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What We Learned: Resilience pays off!

Amidst non-ending drama, Chelsea took on a resurgent Newcastle United hoping to put an end to their guest’s impressive run of form with 5 wins and a draw preceding the game at Stamford Bridge.  The host as expected, started like a side with a point to prove hoping to silent critics and rival fans alike […]

Creating Magic: Chelsea remain strong in face of adversity!

One consistent thing in the footballing world for the past fortnights has been the controversial issue of Chelsea owner (Roman Abramovich) in relation to the ongoing war in Europe between Russia and Ukraine. In recent days, amidst the decision of the UK government to sanction sole owner of Chelsea Roman Abramovich, the club has remained […]

What We Learned: Four goals at the Moor, but problem Lingers

Saturday afternoon, news of a preeminent sale of the club and Burnley stood firmly between Chelsea and three points at a windy Turf Moor. The game against the bottom-half side saw Chelsea face a tricky test with Burnley often proving a hard customer against top sides as shown in recent matches against Liverpool and Manchester […]

What We Learned: Chelsea showcase mental toughness to scale through

Chelsea bounced back from losing the Carabao cup final to Liverpool on Sunday with a hard fought win against in-form championship side, Luton Town. The match went down under some tricky circumstances after news emerged of a potential sale as the club could be sold to new owners owning to the preeminent sanctions of the […]

Creating Magic: Inefficiency, the cause of another heartbreak

The final of the 2021/2022 Carabão cup went down on Sunday in Wembley before over 85 thousand fans. The match which took place amidst political unrest in Ukraine meant there was some sort of distractions owning to the connection of Chelsea’s owner, Roman Abramovich to Russian president, Vladimir Putin.  The game started with so much promise […]

Carabao Cup Final Match Preview : Chelsea vs Liverpool

Familiar faces come up against each other for the third time this season as Chelsea head to familiar location, Wembley to take on Merseyside giants, Liverpool. The meeting which is to decide who takes home the first major trophy of the domestic season comes up this weekend and promises to deliver fireworks if any of the […]

What we Learned UCL Edition: Chelsea have one leg in the quarter-finals!

The first leg of the double-legged round of sixteen UEFA champions league tie between holders Chelsea and French league champions went down on Tuesday under the floodlights in Stamford Bridge.The game which saw the blues play their first Champions league match since being crowned world champions started off with the holders showing great desire and […]

Match Report: Chelsea 2-0 Lille

Chelsea take a healthy lead with them to France with a 2-0 win at Stamford bridge courtesy of goals from Christian Pulisic and Kai Havertz. It was an end to end match, Lille offered some moments of attacking threat with Renato Sanches driving from midfield and shooting over the bar in the first half and […]

5 Things We Learned this Weekend – Chelsea struggle again!

Newly crowned world champions Chelsea, returned to premier league action at the weekend as they took on London rivals Crystal Palace.The game was played at a windy Selhurst Park and the difficult conditions did seem to take its toll on both teams.The first half was cagey but delivered goal scoring opportunities for both sides with […]

Crystal Palace 0-1 Chelsea – Match Review from a frustrating afternoon in London

Chelsea won, right? Yeah, but that game today was poor, from minute 1, Chelsea looked lethargic, lack of energy, lack of quick and precise passing, as usual Chelsea were fairly stubborn in defence and kept a clean sheet, although Palace did have their chances, notably from Olise and Zaha. Thomas Tuchel blames the jet lag […]