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Chelsea will miss their star player for Man City clash after questionable early incident

Chelsea will miss their star player for Man City clash after questionable early incident

We’re 5 minutes into Chelsea’s game against Bournemouth, with the Blues looking to recover after a shocking defeat at the weekend, and already things are going badly.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / December 30
Chelsea vs Bournemouth – Team News: Estevao and Cole Palmer get latest chance to start together

Chelsea vs Bournemouth – Team News: Estevao and Cole Palmer get latest chance to start together

Chelsea face Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge in just over an hour, and the teams are in! Enzo Maresca needs a win, but also knows that Chelsea have a big game against Manchester City on Sunday.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / December 30

'Not physical enough, not hard-working enough' – Chelsea have £100m problem with midfielder who clashes with Cole Palmer

Chelsea have a problem now that their star player Cole Palmer and their £100m midfielder Enzo Fernandez are both fit. They can’t both fit as a number 10 in Enzo Maresca’s team, but playing Enzo deeper weakens the team defensively.

Chelsea FC News / Chelsea News / December 30
'We should be proud' – Chelsea player who won’t feature tonight tells his team to focus on positives

'We should be proud' – Chelsea player who won’t feature tonight tells his team to focus on positives

Chelsea are preparing for another game in their packed festive schedule, with Bournemouth coming to Stamford Bridge tonight. It’s an odd time to focus

Soccer News / Chelsea News / December 30
'Many positives' from Aston Villa defeat can help Chelsea tonight says Enzo Maresca

'Many positives' from Aston Villa defeat can help Chelsea tonight says Enzo Maresca

Chelsea take on Bournemouth tonight in their final match of 2025, and there’s a lot riding on it in the circumstances. Our form has fallen away of late and tensions behind the scenes are giving things a nasty edge.

Chelsea FC News / Chelsea News / December 30
Predicted XI: Maresca forced to use error-prone player out of position against Bournemouth

Predicted XI: Maresca forced to use error-prone player out of position against Bournemouth

Chelsea are back in action tonight as the hectic festive period continues, with little time to stew after defeat to Bournemouth on Saturday. This is a much harder team to pick, as some players won’t be able to feature twice in such a short period.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / December 30
'With a new idea' – Marc Cucurella explains the Chelsea project and ambitions

'With a new idea' – Marc Cucurella explains the Chelsea project and ambitions

Chelsea left back Marc Cucurella has been explaining the Chelsea project and the ambitions they have to win more silverware. The Blues full back has been speaking ahead of their game against Bournemouth tonight in the Premier League clash.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / December 30
'Many things to improve' – Chelsea player speaks ahead of Bournemouth tonight

'Many things to improve' – Chelsea player speaks ahead of Bournemouth tonight

Chelsea take on Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge tonight in their next Premier League game later on, and it’s another big one. Bournemouth are in some rough form right now but that doesn’t make this an any less dangerous game than what it might be.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / December 30

New twist in £30m midfielder transfer rumour from Nizaar Kinsella

We wrote yesterday about the rumours gathering steam that Chelsea were keen on buying James McAtee from Nottingham Forest. It makes sense – he’s a former Man City youth player, still 23 and likely available pretty cheap as he’s not getting a game at Nottingham Forest after a summer move there.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / December 30
Chelsea star rises to challenge set for him by Maresca – still has one major target this season

Chelsea star rises to challenge set for him by Maresca – still has one major target this season

After Chelsea’s defeat to Aston Villa on Saturday, the usual people were turned to for quotes. Of course Enzo Maresca is going to say something, but you also knew you were going to hear from Reece James.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / December 30
Chelsea player who 'lives at the training ground' reaches important 1 year milestone

Chelsea player who 'lives at the training ground' reaches important 1 year milestone

This time a year ago, Chelsea were about to lose 2-0 to Ipswich as their mid-season wobble went from minor to major. One positive feature of that day was the return of Reece James to the matchday squad.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / December 30

Contact Made: Chelsea join Forest and Aston Villa in attempts to sign £44m striker

Chelsea have reportedly made contact to sign a striker who could end up costing them £44m to sign, but they have competition. Both Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa have been named on the report as being two other English clubs keen on this same striker.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / December 30
The Antoine Semenyo transfer saga could end as week from hell for Chelsea

The Antoine Semenyo transfer saga could end as week from hell for Chelsea

Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo has a huge part to play in Chelsea’s season just across this week, if he moves to Man City. Chelsea were keen on signing Semenyo and made an enquiry.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / December 30
BlueCo eyeing former Manchester City midfielder but not yet for Chelsea

BlueCo eyeing former Manchester City midfielder but not yet for Chelsea

It is actually BlueCo who are eyeing a former Manchester City midfielder rather than Chelsea, at least not yet anyway. Strasbourg is a known route to Chelsea for many players, being their sister club and under the same ownership group.

Chelsea FC News / Total Apex Sports / December 29
Chelsea‘s £38M Defender Jorrel Hato Could Return to Ajax Just Months After Signing

Chelsea‘s £38M Defender Jorrel Hato Could Return to Ajax Just Months After Signing

Jorrel Hato’s rise was supposed to follow a familiar modern script. Break through young, earn a big move, adapt quickly, then establish yourself at the

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Soccer News / Chelsea News / December 29
Chelsea to try cheeky £30m bid for second Cole Palmer who is still fighting relegation this season

Chelsea to try cheeky £30m bid for second Cole Palmer who is still fighting relegation this season

Chelsea’s sporting directors are under even more fire than usual after a bad defeat to Aston Villa last night, and looking back at their record it’s easy to see why.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / December 29
Chelsea January transfer latest: 'money to spend' but owners’ wishes are now clear, fans won’t love it

Chelsea January transfer latest: 'money to spend' but owners’ wishes are now clear, fans won’t love it

Chelsea are in a bit of a rut right now, and things are gloomy at Stamford Bridge. If you were hoping that a bit of January spending would fix the team (or at least make people feel a bit better about our prospects, think again.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / December 29
'Diabolical' – Two stats which show perfectly why Chelsea have gone backwards this year

'Diabolical' – Two stats which show perfectly why Chelsea have gone backwards this year

The London is Blue podcast were especially frustrated about Saturday’s result because they had flown across the Atlantic to be there, and see Chelsea fumble a winning position at home once again.

Chelsea FC News / Chelsea News / December 29
Exclusive claims Chelsea could repeat last January move with loan for unwanted defender

Exclusive claims Chelsea could repeat last January move with loan for unwanted defender

Leeds United are said to be keen on Chelsea defender Axel Disasi, according to an exclusive from Football Insider. Their piece claims that the Yorkshire side are looking to add the defender to their relegation battling squad after losing Joe Rodon to injury.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / December 29
Another Chelsea summer transfer has failed its first season test as backup fails to do his job

Another Chelsea summer transfer has failed its first season test as backup fails to do his job

Jorrel Hato injured himself in the warmup against Newcastle a couple of weeks ago, and in Enzo Maresca’s press conference released today, the manager was asked whether the Dutchman would be fit to play tomorrow, now that Marc Cucurella has picked up a hamstring tweak: “I don’t think so, no, I don’t think so,” the coach replied.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / December 29
'Fewer mistakes' – Chelsea’s thriving youth coach on bringing up the next generation of academy stars

'Fewer mistakes' – Chelsea’s thriving youth coach on bringing up the next generation of academy stars

After a 4th place finish in last season’s U18 Premier League, Chelsea are already looking a stronger group this time out. They’re currently second in the southern section of the league, and that’s after having played just 9 games, while the teams around them have played 12.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / December 29
Maresca hints that transfer strategy could be hurting Chelsea’s ability to hold leads

Maresca hints that transfer strategy could be hurting Chelsea’s ability to hold leads

Chelsea’s game against Aston Villa at the weekend was lost because they brought on subs which improved their team and we brought on subs which made us worse.

Chelsea FC News / Caught Offside / December 29
Chelsea have transfer plans in place as Enzo Maresca makes two priorities

Chelsea have transfer plans in place as Enzo Maresca makes two priorities

Chelsea have begun laying the foundations for the next phase of their rebuild, with their long-term transfer priorities now coming into sharper focus as they attempt to close the gap on Premier League leaders Arsenal.

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