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Soccer News / Chelsea News / December 30
Electric Estevao channels Hazard with 4 successful dribbles; 13 touches in opposition box
Enzo Maresca has understandably been very cautious in introducing Estevao Willian to the Chelsea team. After some great cameos off the bench, the Brazilian had a few quiet games as a starter, then picked up a slight injury.
Enzo Fernandez News / NBC Sports / December 30
Soccer News / Chelsea News / December 30
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Soccer News / Chelsea News / December 29
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 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
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.
Enzo Maresca News / Caught Offside / December 29
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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