It’s been a bit of an up and down season for Chelsea so far – from the media’s point of view at least. Because while the vast majority of us must be over the moon with the sort of football Scolari’s given us, even at this early, unpolished stage, the press have continued to blow [...]

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Nicolas Anelka has played a lot more this season courtesy of Didier Drogba’s persistent injury problems so far this term. However, despite getting much more of a look in, Anelka suggests his preference would actually be to play alongside the Ivorian.
Anelka says “Didier and I can play together but we have not done that [...]

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An estimated 3,600 supporters are thought to be travelling to Rome tonight for Chelsea’s Champions League tie with AS Roma, which probably means it’ll be nearer 4,000.
As we all know, it’s not the safest place in the world to go and watch a game, with the ‘ultras’ being total headcases, to put it mildly. [...]

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Chelsea will be looking to make it ten points from four games and a place in the last 16 as they face AS Roma at the Stadio Olimpico in tonight’s Champions League game. Roma meanwhile, who lost by a narrow 1-0 to us at Stamford Bridge a couple of weeks ago, will be fighting to [...]

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Chelsea confirmed yesterday that Ashley Cole has been ruled out for up to ten days with a tear to his calf muscle.
Chelsea’s first choice left-back was injured in a challenge with Sunderland’s Steed Malbranque during our 5-0 win on Saturday and was replaced by Wayne Bridge. Cole has not travelled to Italy for the [...]

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