For those of us that were here when we were not so good, our capitulation at the hands of Manchester City was a throwback to those heady days. From 1-0 up, we somehow contrived to have two many sent off and give away a penalty in a morale crushing 4-2 loss. All the pre match [...]
Chelsea were far too good for Watford in the FA Cup third round match at Stamford Bridge, running out winners 5-0. Daniel Sturridge scored his first two goals for the club, whilst Frank Lampard and Florent Malouda also scored. John Eustace’s own goal was the second goal conceded by the Championship side. Nicolas Anelka was [...]
Continue reading …Two goals in two minutes were enough for Chelsea to snatch a come from behind win over neighbours Fulham, at Stamford Bridge. Having fallen behind to an early and easily preventable goal from Zoltan Gera, a marvellous header from Didier Drogba and an own goal from Chris Smalling after good work from Salomon Kalou and [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea laboured to a 2-1 win at home to Portsmouth, ending our run of matches without victory and also putting us atop the Premier League table once more. Avram Grant returned to Stamford Bridge for the first time since his harsh sacking in the summer, as he looks to salvage Portsmouth’s disastrous season thus far. [...]
Continue reading …More set piece woe has cost Chelsea maximum points at home to Everton, the visiting side handed three goals upon arrival and a point as they left. Didier Drogba’s excellently taken double and Nicolas Anelka’s classy finish were not enough as the match ended in a 3-3 draw. Chelsea started brightly enough, the nigh on [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea drew 2-2 with Atletico Madrid away from home in the Champions League and with FC Porto defeating APOEL Nicosia in the other game, Chelsea guaranteed their place in the knockout round. In a game that only truly came to life in the final ten minutes, star strikers Sergio Aguero and Didier Drogba each netted [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea swept aside Bolton Wanderers 4-0, for the second time this week, this time at the Reebok Stadium. Lampard’s twenty second consecutive penalty, followed by an own goal, a beautiful Deco strike and a late Drogba volley, guaranteed Chelsea the points. It could have been more, were it not for the heroics of Jussi Jaaskelainen [...]
Continue reading …Some poor set piece marking from Chelsea and dogged late resistance from Aston Villa saw the Blues crash to their second consecutive away Premier League defeat. Centre halves Richard Dunne and James Collins were the scorers for Villa, after a Didier Drogba speculator opened the scoring for Chelsea, albeit with a fair portion of blame [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea found themselves atop the league once more heading into the international break, courtesy of a hugely impressive 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge, one that further dents Liverpool’s title aspirations, even at this early stage of the season. The Blues were missing Petr Cech (suspended) and Jose Bosingwa (injured), so the popular Hilario started between [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea stretched their record streak of league wins to 11, by defeating a spirited Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge. Though threatening in a lively opening, Spurs were ultimately outclassed, goals from Ashley Cole, Michael Ballack and Didier Drogba sealing an emphatic victory. Ancelotti recalled Jose Bosingwa and Didier Drogba after missing the midweek win against [...]
Continue reading …Giant killing Burnley was no more after their visit to Stamford Bridge, as Chelsea outplayed and outclassed the visiting side en route to a fluid and entertaining 3-0 victory. Chelsea’s movement across the pitch was exceptional, the midfield combinations exciting and the quality of passing at times was exquisite, as Anelka, Ballack and a rare [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea continued our perfect start to the new season with a 2-0 win at Fulham, as England won back the Ashes nearby. Perhaps, out of respect for the euphoria ensuing at The Oval, our performance at Craven Cottage was a little more subdued, but goals from Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka were enough to guarantee [...]
Continue reading …Just days after Carlo Ancelotti’s first experience of the Premiership, the Italian experiences our longest domestic away trip as we head north to Sunderland, who unwittingly survived the purge of the North-East last season. Middlesbrough and Newcastle United may thankfully be gone, but Sunderland have started anew this season, and like Chelsea, have a new [...]
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