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Chelsea striker Joao Pedro recognised the importance of yesterday’s 2-0 win at home to Brentford in which the Blues had to dig in for the win whilst exhibiting an impressive spirit and toughness against a good team. Joao Pedro celebrates scoring Chelsea's opener against Brentford  The game proved to be of few clear cut opportunities for the Blues, but it was a win that was hard fought and efficient, with the Blues scoring both goals with their only shots on target. The first coming from the Brazilian who clinically smashed home the opener, before Cole Palmer made sure of the points from the spot after the break.  Realising how difficult the challenge was Joao Pedro was delighted to have contributed towards the win for the Blues their first since December especially against fellow West London outfit Brentford who have proved their quality with wins against Manchester City, Aston Villa and Manchester United this season.  The 24 year old Brazilian believes that yesterday...

Liam Rosenior's first starting line-up as Chelsea head coach comprises of 8 changes as the Blues kick off their FA cup campaign at Charlton Athletic  Liam Rosenior was only appointed head coach on Tuesday however, did not officially take charge of  the team until Thursday, the day after Chelsea's defeat to Fulham. There is a start in goal for Filip Jorgensen with a back four comprised of Josh Acheampong, Tosin Adarabioyo, Benoit Badiashile and Jorrel Hato. The Blues are captained by Moises Caicedo who is partnered in midfield by Andrey Santos, with starts for Alejandro Garnacho, Facundo Buoananotte and Jamie Gittens with Marc Guiu  set to lead the line. 

Blues Head Coach Liam Rosenior says that he and his players are focused purely on giving the fantastic Chelsea supporters the success that they want and deserve, while fostering a bond with the Blues supporters which will make Stamford Bridge a fortress again.  The 41 year old newly appointed head coach takes charge of his first game today with the Blues making a short round trip across London to face Charlton in the third round of the FA cup  Rosenior is looking to stamp his mark and make an impression with the supporters with  his sides style of football and is determined to give the fans a team and a performance they can be proud of.  When asked about this Rosenior said " My main focus is on the performance of this team, I think that if your a supporter and you see a performance from your team then even though you may not win but if the fans see players running and showing some fight and giving everything for the shirt then you will go home happy. This is what I w...

Blues interim head coach Callum McFarlane makes six changes to the Chelsea starting XI ahead of tonight's premier league clash with Fulham   New Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior was appointed yesterday it is Calum McFarlane who oversees tonight's clash at Craven Cottage. Chelsea will be looking to build upon their hard earned draw away at Manchester City on Sunday.  Goalkeeper Robert Sanchez missed the draw on Sunday due to injury and returns to start in goal for tonight's West London derby at Craven Cottage. He is expected to be protected by a defence which consists of Malo Gusto, Tosin Adarabioyo, Trevoh Chalobah and Marc Cucurella.  There is a return back to the side for Moises Caicedo after the Ecuadorian served a one game suspension against Manchester City.  Caicedo is set to be partnered in midfield by Andrey Santos after the Brazilian's impressive second half outing on Sunday. There is a start for Cole Palmer once more along with the Blues goalscorer at t...

Blues boss Enzo Maresca has confirmed that he does not expect Jorrell Hato to be fit to face Bournemouth tomorrow however, expects Wesley Fofana to be in contention to feature after being an unused substitute in the defeat at home to Aston Villa last weekend.  Chelsea return to action at Stamford Bridge tomorrow evening and look to but the defeat over the weekend against Aston Villa behind them and return to winning ways as they host Bournemouth hoping to end 2025 with a win. The Blues will be without long term absentees Levi Colwill, Dario Essugo and Romeo Lavia for the visit of the Cherries, with Maresca predicting that Hato will be ready to return in time from the injury which he sustained during the half time warm up against Newcastle United.  When asked about Hato at his pre match press conference which took place on Saturday. Enzo Maresca said " For Bournemouth, no I don't think he will be ready." Though the Blues defeat against Aston Villa over the weekend was frus...

Blues shot stopper Robert Sanchez has kept the joint most clean sheets in premier league this season, ahead of the visit of Aston Villa to Stamford Bridge he explains why the Blues are doing so well defensively. Robert Sanchez has kept a clean sheet in 9 out of the Blues last 17 games in the 2025/26 season and is one clean sheet away from his Spanish compatriot David Raya's tally of 10 clean sheets recorded last season. Sanchez's good form in goal for the Blues was recognised most recently when he was named in the PFA premier league fans player of the month for November. However, the Spaniard acknowledges that it is a much collective effort when it comes to stopping the opposition from scoring. When asked about this Sanchez went onto state that when he and whichever 4 it was at the back, that whoever plays, it is important that they understand each others strengths and weaknesses and that they play to help each other in order to get the best performance possible.  Sanchez then ...