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Liverpool wasted a chance to take complete control of the Premier League title race as Leicester earned a 1-1 draw against the leaders, while Chelsea’s bid for a top-four finish was rocked by a humiliating 4-0 thrashing at Bournemouth on Wednesday. After second-placed Manchester City lost at Newcastle on Tuesday, Jurgen Klopp’s side would have moved seven points clear at …

Chelsea assistant manager Gianfranco Zola has backed Gonzalo Higuain to make an instant impact at Stamford Bridge as the Argentina striker prepares for his debut this weekend. Higuain joined Chelsea on loan from Juventus on Thursday and could make his first appearance for the Blues in the FA Cup fourth-round tie against Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday. “There are players who …

Five potential replacements for Arsene Wenger at Arsenal.

Could this be the Chelsea team of the future?

The side are in contention in all four competitions this season and the reality is if they perform to the standard they have all season, they can win it all.

Here are four reasons why the English champions could be the European champions come May.

There was a surprise result at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night as relegation-threatened Bournemouth came away with all three points following a commanding 3-0 win over Chelsea.  The Premier League champions lined out without a recognised striker, with Eden Hazard playing up top. Olivier Giroud joined from Arsenal earlier in the day, meaning he was not signed in time to …

Michy Batshuayi may have turned a new leaf at Chelsea.

Andre Villas-Boas has quit his role as manager of Chinese side Shanghai SIPG.  The Portuguese is set to swap the dugouts for the rally-racing tracks as he plans to compete in the 2018 Dakar rally. Villas-Boas is more well known on these shores for his stints in charge of Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur. He came to England in 2011 with …

Manchester United completed the signing of Nemanja Matic from Chelsea on Monday and following the announcement, the current Premier League champions offered their well wishes to their former midfielder on his new adventures in Manchester. It was a classy gesture from the London based club as the 29-year-old heads north for Old Trafford to link up with United ahead of …

Chelsea are poised to sign Alex Sandro, making him the most expensive defender in the world.  As reported in The Times, the Brazilian defender is set to depart Juventus for a fee of £61 million. On Sunday night, Juventus made last ditch attempts to convince the wing back to remain in Turin but he appears intent on a move to …

Ask any Chelsea fan to name their club legends and undoubtedly John Terry and Frank Lampard’s names will pop up. The duo underwent the quickfire teammate questions this week and provided the juice on the Chelsea dressing room. With John Terry now well and truly out of the dressing room, he will go down in history as the club’s most …

Following on from Monday night’s tragic news, Chelsea have taken the decision to cancel their Premier League victory parade as a mark of respect to the victims of yesterday’s attack in Manchester.  In a statement released today, Chelsea announced the cancellation. There are numerous reasons for the it, with respect being the main one. As well as this, however, Chelsea have …

The football side of Twitter went into absolute meltdown on Sunday for a not-so-good reason. Former Newcastle and Chelsea player Demba Ba broke his leg while playing in China and the images and video of the incident are not for the faint hearted.  Legs, simply, are not meant to bend like that and this particular injury looks absolutely horrific. Ba was playing for Shanghai …

Although much of the talk since this transfer window had suggested that Romelu Lukaku would be on his way back to Chelsea, it now seems as if another Belgian forward will be heading to the Bridge.  22 year-old Marseille striker Michy Batshuayi has been the subject of several bids of late with several reports bizarrely noting that Crystal Palace had …

Even though it appears as though all is said and done in this season’s Premier League, there are still a few results worth keeping an eye on. The battle between the two Manchester clubs for the fourth spot in the Champion’s League is the obvious stand-out storyline, but there are a few other accolades up for grabs before all is said …

Tottenham’s Mousa Dembele looks set for a lengthy ban following his eye gouge on Chelsea’s Diego Costa. In a game that saw nine yellow cards for Tottenham Hotspur players, three for Chelsea, and a post-match scuffle, the FA have their hands full as it attempts to sift through the many unsavoury incidents that overshadowed a 2-2 result that sent the Premier …