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Chelsea will entertain Wolverhampton Wanderers at Stamford Bridge this Saturday night as they look to secure a good result at home in the Premier League.

Soccer News / The 4th Official / November 4

Adarabioyo, Acheampong And Lavia To Start | 4-2-3-1 Chelsea Predicted Lineup Vs Qarabag

Chelsea will clash heads with Qarabag at the Azersun Arena this Wednesday evening as they look to secure a positive result on the road in the UEFA Champions League.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / October 29

Journalist reveals reason Enzo Maresca subbed Josh Acheampong against Sunderland

Chelsea defender Josh Acheampong is fine and the reason he was substituted against Sunderland was because of cramp according to journalist Bobby Vincent.

Chelsea FC News / Chelsea News / October 27

Stats show Chelsea need a dominant aerial centre back – there’s one with the potential to do it

Chelsea are struggling in the new world of the Premier League. It’s all turned into the NFL without anyone realising. It’s defending and scoring from set pieces which is the meta now, and the Blues are scrambling to keep up.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / October 24

Defender claims staff member predicted crucial moment in Chelsea win exactly

Chelsea are almost onto their next game – but you can be sure that Josh Acheampong is still thinking about last week. The academy produced defender scored his first senior goal, and it was for his boyhood club.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / October 22

'Getting better with every game' – Alan Shearer names Chelsea star who’s impressed him

Alan Shearer is impressed with Chelsea youngster Josh Acheampong and believes he’s getting better with every game he plays. Acheampong was promoted to the first squad by Enzo Maresca last season, and is a product of Chelsea’s famed Cobham academy.

Soccer News / Absolute Chelsea on SI / October 22

'Unmatched' - Tosin Adarabioyo shares what he noticed about Josh Acheampong at Chelsea

Tosin Adarabiyo has claimed that despite Josh Acheampong's young age, he is already the best defender at Chelsea in one area. Acheampong has played an increasingly more significant role at Chelsea in the last few weeks.

Chelsea FC News / Chelsea News / October 22

The Sun reveal how Chelsea really feel about young star Josh Acheampong

Josh Acheampong is expected to continue to grow at Chelsea, and is seen as a player who can develop into one of the best in the world in his position according to reports.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / October 21

'Premier League centre back' – Pundit backs Chelsea teenager at 'different level' this season

The London is Blue podcast spoke about Josh Acheampong on their show today, as you’d expect. “You can hear it in what Maresca said: ‘I really like Josh.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / October 20

Romano says European giants pushed to sign Chelsea starlet 'on any formula'

Josh Acheampong scored his first goal on Saturday, bringing him onto the radar of many football fans for the first time. But Chelsea fans have known how good he is for a long time, and they’re not the only ones.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / October 19

John Terry sends two word message to Josh Acheampong after Nottingham Forest performance

Chelsea legend John Terry sent Josh Acheampong a two word message after his performance against Nottingham Forest. Despite a difficult first half the Blues ran out 3-0 winners to move into the top six in the Premier League and record their fourth win of the season.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / October 19

'Excellent young prospect' has 7 defensive contributions and 100% aerials duels won

Chelsea beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 this afternoon, despite a pretty sticky start from the Blues. They were nervy as anything in the first half, particularly in defence where Josh Acheampong lined up alongside fellow academy graduate Trevoh Chalobah.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / October 19

Fabrizio Romano’s Tweet about Chelsea’s Josh Acheampong transfer plan

Chelsea lead Nottingham Forest at the City Ground, with the opening goal coming from Josh Acheampong. The youngster bagged his first professional goal with a header, prompting a Tweet from Fabrizio Romano.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / October 18

What Josh Acheampong told TNT Sport after first Chelsea goal

What had started out as a horrific first half at the City Ground ended up being a nice day out for Chelsea fans. They beat Nottingham Forest 3-0, with some important academy influence.

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Soccer News / Absolute Chelsea on SI / October 18

Nottingham Forest 0-3 Chelsea: Acheampong, Neto & James put Postecoglou on brink

Chelsea claimed a 3-0 victory over Nottingham Forest in the Premier League to secure a third consecutive win in all competitions. Head coach Enzo Maresca,

Soccer News / Absolute Chelsea on SI / October 16

'No debate' - Badiashile agrees with Acheampong about funniest player at Chelsea

Benoit Badiashile shared a similar view with Josh Acheampong about Marc Cucurella's personality in the Chelsea dressing room. Similar to Acheampong last week, Badiashile has also had a Q&A session with Chelsea's in-house media team and shared some interesting behind-the-scenes information about himself and the team.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / October 16

Maresca points out he has favoured Acheampong over Tosin in the past

Josh Acheampong was promised minutes this season, but he’s not really getting them. 204 minutes in all competitions is not a great return for the defender.

Soccer News / Absolute Chelsea on SI / October 11

Chelsea handed Josh Acheampong fitness boost after recent England U21 involvement

Chelsea defender Josh Acheampong started in England Under-21's 4-0 win over Moldova on Friday despite sustaining a knock in last week's win over Liverpool.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / October 10

'From what we’re hearing' – David Ornstein shares latest injury update on two Chelsea stars

The injuries to Benoit Badiashile and Josh Acheampong aren’t thought to be serious according to journalist David Ornstein. Both Badiashile and Acheampong had to be subbed off in the second half of the win against Liverpool, with Chelsea finishing the game with a centre back pairing of Reece James and Jorrel Hato.

Chelsea FC News / Absolute Chelsea on SI / October 9

'He just doesn't care' - Josh Acheampong names biggest joker in Chelsea squad

Josh Acheampong has described Chelsea teammate Marc Cucurella as the joker in the Blues' dressing room. Acheampong has recently done a Q&A session with Chelsea's in-house media team, and he answered some pretty interesting questions.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / October 8

'This is high praise' – Jason Cundy believes Chelsea have found their version of Premier League legend

Former Chelsea player Jason Cundy has likened current Blue Josh Acheampong to a “young Rio Ferdinand” after his performance against Liverpool. Acheampong is another product of Chelsea’s famed Cobham academy and was promoted to the first team squad last season.

Soccer News / the Boy Hotspur / July 3

Player ‘could be leaving Chelsea’, ‘Tottenham have been mentioned’ as a destination

Josh Acheampong has been linked with a move away from Chelsea during the summer transfer window. According to former Premier League scout Mick Brown, the 19-year-old defender could be on his way out of the club due to the lack of gametime.

Soccer News / To The Lane And Back / June 28

Should Tottenham spend £35m for Chelsea youngster despite his undoubted talent – Opinion

There have been links attributing the North Londoners with a probable move for Chelsea academy graduate Josh Acheampong for a while, but none of those materialised before the teenager signed a new contract with the West Londoners.

Soccer News / Caught Offside / December 18

Statement of intent: Chelsea directors feel they’ve pulled off an important deal

Chelsea’s directors are reportedly very happy to have pulled off what they feel is a statement of intent with a new contract for Josh Acheampong. The Blues have today confirmed that the talented 18-year-old has committed his future to the club with a new deal, and there’s further insight on this from The Athletic.

Brighton and Hove Albion FC News / Caught Offside / December 11

'Final details' – Agreement over important Chelsea deal 'almost done'

Chelsea are reportedly close to agreeing a new contract with talented young defender Josh Acheampong, according to Fabrizio Romano. The Blues will no doubt be aware that they have a big talent on their hands with Acheampong, who is still only 18 years of age but who is clearly also already on Enzo Maresca’s radar.