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- 17th July 2020
Early arrivals for Chelsea’s Conti Cup clash with Spurs on Wednesday night were treated to the surreal spectacle of Stamford the Lion – the Blues’ mascot – trying his best not to get ink on his fur as he signed the book of congratulation to Claire Rafferty, one of the club’s most loyal servants. She
READ MORESaturday’s West Ham v Chelsea lunchtime timing suits the Met, but won’t help agoraphobics. The vast, yawning bowl of the London Stadium holds little appeal to those prone to panic attacks triggered by wide-open spaces. Most will enter the echoey cauldron anticipating a Blues victory, but the Irons aren’t merely desperate for top-flight survival, they
READ MOREA goalfest against Yeovil Town at Kingsmeadow, as Chelsea Ladies continue to push for a quarter-final place in the Conti Cup, was overshadowed by a nasty injury to striker Eni Aluko. With 23 minutes played, and the score at 2-0 thanks to a fine shot from Crystal Dunn (teed up by Aluko) and an own
READ MOREEden Hazard may have been man of the match in the Blues’ lunchtime defeat of Newcastle, but the back-to-fitness Victor Moses and the back-to-form Danny Drinkwater were also stand-out participants. The Toon Army outsang Chelsea for the entire game, but on the field the Blues outplayed the Magpies and, in the end, a 3-1 scoreline
READ MOREWrapped up against the bitter cold, former Spurs legend Garth Crooks sits alongside half of the most iconic strike partnership in Crystal Palace history, Mark Bright, enjoying the view at Stamford Bridge. How the Eagles could do with a young Brighty these days! The Wright and Bright partnership at Selhurst Park scored 230 goals between them, while Crooks scored 48
READ MOREChelsea’s 24-year-old goal machine Fran Kirby was on target yet again for England, scoring another penalty during the Lionesses’ 5-0 victory over Kazakhstan on Tuesday night. It almost certainly earns Fran a rest in Saturday’s rearranged Conti Cup fixture against Yeovil Town Ladies at Kingsmeadow, a match brought forward to 6pm from its original Sunday
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