Using the data from whoscored.com, here is a look at the Premier League players with biggest drop in ratings between last season and this. Topping the list is LA Galaxy bound Steven Gerrard, as the Liverpool captain has been unable to recapture the form that helped Liverpool come so close to winning the title last […]
Chelsea
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho admitted his side were fortunate to come away with a draw in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie with Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday as he hailed goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. PSG had the better of the game but only had a second-half Edinson Cavani goal to show for their […]
IT was backs against the wall for most of the second half but a Branislav Ivanovic header earned Chelsea a 1-1 draw in their Champions League first leg with Paris Saint-Germain at Parc des Princes. Ivanovic valuable away goal means that Chelsea are well placed to advance to the quarter-finals after Ivanovic netted a vital […]
Chelsea star Eden Hazard has signed a new five-and-a-half-year contract at Stamford Bridge that will pay him a reported £200,000-per-week, the most money the Premier League leaders have ever paid anyone. Hazard joined Chelsea from Lille in June 2012 and has since made a total 147 appearances for the Blues, scoring 43 goals. “I am […]
In a rare midweek set of Premier League matches, an 89th minute goal from Willian kept Chelsea’s lead at the top of the Premier League at seven points. With Manchester City winning at Stoke 4-1, this was one of those results that wins a club the title. Without the suspended Diego Costa, Chelsea struggled to […]
REally interesting article in Get West London about how Roman Abramovich told the Chelsea boss that he the days of freely spending on players was over and that ht would have to balance the books at Stamford Bridge. Mourinho, who has sold even better than he has bought as Chelsea, made it clear that the […]
Under siege Chelsea retained a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League after drawing 1-1 with Manchester City at Stamford Bridge. Loic Remy, replacing the suspended Diego Costa, struck four minutes before the break, but David Silva deflected in Sergio Aguero’s shot moments later to bring City level. In the second half both […]
Chelsea striker Diego Costa has been suspended for three games after losing his appeal against his violent conduct charge for stamping on Liverpool’s Emre Can. Costa will miss the Premier League games against Manchester City, Aston Villa and Everton after he was found guilty of deliberately stepping on Can during Chelsea’s Capital One Cup semifinal […]
In what is not a surprise to anyone but Jose Mourinho, Chelsea striker Diego Costa has been charged by the FA with violent conduct after his first half stamp on Liverpool’s Emre Can after referee Michael Oliver admitted he did not see the incident. The FA statement read: “Diego Costa has been charged by The […]