Xabi Alonso has confirmed he already knows who will start in goal for Chelsea against Brighton on Sunday but refused to reveal whether Robert Sanchez will keep his place. Chelsea’s goalkeeper situation has suddenly become one of Alonso’s biggest selection decisions after an eventful week at Stamford Bridge. Sanchez made two costly errors in the […]
Chelsea could welcome several players back for Sunday’s Premier League clash with Brighton after Xabi Alonso delivered a positive update on Moises Caicedo, Levi Colwill and Geovany Quenda. Caicedo is yet to feature competitively this season after suffering a setback in training, but Alonso hopes the midfielder will return to training ahead of facing his […]
Chelsea have announced Circle Internet Group as their new Principal Partner and official front-of-shirt sponsor for the 2026/27 season. Circle and its USDC brand will appear across Chelsea’s men’s, women’s and Academy shirts, with the new logo making its first appearance when Xabi Alonso’s side host Brighton at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. The agreement ends […]
Chelsea return to Premier League action against Brighton and Hove Albion at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon as Xabi Alonso takes charge of his first home league game. The Blues have started the competitive season with victories over Fulham and Luton Town and now face a Brighton side who opened their Premier League campaign with […]
Chelsea are reportedly in negotiations with Monaco over a move for Lamine Camara as they prepare for the possibility of losing Enzo Fernandez before the transfer window closes. The Blues have tracked the Senegal international throughout August, but their interest now appears to have moved beyond the enquiry stage. Belgian journalist Sacha Tavolieri reports that […]
Valentin Barco gave Xabi Alonso another intriguing midfield option with an assured competitive Chelsea debut in Thursday night’s 2-0 Carabao Cup victory over Luton Town. Danny Welbeck’s debut goal understandably took much of the attention at Stamford Bridge, but Barco quietly produced one of Chelsea’s more encouraging individual performances. The 22-year-old started alongside Reece James […]
Mike Penders kept a clean sheet on his Chelsea debut just hours after the Blues agreed a £7.5million deal to sign Emiliano Martinez from Aston Villa. The timing could hardly have made Chelsea’s goalkeeper situation more intriguing. Penders helped Xabi Alonso‘s side beat Luton Town 2-0 at Stamford Bridge on Thursday night, completing his first […]
Danny Welbeck scored on his Chelsea debut as Xabi Alonso’s side beat Luton Town 2-0 at Stamford Bridge to reach the Carabao Cup third round. Chelsea were made to work for the breakthrough after a goalless first half, but Welbeck headed home Malo Gusto’s cross five minutes after the restart. Estevao then helped make the […]
Chelsea have reached a verbal agreement with Aston Villa to sign Emiliano Martinez on a permanent transfer worth £7.5million. The deal has now received a ‘here we go’ confirmation after rapidly progressing during the final days of the summer transfer window. Martinez gave Chelsea the green light on Wednesday before the two clubs reached an […]
Xabi Alonso has explained why Enzo Fernandez was left out of Chelsea’s squad against Luton Town, denying reports that the midfielder asked not to play. Fernandez was surprisingly absent from both the starting XI and substitutes as Chelsea secured a 2-0 Carabao Cup victory at Stamford Bridge on Thursday night. An earlier report from Argentine […]
Mike Penders, Valentin Barco and Danny Welbeck will make their Chelsea debuts against Luton Town, while Enzo Fernandez is surprisingly absent from Xabi Alonso’s matchday squad. Alonso has made five changes for Thursday night’s Carabao Cup second-round tie at Stamford Bridge following Monday’s 3-2 Premier League win over Fulham. The most unexpected development is Fernandez’s […]
Chelsea are on course to collect up to £115million from Liam Delap and Nicolas Jackson as Xabi Alonso reshapes his attack around a very different group of forwards. Delap’s move to Nottingham Forest is now complete, while Aston Villa have agreed a package with Chelsea worth up to £65m for Jackson. Neither started Chelsea’s Premier […]
