MADRID (REUTERS) – Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema scored an acrobatic goal to cancel out an earlier strike from Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic as Tuesday’s (April 27) Champions League semi-final first leg ended 1-1 to keep the tie delicately balanced. Chelsea made a bright start in heavy rain at the Alfredo di Stefano Stadium and deservedly went... » read more
LONDON (REUTERS) – Timo Werner ended his goal drought in timely fashion to earn Chelsea a crucial 1-0 victory over West Ham United in the battle for a top-four finish in the Premier League on Saturday (April 24). The German had gone 14 games without scoring for club and country but produced a clinical finish... » read more
LONDON (AFP) – Chelsea and Manchester City are set to withdraw from proposals for a European Super League on Tuesday (April 20) after a furious backlash against the controversial plan. Chelsea and City were two of 12 leading European clubs to sign up to the breakaway league on Sunday. But reaction to the incendiary scheme... » read more
LONDON (AFP) – Chelsea ended Manchester City’s quest for a historic quadruple of trophies as Hakim Ziyech’s goal earned a 1-0 win to take the Blues into the FA Cup final on Saturday (April 17). A damaging day for City also saw them lose Kevin De Bruyne to an ankle injury just over a week... » read more
LONDON (REUTERS) – Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel dismissed speculation that forward Timo Werner was unhappy at the club and seeking a return to Germany after failing to settle in English football, saying he had seen remarkable improvement since he took charge. Werner has scored only two goals in his last 26 appearances but Tuchel urged... » read more
LONDON (AFP) – Chelsea cemented their grip on fourth place in the Premier League as Kai Havertz finally delivered an influential display in their vital 2-0 win against top-four rivals Everton on Monday (March 8). Havertz has endured a disappointing first season following his £70 million move from Bayer Leverkusen last year. But the Germany... » read more
LONDON (REUTERS) – Premier League Leeds United suffered the biggest upset of the FA Cup third round when they fell to a 3-0 defeat by fourth-tier Crawley Town on Sunday (Jan 10) as Manchester City and Chelsea eased through. A brilliant solo strike from Nick Tsaroulla in the 50th minute put League Two Crawley in... » read more
LONDON (REUTERS) – Chelsea, overhauled by coach Frank Lampard after a weekend loss to Arsenal, drew 1-1 draw at home to Aston Villa on Monday (Dec 28) as Oliver Giroud’s first-half header was cancelled out shortly after the break by Anwar El Ghazi. Lampard made six changes to the team that began Saturday’s 3-1 defeat... » read more