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Mauricio Pochettino Urges His Chelsea Side to Believe Against Liverpool

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Chelsea FC accomplished a score draw that felt like a win for them at Manchester City a couple hours ago. Blues boss Mauricio Pochettino said he was very pleased with both the performance and spirit of his side on Saturday, and that this showing should give them belief that they can defeat Liverpool FC next weekend in the EFL Cup Final. "We need to feel that it is possible … [Read more...] about Mauricio Pochettino Urges His Chelsea Side to Believe Against Liverpool

Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction vs Wolves

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Chelsea FC hosts Wolves in a matchup of two mid-table sides that each shipped out four goals to their opponents in mid-week. With Wolverhampton Wanderers, it's astonishingly bad because their quad conceded happened at home to Manchester United, a side that is notorious for having scoring problems this season. The 4-3 loss that Wolves suffered last night has to be … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction vs Wolves

Chelsea Team News vs Aston Villa (FA Cup): Malo Gusto, Christopher Nkunku

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As Chelsea FC quickly shift their attention from one domestic cup competition to the other, their overall team fitness situation remains mostly unchanged. Malo Gusto (knock) and Christopher Nkunku (hip) are both touch and go for Friday's FA Cup clash at home versus Aston Villa. Blues boss Mauricio Pochettino maintains that the latest injury to Nkunku is not serious, but the … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News vs Aston Villa (FA Cup): Malo Gusto, Christopher Nkunku

Christopher Nkunku, Malo Gusto Ruled Out of League Cup Clash

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Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has ruled striker Christopher Nkunku out of tomorrow's League Cup semifinal tie against Middlesbrough. There had been hopes he would be available, but apparently his hip injury is worse than initially thought. "No [chance of playing]," Pochettino said. "Always happens, no? With long-term injuries, to find the balance is the difficult … [Read more...] about Christopher Nkunku, Malo Gusto Ruled Out of League Cup Clash

Chelsea FC Injury Updates: James, Cucurella, Ugochukwu

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Chelsea bested the Craven Cottagers, in a Fulham Road derby Premier League fixture on the weekend. Now we'll see if this leads to some consistency or not. In a week from today, they'll take on Middlesbrough in an EFL Cup semifinal tie second leg. They are down 0-1 to the Bro on aggregate from the first leg. In the meantime, let's go through that very long Chelsea injury list, … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC Injury Updates: James, Cucurella, Ugochukwu

Chelsea FC Injury Updates: Nkunku, Lavia, Sanchez, Fofana

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Chelsea accomplished a pretty nice win over Fulham, in the southwest London derby, this past weekend, and maybe that will start to generate some positive momentum for them. Up next is the second leg of their EFL Cup semifinal tie with Middlesbrough, which will occur one week from today. In the meantime, let's go through that long Blues injury list, in two separate posts. We'll … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC Injury Updates: Nkunku, Lavia, Sanchez, Fofana

Chelsea Starting XI Prediction vs Fulham FC

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As disastrous as this season has become, Chelsea FC still have a decent chance at winning a trophy this campaign. Entering Saturday's Premier League fixture against Fulham FC, the Blues are reeling from a defeat at the hands of Middlesbrough, in the first leg of their EFL Cup semifinal tie. There is still time to turn it around, but Chelsea seem to be blowing their opportunity … [Read more...] about Chelsea Starting XI Prediction vs Fulham FC

Chelsea Team News vs Fulham: Chilwell, Nkunku, Badiashile, Carney

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Last night saw Chelsea suffer a shock 1-0 loss to Middlesbrough, in the first leg of their EFL Cup semifinal. As always, injuries played a part as the Blues were without the services of four players that they had hoped to have had available for the cup clash: Christopher Nkunku (hip), Ben Chilwell (thigh), Benoit Badiashile (unknown) and Carney Chukwuemeka (knee). Will any … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News vs Fulham: Chilwell, Nkunku, Badiashile, Carney

Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction vs Crystal Palace

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Chelsea FC are certainly on Santa Claus's naughty list this Christmas Eve. They just lost to a Wolverhampton Wanderers side that has a payroll which is a small fraction of the very large wage bill that have over at Stamford Bridge. Now comes a London Derby versus Crystal Palace. Will the Eagles be cooked like a Christmas Goose? Hard to say, as Palace have plenty problems of … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction vs Crystal Palace