Match reports The Times, Russell Kempson: “It was not quite thrill-a-minute - Mourinho could never be accused of throwing caution completely to the wind - and Roman Abramovich, the Chelsea owner, was pictured gloomily resting his chin in his hands near the end. Yet if this is the way forward for Chelsea, with Mourinho’s midfield diamond [...]

A few links I’ve come across recently that you might enjoy: Official Chelsea FC Fantasy Football - It’s that time of year when fans should be thinking about their fantasy football teams. These days most fantasy football games are very much alike, so this season I decided to give the official Chelsea FC Fantasy Football a [...]

Match reports The Observer, Amy Lawrence: “After 116 minutes of uptight football, Chelsea delivered the FA Cup from the probability of its third consecutive penalty shoot-out. Didier Drogba, having lost out to Cristiano Ronaldo in the personal awards despite an exceptional personal campaign, stole the glory with a typically resilient example of the predator’s arts. A [...]

Rooney stalls on new deal: Chelsea have been alerted to growing concerns at Everton that Wayne Rooney will opt against signing a new contract with the club, leaving the Merseysiders susceptible to any substantial bid for the England striker lodged after Euro 2004. Everton have prepared the most lucrative contract in their history to replace Rooney’s initial [...]

Kick-off: Saturday, 17 April, 1500 BST A match we simply must win to maintain our chances of finishing second in the Premiership. After posting just a single point (out of a possible six) over the Easter weekend it’s imperative we get back to winning ways. If we win it’ll be our sixth in a row in League and [...]

Frank Lampard is among the nominees for the Players’ Player of the Year award at the PFA’s annual dinner later this month. He faces stiff competition. Arsenal’s Thierry Henry (last year’s winner), Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard, Newcastle’s Alan Shearer, Bolton’s Jay-Jay Okocha, and Henry’s Arsenal team-mate Patrick Vieira are also nominated. Lampard’s improvement over the last two [...]