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Chelsea continued their winning ways this afternoon, defeating Scunthorpe United in the FA Cup third round by a final score of 2-0. It was the match of dreams, so to speak, for Chelsea fans: an early goal, a goal from a youth player, more youth making an appearance and, most importantly, another clean sheet! The […]
Paul Merson, former Arsenal and Aston Villa player-turned-pundit on Sky Sports’ Soccer Saturday show, has said that Patrick Bamford faces a “big jump” if he wants to establish himself as a Premier League regular, according to the Gazette Live. Merson said: The goals (he scored for Boro last season) won’t happen in the Premier League, […]
Tonight’s match marked Guus Hiddink’s second match back in charge. After a short turnaround – two days after a 2-2 draw at home against Watford, Hiddink’s Chelsea battled to a scoreless draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford. It was certainly a goalkeeper’s duel, with both Thibaut Courtois and David de Gea making superb saves […]
Football Manager 2016 has been out for a week now, and I have yet to play it. I pre-ordered the game with the intent of playing the beta, but that never happened either. Hell, I even bought Football Manager 2015 when it was something like 75 percent off in the Steam store, and yet, somehow, […]
Following an exit from the Capital One Cup on a cold, rainy night in Stoke, Chelsea dropped all three points at home on Saturday afternoon in a 3-1 loss to Liverpool. Opinions on the Blues’ performance would vary depending on who you ask, but it was certainly a game that Chelsea fans will want to […]
After the latest mishap in Chelsea’s 2015/16 campaign — a 2-1 defeat at the hands of West Ham on Saturday afternoon — it appears as if plans for Jose Mourinho’s departure have been accelerated, according to the Daily Mail. This report comes three weeks after the club released a statement backing the Portuguese. The club […]
Diego Costa has received a three-match ban from the Football Association, effective immediately. He was charged for violent conduct. The charge, which Costa denied, stems from an incident involving Laurent Koscielny in the 43rd minute of Chelsea’s 2-0 victory over Arsenal on Saturday. The suspension will result in Costa missing matches against Walsall (A – […]
AFC Wimbledon striker, Adebayo Akinfenwa has claimed that he would “snooze” Diego Costa if the two were to ever square off on the pitch, according to the Daily Express. This, of course, in the wake of Costa’s recent clash with Gabriel over the weekend which resulted in the striker being charged with violent conduct. The […]
There could be light at the end of the tunnel that is the Branislav Ivanovic era, according to the Daily Express. Following Ivanovic’s woeful start to the season, it doesn’t appear as if Jose Mourinho seems too keen on re-signing the Serbian right back when his contract ends at the end of the 2015/16 campaign. […]
According to the Daily Express, Chelsea are rumored to be looking to bolster the back line even more in January with a rejuvenated effort to sign Kostas Manolas from AS Roma during the mid-season transfer window. An Italian publication suggested that Roma had no intentions of selling the defender, which denied the Blues the opportunity […]
After joining the Guinness World Records for goals scored against 39 different Premier League clubs, Frank Lampard revealed to the London Evening Standard that former teammate Gianfranco Zola inspired him to set his world record. Between 1997 and 2014, only five teams in the English top flight managed to hold the Englishman goalless over his […]
As if Chelsea fans needed another reminder of club legend Frank Lampard’s goal against the Blues last season, it has earned the Englishman a world record. The current New York City FC midfielder joined 2014/15 defending champion Manchester City on a short-term deal last season and scored his first goal in light blue against his former […]
