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Tottenham v Newcastle, Saturday 12:45  – Yet another superb strike from Gareth Bale secured all three points for Tottenham as they defeated 10-man West Brom 0-1 at The Hawthorns. – Despite his much vaunted attacking abilities, Moussa Dembele will be looking to sharpen up some of his defensive work this weekend. Out of all […]
From EA SPORTS TM data analysis for transfer deadline day, using Official Barclays Premier League data.
Reading v Chelsea, 20:00 Reading came from a goal behind against Newcastle to win 2-1 thanks to a brace from Adam le Fondre. Le Fondre’s goals took his tally for the season to eight coming from an efficient 32 shots at goal averaging exactly 4 shots per goal. To put that in context, […]
VIDEO: Chelsea fans continue anti-Rafa songs at Brentford
The ball boy who was kicked in the ribs by Eden Hazard in the Capital One Cup this evening admitted to his plan for time wasting ahead of kick-off on Twitter. Charlie Morgan was lying on the ball after it went out of play as Swansea were clinging on for a draw to ensure their […]
Chelsea v Arsenal, Sunday 13:30  – Chelsea allowed a two-goal lead to slip through their fingers as Southampton battled back to earn a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge. New signing Demba Ba continued to pick up where he left off at Newcastle, but his and Eden Hazard’s goals were not enough to prevent Chelsea fans […]
Stoke v Chelsea, Saturday 15:00 – Stoke haven’t had a great start to 2013, with a 3-0 loss at the hands of Man City in the league and a 0-0 draw in the FA Cup against Crystal Palace. One highlight, however, will be the signing of a new contract by Ryan Shawcross. – Shawcross […]
Joe Cole is a boyhood Chelsea fan and spent seven years at Stamford Bridge following his move from West Ham. However, when he joined Liverpool he made some comments about his new club which might have put his former fans’ noses out of joint. He claimed that Liverpool were the biggest club in the country […]
As a teenager Demba Ba took part in unsuccessful trials at Watford, Barnsley, Swansea City, Lyon and Auxerre, before FC Rouen, in France’s fourth division, finally took a gamble on his services. He spent a season there, scoring 22 goals in 26 games, then joined Mouscron in Belgium’s first tier. After 8 goals in 12 […]
Demba Ba today completed his £7.5m move from Newcastle United for Chelsea, which has seen him travel from relegated West Ham to the champions of Europe in just eighteen months. “It feels good to be here, I’m very happy and very proud,” said Ba. “It was important for me, and for Newcastle, to get my […]
November 18th 1999: Harry Redknapp, West Ham manager “He is an exciting young lad and I would love to see him go right to the top. He could have gone anywhere as a lad – Manchester United, Arsenal‚ every club in the land wanted him but he chose West Ham and now we are talking […]
The first pictures of Demba Ba with his Chelsea shirt and new manager following his £7m move from Newcastle.
Daniel Sturridge has played 161 minutes of Premier League football for Chelsea this season, having started one game and being brought on as a substitute for six games. He has completed 61 of his attempted 71 passes in the league this season, giving him an accuracy rate of 86% (Torres 70%). He has been successful […]
Everton v Chelsea, Sunday 13:30 Everton have clocked up back to back 2-1 victories so far this Christmas with wins over Wigan and West Ham. Four different goalscorers across the games (Pienaar, Osman, Jagielka, and Anichebe) is testimony to the depth of Moyes’ squad Jagielka’s goal added to an incredible season for the […]
Chelsea v Aston Villa, Sunday 16:00 – Chelsea will be hoping to mark their return to the Premier League with a win, following their disappointment in the World Club Cup. They will be looking to pick up where they left off in the league where on their last outing they beat Sunderland 1-3 at the […]
Following Chelsea’s 1-0 defeat in the final of the Club World Cup, Lucas Piazon has criticised his team mates, believing that their trip to Japan was a waste of time because the players didn’t care enough. “We lacked character and love for the shirt,” he said. “Nobody wanted to play. At least Oscar tried, I […]
VIDEO: Torres’ costly miss for Chelsea in Club World Cup final
VIDEO – Chelsea lose to Corinthians in Club World Cup final