Chelsea

Blues steady the ship 0
- Chelsea First Team, Sport
- 14th July 2020
An Olivier Giroud close-range header in first-half stoppage time was all that separated Chelsea and Norwich at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night. His neck muscles bulging, he forced home Christian Pulisic’s cross with such whip that Tim Krul’s fingertips were pushed back by the ball’s pace. But Frank Lampard was pleased that his team steadied
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Eagles + Blues = cracking fun 0
- Chelsea First Team, Sport
- 7th July 2020
In one of the most absorbing, free-flowing and unpredictable matches of this fractured season, Crystal Palace pushed Chelsea all the way… but just couldn’t pip the Blues at the post in an all-action Tuesday evening thriller at Selhurst Park. Playing in pale blue pyjamas which looked like old Coventry City shirts that had done too
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Hunger v smugness 0
- Chelsea First Team, Sport
- 2nd July 2020
West Ham, desperate for points and starved of success, overpowered rivals Chelsea who – to their shame – turned up at the London Stadium for this midweek league derby smugly expecting a simple win. On paper, the Blues should have beaten the Irons. Especially as the vast echoing bowl of a stadium lacked a baying
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Life without fans: Lamps speaks 0
- Chelsea First Team, Sport
- 30th June 2020
A deserted London Stadium awaits Chelsea tomorrow evening when they travel across the capital to face West Ham. And that will be different, concedes Blues manager Frank Lampard via Zoom as he looks ahead to the game. Football without fans is unsettling, he agrees, but it’s equally unsettling for everyone. “It’ll be different; we’ve all
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Footy in lockdown is surreal 0
- Chelsea First Team, Sport
- 29th June 2020
Talk about contrasts. It was either utter silence or deafening 80s hits at Leicester as Chelsea’s 1-0 win teed up an FA Cup semi against Man U at Wembley. They struggled to get the balance right; the Tannoy messages relayed at full volume, as if competing with 32,000 baying fans. The guy could have whispered
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Awe-inspiring skies herald Georgina Allen’s latest show 0
- Arts, News
- 29th June 2020
You have until Saturday (July 4) to visit Long Ditton artist Georgina Allen’s exhibition of dramatic landscapes and awe-inspiring skies in a virtual show hosted by the Piers Feetham Gallery in Chelsea. The Mixed Spring Exhibition is also open by appointment from Thursday to Saturday. Phone 0207 381 3031 or email [email protected] Pembrokeshire (Freshwater West
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