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Evan McMurtrie

Evan McMurtrie

Sports Journalist · 125 articles

I'm a twenty-year-old American Chelsea supporter who writes for Read Chelsea. I'm currently studying Communication at Monmouth University and I cover men's soccer for The Outlook, the university's student-run newspaper. I also dream of being in a TV studio or a commentary box someday...

What we learnt: Leicester City (A)
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What we learnt: Leicester City (A)

The familiar taste of defeat was left in the mouths of Chelsea fans and players alike tonight as the Blues were defeated by Leicester City at the King Power Stadium by a score of 2-1. Goals from Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez gave the home side the win; a late goal headed home by Loic […]

What we learnt: Bournemouth (H)
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What we learnt: Bournemouth (H)

Thibaut Courtois made his return to the team as Chelsea hit their lowest point of the season tonight, falling to newly-promoted Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge. Manager Jose Mourinho opted to play Hazard as a false nine once again, leaving disgruntled striker Diego Costa out of the lineup for the second match in a row. Oddly, […]

Read Chelsea Advent Calendar – 4th December
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Read Chelsea Advent Calendar – 4th December

On day four of our Read Chelsea advent calendar, we’re going to cast an eye on, as Martin Tyler famously said: “The greatest night in the history of Chelsea Football Club”. On 19th May 2012, Chelsea changed the face of the club forever by defeating Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League final at their […]

Read Chelsea advent calendar – 3rd December
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Read Chelsea advent calendar – 3rd December

We’ve made it to day three on the Read Chelsea advent calendar and today we look back at a very special goal, by a very special Brazilian. https://twitter.com/hendocfc/status/671418830913183744 The featured image above truly says it all. Who could possibly forget Oscar’s first Chelsea start? There is no better way to introduce yourself to your new […]

What we learnt: Tottenham Hotspur (A)
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What we learnt: Tottenham Hotspur (A)

Today, Chelsea made the travel up to north London where they battled out a scoreless draw with Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. The two sides were just about evenly matched, and both had themselves a few decent chances. However, both teams lacked the ability to carve out a goal. Towards the end of the […]

Drogba offers up advice to misfiring Diego Costa
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Drogba offers up advice to misfiring Diego Costa

Costa established himself as one of the stars of the Premier League in just one season; the amount of controversy he attracted was equally supplemented with good performances on the pitch. These days, it’s quite the opposite. Brazilian-born Costa has truly been enduring a “sophomore slump” so far in the 2015/2016 season. It is near […]

What we learnt: Maccabi Tel-Aviv (A)
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What we learnt: Maccabi Tel-Aviv (A)

Chelsea cruised to three points in the UEFA Champions League tonight at the Sammy Ofer Stadium in Haifa, Israel by beating Maccabi Tel-Aviv by a score of four goals to nil. The Blues are now level with FC Porto on ten points in Group G, with Dinamo Kyiv trailing just behind. Maccabi Tel-Aviv, the reigning […]

Fabregas: “This season is being f****d”
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Fabregas: “This season is being f****d”

Multiple English news outlets have reported that while speaking to Marca, Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas starkly stated: This season is being f****d. The results have not done justice to what we do on the pitch. We are doing things better, but we’ve had no luck. We have to start winning now. When you know things […]

Southgate confident in Loftus-Cheek’s development
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Southgate confident in Loftus-Cheek’s development

Since the scoreless draw with Bosnia on Thursday, England U21s boss Gareth Southgate has expressed his confidence in Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek’s development. The nineteen-year-old has arguably been Southgate’s best player throughout his side’s race to Euro 2017 qualification. However, in Sarajevo last week, Loftus-Cheek received a beating from a tough Bosnia team. Southgate was […]

Manchester United Captain Praises Diego Costa
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Manchester United Captain Praises Diego Costa

Wayne Rooney and Diego Costa have only scored four Premier League goals combined so far this season and have faced criticism for their lack of goalscoring production. Chelsea are languishing in sixteenth place in the league due to a multitude of unknown reasons. However, it must be said that Costa’s form is one of those […]

Chelsea 2-1 Dynamo Kyiv: In Pictures
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Chelsea 2-1 Dynamo Kyiv: In Pictures

Willian saved the day for Chelsea Football Club once again, as The Blues edged out Dynamo Kyiv in the UEFA Champions League at Stamford Bridge tonight by a score of 2-1. The first half saw the squad put in arguably its most impressive forty-five minutes of football all season. However, it took a late goal […]

Chelsea Football Club: Where to Now?
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Chelsea Football Club: Where to Now?

One word to sum up Chelsea Football Club’s title-defending season so far? Disastrous. Why, though? Is it our lack of activity in the transfer window? Are all of our players just out of form at the same time? Has Jose Mourinho forgotten how to win football matches while on holiday? Has he lost the faith […]