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
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
Liam Rosenior’s Chelsea have not had things easy of late. Aside from their expected, emphatic victory over Port Vale in the FA Cup, there hasn’t been too much for the Blues faithful to sing about. Chelsea’s 8-2 humiliation in the Champions League last 16 against Paris Saint-Germain was a stark contrast to the their FIFA … Read more
A busy international break saw 10 Chelsea players called up for senior team duty. Here is a full round-up of how the Blues contingent got on while playing for their respective national teams. Enzo Fernandez (Argentina) Date Home Result Away 27/3/26 Argentina 2–1 Mauritania 31/3/26 Argentina 5–0 Zambia Enzo enjoyed a productive break with Argentina, … Read more
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
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
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
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
Pedro Neto’s red card against Arsenal on Sunday marked Chelsea’s seventh Premier League red card of the season, putting them two away from equalling the all-time league record. With 10 league matches remaining, there is still plenty of time for the Blues to make up this difference. Liam Rosenior’s men are just about on pace … Read more
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