Rant Box: Chelsea v. Sunderland

Rest up, Ram. We’re going to need your services today.

Team news and the like from 9:45am EST.
Team sheets
Chelsea
Cech, Bosingwa, Luiz, Terry, Cole, Lampard, Romeu, Meireles, Ramires, Torres, Mata. Bench: Bench: Turnbull, Essien, Malouda, Lukaku, Sturridge, Hutchinson, Bertrand.
Sunderland
Mignolet, Bardsley, Kilgallon, O’Shea, Richardson, Larsson, Cattermole, Vaughan, McClean, Sessegnon, Bendtner. Bench: Westwood, Turner, Gardner, Wickham, [...]

Chelsea 4 Portsmouth 0 – Through but not the best performance

It was one of those games where the score doesn’t tell the entire story of the game.

Chelsea 4-0 Portsmouth: Late show from Torres the creator, Ramires books passage

Fernando Torres, Chelsea’s No. 10.
The Spaniard again failed to find the score sheet, but provided the necessary creativity that resulted in a late torrent of goals and a largely flattering 4-0 victory over visiting Portsmouth in the third round of the FA Cup. We weren’t anywhere near our best, but we’ll take it.

Talisman
Unless you [...]

Wolverhampton 1-2 Chelsea: Super Frank starts the new year off right

Frank Lampard will grab the headlines. Fernando Torres deserves to share in the spotlight. The maligned striker capped an excellent shift with one more killer pass, this time to Ashley Cole who went on to set up Super Frank for a trademark finish with only minutes to play. I don’t want to wager on just [...]

Player profile – Ramires

Ramires joined Chelsea in the summer of 2010 on a four-year contract. He made his Chelsea debut in a 2-0 win against Stoke in late August 2010 and scored his first goal in a 4-0 victory against Bolton.

Players New Years Resolutions

With 2012 fast approaching, it’s that time when we start to think about our new year’s resolutions. Below are my ideas what the players may choose. Feel free to add your own in the comments section. Petr Cech: Keep consecutive … Continue read…

Ramires – The Profile

Check out our latest Player Profile, this week it’s Ramires: Click the image for the full profile. This profile was requested by @Gaurav Malvankar We hope you enjoy it!

PL Preview: Chelsea v. Fulham

Ah, fixture congestion. A holly, jolly Christmas indeed.

Will Bob be in the mix?
Chelsea begin this oh so very festive period by hosting Fulham at the Bridge. This represents the first of three games over eight days, a favorable span – which includes Aston Villa (h) and Wolves (a) – that could go far in [...]

Chelsea Injury List Update – Terry, Ramires, Luiz

Chelsea’s manager Andres Villas-Boas spoke about the injury situation at the club. John Terry was injured in the weekend match but he’s expected to return next weekend when Ramires and Luiz could also come back on the field for Chelsea. “John Ter…

PL Preview: Wigan v. Chelsea

A pivotal trip to White Hart Lane is on the holiday horizon. Slow your roll, though. First, we need to navigate this potentially tricky venture to Greater Manchester on Saturday.

Hey, it’s Franco
On paper, away to Wigan doesn’t appear to be too much trouble. The Latics are buried at the bottom of the Premier League table, [...]

Video: Chelsea 2-1 Manchester City (extended)

Extended highlights from the 2-1 win. For archival purposes.

Chelsea 2-1 Manchester City: Super Frank caps super comeback

Not too bad a game at the Bridge today. Good fare I say.

Bench? Please.
Yeah, that was fucking awesome. Anyone else in need of a new set of vocal chords after that final 30 or so minutes? I sound like Emma Stone right now, and that’s not sweet. Not at all.
I’ll let Henry Winter tell [...]

WWYD: Your team, your tactics for our pivotal home match against Manchester City

And the key fixtures keep on coming. Fresh off our impressive showing in Europe, which ensured Chelsea’s advancement to the first knockout round of the Champions League, comes a home date with Manchester City. While we have been on an upward trajectory in recent weeks, this match represents a true litmus test for the club. [...]

Chelsea 3-0 Valencia: AVB gets it right, Didier gets it done

Anxiety? Not needed.
A pulsating showcase, carefully imagined by Andre Villas-Boas and anchored by the irresistible Didier Drogba, sees our beloved Chelsea into the knockout stages of the Champions League once again. As group winners, too, no less. This, my friends, was a night to cherish.

Happiness is a warm brace
What to say, what to say.
Has [...]

MotM Poll: Newcastle 0-3 Chelsea

Chelsea score a vital three points away to Newcastle in a match that was, well, fucking insane. I mean, Salomon Kalou played – clearly at the suggestion of Devin – and even contrived to score the pivotal second. Yes, it was that bizarre of a day.

Old Man Winter
Um, yeah. I really don’t know what [...]

Rant Box: Newcastle v. Chelsea

This should be interesting.
Off topic: Remember when these two were marauding down the flanks for us a few seasons ago? Awesome days.

Team news and the like from 7:30am EST.

Team sheets
Newcastle
Krul, Simpson, S. Taylor, Coloccini, R. Taylor, Lovenkrands, Guthrie, Cabaye, Obertan, Ben Arfa, Ba. Bench: Harper, Santon, Perch, Gosling, Best, Shola Ameobi, Sammy Ameobi.
Chelsea
Cech, Bane, [...]

MotM Poll: Chelsea 3-0 Wolverhampton

Chelsea win a match. The NBA lockout comes to an end. Could this day get much better?

Happy days
I guess if you had thrown in a goal or three from the mercurial Fernando Torres then, yes, it could have been better. But, really, that’s just being greedy. After what we’ve gone through over the past [...]

Video: Blackburn 0-1 Chelsea

For archival purposes. Not the greatest highlights package, but it’s all we have at the moment. For more Blackburn-related virals, hit the jump for a pair of Q&As with Andre Villas-Boas.

Rant Box: Blackburn v. Chelsea

Chelsea will be looking to create their own domino effect (goals breeding goals) this Guy Fawkes afternoon at Ewood Park. You can best bet Nando Torres remembers.

Team news and the like from 10:45pm EDT.
Team sheets
Blackburn Rovers
Robinson, Lowe, Samba, Givet, Olsson, Rochina, Nzonzi, Pedersen, Hoilett, Formica, Yakubu. Subtitutes: Bunn, Dunn, Petrovic, Blackman, Goodwillie, Vukcevic, Hanley.
Chelsea
Cech, [...]

PL Preview: Blackburn v. Chelsea

Remember, remember, the fifth of November.

boats n hoes
Remember? None of us are likely to forget this fifth of November if Chelsea somehow fail to win for a third successive game. A loss – our third straight in the league – and, well, Andre Villas-Boas will be remembering the good ol’ days back in Portugal. You [...]

MotM Poll: Genk 1-1 Chelsea

What the hell?

What the hell.
Winless in three! A wretched second half in Belgium follows our absolutel capitulation after halftime against Arsenal. Cue the crisis talk, my friends.
A decent enough first half – ravaged with wastefulness – gives way to a phoned-in final 45 minutes that cost us the points in Belgium. Fair play to [...]

Rant Box: Genk v. Chelsea

Chelsea look to respond from successive Premier League defeats in Belgium. Kevin De Bruyne, meanwhile, looks to enhance his already burgeoning reputation across Europe.

Teams
Racing Genk
Köteles, Vanden Borre, Ngongca, Nadson, Hyland, Tőzsér, De Bruyne, Camus, Vossen, Buffel, Nwanganga. Substitutes: Sandomierski, Sarr, Durwael, Ofori-Appiah, Ndabashinze, Limbombe, Barda.
Chelsea
Cech (c), Bosingwa, Bane, Luiz, Cole, Romeu, Ramires, Meireles, [...]

Chelsea 3-5 Arsenal: Analysis

Arsenal, buoyed by a resurgent four-match winning streak since the early disappointment in the season started Szczesny, Djourou, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Andre Santos, Song, Arteta, Ramsey, Walcott, Van Persie (C) and Gervinho at Stamford Bridge with …

Fresh Squad

Andre-Villas Boas believes his side will not have put the defeat at Loftus Road behind them until they secure three points in Saturday’s London derby… Squad news Ramires is over the knee injury suffered when scoring in the game at home ……

Rant Box: Chelsea v. Arsenal

Arsenal. Chelsea. Stamford Bridge. If the combination of those three fails to kindle a fire within, then, I don’t know, you’re not a football fan. Or a human.

A meeting of the minds
Teams
Chelsea
Cech, Bosingwa, Ivanovic , Terry, Cole, Ramires, Mikel, Lampard, Sturridge, Torres, Mata. Substitutes: Blackman, Bertrand, Luiz, Romeu, Meireles, Malouda, Lukaku.
Arsenal
Szczesny, Djourou, Mertesacker, Koscielny, [...]