Chelsea’s 2025-2026 season ended with a tenth-placed finish on 52 points and an FA Cup final defeat to Manchester City. That was comfortably the worst return of the BlueCo ownership era, so the club’s response was to go through the sort of managerial upheaval that most teams would spread across a decade rather than seven … Read more
Fulham are hardly known for the passion of their fans, and they are not often thought of as a particularly violent or troublesome group. As such, despite the extreme proximity between these two clubs, there is not much in the way of a rivalry. Historically, they have often found themselves in different divisions, with Fulham … Read more
Chelsea and Coventry City first met in the August of 1924, with both clubs then playing Second Division football. That is a good a reminder that Chelsea’s current standing amongst the game’s elite is a relatively modern development. The fixture spent much of the 20th century in the lower divisions before both clubs eventually established … Read more
Chelsea were nine days into their existence as a Football League club when they first met Hull City. It was in the September of 1905, with both sides then members of the Second Division. It is one of the earliest fixtures in Chelsea’s history, predating the club’s first major trophy by exactly half a century … Read more
Chelsea set a new British transfer record to sign Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa in a deal worth a reported £117 million. That fee immediately places enormous expectations on the England international, who is expected to become a key player under Xabi Alonso. But is Rogers worth the money? We take a look at what … Read more