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  • Crunch match looms for Blues

    Crunch match looms for Blues0

    Fans of Chelsea’s remarkable women’s team have a chance to assess whether the Blues have what it takes to succeed against their closest rivals in a top-of-the-table six-pointer at Stamford Bridge this weekend. Manchester City visit on Saturday evening, pitting the league champions against the current league leaders in a match which finally threatens to

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  • 11 yellows shown in 1-1 draw

    11 yellows shown in 1-1 draw0

    I sat next to ex-Blues striker Tony Cascarino to watch Chelsea draw 1-1 with Nottingham Forest at the weekend, and he was rubbing his eyes at the spectacle. “This reminds me of Chelsea games against Liverpool in the dim, distant past,” said the lofty forward, whose spent two seasons at Stamford Bridge in the 90s.

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  • All change, same outcome

    All change, same outcome0

    Completely changing your starting Xl ahead of an important European tie is either an act of madness or an act of genius. Fortunately Enzo Maresca appears to know what he’s doing, and the fans – once sceptical – are warming to their animated Italian gaffer. What delighted him more than the 4-2 victory at a

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  • The barmiest match: Cole nets 4

    The barmiest match: Cole nets 40

    One of the barmiest games in living memory saw Chelsea defeat Brighton 4-2 at Stamford Bridge, with Cole Palmer the first player in Premier League history to score four times in an opening half. Indeed a scoreline of 7-4 wouldn’t have been unreasonable after a surreal first 45 minutes, with spectators staring open-mouthed as goal

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  • Getting shirty at Chelsea

    Getting shirty at Chelsea0

    Walking back to the tube along Fulham Road after Chelsea’s 1-1 friendly draw with Inter Milan in front of a packed house, it was pretty clear who fans’ No1 hero is this season. Replica shirts with PALMER 20 on the back have outsold everything else in the Chelsea club shop, and when new Blues manager

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  • 100th-minute winner for Blues

    100th-minute winner for Blues0

    I woke on Friday morning in a fuzzy cloud, wondering if I’d dreamt that Cole Palmer had netted a winner for Chelsea against Manchester United the night before in the 100th minute of a bizarre ding-dong game. In six decades of going to Stamford Bridge I thought I’d experienced it all; highs of European victories, lows

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