3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (476+ words) Chelsea face the Premier League’s only remaining perfect defence when Hull City visit Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Xabi Alonso’s side have already shown they can score freely. Chelsea have struck 16 times across their opening five competitive matches, including six during…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (417+ words) Chelsea should restore almost their entire first-choice side when Hull City visit Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon. Xabi Alonso made nine changes for Wednesday’s extraordinary 6-3 Carabao Cup victory over Leeds United. Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers, Pedro Neto and Reece James…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (278+ words) Chelsea return to Premier League action against Hull City on Saturday after their remarkable midweek Carabao Cup victory over Leeds United. Xabi Alonso’s side recovered from two goals down to win 6-3 against Leeds at Stamford Bridge. Attention now turns immediately…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (517+ words) Chelsea have already produced 26 goals at either end across their opening five competitive matches, but Xabi Alonso is not entirely comfortable with the chaos. The Blues have scored 16 and conceded 10 during an extraordinary start to the campaign, culminating in Wednesday…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (592+ words) Morgan Rogers needed just 45 minutes to underline his growing importance to Chelsea during the remarkable 6-3 Carabao Cup victory over Leeds United. Morgan Rogers started on the bench as Xabi Alonso made nine changes at Stamford Bridge. By half-time, Chelsea were…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (460+ words) Xabi Alonso has praised Valentin Barco’s mentality and adaptation at Chelsea as the Argentine pushes for another start against Leeds United. Barco has only started once competitively since joining Chelsea from Strasbourg, but that opportunity came in the previous round…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (446+ words) Leeds United could be without Daniel James for Wednesday night’s Carabao Cup tie against Chelsea after Daniel Farke confirmed the winger is an injury doubt. James reported back and hamstring discomfort during the warm-up before Leeds’ 1-1 draw at Brighton on…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (387+ words) Jarred Gillett will referee Chelsea vs Leeds United in Wednesday night’s Carabao Cup third-round tie at Stamford Bridge, with VAR not in operation. The Australian has been appointed for the 8pm BST clash as Xabi Alonso’s Chelsea look to respond to…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (727+ words) Chelsea could make sweeping changes to their starting XI against Leeds United on Wednesday night as Xabi Alonso manages a rapid turnaround from Sunday’s defeat at Arsenal. The Blues host Leeds at Stamford Bridge in the Carabao Cup third round…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (404+ words) The Premier League has explained why Arsenal defender Gabriel was not sent off after catching Chelsea goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez in the face during Sunday’s 2-1 defeat at the Emirates Stadium. The incident came only minutes after Morgan Rogers had fired Chelsea…...