Mateo Kovacic

Blues Now Battling for Sixth?

If we ignore the results of the two north London clubs, which Blues can certainly have taken some joy from, it was a very bad weekend for Chelsea fans. Yes, Spurs are going down. Yes, the Gunners are doing their annual Spursy bottle job. But Chelsea lost, convincingly, while their biggest rival for a Champions … Read more

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Chelsea vs Man City Timeline & H2H Stats

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

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Chelsea vs Everton Timeline & H2H Stats

Most footballing rivalries come into being because of the proximity that the two sides have to each other or because they have repeatedly gone head-to-head for the biggest honours. With that in mind, it is hardly outrageous to suggest that there is no real rivalry between Chelsea and Everton, unless you want to talk about … Read more

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Chelsea’s Champions League Dreams Shattered by PSG

Chelsea needed a minor miracle in their Champions League last-16 second leg against Paris Saint-Germain, but such a miracle failed to materialise. Trailing 5-2 after a very poor performance in Paris, the Blues really needed a good start in the second leg to give themselves a chance of overturning the deficit and booking passage to … Read more

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Chelsea vs Newcastle United Timeline & H2H Stats

There was a period of time between the August of 1998 and the September of 2002 when Newcastle United and Chelsea faced each other as many as 11 times, thanks to Premier League and FA Cup obligations. During that period, Chelsea didn’t lose a single match, winning eight of them. That is, perhaps, a good … Read more

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Chelsea vs Aston Villa Timeline & H2H Stats

You wouldn’t normally associated any sort of rivalry between London and Birmingham, unless you consider the argument over whether the latter is really the ‘Second City’ or should be the capital because of its central location. In some ways, that is a near summary of the ‘rivalry’ that exists between Chelsea and Aston Villa, which … Read more

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Chelsea vs Arsenal Timeline & H2H Stats

There are quite a few clubs in London, which means that local derbies are commonplace in the capital. That being said, there is an extent to which familiarity can breed contempt, which is how things often seem to be between Chelsea and Arsenal supporters. The match certainly doesn’t have the level of enmity that Arsenal … Read more