Chelsea will come out of the October international break with a sneaky challenging matchup at the Tricky Trees of Nottingham Forest. Over the weekend, the Blues picked up a new injury/fitness concern in Enzo Fernandez. The transfer fee record setting midfielder has some knee inflammation, and he'll be touch-and-go for this one. The same goes for Cole Palmer, Reece James, … [Read more...] about Chelsea Early Team News at Nott Forest: Enzo, Palmer, James, Santos, Chalobah
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Chelsea Injury Updates: Reece James, Cole Palmer, Wesley Fofana, Tosin Adarabioyo
It was a big weekend for Chelsea, who scored a nice win over then league leading Liverpool. Team captain Reece James played the full 90 in that victory but he did not come away unscathed. James suffered an unspecified injury of some sort, forcing him to pull out of international duty with England this week. It may just be a knock, and nothing more serious, but it is … [Read more...] about Chelsea Injury Updates: Reece James, Cole Palmer, Wesley Fofana, Tosin Adarabioyo
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
Chelsea at Bayern Munich Starting Lineup Predictions
In looking at UEFA Champions League Matchday 1 of 8, there are several matchups which stand out as special, but the "best" one is clear- Chelsea FC at Bayern Munich. Both are undefeated so far on this very young season. In the three days of UCL action ahead, this is probably the only matchup of two giant clubs. The current holders of the FIFA Club World Cup trophy will visit … [Read more...] about Chelsea at Bayern Munich Starting Lineup Predictions
Chelsea at Bayern Munich Team News: Estevao Willian, Raphael Guerreiro, Nicolas Jackson
Bayern Munich left back Raphael Guerreiro just cannot catch a break right now. He was brought on at half time of Bayern's 5-0 rout over Hamburg on Saturday...only to be taken off again 17 minutes later due to his rib injury. Guerreiro is a doubt, at the very least for Wednesday's Champions League headliner fixture against Chelsea. If he doesn't play on Tuesday night, then … [Read more...] about Chelsea at Bayern Munich Team News: Estevao Willian, Raphael Guerreiro, Nicolas Jackson
Chelsea Starting Lineup Prediction at Brentford FC
The international break is over and Chelsea FC are ready to get back at it with a London derby at Brentford FC. Enzo Maresca's side visit the Bees for a strangely late kickoff time. An 8pm on a Saturday is rare, but in this day and age, where television dominates anything and everything in sports, we should all come to expect things like this to happen more and more. … [Read more...] about Chelsea Starting Lineup Prediction at Brentford FC
Chelsea Injury Updates: Liam Delap, Benoit Badiashile, Cole Palmer, Romeo Lavia
Chelsea sit in a decent place this international break, second place in the table, behind only league leading Liverpool. They do have a fair amount of injury concerns though, and we'll see who among the likes of Liam Delap, Benoit Badiashile, Cole Palmer and Romeo Lavia, could return against Brentford on Sept. 13. Yes, the next match for the Blues is, once again a London derby. … [Read more...] about Chelsea Injury Updates: Liam Delap, Benoit Badiashile, Cole Palmer, Romeo Lavia
Chelsea FC Get Barcelona, Bayern Munich in Champions League Draw
Chelsea have a UEFA Champions League schedule, in the League Phase that's a pretty tough slate, for pretty much anybody. There is no such thing as the "group of death" in this new UCL format, or even a true "group" for that matter. However, this kind of schedule evokes the same kind of vibes as "the group of death." Chelsea's confirmed fixture list for the UCL includes FC … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC Get Barcelona, Bayern Munich in Champions League Draw