Marcos Alonso was full of praise for himself and his teammates following Chelsea’s emphatic 5-0 victory over Everton on Saturday evening, the club’s official website reported. The Spaniard opened his goalscoring account for the club with a cool finish, completing a quick fire double as Chelsea scored two goals in the space of a minute, […]
Eden Hazard is determined to “reach a new level” and be named on the Ballon d’Or shortlist once again, the Evening Standard reports. The Belgian has been in outstanding form for Chelsea this season and has already surpassed his goals tally from his poor 2015/16 campaign, after which he was left off the Ballon d’Or shortlist. Hazard […]
Chelsea host Everton this evening in search of their fifth consecutive victory in the league. The Blues won all four league matches in October without conceding a goal, and moved to within one point of joint league leaders Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal after last weekend’s 2-0 win away to Southampton. Everton meanwhile have been perfectly inconsistent […]
Bertrand Traore has hit out at Chelsea’s youth policy after questioning why he was loaned out to Ajax this season, the Evening Standard reports. The striker, who featured heavily for Antonio Conte in pre-season, has scored two goals in ten games for the Eredivisie side, but was left confused by the club’s decision to loan him […]
Chelsea captain John Terry is reportedly weighing up his options amidst reports in the Daily Mail suggesting Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande are set to offer the defender a staggering contract at the end of the season. The 35-year-old’s current deal with the Blues expires in the summer but Terry could sign another one-year extension with […]
David Luiz believes Chelsea’s return to form in October has put the Blues in contention to win the Premier League title at the end of the season, the Daily Mail reports. Despite manager Antonio Conte urging his players and the media to assess Chelsea’s title chances after Christmas, Luiz believes the Blues are definite title contenders […]
Eden Hazard’s resurgence to form this season has been rewarded with the PFA Fans’ Premier League Player of the Month award for October, Sky Sports report. The Belgian beat the likes of Joe Allen and Theo Walcott to the award, after receiving over 27,000 votes in a poll that accumulated over 61,000 votes. Hazard has […]
Kurt Zouma and Marco Van Ginkel stepped up their respective recoveries from injury on Monday evening, as the pair both featured for just over an hour for Chelsea’s Under-23’s. Zouma made his second appearance for the U23’s after playing 45 minutes in a 2-2 draw with Derby last week, whilst Van Ginkel made his first […]
When Chelsea re-signed David Luiz from Paris Saint-Germain for £30million on transfer deadline day in August, many labelled it a panic buy after Antonio Conte failed to land his initial transfer targets earlier in the window. And following disappointing performances in the back-to-back defeat’s to Liverpool and Arsenal respectively, the acquisition of Luiz was questioned […]
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte will assess whether his side are serious contenders for the Premier League title after Christmas, the Independent reports. The Italian has seen the Blues reap the rewards of his 3-4-3 system, picking up four straight league victories since he changed the formation following consecutive defeats to Arsenal and Liverpool. Chelsea have since […]
Chelsea extended their winning run to four straight victories under Antonio Conte’s new 3-4-3 formation on Sunday afternoon, with a solid 2-0 victory away to Southampton. The Blues kept their fourth consecutive clean sheet in the league at St. Mary’s, in an incredibly disciplined and well-executed performance. Eden Hazard got Chelsea off to another flying […]
Chelsea return to league action this weekend, following a disappointing outing in the EFL Cup in midweek. The Blues went into their fourth round clash with West Ham in buoyant fashion, after three consecutive league victories, including last Sunday’s 4-0 drumming of Manchester United. However, Wednesday’s 2-1 defeat to the Hammers showed signs that Antonio […]