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  • Call off this season; start afresh

    Call off this season; start afresh0

    Premier League clubs bicker about whether or not to finish the interrupted season, despite many countries deciding there’s no point, and English football’s public relations disaster rolls on. Every statement from football governing bodies begins with the insistence that safety of players, staff and spectators is the paramount concern. Frankly, it should only be news

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  • The kids are alright

    The kids are alright0

    When it comes to Chelsea, the kids are alright. Everyone knows that Frank Lampard and assistant Jody Morris are building something special at Stamford Bridge, but the Blues’ 4-0 defeat of (an admittedly lacklustre and plodding) Everton made a few more converts among the neutrals. Chelsea were 2-0 up after 21 minutes of Sunday afternoon’s

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  • Where’s Kepa? Found him!

    Where’s Kepa? Found him!0

    Chelsea’s 2-2 draw against Bournemouth, which further tightens life for the Blues at the top of the Premier League as the team clings to the all-important fourth place, means it is now five matches on the trot that goalie Kepa Arrizabalaga has been left on the bench. There wouldn’t be an issue for manager Frank

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  • It could get wurst for Chelsea

    It could get wurst for Chelsea0

    • News
    • 26th February 2020

    Chelsea managed to escape with a 3-0 defeat at the Bridge against a potentially rampant Bayern Munich side who are going to take some stopping if they aren’t going to lift the Champions League trophy this season. For all the Blues’ endeavour (and there were odd glimpses of promise, with Mason Mount having a good

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  • Pupil v Master: Lampard’s on top

    Pupil v Master: Lampard’s on top0

    When they clashed in the league at White Hart Lane, the former student Frank Lampard had the tactical beating of his old mentor Jose Mourinho. It happened again at Stamford Bridge, where Lampard’s 3-4-2-1 formation worked a treat with Olivier Giroud (still smarting after his ‘goal’ was ruled offside against Manchester United on Monday) had

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  • Not a fortress, a food bank

    Not a fortress, a food bank0

    Never mind the football! All 81,008 eyes (slightly fewer, if there were any one-eyed fans present) were on the giant screens rather than the action as an inordinate amount of Monday night’s Chelsea v Man Utd match was spent waiting for VAR official Chris Kavanagh and his assistant, Sian Massey-Ellis, to determine: a) if Chelsea

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