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A dozen blue roses 0
- Chelsea First Team
- 27th January 2018
Valentine’s Day is looming… so who in the Chelsea dressing room truly deserves a fans’ bouquet? Eden Hazard, for his exquisite footwork? Cesar Azpilicueta for his all-round, underappreciated dependability? Willian, for continuing to dazzle even though he’s no longer an automatic first pick? Or how about unrufflable teenager Ethan Ampadu, whose ‘Whatever’ expression and dreadlocked
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Not another 0-0!0
- Chelsea First Team
- 10th January 2018
Like Brenda in Bristol, you feel like chorusing ‘Not another nil-nil!’ The first leg of the Chelsea v Arsenal League Cup semi-final at Stamford Bridge was mostly memorable for the curious sight of Gunners gaffer Arsene Wenger sitting among the reptiles of the press in the media seats. A row of seats was specially reserved
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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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Terriers muzzled in the chill 0
- Chelsea First Team
- 13th December 2017
If it’s Yorkshire grit v Southern softies, this really shouldn’t have been any contest on a cold, miserable night in Huddersfield… but the Blues never cease to surprise. After a dire display against West Ham at the weekend, Chelsea bounced back to beat the Terriers 3-1, turning on the style with a masterclass in flicks,
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Agoraphobics beware!0
- Chelsea First Team
- 6th December 2017
Saturday’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
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Hazard excels in Toon defeat 0
- Chelsea First Team
- 2nd December 2017
Eden 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
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