Benfica at Chelsea has one obvious, direct and box office headline- Jose Mourinho. Yes, the special one is returning to the place where he won three league titles, three League Cups and one FA Cup on Tuesday night. The Mourinho reunion is going to make for a truly blockbuster of an evening. … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction vs Benfica
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Chelsea Team News vs Benfica: Cole Palmer, Tosin Adarabioyo, Wesley Fofana
Over the weekend, Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca provided an update on three of the Blues six injured players. Ahead of the surprise loss to Brighton, Maresca provided some level of insight into the situations surrounding Cole Palmer, Tosin Adarabioyo and Wesley Fofana. Let's get you up to speed for the UCL clash with Benfica (and good old friend, Jose Mourinho), starting with … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News vs Benfica: Cole Palmer, Tosin Adarabioyo, Wesley Fofana
Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Chelsea FC did exactly what they were supposed to do yesterday, take care of business against a third tier side in the League Cup. Maybe the 2-1 score line versus Lincoln City wasn't as lopsided as you might think it should be, when a League One team hosts one of the world's biggest financial powerhouses, but the W is all that matters and Chelsea are now moving on to 4th round … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Chelsea Team News vs Brighton: Palmer, Guiu, Sanchez, Lavia, Badiashile
Lots of Chelsea team news to cover from the past couple days of Enzo Maresca press conferences. The Blues boss provided updates on the likes of Cole Palmer, Marc Guiu, Romeo Lavia and Benoit Badiashile over the course of Monday and Tuesday. We got a lot of ground to cover, so let's just dive right in, starting with Palmer. He's been battling a groin problem, and playing … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News vs Brighton: Palmer, Guiu, Sanchez, Lavia, Badiashile
Chelsea Team News at Lincoln City: Cole Palmer, Robert Sanchez
Chelsea FC lost a lot more than just a league fixture at Manchester United yesterday. Their talisman Cole Palmer had to be subbed off after just 20 minutes. The English forward has been dealing with a nagging groin injury since the preseason. Palmer has been trying to play through it. “He tried this morning," Blues boss Enzo Maresca said of Palmer after the match. "He had a … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News at Lincoln City: Cole Palmer, Robert Sanchez
Chelsea Starting XI Prediction at Lincoln City FC
If you're a Chelsea FC supporter, you must be asking yourself right now- what on Earth was that? How did you guys lose to Manchester United yesterday? And that convincingly too? How have you not won at Old Trafford since 2013? Well, it's time to put that all in the rearview because the time to preview the next match is already here. Chelsea visits Lincoln City FC, a League One … [Read more...] about Chelsea Starting XI Prediction at Lincoln City FC
Chelsea Starting XI Prediction at Manchester United
Ouch! That was absolutely not the way that Chelsea FC wanted to start their UEFA Champions League campaign. Bayern beat them 3-1 as Harry Kane bagged a brace, one goal from the spot, the other from open play. Enzo Maresca has work to do, as Chelsea may be a very strong squad (they did win the FIFA Club World Cup after all, but they are not quite among the world's elitist of the … [Read more...] about Chelsea Starting XI Prediction at Manchester United
Chelsea Team News at Manchester United: Raheem Sterling, Axel Disasi
Thursday brought a report that Chelsea FC are currently working closely with the Professional Footballers' Association, or PFA, regarding their treatment of forward Raheem Sterling and defender Axel Disasi. Both players are completely frozen out, and not even training away with the rest of the first team squad. Both Sterling and Disasi have been told that they have no future in … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News at Manchester United: Raheem Sterling, Axel Disasi
Manchester United Starting XI Prediction vs Chelsea FC
Wednesday brought news that Manchester United reported record revenue, of £666.5 million ($909m), for the past year. However, even with record revenue, the club still reported a loss of £33m for the past fiscal year. Even with all that income, apparently better than ever, they still ended up on the wrong side of the ledger. And even with this club taking in all that money, … [Read more...] about Manchester United Starting XI Prediction vs Chelsea FC
Man United Team News vs Chelsea: Matheus Cunha, Diogo Dalot, Mason Mount
Manchester United could get three of their four injured players back on Saturday when they host Chelsea FC. Center back Lisandro Martinez (recovering from a knee injury) remains sidelined but Matheus Cunha (thigh/hamstring), Mason Mount (unspecified) and Diogo Dalot (also undisclosed) could all return to action this weekend. Other than that, United have no injury concerns, … [Read more...] about Man United Team News vs Chelsea: Matheus Cunha, Diogo Dalot, Mason Mount