No question what the headliner fixture is this weekend in English football. No, make that world football. Liverpool FC hosts Chelsea in a matchup of two big six clubs with Premier League title aspirations. Yes, Chelsea too. Now their squad is much more close to being fully fit, they have indeed been in fine form and they're just four points behind the league leaders, which … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction at Liverpool FC
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Chelsea FC Team News at Liverpool: Reece James, Marc Cucurella, Wesley Fofana
In the words of early '80s pop sensation Captain Sensible, "said Captain, said what!" Chelsea FC team captain Reece James is now FINALLY fit enough to make a match day squad for this season. Blues boss Enzo Maresca has made it official, James is in line to make his season debut Sunday at Liverpool. "He's available, yeah, finally he's back," Maresca said at his Friday news … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC Team News at Liverpool: Reece James, Marc Cucurella, Wesley Fofana
Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction vs Nottingham Forest
Jadon Sancho may be the latest example of a certain phenomenon that we've been seeing a lot of in English football lately. Maybe the problem isn't the player at Manchester United, it's the club itself. If Sancho scores for Chelsea on Sunday, versus Nottingham Forest, United supporters might just lose their minds. The wayward winger has had an assist in each of the last three … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction vs Nottingham Forest
Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction at Middlesbrough (EFL Cup Semifinals)
Chelsea FC must quickly pivot from one domestic cup competition, where their opponent is a lower division side, to the next. Having just routed Preston North End yesterday, in the third round of the FA Cup, the Blues next take on Middlesbrough in the League Cup semifinals. "Don't Middles me bro!" In trying to forecast the first team that manager Mauricio Pochettino will … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction at Middlesbrough (EFL Cup Semifinals)
Chelsea Team News at Middlesbrough: Nkunku, Chilwell, Carney, Lavia
As we rapidly shift from one cup competition to another, the Chelsea FC absentee list remains very lengthy. Thus we'll just dive straight in to it, starting with Christopher Nkunku. His competitive Chelsea debut was a very long time coming (due to a knee injury suffered in the preseason), and sure enough, Nkunku got injured again soon afterward. Now Nkunku has a hip issue, … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News at Middlesbrough: Nkunku, Chilwell, Carney, Lavia
Chelsea FC Starting 11 Prediction at Wolves
Chelsea FC at Wolves is the lone fixture on Christmas this year, and by that we mean Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. That's probably a good thing, especially with the usual Boxing Day fixture pile up. In 2017, when Liverpool had to play on Dec. 24, manager Jurgen Klopp called it "the worst you can get." We'll see if anyone from either side, Chelsea or Wolves, bah humbugs … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC Starting 11 Prediction at Wolves
Chelsea Starting 11 Prediction vs Newcastle (EFL Cup Quarterfinals)
In trying to locate highlights of this Chelsea FC 2023-24 season thus far, there isn't a whole lot to choose from. You have the draw with Manchester City right before the November internationals (although everybody seems to be doing that now these days) and their showings thus far in the EFL Cup. While they haven't defeated world-beaters or anything like that, they have … [Read more...] about Chelsea Starting 11 Prediction vs Newcastle (EFL Cup Quarterfinals)
Chelsea Team News vs Newcastle: Nkunku, Lavia (EFL Cup Quarterfinals)
For the first time in his Chelsea FC career, striker Christopher Nkunku was healthy enough to be named to the matchday squad yesterday. We're speaking about competitive competition only, of course, as Nkunku did actually get a lot of playing time in the preseason. The French striker went an unused substitute in Chelsea's 2-0 win over Sheffield United on Saturday, and perhaps … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News vs Newcastle: Nkunku, Lavia (EFL Cup Quarterfinals)
Chelsea FC Starting 11 Prediction vs Sheffield United
It's mid-December and for the calendar year 2023, Chelsea FC have more players signed than victories. It's an amazing statistic, courtesy of this site's former Liverpool writer, Will Willems. Yes, Chelsea have five wins so far this season, heading into the weekend fixture at home versus Sheffield United. Two more if you include the second and third round EFL Cup … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC Starting 11 Prediction vs Sheffield United
Chelsea Team News vs Sheffield: James, Sanchez, Lavia, Cucurella
Poor Reece James! The Chelsea captain is now back in the Blues treatment room after suffering a hamstring injury in the loss to Everton this past Sunday. He is now expected to be on the sidelines for the next three months. The English full back just cannot catch a break, as this season has just been extremely injury-riddled for him. Two more players came off injured at … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News vs Sheffield: James, Sanchez, Lavia, Cucurella