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​The curtain comes down on the English domestic season this weekend as Manchester United meet Chelsea at Wembley.

Ahead of Manchester City hosting Chelsea this weekend, we compared and combined the side' starting lineups.

Could this be the Chelsea team of the future?

This is what the Chelsea team would look like if the Blues were a bit smarter in the transfer market.

Top five performers from Arsenal and Chelsea's goalless cup tie at Stamford Bridge.

Who is the Premier League's Best player?

It was a Premier League weekend in which the Manchester clubs won ugly, Liverpool and Chelsea played out yet another draw, Arsenal struck late again against Burnley, and Tottenham had a wobble at home to West Brom. Marco Silva’s Watford impressed against a Newcastle team starting to look a little nervous, while Everton’s season went from bad to worse with …

Chelsea visit Anfield on Saturday evening as Antonio Conte looks to taste Premier League victory over Liverpool for the first time. The Blues collected just one point against Jurgen Klopp’s men last season, and Liverpool are, in fact, unbeaten against Chelsea in the last five matches in all competitions – the longest run of that kind since 1996. Both sides …

Chelsea ruined Tottenham’s Wembley housewarming on Sunday as Marcos Alonso’s late strike ensured the reigning champions left with all three points on Sunday. The Spanish wing-back had already put Chelsea 1-0 up going to the half-time break courtesy of a delightful free kick midway through the first half, and hammered past Hugo Lloris late on just as it looked like …

Chelsea’s title defence hit a rocky patch in their very first match last weekend, so a trip to last season’s runners-up Tottenham is the last thing they would have wanted. Antonio Conte’s injury-hit side went down 3-2 at home to Burnley in a match that saw Gary Cahill and Cesc Fabregas red carded, rendering them ineligible for Sunday’s clash at …

As another exciting Premier League season winds down, attention turns to who should win the Player of the Year awards and who deserves to be included in the Premier League Team of the Season. We take a look at how that XI might line up. ________ Goalkeeper: Chelsea’s Thibaut Courtois looks set to win his second Premier League winners medal at …

Victor Moses has signed a new $75,000-a-week deal at Chelsea, as reported by The Telegraph. The deal, which will keep him at the club until 2021, bolsters Chelsea’s wing-back options in the long-term. This weekend of course sees Moses return to West Ham, where he was a loanee until the end of last season. His form with the Hammers was patchy, to …

Wednesday’s meeting of Tottenham and Chelsea at White Hart Lane could have massive consequences for the Premier League title race. If Antonio Conte’s side pick up their 14th straight league win, then the gap between themselves and Liverpool in second place becomes a daunting eight points. Should the home side prevail, however, then it would give renewed hope to the …

With the Premier League nearing the halfway point, Sky Sports pundits Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher have picked their teams of the season so far. As well as analysing the Merseyside derby, the two former England teammates cast their eye over the Premier League season as a whole thus far, as Chelsea currently threaten to run away with it. As …

Chelsea solidified their place at the top of the table on Saturday afternoon with a 1-0 win against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. In the midst of the South London fog, the game struggled to get going in the first half – indeed, Diego Costa’s headed goal right before half time came after a large period of inactivity from both …

Chelsea made it seven straight wins in the Premier League as the came from behind to defeat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 at Stamford Bridge. Antonio Conte’s looked under pressure in the first half, and a fine Christian Eriksen effort had Spurs ahead after just ten minutes. Indeed, the home side looked slightly subdued until a well-taken curling strike from in-form Pedro …

Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma is nearing match fitness and preparing to slot straight into Antonio Conte’s 3-man defence, as reported by the Daily Mail. The defender has of course been unavailable for selection since he underwent surgery for a cruciate knee ligament injury sustained last February. The Frenchman had earned a myriad of plaudits before this, his combination of pace …

West Ham will be looking to take advantage of Chelsea’s squad restructuring in January, according to reports on Tuesday. Blues manager Antonio Conte is believed to be still committed to embarking on a heavy renovation of the squad despite their recent upturn in form and re-emergence in the Premier League title race, which means that certain fringe players are likely …