Pep Guardiola admitted Manchester City have little margin for error in the title race after labouring to a 3-0 win at bottom side Hull. City could ill afford to drop points at the KCOM Stadium after Premier League leaders Chelsea won their 12th game in succession earlier on Boxing Day. They eventually prevailed in a […]
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Antonio Conte says Chelsea showed they can keep winning in the absence of Diego Costa and N’Golo Kante as Eden Hazard inspired a 3-0 victory over Bournemouth. Pedro scored twice but it was Hazard, who netted with a penalty, who thrived in a central role as Costa and Kante served one-match suspensions and Chelsea won […]
Antonio Conte has warned title-chasing rivals that Chelsea won’t buckle under the pressure of leading the Premier League. Chelsea are six points clear of Liverpool at the top of the table going into the festive period and are now overwhelming favourites to lift the title in Conte’s first season at the club. But it remains […]
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has slammed the Premier League for giving Chelsea an easy ride over the Christmas period. Premier League leaders Chelsea play three games in 10 days whereas Manchester United, Manchester City and Spurs play three matches in eight days and Liverpool have three fixtures in seven days. Chelsea, who are six […]
Chelsea have officially announced that Oscar has been sold to Shanghai SIPG for a club record fee of £60m, eclipsing the £50m fee received from Paris Saint-Germain for David Luiz in the summer of 2014. Chelsea said in a statement on their official website: “We thank Oscar for his wonderful service and wish him the […]
James Rodriguez has said he is considering asking for a move away from Real Madrid in the January transfer window. James, who joined for €80 million after the 2014 World Cup, has struggled for playing time in recent months. The 25-year-old Colombia international, under contract until 2018, spent the entirety of Madrid’s Club World Cup […]
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte hailed his side’s character after they beat Crystal Palace 1-0 to clinch a club-record equalling 11th successive league win. The Italian boss has earned plenty of praise during the Blues’ winning streak, engineered by a switch to his preferred 3-4-3 formation, but Conte refused to take the credit after this latest […]
Chelsea have announced a loss of £71 million for the year ended June 30, 2016 having incurred ‘exceptional costs.’ The club were down £75.3m with a significant chunk of that as a result of the Blues paying compensation for terminating the club’s contract with adidas early. Since the financial year, Chelsea announced a a new […]
Antonio Conte has told his players to ignore the Premier League table after seeing Chelsea go six points clear at the top with victory at Sunderland. Cesc Fabregas’ first league goal of the season secured a 1-0 win at the Stadium of Light, the Blues’ 10th in succession, and opened up the gap above Liverpool […]