Former Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane believes Chelsea will ‘do something silly’ against Arsenal at the weekend. The pundit was speaking on the game coming up this Sunday and diverting his attentions to Chelsea’s awful disciplinary record this season.
A former head scout claims that Chelsea will be open to selling striker Liam Delap in the summer transfer window. This would mean that they would sell the former Ipswich man just one year after signing him, which would be pretty wild.
Former Arsenal star Ian Wright is feeling super confident ahead of the Gunners taking on Chelsea on Sunday afternoon. I’d actually go as far as saying that he is a little over confident too.
Chelsea’s historic losses from last season are the biggest in English football history, although there is some context around them. The Athletic have just published a piece containing some pretty scary for Chelsea fans regarding the club’s finances.
The audio from VAR reviewing Leeds’ equaliser against Chelsea in their recent Premier League clash has now been made public, adding another layer to an already controversial moment.
Malo Gusto gave some fun answers to Chelsea about his squad-mates in a feature this week. The Chelsea website does some really good features and interviews with players at the moment, an important way of getting to know them, especially with so much turnover in the squad these days.
Mamadou Sarr returned from his loan at Strasbourg in January, and could finally get a chance to start in the league this weekend. Chelsea’s only January arrival could get his second start for the club and his first in the Premier League this weekend, Kieran Gill of the Daily Mail has speculated.
Liam Rosenior was apparently furious after Chelsea dropped points against Burnley and Leeds, despite his claims he stayed calm. This week’s Chelsea Confidential for the Daily Mail has some really interesting claims, not least on Liam Rosenior’s post match fury after Chelsea dropped points.
A finance expert claims that Chelsea now need to make player sales after breaching UEFA’s rules already. Adam Williams has been speaking on the situation involving profit and sustainability rules in football, as well as UEFA’s own version of them.
Former Chelsea player Pat Nevin has urged the Blues to sign Brentford striker Igor Thiago amid Liam Delap’s struggles this season. Chelsea fought off interest from Manchester United to land Delap for £30m last summer after Ipswich got relegated.
PSG head coach Luiz Enrique has admitted that if they get drawn against Chelsea in the Champions League, they’ll have things to work on. He is probably referring to when the last time these two teams faced, with Chelsea coming out on top to become Club World Cup champions in the summer of 2025.
Chelsea will learn who they will face in the next round of the Champions League this coming Friday, with two options left. This week we have seen some of the play off games take place, with clubs looking to get through into the round of 16, joining the likes of Chelsea and many others already there.
Chelsea have a lot to worry about with 11 games left to play. They’ve got the hardest remaining fixtures of any club in the Premier League, and a lot of competition for the top 5.
A look back at this time a year ago shows it was when tensions were really coming to the surface between Enzo Maresca and the fans at Stamford Bridge. The Blues had dropped points in a number of games since Boxing Day, and results were at their worst in the whole Maresca era.
Morgan Rogers is a long term Chelsea transfer target, and keeps being linked with the Blues for a potential move. It’s a transfer rumour that simply won’t go away.
Estevao Willian’s first season at Chelsea has been a huge success, and in fact the team has really missed him at times. This was supposed to be a season where we worked Estevao Willian into the picture slowly at Chelsea, but in recent weeks it’s felt like he’s a key player.
Trevoh Chalobah is a key player for Chelsea, but there are still transfer links connecting him with a move, in this case to Aston Villa. Aston Villa have
Chelsea’s issues beating teams who sit deep have haunted them for a while, and the stats show it pretty clearly. Chelsea dropped points against Leeds and then Burnley in their two most recent games, immensely frustrating performances which saw the Blues ahead and comfortable before eventually capitulating.
Chelsea have now learned their fate as breaches of Profitability and Sustainability Rules have been released today. It is good news for The Blues and in fact, good news for all 20 clubs in the Premier League right now, as they have all avoided any breaches as per the rules.
Micah Richards has criticised Chelsea's defending against crosses this season, and he might have had a fairly good point. The Blues dropped two points in the home game against Burnley last Saturday, after conceding a late equaliser from a corner kick.
Chelsea legend John Terry has expressed his frustration after being left out of the caretaking coaching group that led the senior team after Enzo Maresca's departure in January.
Liam Delap has been linked with the move away from Chelsea, but a move in the summer seems unlikely. Everton is interested in signing the 22-year-old striker at the end of the season.