Chelsea boosted their top-four hopes as Mason Mount’s first-half strike inflicted a fifth straight defeat at Anfield for champions Liverpool. Thomas Tuchel’s side dominated the first half and thought they’d scored through Timo Werner in the 24th minute, but the goal was ruled out by VAR after an extremely tight …
Read More »Klopp And I Are Not Close – Tuchel
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel says he has never felt as though he is in the shadow of Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and insists that they are “not half as close as everybody thinks”. The German duo have often been compared, having both managed Mainz and Borussia Dortmund before leaving the …
Read More »VAR Drama As Chelsea, Man U Play 0-0 Draw
Callum Hudson-Odoi survived VAR penalty call drama as Chelsea and Manchester United played out a 0-0 stalemate at Stamford Bridge, which did neither side any real favours towards their Premier League goals this season. The hosts, who remain unbeaten in their nine games under Thomas Tuchel, missed out on a …
Read More »VAR Drama As Giroud Wonder-goal Sees Chelsea Past Atletico
Olivier Giroud’s overhead kick – awarded by VAR – handed Chelsea a vital 1-0 win away at Atletico Madrid, putting Thomas Tuchel’s men in control of the last-16 tie. In a predictably-tight encounter, Giroud acrobatically hooked home with 20 minutes left but celebrations were muted as the linesman’s flag was …
Read More »I Took Odoi Off Because Of His Attitude – Tuchel
Substitute Callum Hudson-Odoi was replaced in Chelsea’s 1-1 draw at Southampton because the forward’s “attitude” was not right, says head coach Thomas Tuchel. Tuchel brought Hudson-Odoi on at half-time at St Mary’s in place of Tammy Abraham. However, despite the visitors equalising, the German then took off the 20-year-old forward with …
Read More »Tuchel Unhappy Despite Chelsea Win
Thomas Tuchel hit out at Newcastle defender Jamaal Lascelles’ “reckless” tackle that left Tammy Abraham with an ankle injury. Lascelles avoided any punishment from referee Peter Bankes despite a scissor tackle that upended the Chelsea striker in the Newcastle area. Olivier Giroud and Timo Werner scored as Chelsea ran out …
Read More »Chelsea Secure FA Cup QF Place Against Run Of Play
Tammy Abraham scored his fourth FA Cup goal of the seasopn as Chelsea edged past an impressive Barnsley 1-0 to set up a quarter-final tie against Sheffield United. The striker had scored a hat-trick against Luton in the fourth round – in what proved to be Frank Lampard’s final game …
Read More »Venue For Atletico Madrid And Chelsea Confirmed
Atletico Madrid’s Champions League match against Chelsea will not be held at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano, the club have announced. Instead, it will take place in Bucharest, Romania. This is because, as a result of coronavirus restrictions between the UK and Spain, the Chelsea squad and employees are not …
Read More »Chelsea Go Within Touching Distance Of Top Four With Sheffield Defeat
Chelsea claimed a third consecutive victory under Thomas Tuchel as they beat Sheffield United 2-1 in an incident-packed contest at Bramall Lane to climb to fifth in the Premier League. Mason Mount set Chelsea on their way with a clinical finish from Timo Werner’s cutback shortly before half-time, but the …
Read More »Chelsea Identify Haaland, Alaba For Summer Transfer
Chelsea are interested in signing Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund this summer. Real Madrid are favourites to sign the 20-year-old Norway international, who has scored 37 goals in 37 appearances for Dortmund in all competitions, and are confident he will end up at the Bernabeu. Haaland is under contract at …
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