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FA CUP Semi Final Preview: Chelsea vs Crystal Palace

Chelsea lock horns with London rivals Crystal Palace in the second semi-final of this year’s FA Cup. Thomas Tuchel’s side will look to put Tuesday’s valiant but ultimately agonising defeat at Real Madrid behind them, with Sunday’s semi-final representing the last realistic chance for the Blues to win domestic silver wear this season.  The manner of Tuesday’s defeat will however […]

The Ricketts consortium Pull out of Chelsea bid :

The Ricketts Family’s bid which was widely disliked by Chelsea supporters due to sporting and human reasons have pulled out of the race to buy Chelsea by choosing not to submit a bid ahead of the final deadline. The full statement : “The Ricketts-Griffin-Gilbert group has decided, after careful consideration, not to submit a final […]

3 Talking Points: Thomas Tuchel Press Conference ahead Crystal Palace

Chelsea are looking to bounce back quickly after a heartbreaking aggregate loss in the champions league to Real Madrid, on Sunday they will face Crystal Palace at Wembley in the Semi final of the Fa CUP. Chelsea have lost their last 2 FA Cup finals against Arsenal under Frank Lampard and then Leicester under Tuchel. […]

What We Learned – Valiant blues proudly exit the Champions League

The UCL defending champions, Chelsea faced an uphill task of overturning a 3-1 home leg deficit after Karim Benzema’s super hattrick at the Bridge a week ago. The blues reacted to that result at the bridge against the Spanish powerhouse by trouncing Southampton 6-0 at the saint’s Mary stadium over the weekend. The result against […]

Agent unhappy as Lukaku on brink of Inter Milan agreement

Inter Milan are closing on re-signing Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea. That’s according to Calciomercato.com’s Federico Bergomi when speaking with . He reported: “I know Inter players send messages to Lukaku. They tell me he’s in the home straight. The salary is reduced, the payment will not be complicated because of Chelsea’s problems. If one thinks wrong, it must be said that the negotiation […]

Havertz delighted with Drogba comparison

Kai Havertz does not have any issues being compared to Didier Drogba. While Havertz is a different style player to Drogba, with the latter more of a target man, he has a knack for popping up with big goals. He is the man Chelsea can count on in the big occasions, which was also the case for their legendary […]

Tactical Analysis – Real Madrid 2-3 Chelsea ( 5-4 agg )

In a Champions League tie that could be shown in cinemas around the world, Chelsea fell short to the Champions League kingpins Real Madrid. In spite of the crushing defeat for Chelsea, the leading BT commentary team were quick to point out after 120 minutes how fearsome Thomas Tuchel’s side had been for large parts […]

Heartbreaking, Chelsea out of the Champions league – Player Ratings

A heartbreaking night for Chelsea, who overturned a two goal deficit to go 4-3 up on aggregate, before a late super strike from Rodrygo, and an extra-time header from Benzema sent the Champions League holders crashing out. There were a lot of strong performances from Chelsea’s side, however, as they put on an impressive performance […]

All 4 Shortlisted bidders want Marina Granovskia to stay :

Marina Granovskia has been at the head of much speculation over the past few weeks since Roman Abramovich has been sanctioned, will she stay? How is she feeling? What role would she have if she did stay? Chelsea’s powerful director is considered one of the best negotiators in Europe. Granovskia was reportedly unlikely to stay […]

Chelsea one of the leading contenders to sign Darwin Nunez

Chelsea are leading the race alongside PSG and Manchester United for Benfica striker Darwin Nunez according to David Ornstein. It seems to be a bit of a weird link at the moment considering Armando Broja’s impressive season at Southampton and the fact that Chelsea still have £100m man Romelu Lukaku who Tuchel admitted he still […]