Per Mertesacker has praised Arsenal’s medical team for helping him defy the odds and complete a full 90 minutes against Chelsea. The vice-captain was only given an outside chance of returning from the ankle injury he suffered during the FA Cup semi-final, but Mertesacker led the team out
The 24-year-old Eden Hazard has won the Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the Year award. Hazard has scored 13 goals and made eight assists in 33 Premier League games to help leaders Chelsea move to the cusp of the title. The award was voted for by the Belgian midfielder’s fellow professionals. Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry […]
The report alleging that John Obi Mikel will form part of the deal that will see Southampton’s Morgan Schneiderlin move to Stamford Bridge in the summer are wide of the mark. The Nigeria international has been heavily tipped to leave Chelsea in the last few seasons, with the likes of Monaco, Inter Milan, Galatasaray and […]
Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini has stressed interested clubs will have to pay £36m in order to sign Paulo Dybala this summer. The 21-year-old has scored 13 goals and notched 10 assists in Serie A this season, and has openly admitted this campaign could be his last with Palermo. Zamparini has already revealed that both Juventus […]
Didier Drogba’s ankle injury could mean Chelsea are forced to take on Arsenal on Sunday without a fit forward. The Ivorian has been leading the line in Diego Costa’s absence, after Chelsea’s top scorer pulled up in the recent 2-1 win over Stoke City with a hamstring problem. Loic Remy scored the winner in that […]
Paul Pogba’s agent says his client will be allowed to leave Juventus if the right offer is made for his services. The France international has been linked with the likes of Manchester United, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain in recent weeks, despite agreeing a new five-year contract in Turin just six months ago. Pogba, 22, is […]
Jose Mourinho’s third Premier League title and Chelsea’s first for five years could be just 11 days away after Eden Hazard’s 38th-minute strike sent the Blues 10 points clear of second-placed Arsenal. Hazard fired them to a 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge against the Manchester United team. Mourinho has taken a game-by-game approach to […]
Brazilian wonderkid Nathan Allan de Souza is undergoing a medical at Stamford Bridge after the Premier League leaders reportedly agreed a deal worth £4.5m to beat off interest from Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool. The 19-year-old youth international broke through the ranks with Atletico Paranaense but has become embroiled in a legal battle with the […]
Chelsea U-19 are through to the finals of the UEFA Youth Champions League after a 4-0 victory over AS Roma with a brace from Anglo-Nigerian Dominic Solanke. Chelsea dominated the first half but failed to break down the defence of the Italian youngsters until the second half when Charlie Colkett gave them the lead. Solanke […]
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho labelled snatching a late win at battling QPR on Sunday as an “important step” to securing the Premier League title. Mourinho’s men looked destined to end the match without registering a single shot on target, but Cesc Fabregas’ drilled effort two minutes from time re-established their seven-point lead over Arsenal at
Jamie Redknapp has been full of praise for Arsenal star Mesut Ozil following the German’s “brilliant” performance against Liverpool. The World Cup winner scored in a 4-1 hammering of the Reds at the Emirates on Saturday. The 26-year-old has faced plenty of criticism for dipping in and out of form since his £42.5m move from […]
Loic Remy’s ‘ready-to-go’ attitude has impressed Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho after two match-winning goals in as many games. The French striker tapped in a square pass from Eden Hazard to give Chelsea a 2-1 victory over Stoke City on Saturday, having also scored the winner in the London club’s 3-2 triumph over Hull City before […]
Diego Costa will return to Chelsea after being ruled out of Spain’s upcoming international matches against Ukraine and Holland with a hamstring injury. The Blues star limped off from their 3-2 win over Hull with 15 minutes remaining, on Sunday. And now, Spain have announced that the 26-year-old will return to his club for treatment […]
John Terry claims Chelsea have passed their biggest test of the season by beating Hull. Jose Mourinho’s side looked to be running out of steam when they crashed out of the Champions League at the hands of Paris St-Germain and were then held to a draw at home to Southampton. And when struggling Hull recovered […]
Jose Mourinho is counting down the games to when his team is to be crowned champions. The 3-2 win at Hull City, after letting slip a 2-0 lead before Loic Remy notched up the winner gave the manager a huge sigh of relief. “We let the lead go but played fantastic football with the ball,” […]
Arsenal’s 2-1 win at Newcastle United moved them to within four points of Premier League leaders Chelsea, but their manager Arsene Wenger believes that another statistic is equally relevant. Even after Chelsea complete their next match at Hull City on Sunday, Jose Mourinho’s team will still have played one match fewer than Arsenal and that […]
Olivier Giroud has warned Chelsea and Manchester City that Arsenal are gunning for a perfect finish to the season as they are enjoying a late Premiership title surge. The Gunners kept up the heat on leaders Chelsea and second-placed City on Saturday evening following their hard-fought 2-1 victory at Newcastle. Two seasons ago, Arsene Wenger’s […]
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho believes Arsenal are Premier League title contenders following their 3-0 win over West Ham at the weekend. Mourinho had said in the build-up to Sunday’s game against Southampton that Chelsea ‘will go on to win the league’ this season, but the Blues were held to a 1-1 draw by the Saints […]
Gary Cahill admits Chelsea need a big, morale-boosting win to get them back on track again. But he insists it is not all doom and gloom at Stamford Bridge despite their shock Champions League exit. Chelsea suffered a hangover from their away goals defeat to Paris Saint-Germain last week when they were held to a […]
England Premier League leaders, Chelsea FC on Sunday opened up a six-point lead at the top of the Premier League despite being held to a 1-1 draw against top-four hopefuls Southampton in a thrilling encounter at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea’s leading scorer this season, Diego Costa, opened the scoring for Chelsea in the 11th minute with […]
