alvaro morata

Callum assists, Alvaro scores 0
- Chelsea First Team
- 5th January 2019
Two superb crosses from the fleet-footed Callum Hudson-Odoi, and two goals for the confidence-shorn striker Alvaro Morata, were enough to dump Nottingham Forest out of the FA Cup in the 3rd Round on Saturday at Stamford Bridge, in a one-sided tie which still seemed laboured and unconvincing at times. Manager Aitor Karanka had set up
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Yellow sub routine 0
- Chelsea First Team
- 20th September 2018
Sometimes it just isn’t thrilling. Chelsea did a workmanlike job in Greece against PAOK Salonika, but the 1-0 win wasn’t in the ‘convincing’ bracket, and while the Blues dominated most of the match, the failure to score a second goal led to an edgy last 15 minutes. Worse, Pedro – a lively spark in the
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Thrilling in 2018 0
- Chelsea First Team
- 16th April 2018
Chelsea suddenly found their feet again in the second half of an eventful visit to St Mary’s on Saturday, clawing their way back from being 2-0 down to a desperate-for-points Southampton side to secure an improbably 3-2 win. In a thrilling and unexpected nine-minute blitz following the arrival of Olivier Giroud in place of the
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Late drama at the Emirates 0
- Chelsea First Team
- 4th January 2018
It was a rollercoaster ride at the Emirates for the eagerly awaited post-New Year Arsenal v Chelsea clash, with the balance of the game twisting and turning right into stoppage time. In the end, a 2-2 draw was probably about right, although Arsenal just shaded it in terms of attacking chances in a match which
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A muddled, unconvincing win 0
- Chelsea First Team
- 21st December 2017
Yes, OK, there was drama aplenty at the end of this League Cup quarter-final at the Bridge on Wednesday night, December 20… but for the most part this was an oddly unconvincing and strange performance by a greatly changed Blues team. With the 17-year-old Ethan Ampadu making his full debut in central defence, it was
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A yawning, soporific 1-0 0
- Chelsea First Team
- 16th December 2017
Blue Santa hats were the fashion of the day as Chelsea ground out a 1-0 victory over Southampton at the Bridge, to keep their place among the also-rans behind sure-to-be champions Man City. For the Blues it was, at times, a frustrating afternoon. With Alvaro Morata on the bench after recovering from a back injury,
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