Match reports The Times, Matt Hughes: “Chelsea got what they deserved after a dreadful first half and a lack of ruthlessness in failing to close down the game after Michael Essien had given them the lead in the 56th minute, and now face the unpalatable prospect of United winning the league at Stamford Bridge on April [...]

Match reports The Observer, Paul Wilson: “[A] masterful contribution from Nicolas Anelka, who scored one goal, made another and added some much needed finesse to Chelsea’s workmanlike win.” Sunday Telegraph, William Johnson: “Anelka, predatory in the North West while wearing the colours of Liverpool, Manchester City and Bolton, showed all of the sharpness he displayed as an [...]

The Premier League interlude continues this weekend with our second cup game of the week after the excellent victory over Everton on Wednesday that sees us back at Wembley for the third time since it re-opened. Get used to it because I have a feeling the next few years might see us building a nearby [...]

Match reports The Observer, Paul Wilson: “No goal feast this time, but Chelsea will be well content with a fourth successive win since the defeats to Aston Villa and Manchester United that bookended the departure of Jose Mourinho. The Special One himself could not have supervised a more convincing recovery.” Sunday Telegraph, Duncan White: “While attention was [...]

It’s been a weird month or so for us Chelsea fans hasn’t it? Depending on what your choice of journal from the Fourth Estate is we’ve gone from well run Premiership/FA Cup/Carling Cup/Champions League contenders to a strife torn dysfunctional bunch of headless chickens. We are apparently a club in crisis on and off the [...]

Match reports The Observer, Jamie Jackson: “After the week that might just have begun Jose’s long goodbye, this rout was heartening for the Portuguese coach. Wigan, with six consecutive defeats before this match, may have proved all too easy opposition, but the crowd and the Chelsea players went beyond securing three points to produce a rousing [...]

In response to growing press speculation surrounding his future at Chelsea, Jose Mourinho made an appearance on the club’s TV channel last night to reassure fans and to tell them to ignore what the press is reporting. “We all love Chelsea. The fans love Chelsea for a long, long time. I love Chelsea just for two-and-a-half [...]

Remember the good old days? Remember the two consecutive seasons that we actually went through Christmas unscathed? Maximum points anyone? Of course you do because they were the last two glorious years. Prior to these two glorious years, no matter who was at the reigns we would all rush headlong into the Christmas period blinded by [...]

Match reports Sunday Telegraph, James Mossop: “On many a Saturday Jose Mourinho becomes the clown with the scowl but here absolute honesty prevailed. He admitted that Wigan deserved a point, that his Chelsea side thought the match was over when they went two up and publicly thanked his central defender, Ricardo Carvalho, for covering up the [...]

In recent seasons the busy Christmas schedule has proved particularly fruitful for Chelsea. Since Jose Mourinho’s arrival in 2004, the Blues have taken maximum points in all of their holiday fixtures. The current campaign’s festive feast of football kicks off with a difficult away game against Wigan Athletic. Last season’s trip to the JJB Stadium saw [...]