It's not surprising to hear that Romeo Lavia is ruled out of Sunday's London derby at Chelsea. After all, he kind of is to Chelsea what Luke Shaw is to Manchester United or what Thiago Alcantara was to Liverpool- very talented player, but unfortunately almost never healthy. While the Lavia absence for this weekend is to be expected, the Wesley Fofana situation, on the other … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News at Brentford: Wesley Fofana, Romeo Lavia
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Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction vs Fulham
The Fulham Road derby will be upon us this Boxing Day, and ahead of this Enzo Fernandez provided a very revealing interview to ESPN. While he's far from the only one, Enzo Fernandez, simply put, did not live up to his price tag last season at Chelsea FC. One of the first big budget deals of the Todd Boehly era (i.e. extreme over-spending) he came over on a €121m ($126m) deal … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction vs Fulham
Chelsea Team News vs Fulham: Lavia, James, Fofana, Carney, Badiashile
If you ever listened to the beginning of the Spice Girls' cover of the Christmas classic "Sleigh Ride," then you know that part of the festive feeling this time of year pertains to football. It's most likely Posh Spice (given the David Beckham connection), or it could be Sporty Spice, who expresses her excitement for the yuletide by mentioning how it's football season, and … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News vs Fulham: Lavia, James, Fofana, Carney, Badiashile
Chelsea Starting XI Prediction at Southampton FC
Chelsea visits Southampton FC in midweek for a match-up that epitomizes "opposite ends of the table." The Blues and Saints are two clubs headed in opposite directions as Southampton won promotion back to the Premier League for this season, but look destined to head right back down to the Championship. Currently, they sit dead last in the league. Meanwhile Chelsea seemed to … [Read more...] about Chelsea Starting XI Prediction at Southampton FC
Chelsea at Southampton FC Team News: Fofana, Ugochukwu, Smallbone, Lallana
Chelsea visits Southampton FC in midweek for a matchup of two sides with player absentee situations that are as polar opposite as it gets. Wesley Fofana is Chelsea's newest fitness concern, as he's set to miss about four-to-six weeks with a hamstring injury. However, it is just Fofana and Reece James (also a hamstring problem) who are in the Chelsea infirmary right now. When … [Read more...] about Chelsea at Southampton FC Team News: Fofana, Ugochukwu, Smallbone, Lallana
Chelsea FC Team News at Leicester City: Fofana, Gusto, Palmer, Sancho, Lavia
International breaks can certainly be cruel to a specific club, and if you're Chelsea FC, you're obviously disheartened by the update issued from the France Football Federation. Four players withdrew from the Les Bleus squad, and two of them were Blues: Malo Gusto and Wesley Fofana. "The defender underwent a medical examination upon arrival at Clairefontaine, France's … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC Team News at Leicester City: Fofana, Gusto, Palmer, Sancho, Lavia
Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction at Panathinaikos (Conference League)
Chelsea are headed to the City of the Violet Crown, the glorious city, the cradle of Western civilization- Athens Greece on Thursday night. Up next is a UEFA Europa Conference League clash at Panathinaikos, and it's a match that will see manager Enzo Maresca so some squad rotation. That said, the Blues are in it to win, looking to build added positive momentum after handling … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction at Panathinaikos (Conference League)
Chelsea Team News at Panathinaikos (UECL): Palmer, Lavia, Fofana
Coming out of the tough loss to Liverpool, at the weekend, Chelsea FC do not have any new injury concerns heading into the midweek Conference League clash at Panathinaikos. However, the likes of Cole Palmer, Romeo Lavia and Wesley Fofana will all miss out on Thursday night, because they were all left out of the squad for the league stage for UEFA's third tier competition. … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News at Panathinaikos (UECL): Palmer, Lavia, Fofana
Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction at Liverpool FC
No question what the headliner fixture is this weekend in English football. No, make that world football. Liverpool FC hosts Chelsea in a matchup of two big six clubs with Premier League title aspirations. Yes, Chelsea too. Now their squad is much more close to being fully fit, they have indeed been in fine form and they're just four points behind the league leaders, which … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction at Liverpool FC
Chelsea FC Team News at Liverpool: Reece James, Marc Cucurella, Wesley Fofana
In the words of early '80s pop sensation Captain Sensible, "said Captain, said what!" Chelsea FC team captain Reece James is now FINALLY fit enough to make a match day squad for this season. Blues boss Enzo Maresca has made it official, James is in line to make his season debut Sunday at Liverpool. "He's available, yeah, finally he's back," Maresca said at his Friday news … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC Team News at Liverpool: Reece James, Marc Cucurella, Wesley Fofana