Up next for Arsenal FC is a short trip across town to take on Chelsea, the club from which they bought striker/attacking midfielder Kai Havertz a couple years ago. This League Cup semifinal clash comes at a very interesting time, as Havertz will forever be an icon in southwest London. Maybe the German forward didn't put up the most eye-popping numbers, during his time in a … [Read more...] about Arsenal Team News at Chelsea: Kai Havertz, Piero Hincapie, Riccardo Calafiori, Cristhian Mosquera
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Arsenal Forward Kai Havertz Features for First Time Since Opening Day
Arsenal forward/midfielder Kai Havertz was certainly a site for sore eyes today. The German came off the bench, in the 69' of Arsenal's 4-1 win over Portsmouth in the FA Cup third round on Sunday, marking his first appearance since the opening day win at Manchester United. Like the man he replaced, Gabriel Jesus, Havertz has missed most of the season thus far due to knee … [Read more...] about Arsenal Forward Kai Havertz Features for First Time Since Opening Day
Chelsea Team News at Charlton Athletic: Liam Rosenior, Marc Cucurella
Chelsea FC left back Marc Cucurella will miss the debut of new manager Liam Rosenior on Saturday when the Blues make the short trip to Charlton Athletic to begin their 2026 FA Cup campaign. That's because he was red-carded in the 2-1 loss at Fulham last night, and he'll now serve a one-match ban. It's only one match because he drew red for his holding back of Harry Wilson, … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News at Charlton Athletic: Liam Rosenior, Marc Cucurella
Chelsea Team News at Fulham: Rosenior, McFarlane, Cucurella, Sanchez, Fofana
Liam Rosenior was officially appointed the new manager at Chelsea FC today, but he won't be in the dugout for tomorrow night's Fulham Road derby. While Rosenior will take over the side, the deal wasn't signed, sealed, finalized etc. in time for him to be in charge at the midweek local derby. And with that, interim manager Calum McFarlane gets one more game in charge of the … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News at Fulham: Rosenior, McFarlane, Cucurella, Sanchez, Fofana
Chelsea Team News at Fulham: Liam Rosenior, Calum McFarlane, Robert Sanchez, Wesley Fofana
The big storyline for the Fulham Road Derby on Wednesday night is obvious- who will be calling the shots for Chelsea? According to a report in Sky Sports, Liam Rosenior is set to replace Enzo Maresca (who departed on New Year's Day) as Blues boss. The report indicates that Rosenior came in today, for his formal interview, and that provided we have no last minute hiccups, he'll … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News at Fulham: Liam Rosenior, Calum McFarlane, Robert Sanchez, Wesley Fofana
Manchester City Team News vs Chelsea: Savinho, Nico Gonzalez, Oscar Bobb, John Stones
Manchester City suffered a roadblock in their Premier League title charge yesterday, playing Sunderland to a nil-nil draw. The goalless result also brought injuries for Savinho and Nico Gonzalez. The latter went off at halftime, while the former had to be subbed off a few minutes after that. We don't know the specific nature of the injuries to Savinho and Gonzalez, let alone … [Read more...] about Manchester City Team News vs Chelsea: Savinho, Nico Gonzalez, Oscar Bobb, John Stones
Chelsea Team News at Manchester City: Marc Cucurella, Jorrel Hato, Moises Caicedo
The first big match of 2026 is quite obvious- Chelsea at Manchester City. It's without a doubt the biggest headliner match of the first weekend in the new year. The visiting Blues come in with a couple new injury concerns- defenders Marc Cucurella and Jorrel Hato. The latter is just 19, and more of a squad player, so he likely won't play a huge role here, even if he is passed … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News at Manchester City: Marc Cucurella, Jorrel Hato, Moises Caicedo
Newcastle United vs Chelsea FC Predicted Starting XIs, Match Preview
Chelsea visits Newcastle United on Saturday, for the first match of the next round of Premier League action. It's also a matchup of two sides who won their EFL Cup quarterfinal ties in midweek. Newcastle United, banged up as they are, are the defending champions in that competition, and they'll take on Manchester City in the semifinals. As for Chelsea, they await the winner … [Read more...] about Newcastle United vs Chelsea FC Predicted Starting XIs, Match Preview
Chelsea FC Team News at Atalanta BC: Liam Delap, Romeo Lavia
Chelsea have a new injury concern ahead of their Tuesday night trip to Atalanta, striker Liam Delap. The youngster suffered a shoulder injury, which is suspected to be a dislocation, in the goalless draw at Bournemouth yesterday. "Unfortunately he was already out for two months and he has to be out again," Blues boss Enzo Maresca said of Delap. "We don't know for how long, … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC Team News at Atalanta BC: Liam Delap, Romeo Lavia
Chelsea vs Barcelona Predicted Starting XIs (Champions League)
Chelsea FC hosts FC Barcelona in a "circle the date" kind of match on Tuesday night. On paper, this is certainly a mouth-watering fixture, and the overall highlight of the continental competiton schedule that evening. It is not the overall top fixture of the next round of UCL action though- that honor belongs to Bayern Munich at Arsenal FC, and don't worry, we'll preview that … [Read more...] about Chelsea vs Barcelona Predicted Starting XIs (Champions League)