Former Chelsea striker Chris Sutton has thrown an insult towards current winger Pedro Neto whilst watching yesterday. Sutton was watching on as Chelsea lost 2-1 against Arsenal, and Neto decided to go and get himself sent off for two bookable offences.
A journalist for Football365 has referred to the Arsenal vs Chelsea match as boring and medieval, and he’s not wrong at all. John Nicholson wrote the article this morning off the back of watching Chelsea lose 2-1 away at Arsenal yesterday in the Premier League, and he was left unamused.
Former Manchester City finance advisor Stefan Borson has a pretty gloomy look at how Chelsea are operating. As we know, last week it was reported that Chelsea were operating with some pretty major financial losses.
Chelsea dropped points again last night and find themselves falling behind in the race for the Champions League. We hate to admit it, but with just ten games left in the Premier League, we’re into “supercomputer” season, where every set of results leads to a revised prediction of how things will end up.
Liam Rosenior has explained his decision to not use an innovative corner tactic against Arsenal in yesterday’s defeat. Chelsea went into yesterday’s game against Arsenal knowing that set pieces were going to be crucial, and indeed they proved to be.
Trevoh Chalobah was Chelsea’s joint top rated outfield player in yesterday’s defeat, showing his continued great season. We’re still sorting through the wreckage of Chelsea’s frustrating defeat to Arsenal last night, and there’s a lot to cover.
Reece James managed to star for Chelsea despite the loss against Arsenal. He just needed some teammates on his level. It was an utterly painful defeat for Chelsea against Arsenal on Sunday, for a number of reasons.
Football pundit Gary Neville says Chelsea centre back Mamadou Sarr can ‘hold his head high’ despite losing to Arsenal yesterday. Chelsea lost 2-1 to Premier League leaders Arsenal in their latest Premier League match on Sunday evening, but it was a game full of drama and talking points.
Liam Rosenior was given the chance to blame the referees for his team’s set piece struggles today, but didn’t take it. There was some truly crazy refereeing in Chelsea’s loss to Arsenal today.
Reece James was outstanding for Chelsea in tonight’s game against Arsenal, and didn’t deserve to be on the losing side. Chelsea were beaten by Arsenal today at the Emirates, and it won’t surprise anyone that the game was decided at set pieces.
Chelsea picked up another red card today, their 7th of the season in the Premier League alone. It’s a disgrace, and Matt Law isn’t happy. The Daily Telegraph’s
Mamadou Sarr has been picked to make his Premier League debut for Chelsea today, a huge moment for the young defender. Chelsea’s team to face Arsenal is out, and there is one particularly notable call from Liam Rosenior.
Chelsea face Southampton at Stamford Bridge in just over an hour, and the teams are in! It’s all in from Liam Rosenior. It’s very much as we expected for Chelsea today.
Todd Boehly has admitted he made himself the Chelsea sporting director despite not knowing what he was doing. Chelsea’s owners have a bad habit of putting their foot in their mouths when they speak at business conferences (which is the only time we hear from them).
Another Chelsea – Arsenal combined XI has emerged, and it shows just how close the gap between them is. Yesterday we posted about the combined Arsenal – Chelsea XI created by WhoScored, which had 6 Blues to 5 Gunners.
Chelsea midfielder Andrey Santos has explained how head coach Liam Rosenior and his predecessor, Enzo Maresca, see him differently as a midfielder. Rosenior's arrival in January has clearly benefited Santos' career at Chelsea.
Andrey Santos has described Arsenal, whom Chelsea will face on Sunday, as an example for their own project at the club despite the north London side's lack of major silverware.
Chelsea are reportedly keen to open talks with star duo Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo over new contracts with significant pay rises. The Blues have faced interest in Fernandez and Caicedo from Real Madrid, though they’re now keen to ensure they keep the pair, with Los Blancos seemingly looking elsewhere, according to TEAMtalk.
Chelsea women have taken a major step in strengthening their football leadership by appointing Phil Radley as their new Sporting Director. The club confirmed Radley’s appointment in an official announcement on Friday, September 27, and he will start his role in March.