Paul Merson believes Wesley Fofana was crying after Chelsea’s defeat to Arsenal in the Carabao Cup because the Blues “didn’t give it a go.” Chelsea were knocked out after losing the second leg of the semi final 1-0 at The Emirates on Tuesday evening, going out 4-2 on aggregate.
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.
We told you all along to expect a quiet January for Chelsea, and so it proved to be. There were no first team additions beyond the early recall of Mamadou Sarr from Strasbourg.
There has still not been any official confirmation that Chelsea striker Dujuan Richards has joined Leicester on loan this window. We covered a story on it this morning where it seemed like it was going through.
Chelsea fans have dug out a 2023 David Ornstein quote on recruitment that now doesn’t look very good on the owners and board. The quote was about transfer windows and the club clearly telling people not to judge them yet and to judge them after a certain period instead.
Liverpool have been branded ‘suckers’ after the paid a big fee to land Rennes defender Jeremy Jacquet in the January transfer window. It’s some strong words, obviously not written by me.
Today marks the three year anniversary of Enzo Fernandez’s debut for Chelsea. After a record breaking £105m transfer which followed a full month of negotiating with Benfica, the Argentine went straight into our team and has never really looked back.
Chelsea centre back Axel Disasi has spoken out upon departing the club on transfer deadline day this January. There was a few late bits of drama and some last minute deals that went down to the wire, and this was certainly one of them.
Leicester City have signed Chelsea striker Dujuan Richards on loan until the end of the season, but it’s yet to be made official. This was a deal that came from nowhere really and I think most Chelsea fans had even forgotten that Richards exists!
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.