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Cole Palmer shows his class in London derby win against Fulham

A West London derby under the lights at Craven Cottage on a Monday night certainly wasn’t going to be easy and so it proved as Chelsea battled hard to win their first away game of the season courtesy of goals from Mudryk and Armando Broja in a 0-2 win. Here are 3 takeaways from the […]

Mykhailo Mudryk needs time, but will Mauricio Pochettino afford him that?

The First game back after the international break is never a “straight-forward” fixture and with confidence low within the ranks at Cobham, another “decent” Chelsea performance ends in frustration for the blues with a goalless draw this afternoon at the Vitality stadium. Here are 3 takeaways from the game; Attack is evidently “toothless” : It […]

Raheem Sterling magic guides Chelsea to a 3-0 victory over newcomers Luton Town

Looking to bounce back after a disappointing away loss to West Ham on Sunday, Pochettino-led Chelsea grabbed their first league win at home against Luton. Here are three takeaways from the match : Sterling back to form? First signing of the new era and regarded as the marquee attacker, Raheem Sterling finally seems to be […]

Mauricio Pochettino has a lot to work on after damaging 3-1 loss against West Ham

After a promising start to life at Stamford Bridge, Pochettino’s Chelsea fell short at the London stadium with goals from Paqueta, Antonio and Aguerd inflicting a 3-1 defeat. Here are my three takeaways from today : Disasi’s sloppiness costs the Blues : Grabbing a goal on his debut and looking at home in the premier […]

Enzo Fernandez dominated the midfield in opening day draw against Liverpool

Beginning his Chelsea Premier League coaching career with a home fixture against Klopp’s Liverpool, Pochettino led the Blues’ to a seventh consecutive draw (over regulation time) against the Reds. Here are three things we learnt from the opening day : Chelsea had a shaky start but showed quality to overcome it : A lineup consisting […]

Lewis Hall was a bright spark against Manchester City at the Etihad

Lewis Hall certainly has a bright future but should he remain at Chelsea or go out on loan? Academy graduate Lewis Hall started back-to-back games in the Premier League for just the second time in his young premier league career against Manchester City this afternoon. Playing as a Left wing back today in Frank’s 5-4-1 […]

Badiashile and Felix fire Chelsea to their first victory in six matches

Managing his sixth game since returning on an interim basis, Frank Lampard finally got his first win in an entertaining 3-1 win at the Vitality stadium. Here are three talking points from the match : Madueke the main threat again: Coming off the back of an impressive midweek performance against Arsenal, Frank Lampard kept faith […]

Frank Lampard is clueless! Chelsea continue losing streak at home to Brentford

Having a record of zero wins in 5 games played probably doesn’t justify how terrible Frank Lampard’s return to the helm at Stamford Bridge has been so far but defeat here against Brentford signifies a new low since the interim appointment of Frank Lampard. Here are 3 lessons learnt from the game : Bizarre lineups […]