Manchester City will begin their Premier League title defence away to Chelsea on the opening weekend of the new season after the fixture list was published on Tuesday. The match on August 18 will pit Pep Guardiola against his former assistant Enzo Maresca, who was appointed Chelsea...
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Chelsea on Monday appointed Leicester boss Enzo Maresca as their new manager on a five-year deal to replace the departed Mauricio Pochettino. The Italian, 44, was appointed by the Foxes in June 2023 and led them to the Championship title last season. Chelsea said they were “thrilled...
Chelsea kept up their electric goalscoring form at home and boosted their hopes of European football with a 5-0 thrashing of West Ham on Sunday. Mauricio Pochettino’s side have now scored 22 times in their last six Premier League games at Stamford Bridge. There was a fluency to...
Kai Havertz and Ben White scored twice as Arsenal thrashed Chelsea 5-0 on Tuesday to surge ahead in the Premier League title race and ramp up the pressure on Liverpool and Manchester City. Leandro Trossard was also on target for the Gunners, who move three points clear...
Chelsea staged a last-gasp comeback to beat Manchester United 4-3 with Cole Palmer bagging a hat-trick to turn a madcap Premier League match on its head. This was after the Reds seemed to have staged their own unlikely turnaround in a thriller on Thursday. Chelsea’s top scorer Palmer...
Manchester United’s stunning 4-3 comeback victory over Liverpool in extra time in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Sunday kept their trophy dreams alive. Manager Erik ten Hag hopes it will also be the catalyst to turn around their Premier League fortunes. Amad Diallo practically blew the roof off...
Liverpool won the League Cup in dramatic fashion as Virgil van Dijk’s header late in extra-time sealed a 1-0 win against Chelsea at Wembley on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp’s injury-hit side finished a gruelling clash with a host of raw youngsters on the pitch, but it was their experienced captain...
Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen, has agreed to leave Serie A champions, Napoli, for a move to Chelsea in the summer. According to TEAMtalk, the 25-year-old, who has a release clause of around £112m, will not be moving this month but is willing to sign a pre-agreement in January...
Trent Alexander-Arnold’s late equaliser rescued Liverpool in their 1-1 draw at title rivals Manchester City after Erling Haaland bagged his 50th Premier League goal, while Newcastle routed woeful Chelsea 4-1 on Saturday. Alexander-Arnold struck 10 minutes from the end of a tense summit meeting at the Etihad Stadium...
Chelsea’s rip-roaring 4-4 draw with Premier League champions Manchester City on Sunday sent a resounding signal that Mauricio Pochettino’s new-look side are finally finding their feet. This was after a faltering start to the season for the Blues. The hosts came from behind three times at Stamford Bridge...
Nottingham Forest substitute Anthony Elanga struck early in the second half to earn a 1-0 win at toothless Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday. The 21-year-old Swede kept his cool to push the ball neatly pass goalkeeper Robert Sanchez in the 48th minute after being put through...
Romelu Lukaku has joined Roma on a season-long loan from Chelsea, ending the long-running stand-off between player and club. The PA news agency understands the Serie A club will pay an £8 million ($10.14 million) fee with no obligation to buy. Chelsea will also reduce the Belgium...
Chelsea have signed Romeo Lavia on a seven-year contract from Southampton it was announced Friday in the latest addition to their squad after the teenage midfielder rejected a move to Premier League rivals Liverpool. No fee has been disclosed but British media reports estimated the worth of the...
Chelsea have agreed a resolution with European football governing body UEFA that will see them hand over 10 million euros (about 11 million dollars or N850 million). This was after the English clubside owned up to “incomplete financial reporting” under the Roman Abramovich regime. A new ownership...
Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has left Chelsea to join Saudi Arabian side Al-Ahli, the two clubs announced on Wednesday. “The Lion of Teranga protects our goal,” Al-Ahli said in a twitter post. Al-Ahli, who are making their return to the top-flight Pro League next season after a year in...
The consortium BlueCo which purchased Chelsea last year has reached an agreement to become shareholders of French club Racing Strasbourg. Chelsea said on Thursday that the agreement would see BlueCo invest in Strasbourg’s first teams and academy. The Premier League club also said that Marc Keller would remain the...
Chelsea’s interim manager Frank Lampard on Saturday expressed his happiness to see his side finally playing like a team. The former English Premier League (EPL) champions snapped a nine-match winless run in all competitions with a 3-1 victory at Bournemouth on Saturday. Chelsea have looked a fractured outfit after...
Martin Odegaard fired Arsenal back to the top of the Premier League as the Norway midfielder’s double inspired a 3-1 win against woeful Chelsea on Tuesday. Mikel Arteta’s side lost control of the title race after last week’s 4-1 defeat at Manchester City. But the Gunners signalled their intention...
Arsenal’s home game against Chelsea has been postponed to May 2 due to policing issues, the Premier League in England said on Tuesday. The game was earlier scheduled to be played on April 29 at the Emirates Stadium. “The initial scheduling of this match was approved at a Safety...
A controversial retaken penalty kick helped Chelsea turn the tide to overcome Borussia Dortmund 2-0 on the night and 2-1 on aggregate on Tuesday. The win helped the London side to progress to the 2022/2023 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. Raheem Sterling struck before the break for the hosts and...