Tag: Chelsea FC

Chelsea Football Club is a professional football club based in London, England. Founded in 1905, Chelsea currently compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club has won six Premier League titles, eight FA Cups, five League Cups, and four FA Community Shields, as well as a number of European and international competitions. Chelsea’s home ground is Stamford Bridge, which has a capacity of over 40,000 spectators.

Čech: Reception from Chelsea fans was amazing

Petr Čech came away from Stamfrod Bridge frustrated and disappointed on Saturday, but has admitted the reception he received was amazing. The goalkeeper was returning...

Čech takes positives from Arsenal performance

A return to Stamford Bridge saw Petr Čech leave empty handed on Saturday afternoon, but he was happy with the way Arsenal played. The goalkeeper,...

Wenger is the last person to blame for Chelsea defeat

Amazingly, Arsène Wenger is receiving criticism from some quarters after Saturday's defeat to Chelsea. Arsenal had been more than just in the game for the...

Arsenal’s stupidity cost us again at Chelsea

Every game, for 90 minutes, the opposition and the referee will not help us win. They will not afford us any space for errors, our...

Ramsey: We were comfortable with 11 men

Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey has said the team felt comfortable at Stamford Bridge on Saturday before Gabriel's red card left them a man down. The...

Wenger blames Gabriel for red card

Arsène Wenger had plenty to complain about after Arsenal's 2-0 defeat to Chelsea on Saturday but had no qualms about the decision to send...

Picture: Zouma should face ban

All the talk is about Diego Costa and Mike Dean. The referee's incompetence gave Chelsea the upper hand in Saturday's London derby at Stamford Bridge,...

Wenger: I invite Dean to watch what happened

Arsène Wenger was, rightly, feeling hard done by on Saturday as Arsenal lost at Stamford Bridge once again. A finely poised game against the champions...

Mike Dean named man of the match as Chelsea win

A sunny afternoon at Stamford Bridge had seen no real chances as half-time approached on Saturday. Had it stayed as 11 versus 11 then you...

All 8 of Diego Costa’s offences against Arsenal

It's pretty clear that Diego Costa was lucky to stay on the pitch on Saturday afternoon. Mike Dean's refereeing performance, which saw Arsenal receive two...

Look: Diego Costa scratches Gabriel

After a scuff with Chelsea striker Diego Costa shortly before half-time, Arsenal defender Gabriel was sent off on Saturday afternoon. The game had been fairly even,...

Result: Mike Dean + The Cheats 2 Arsenal 0

Arsenal lost at Chelsea on Saturday afternoon thanks to some disgraceful behaviour from Mike Dean and Diego Costa. After midweek, Arsenal knew they had no...

Chelsea’s Oscar thinks confidence is back

Oscar has found himself out of favour this season, but the Brazilian midfielder hopes his Chelsea side are back following their midweek win. The Blues...

Mourinho strangely plays down record before repeating it

José Mourinho has a good record against Arsenal, and he loves reminding people of it. August's Community Shield defeat at Wembley was Mourinho's first to Arsène...

Wenger: Cech doesn’t give us any advantage over Chelsea

Arsenal boss Arsène Wenger has said that having Petr Čech doesn't give the Gunners any significant inside knowledge ahead of Saturday's game against Chelsea. Čech...

Wenger: There are no excuses

A loss on Wednesday night and a long trip back from Croatia isn't exactly a great way to prepare for a big Premier League...

Chelsea v Arsenal: Pressure on Wenger and Mourinho

José Mourinho likes to inspire it, Arsène Wenger likes to avoid it, but there's little doubt that Saturday's game will become another clash between...
Arsenal predicted lineup

Predicted XI: Rotation, rotation, rotation

Arsène Wenger rotated his side for the Champions League defeat to Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday night, but will surely revert to a tried and...

Diego Costa thinks it’s the perfect time to play Arsenal

Chelsea forward Diego Costa thinks a game against Arsenal is the perfect tonic for his team's terrible run of form. A 4-0 victory against Maribor...
Arsenal team news

Team news: Mertesacker could return

Following Wednesday night's disappointment in Zagreb, a number of players are set to return to the starting eleven at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Defender Per...

Unthinkable for Walcott not to start against Chelsea

Theo Walcott must start against Chelsea; of that there is no doubt. On this week's Daily Cannon podcast, Stephen and Matthew had quite an entertaining...
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Midfield strength, Theo and Chelsea

I wrote, on the eve of the new season, that Arsenal's squad depth gave them an excellent chance of winning their first league title...

Two Chelsea stars ruled out of Arsenal match

Jose Mourinho has confirmed that both Pedro and Willian will be left out of Saturday's tie against Arsenal. The announcement will come as welcome news after...

Arsenal attempted Reece Oxford bid

He became a household name when he played well for West Ham United at the Emirates Stadium just a couple of weeks ago, but...

Could Arsenal knock Chelsea out of the title race?

Although Arsenal haven’t had the best of starts to our 2015/16 Premier League campaign, our team look like world beaters compared to Chelsea. The Blues...

Čech confused by lofty clean sheet numbers

Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Čech is not doing a good job of keeping track of his clean sheets. I guess it's tricky when you have as...

Cech: The most important thing is to beat Chelsea

Despite the Champions League returning this week, no-one is really paying much attention to that game with Chelsea next on the Premier League horizon...

Mertesacker to make German TV appearance on Saturday

Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker will be on German television on Saturday night, just hours after the Premier League game against Chelsea. It is almost a...

Mike Dean appointed Chelsea-Arsenal referee

Mike Dean has been appointed the referee for Chelsea v Arsenal on Saturday afternoon. Mike Dean has been appointed the Referee for Saturday's London Derby...

Mourinho mocks Morgan with jibe about managing Arsenal

After winning the Premier League last season, José Mourinho's Chelsea find themselves lingering at 17th in the table. The champions have played five games and...

Čech denies breaking record

There was some confusion on Saturday afternoon as Petr Čech kept his third Premier League clean sheet for Arsenal. The goalkeeper's three clean sheets in...

Ancelotti wants Arsenal job – report

According to reports, incredibly decorated Italian manager Carlo Ancelotti would like to replace Arsène Wenger when the manager is no longer in charge at...
from Arsenal's opposition

Matic ‘hopes’ Chelsea will be ready for Arsenal

Despite both sides having a Champions League match midweek, most fans' attention has already turned to the Premier League game at Stamford Bridge on...

Mourinho: We’re candidates to beat Arsenal

After watching his side lose to Everton at Goodison Park, Jose Mourinho believes Chelsea 'are candidates' to beat Arsenal when the two sides meet at...

Čech could clinch clean sheet record at Chelsea

Following Arsenal's 2-0 defeat of Stoke City on Sunday afternoon, goalkeeper Petr Čech is within touching distance of the Premier League clean sheet record. The...

Chelsea goalkeeper to miss Arsenal game

Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has been ruled out of action for 10 weeks after undergoing surgery on a meniscus injury. The goalkeeper kept two clean...

Barcelona could target Walcott – report

With Danny Welbeck injured, Arsenal may count themselves lucky that Theo Walcott wants to play centrally. The Englishman will be needed in central areas more...
Santi Cazorla

Cazorla: Diego Costa will start scoring

On international duty, club rivals become team-mates for a week or two. Santi Cazorla has been speaking about playing with Diego Costa and is backing...

Kompany expecting Arsenal to come back

Manchester City's blistering start to the season has seen most people give up a title chase before we even hit September. The Citizens, who last...

Cudicini lauds Cech

When Petr Čech arrived in England in 2004, Carlo Cudicini was widely regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the country. Unfortunately for the...