the Bridge

11 yellows shown in 1-1 draw 0
- Chelsea First Team, Sport
- 6th October 2024
I sat next to ex-Blues striker Tony Cascarino to watch Chelsea draw 1-1 with Nottingham Forest at the weekend, and he was rubbing his eyes at the spectacle. “This reminds me of Chelsea games against Liverpool in the dim, distant past,” said the lofty forward, whose spent two seasons at Stamford Bridge in the 90s.
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Midfield experiments 0
- Chelsea First Team
- 4th November 2018
Morrie Sarri learnt a lot from Chelsea’s 3-1 victory over a redoubtable Crystal Palace at the Bridge on Sunday as he experimented with a midfield shuffle. Some lessons were more obvious than others. Chelsea are much better with Eden Hazard than without him – proved when the nippy winger came on during the second half
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Giving Cherries the bird 0
- Chelsea First Team
- 1st September 2018
The Blues’ 100% start to the season – a statistic as unexpected as a lottery jackpot win – continues following a 2-0 victory against a determined Bournemouth at the Bridge… a game in which a lone pigeon summed up the south coast team’s resolve. The bird, which could probably best be described as unflappable, spent
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Blues creating history 0
- Chelsea First Team
- 7th May 2018
There’s always something special about beating Liverpool, and it has a lot to do with the Reds’ superiority complex. While Scousers bleat on about other clubs not having any history, the irony seems to be lost that a glittering past can actually be a millstone round the neck; a golden backstory that merely serves to
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28 years of hurt ends 0
- Chelsea First Team
- 1st April 2018
Half the Tottenham fans at Stamford Bridge to witness Spurs’ 3-1 victory over their London rivals on Easter Sunday weren’t even born the last time it happened. And a certain Margaret Thatcher was in No10. Twenty-eight years of misery finally ended for the Spurs supporters as Chelsea began brightly with a headed lead through Alvaro
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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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