, before bringing on their attacking options in the second period.
Gary Neville is covering Chelsea’s Carabao Cup semi final second leg against Arsenal, and he had some very interesting thoughts about one Blues player who had impressed him.
Chelsea’s team to face Arsenal in the EFL Cup semi final second leg tonight is out, and there’s one very notable absence. Captain Reece James is not in the squad at all.
Chelsea’s team at the weekend to play West Ham turned out to be a disaster – Liam Rosenior was forced to make 4 changes by the end of half time to get his team back into it.
The January transfer window closed 18 hours ago, but we’re still getting plenty of deals officially announced. The latest is a pretty simple one – David Datro Fofana moving to Strasbourg on loan.
Chelsea did not make any significant first-team signings on deadline day, but there was quite a bit of activity involving their academy players. Winger Ato Ampah made a move to Stoke City in a seven-figure transfer, and Yahya Idrissi headed over to AC Milan.
Chelsea’s win over West Ham on Saturday was one of the matches that Jamie Carragher looked at on last night’s Monday Night Football. He made some really interesting notes about the Blues’ tactics during the game.
Chelsea’s impressive turnaround to beat West Ham 3-2 after being 2-0 down at half time came after Liam Rosenior made three half time subs. Rosenior tried to make it very clear after the game that he wasn’t blaming any of the players who were taken off at the break, but it’s hard to ignore just how poor they were.
The Evening Standard’s Dom Smith’s summary of Chelsea’s January transfer window was basically that it presages a much busier summer. He ran through the deals the Blues did – mainly shuffling loans around and moving lots of academy players who are getting too old for Under-21 football on to new destinations.
Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernández is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched figures of the summer transfer window in 2026, with interest growing from across Europe’s elite.
Liam Rosenior and Enzo Fernandez have both offered their support to Chelsea attacker Estevao, who has returned to Brazil for personal reasons. The 18-year-old has made a terrific start to life at Chelsea after his summer switch from Palmeiras.