Maren Mjelde

It’s all down to Mum, says Maren 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 8th March 2021
As Mothering Sunday approaches, Chelsea’s versatile defender and corner kick specialist Maren Mjelde says the person with the biggest influence on her life is Mum. The Blues, in away action in midweek in the second leg of their Champions League duel with Atletico Madrid, will face Bristol City on Sunday March 14 – the day
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Atletico pay the penalty 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 3rd March 2021
In an extraordinary night of European drama at Kingsmeadow, Chelsea Women were reduced to 10 players within the first quarter of an hour, and conceded two penalties… yet emerged 2-0 victors against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League Round of 16. With the away leg of this double header to come on neutral turf in
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Blues bounce back in style 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 10th February 2021
Chelsea put the weekend’s shock defeat by Brighton behind them and fired three cracking goals past arch rivals Arsenal at a bitterly cold Kingsmeadow to re-energise their campaign to become the first Women’s Super League side to retain the title. “Sometimes you need a defeat to wake you up,” said manager Emma Hayes. It was
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Blues reach cup final in style 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 3rd February 2021
The previous time Chelsea and West Ham met, three weeks before Christmas at Kingsmeadow, Sam Kerr scored a hat-trick. On Wednesday night the teams met again, and this time Pernille Harder left with the match ball, netting half the goals in a 6-0 whitewash. In a compelling Conti Cup semi-final, Chelsea Women triumphed… yet the
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Blues cruise after 1st-half snooze 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 31st January 2021
Chelsea cemented their place at the top of the Women’s Super League with a 4-0 victory against Spurs at a bitterly cold Kingsmeadow on Sunday. Yet for the first 20 minutes of this engrossing match, it was Tottenham who dominated, pinning the Blues back in their half as they kept possession and carving out a
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Ave, Maria!0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 22nd January 2021
Farewell, 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
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