Chelsea’s new sponsored shorts didn’t bring them luck as unfancied Brighton pulled off one of the shock results of the season on Sunday, ending the Blues’ record-breaking unbeaten run at Kingsmeadow. The Seagulls fought for every ball to achieve a deserved 2-1 victory at a ground that had become a fortress for Chelsea after 33
READ MOREFarewell, Maria. As foretold by The Good Life after the Chelsea v Manchester United match at the weekend, the 27-year-old Norwegian defender/midfielder Maria Thorisdottir has left Kingsmeadow to join United. Maria (pictured, right, alongside fellow Norwegian international Maren Mjelde) sat in the stand alongside Jess Carter for Sunday’s match, which finished in a 2-1 win
READ MOREChelsea Women’s start in this season’s Champions League could hardly have been better. After a 5-0 victory in Portugal against Benfica last week, the second leg added another three goals with no reply… and the Blues are comfortably through to the last 16 of the one competition which manager Emma Hayes needs to complete her
READ MOREIn a move which could be repeated at other stages of this Covid-skewed season, Chelsea are giving fans currently excluded from Kingsmeadow a ‘free pass’ to the next match. Next week’s Conti Cup group game against Spurs, on Tuesday November 3 at 7pm, will be streamed live and free on the Chelsea website, YouTube, apps
READ MOREIt’s off! The Lionesses’ much-anticipated away game in Germany on Tuesday – potentially featuring Chelsea players Carly Telford, Millie Bright, Niamh Charles, Beth England and Fran Kirby – has been cancelled. In a Sunday morning announcement, the FA said that there had been a positive Covid-19 test for a member of the England backroom staff,
READ MOREEngland Women’s coach Phil Neville has named an extra-large squad of players for a training camp at the end of the month… with five Chelsea stars included. Carly Telford, the second oldest in the squad after City’s Jill Scott, will battle Ellie Roebuck for the green jersey. Also in the 30-strong Lionesses squad are defender
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