The Toffees boss took a dig at the Old Trafford club by telling Romelu Lukaku a move to the Red Devils is not a step up from Everton Romelu Lukaku will not be taking a step up in his career if he leaves Everton for Manchester United, Toffees boss Ronald Koeman has said. Lukaku’s time … Read more
Eden Hazard is the man who crushes Tottenham’s dreams of glory. His sensational off-the-bench cameo proved decisive for Chelsea as he provided a goal and an assist to send his side to the FA Cup final at Spurs’ expense. Michy Batshuayi and Willian started ahead of Diego Costa and Hazard at Wembley but if that … Read more
It’s with overwhelming emotion that earlier this week the club and I announced this will be my last season as a Chelsea player. This has been the toughest decision of my life for me and my family?, but I always envisaged leaving on the right terms, in the right way and at the right time … Read more
John Terry and Chelsea Football Club today jointly announce our captain will leave the club at the end of the season. Everybody at Stamford Bridge would like to express our enormous gratitude to John and wish him the very best of luck for the future. John has given us more than two decades of dedicated … Read more
Chelsea captain John Terry has decided to finally bring his over 20 years stay at the West London club to an end. An agreement was reached between the defender and the club on Monday, April 17 for the record captain to leave at the end of the season. “We had some really positive talks but … Read more
Chelsea’s lead at the top of the Premier League now stands at only four points and the title race is wide open again after they were well beaten by a resurgent Manchester United at Old Trafford. United manager Jose Mourinho has suffered this season against the club where he was a three-time champion, losing 4-0 … Read more
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says his first season in the Premier League has not been good enough but promised “in the future I will be better”. City are fourth in the league following defeat at Chelsea on Wednesday, all but ending hopes of a league title in the Catalan’s debut campaign in England. “In … Read more
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says his first season in the Premier League has not been good enough but promised “in the future I will be better”. City are fourth in the league following defeat at Chelsea on Wednesday, all but ending hopes of a league title in the Catalan’s debut campaign in England. “In … Read more
Manchester United’s unbeaten run is as good as meaningless, writes Jim White, as the Europa League is now top priority for Jose Mourinho and his side… As unbeaten runs go, this 20-match spurt Manchester United are currently on must rank as the least productive in English league history. Twenty matches since they faced defeat at … Read more
Crystal Palace defender Jeffrey Schlupp has praised the hard fought win that his side earned against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The Eagles earned an unlikely 2-1 victory with goals from Christian Benteke and Wilfried Zaha, three points that gave them higher hopes of escaping relegation. It was an unlikely victory, for no team … Read more
Chelsea’s surprise defeat by Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge makes the title race “more interesting”, says Blues boss Antonio Conte. The Premier League leaders suffered only their second home defeat of the season as Palace boosted their survival hopes with a 2-1 win. Tottenham’s win at Burnley means they are seven points behind Chelsea. “For … Read more
Chelsea’s lead at the top of the Premier League was cut to seven points after they suffered a shock home defeat by Crystal Palace and Tottenham beat Burnley. Antonio Conte’s side had won their past 10 league games at Stamford Bridge and had not lost there in any competition since 16 September, but saw that … Read more
Crystal Palace defender Jeffrey Schlupp has praised the hard fought win that his side earned against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The Eagles earned an unlikely 2-1 victory with goals from Christian Benteke and Wilfried Zaha, three points that gave them higher hopes of escaping relegation. It was an unlikely victory, for no team … Read more
Chelsea suffered their first home league defeat since September as they saw their lead at the top of the Premier League cut to seven points. Crystal Palace, having gone without a win at Stamford Bridge since 1982 before last season, recorded an unlikely victory to maintain their four point buffer from the relegation places. Cesc … Read more
Ghana international Michael Essien says he will return to the local topflight to end his career at former club Liberty Professionals where his professional football journey began in 1998. The 35-year-old was answering a question about his future beyond 1st April at a press conference in Bandung, where he now plays for Indonesian side Persib. … Read more
Dominic Adiyiah: At the end of the last decade, there weren’t too many young talents in the world who were more highly regarded than Adiyiah. The forward was the Ghana Premier League’s most exciting player in the 2007-08 season, and followed that up with an outstanding performance at the U-20 World Cup in 2009 when … Read more
A late Gary Cahill goal sent Chelsea 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 2-1 win at Stoke City. The defender pounced on a poor Erik Pieters clearance at a corner three minutes from time to reward Chelsea for their dominance. Pieters had also conceded the corner with a misplaced … Read more
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho told Chelsea fans “I’m still number one” after being heckled during his side’s FA Cup loss at Stamford Bridge. Mourinho, sacked twice by Chelsea, was called ‘Judas’ by fans during United’s 1-0 defeat, responding by pointing three fingers in reference to the three league titles he won with the club. … Read more
Chelsea remained firmly on course for a domestic Double as N’Golo Kante’s second-half winner settled a stormy FA Cup quarter-final meeting with Manchester United at Stamford Bridge. United manager Jose Mourinho was involved in touchline clashes with opposite number Antonio Conte and was verbally abused by Chelsea fans at the scene of many of his … Read more
Kante scored his second consecutive goal against United after his move from Leicester Antonio Conte got the better of Jose Mourinho for the second time this season as Chelsea beat 10-man Manchester United 1-0 at Stamford Bridge to reach the FA Cup semi-finals on Monday. N’Golo Kante’s 51st minute goal was enough for Conte’s double-chasing … Read more