Chelsea made it back-to-back Premier League wins yesterday with a 1-0 triumph over relegation-threatened Leicester City at Stamford Bridge. Marc Cucurella scored the only goal in West London, helping Enzo Maresca’s side jump back into the top four and massively boosting their Champions League qualification hopes. The result secured a double for the Italian over…
Enzo Maresca says Cole Palmer was sick for two days but asked to play against Leicester City before failing to score from the penalty spot for the first time in his career in the Premier League on Sunday. Palmer’s early spot kick was brilliantly saved by Foxes goalkeeper Mads Hermansen, ending the England international’s perfect…
Marc Cucurella’s second-half strike from 25 yards moved Chelsea fourth in the Premier League after Cole Palmer missed the first penalty of his career in an unconvincing win over second-bottom Leicester City. Wideman Cucurella’s fifth goal of the season sent his side above Manchester City, although visiting goalkeeper Mads Hermansen made history by becoming the…
Chelsea top scorer Cole Palmer failed to score from a penalty for the first time in his career as Leicester City goalkeeper Mads Hermansen denied the England international from the spot at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. Chelsea looked certain to go ahead when Victor Kristiansen conceded a penalty for a 20th-minute foul on Jadon Sancho…
Chelsea warmed up for their Premier League clash against Leicester City with a victory over FC Copenhagen in their Conference League last-16 first leg on Thursday evening. Goals from Reece James and Enzo Fernández earned a 2-1 win heading into the second leg. Before that, however, they will be looking to secure their second league…
Chelsea have one of the finest academies in Europe, renowned for its depth and quality right down to the foundational roots. An unrelenting production line has melded into a fearsome senior set-up that has enjoyed several decades as one of the most triumphant Premier League outfits of the 21st century. Since the turn of the…
Enzo Maresca labelled Chelsea’s 3-0 thrashing at Brighton & Hove Albion last month the “worst performance” of his tenure to date. Goalkeeping misery, more so, gave Aston Villa an in one week later, but Chelsea have since defeated Southampton – and comfortably at that. Obviously, tougher tests await, but the Blues are fifth in the…
Palmer is stuck in a rut Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Highlights from the Premier League match between Chelsea and Southampton Chelsea’s hammering of Southampton provided the perfect platform for some of Enzo Maresca’s underperforming stars to rediscover their confidence. But that wasn’t the case for Cole Palmer. The 22-year-old…
Enzo Maresca dismissed concerns around Cole Palmer’s form and said it was on the other players to dig Chelsea out of their current slump. Maresca’s side have slipped to seventh in the Premier League after three defeats in their last four games, the latest of which came at Aston Villa on Saturday. Palmer has been…
The 2023/24 summer window is possibly the most important of the Chelsea rebuild under their new ownership, with Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital spending €464.10m (£384.3m) on 12 new signings, the most notable being the record signing of Moises Caicedo. Six of the players signed in this window are currently in Enzo Maresca’s squad this…
Cole Palmer has been the star man at Chelsea since joining the club from Manchester City in the 2023/24 summer transfer window. The 22-year-old has made 73 appearances since joining the London club, scoring 39 goals, providing 21 assists and totalling 5,949 minutes played. Under both Mauricio Pochettino and now Enzo Maresca, Palmer has been…
Ipswich Town, despite being reduced to ten men for all of the second 45 minutes, valiantly picked up a 1-1 draw away at Aston Villa on Saturday. Whilst past clashes with some of the Premier League’s top clubs have seen the Tractor Boys roll over for a demoralising defeat, this will have definitely been a…
Enzo Maresca says the 3-0 defeat to Brighton was Chelsea’s “worst performance” under him, as Jamie Carragher questioned how long Cole Palmer will wait around for the team to improve. Chelsea failed to register a shot on target in a Premier League game for the first time since September 2021 as Kaoru Mitoma’s magical opener…
Chelsea currently sit fourth in the Premier League despite the heavy discourse around their current situation, with injury problems beginning to crop up, mistakes being made in the defensive unit to give up easy goals and a lack of goals being scored at the other end. Enzo Maresca’s side are one of the ten teams…
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca suggested that the club’s talismanic attacking midfielder Cole Palmer could be moved up front after two strikers pulled up injured this week. Nicolas Jackson sustained a hamstring issue during Chelsea’s 2-1 victory over West Ham United on Monday night while Marc Guiu – the teenage forward who replaced him during that…
Chelsea had another busy January transfer window, but instead of plenty of incomings, it was very departure-focused, with Cesare Casadei being sold, and six players being loaned out, with Axel Disasi, João Félix, Renato Veiga, Carney Chukwuemeka, Ben Chillwell and Caleb Wiley all heading out the door. The Blues have spent heavily in the past,…
With just a handful of days left in the January transfer window, numerous players are set for an exit from Chelsea, as Enzo Maresca looks to declutter his first-team squad. Axel Disasi looks the most likely to depart Stamford Bridge in a move to join fellow Premier League side Aston Villa on a loan move…
It’s already been a very busy January transfer window for Manchester City, who’ve spent around £125m so far. New signings Abdukodir Khusanov and Omar Marmoush both debuted from the start against Chelsea on Saturday, a 3-1 victory for the Premier League champions, while Vitor Reis was an unused substitute, hoping to make his own debut…
Enzo Maresca has shut down speculation linking Chelsea with Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho, insisting he is “happy” with the forwards he currently has at his disposal. A report in Sky Sports said the Blues were considering a move for the Argentine, who has recently lost his place in Ruben Amorim’s starting line-up in recent…
The star-studded EA FC 25 Team of the Year has been revealed, with 27 midfielders nominated whittled down to just three that made it into the final XI. Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham was a standout candidate for his feats with the Spanish and European champions, while Rodri was always a shoo-in following his 2024 Ballon…
