Last summer saw Chelsea beat European champions Paris Saint-Germain to win the Club World Cup. They also spent nearly £300m in the transfer market, so expectations were high coming into the 2025/26 campaign. This was not just fan optimism either. The bookies had the Blues at 8/13 to finish in the top four, while Opta’s … Read more
Anyone who has ever watched any of the Sunderland ’Til I Die documentary will be more than aware of the north-east club’s various issues in recent years. The club was relegated out of the Premier League and then seemed to keep on dropping, spending four seasons in League One before enjoying a trip back up … Read more
There are many football teams in London and whilst fans of many of them may dislike Chelsea, or feel that the Blues are their rivals, such animosity is often one way. However, when it comes to Spurs, it is safe to say that the feelings are reciprocated. Both clubs were founder-members of the Premier League … Read more
In some regards, Chelsea were the blueprint on which Manchester City’s success has been based. New owners, in Chelsea’s case Roman Abramovich, in City’s, essentially the Abu Dhabi Royal Family, came in and invested huge sums to turn around the fortunes of an underachieving club. Chelsea enjoyed great success but City’s achievements are on another … Read more
On 22nd April 2026, Chelsea parted ways with Liam Rosenior after just 23 games, making him the permanent manager to have been in charge for the fewest games. In contrast, the club’s third boss, David Calderhead, a Scot, was at the helm for almost 26 years! Times have certainly changed, but Chelsea dismissing managers has … Read more
In some ways, there is no real reason why Chelsea and Liverpool should have a rivalry of any sorts. The two clubs are based in completely different parts of the country, with Chelsea obviously being one of the main clubs in London and Liverpool being Merseyside-based. Similarly, when Liverpool were winning league titles seemingly every … Read more
Few managers in Chelsea’s history have left as deep a mark on a club as José Mourinho. Twice he walked into Stamford Bridge as the self-proclaimed ‘Special One’ and twice he left having delivered trophies, controversy, and unforgettable memories. Although it has been many years since both Chelsea departures, he has been no stranger to … Read more
There hasn’t really been a huge rivalry between Chelsea and Nottingham Forest over the years, but not for the reason that many football fans might think. In the eyes of many modern day supporters, Chelsea are the successful team whilst Forest have spent most of their existence wallowing in the lower leagues. Those with either … Read more