A year to the day since we lifted the Champions League, the Blues secured a third-place Premier League finish and automatic qualification for next season's competition, leaving Rafael Benitez to refle…
With Chelsea having suffered only one defeat of our last 10 Premier League games overall, Rafael Benitez has expressed satisfaction in the team's good form in the closing weeks of the season...
After a campaign of 69 matches, numerous flights to other countries and continents, and another managerial change, Chelsea will close their season at home to Everton on Sunday. It’s almost fittin…
As we prepare to play our 69th and final game against Everton on Sunday, everyone will look back on another season of ups and downs that has become almost the norm for the past 10 years. I heard that…
Chelsea are a top priced 1.7 with BetVictor and William Hill to win their last game of the season against Everton at Stamford Bridge and guarantee a third place finish. The stats reveal that six of th…
In his final press conference as Chelsea’s Interim manager Rafael Benitez dodged questions on whether he would participate in the end of season ‘lap of honour’, however this shouldn’t be an is…
Frank Lampard scored twice against Aston Villa at the weekend to become Chelsea’s all time leading goalscorer. He has scored 13 times against Aston Villa in his career, more than any other opponent.…
And so, once again, Chelsea are the last English team standing in Europe after getting through to the semis of the Europa League last night. We didn’t play especially well, but with seven first…
Time for a full time review then of our ‘4 game in 9 day’ adventure. Somehow once again we’ve managed to start pulling it together just as things are starting to really matter. Up until now,…
Reflecting back at the halfway stage of this four game (over nine days) period, which I think gave us the perfect chance to kick on, finish strongly and finally start showing some consistency – w…
This past Sunday, a columnist for The Daily Mail, named Matt Lawton said on television that if Jose Mourinho rejoins Chelsea this summer then “he’s mad”. You can hear his reasoning on the Sun…
Whatever happens with Chelsea in the transfer market this summer, whether the ‘big-name’ signings we anticipate come through or not, the look and feel and the potential of our squad and first X…
Another year comes to a close and it has been another very successful one for the Academy here at Chelsea. Only narrowly missing out of massive success at the last hurdles but it has still been one fu…
It's more or less certain now that Jose Mourinho will make a dramatic return to Stamford Bridge this summer. Personally, I cannot wait for that to happen. We look at our Chelsea team and see the fanta…
Mark Worrall and the Gate 17 boys have kindly put together some videos for YOU the Chelsea fans all over the world to watch and feel the atmosphere in the ground last Wednesday in Amsterdam.Chelsea ar…
Super Frankie Lampard received a Special Recognition Award at the Annual Player of the Year awards last night and it's also worth mentioning that he was on the shortlist of four players for the main a…
Oscar's second goal against Juventus at Stamford Bridge was voted Goal of the Season by Chelsea Supporters around the world and he received his award at the Player of the Year Awards last night.Here's…
Ceri Levy brings in DJ superstars Jeff Young and Seb Fontaine in a European Final soundoff. This week we talk about the manager that really left the legacy that we're enjoying today, which team should…
Stamford Chidge is joined by Lol Bonavia from the Beautiful Game, Lauren, Ross and Pablo to discuss the Sp*rs and Villa games and pay homage to the record breaking legend that IS Super Frankie Lampard…
View our gallery from all of Sunday's Premier League gamesPerhaps it was the raucous chorus of José Mourinho's name, summoned initially by those in the Matthew Harding stand but soon taken up by the…
Minute-by-minute report: Sir Alex Ferguson's final game in charge at Manchester United was the highlight of an action-packed final day of the seasonIan McCourt
He is the football manager as celebrity, whose appeal goes way beyond the game. With a return to Chelsea likely, after a turbulent time in Madrid, can he still wield his charismatic magic?Barring any…
Spaniard wants to continue in the Premier League. Europa League winner does not rule out EvertonRafael Benítez, having completed his final press conference at Chelsea's Cobham training ground on Fr…
Tottenham fans had a rough day as they lost out on Champions League qualification to their local rivals Arsenal, but their misery was made even worse when news spread round White Hart Lane that Newcas…
Jose Mourinho's fate as Real Madrid coach will be sealed at a directors meeting scheduled for Monday evening, with the club hoping Carlo Ancelotti will replace him.
Nicola Cortese is the chairman of Southampton. Hold on to that fact because in the age of the owner-manager it is easy to become confused. Cortese has spent the last week holding his club, the club he…
Venue: Stamford Bridge Date: Sunday, 19 May Kick-off: 16.00 GMT Finally here it is, the last game in a very long season (unless we’re forced into a play-off for third place of course) – and the la…
Here we are then, the final game of the 2012/13 Premier League season and your final chance to have look at the prediction and stats from the brilliant KickOff.co.uk. You know what to do…….here.
Chelsea are a top priced 1.7 with BetVictor and William Hill to win their last game of the season against Everton at Stamford Bridge and look worthy odds-on shots to get the job done. The stats reveal…
Venue: Amsterdam Arena Date: Wednesday, 15 May Kick-off: 19:45 GMT Here we are then, not quite last year’s European final but a European final nonetheless and we won’t turn our noses up at the…
Chelsea travel to Aston Villa knowing that victory will secure them a top four finish and a place in next season’s Champions League, and they are a top priced 1.85 with bet365 and William Hill to ge…
Some things can be measured absolutely where as others can only be measured relatively or subjectively. A pint glass containing half a pint of beer is filled to 50% of its capacity. But is it half ful…
A Little Preamble Around this time last year I started my Champions League final report with this well known phrase from Sir Alex Ferguson. Football eh? Bloody hell! So now I will paraphrase this to g…
A quick post before Tony’s match review, which will be published shortly. The first 11. 11 – Trophies Since Roman Abramovich acquired Chelsea FC in 2003 the club has won 11 trophies: Read more on…
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss the Premier League games against Manchester United, Spurs and Aston Villa, eulogize Frank Lampard and look forward to Wednesday's Europa League f…
Match Reports The Observer, Stuart James: “On an afternoon of extraordinary drama in the Midlands, Frank Lampard etched his name into Chelsea history when he struck twice in the second half to surpa…
All good things come to and end...or at least a temporary break. Regular visitors to the blog will know that posting has been sporadic for a while. Cruel fate has conspired against me, and finding the…
This weekend, Carlo Ancelotti compared his role at Chelsea to that of Ferguson at Man Utd, claiming his role was technical only: he is not the ‘manager’. This has helped kick-start the debate we l…
Another weekend, another loss. Three weekends in a row, now: is losing becoming a habit for the champions? Well, no. But things aren’t pretty on the pitch at the moment. Off the pitch however, thing…
Part of the price ‘big clubs’ pay for their status is greater scrutiny of every win, loss, piece of individual genius and mistake. Up until recently, Chelsea experienced a very specific type of sc…
England’s fortunate 2-1 loss to a rejuvenated French side last night saw another file added to the international side’s library of underwhelming performances. The collection has started to overflo…
We may not have announced who our new manager is going to be yet, but Chelsea have not been waiting around for that appointment to be made before putting together their summer shopping wish list. Jose…
There are two different stories doing the rounds about the future look of the Chelsea strike force and both cannot be true. It seems to boil down to whether Fernando Torres is still at the club next s…
Lampard signs on the dotted line……Finally! It’s been a very good couple of weeks for Chelsea, and the season is really ending on a high. It stated with victory over Aston Villa which secured our…
While there may be a sense that our season is over, there is still something to play for. Everton visit the Bridge this Sunday hungry for a final farewell victory for David Moyes. In the aftermath of…
For the next ten days, Chelsea will officially be the reigning holders of both the Champions League and the Europa League trophies after a stunning 2-1 win over the impressive Benfica. Fittingly, it w…
What to expect and what not to!!!! Every now and then I, like many other Chelsea supporters come across the tweet or facebook status of the people who display their outrage over their “…
Where: Stadium of Light in Sunderland. When: Saturday, Dec 8, at 08:30pm IST. Watch: ESPN (India) After their early exit from the Champions League, Chelsea travel to The Stadium of Light to face a st…
Chelsea travel to Upton Park to face off against West Ham this weekend. After a good start to their premier league campaign, both teams would be looking for a win as they have had a miserable run of…
Match Preview – Chelsea vs Fulham, 28th November 2012. It’s been over a month that the European Champions have had a slump in their form. A slump which started on 23rd October with an away defeat…
In this new series called Jewels From Around The World we will be posting about some of the budding talents who have got all the potential to be world class player. Though this is pretty much not dir…
Rafael Benitez did not join the players during Chelsea’s traditional end-of-season lap of honour after the 2-1 victory over Everton today because he wanted the team to enjoy the spotlight. Ahead of…
It seems there has been a development in relation to the upcoming managerial merry-go-round as former Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti looks destined for Real Madrid which leaves Jose Mourinho free to…
Chelsea want to offload Fernando Torres this summer and will take a £30 million hit by doing so, according to The Sun‘s Rob Beasley. The Spanish forward has picked up a number of prestigious medals…
Chelsea forward Romelu Lukaku, who has been on loan at West Brom, finish his season with great aplomb by scoring a hat-trick against Premier League champions Manchester United in a 5-5 draw.
Spanish duo Juan Mata and Fernando Torres were amongst the goals today as they helped Chelsea to a win on the last day of the Premier League season which has confirmed third place and achieves automat…
Rafael Benitez led Chelsea to third place with a 2-1 victory over Everton before deciding not to bid farewell to his fiercest critics, the home supporters.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has criticised UEFA for rewarding 'failure' after two Champions League exiles contested this season's Europa League final.
Outgoing Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez believes he has made life easier for his successor by laying the foundations for a new era of success at Stamford Bridge.
Stats: Chelsea v Everton Vitalfootball: Chelsea: 19/05/2013 18:57:00All the stats from Chelsea (2) vs (1) Everton, Stamford Bridge, 19/05/13 16:00 Att: 41,794
Match Day Moments - Everton (h)Vitalfootball: Chelsea: 19/05/2013 10:46:00So here we are for the last time, quite possibly in my case as well, with a Match Day Moments thread.
Lap of Honour, Would You?Vitalfootball: Chelsea: 19/05/2013 10:31:00With the season coming to an end on Sunday, and hopefully the last game of the season to be played against Everton which I hope we…