Jadon Sancho announces himself in Chelsea colours and slams door shut on “007”
Playing under the floodlights at the Vitality stadium with an electric atmosphere after a grueling international break that saw many Chelsea players away on travels to distant locations is not the ideal situation for any coach. However, Enzo Maresca had no choice despite being short-handed in the middle of the park due to the illness […]
Player ratings: Chelsea survive horror show with late Nkunku goal
Chelsea win, and keep a clean sheet! Despite Anthony Taylor’s best efforts to ruin the night for Chelsea, giving an absolutely outrageous EIGHT yellow cards to us, he’ll go home disappointed to see us take the points. A game in which it’s hard to argue we deserved to win, but it’s a superb result and […]
Match Preview: Chelsea return against Bournemouth with ownership drama looming over Enzo Maresca
Chelsea travel to the Vitality Stadium to face an unbeaten Bournemouth side in what promises to be a crucial Premier League clash. Both teams are keen to maintain momentum as they continue their respective campaigns, with Bournemouth riding high after a dramatic comeback win, while Chelsea will be eager to shake off recent frustrations. Bournemouth’s […]
Chelsea’s ownership crisis is a mess – neither are a slam dunk back to success
Despite the international break, Chelsea have still managed to plunge into panic and chaos. One report from Bloomberg was enough to blow off the lid of what frankly could be described as Pandora’s box. Report after report has dropped and brief after brief and we are now seemingly in the midst of a civil war […]
Chelsea ownership at Civil War
Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital are at a Civil War, sources have confirmed. Todd Boehly is fed up with his lack of power and influence and disagrees on several points including the clubs recruitment strategy, lack of stadium progress and more. Boehly wants to raise capital from investors to present an offer to Clearlake to […]
Forgotten Chelsea striker set to join AEK Athens on loan
Forgotten man David Fofana will join Greek side AEK Athens on a season long loan deal, reports Fabrizio Romano. Fofana was not given any opportunity in pre season following a good loan spell at Burnley last year and the club have been trying to sell him. Chelsea invested £5m into Marc Guiu and as young […]
Reviewing the Chelsea 2024 summer transfer window signings
Welcome all to the Chelsea FC summer transfer window review here on LondonsFirst. Today we’re going to go over Chelsea’s incomings during the window. With another busy summer under the belts of sporting Directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart, let’s see if their signings are ready for Premier League superstardom or are destined to flop. […]
What no Victor Osimhen means for Chelsea Football Club
Chelsea have yet again failed to sign an all-out nine to compete with Nicolas Jackson despite having all summer to do so. Chelsea shifted from Osimhen to Duran to Samu Omodorion and back to Osimhen only to land absolutely none of them. Nicolas Jackson and Marc Guiu are Chelsea’s only two striker options now and […]
Three takeaways from Chelsea’s draw to Crystal Palace
A 14-game wining run coming into the tie today, Chelsea had the opportunity to make it 15-consecutive wins against the same Premier League opponent, which would have been a new record. A 1-1 draw with goals from both teams either half however see’s us look at some visible improvements to be made ahead of the […]
Player ratings: Chelsea drop points in crucial momentum opportunity
Chelsea drop home points again and are made to pay for poor finishing, and poor decision making! Robert Sanchez – 5 Remains an incredibly uncomfortable watch, flapping at Kamada’s shot on the second half and generally just rarely looking too convincing. Malo Gusto – 5 Not exactly poor but equally, not great. Felt he didn’t […]