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 Chelsea confirm the starting line-up ahead of todays top of the table clash against Arsenal  Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca makes one change ahead of a big London derby top of the table clash against Arsenal . Chelsea head into today's game off the back of a thoroughly dominant performance in the champions league on Tuesday dismantling Barcelona 3-0 in the champions league and are looking to clash the gap on league leaders Arsenal at the top of the table down to 3 points.  Robert Sanchez retains his spot in goal behind the same back four which started Tuesday's champions league game against Barcelona with Malo Gusto, Trevoh Chalobah, Marc Cucurella and Wesley Fofana starting against the Gunners.  Reece James partners Moises Caicedo in midfield with Enzo Fernandez pushing up further forward in the advanced central midfield role and is set to be joined on the flanks by Estevao Willian and Pedro Neto with Joao Pedro set to lead the line.  More good news for Blues fans ...

A clash between first and second awaits us on Sunday as league leaders Arsenal to visit Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea in what should prove to be a mouth-watering clash. Here are all of the stats and facts ahead of Sunday's game.  Enzo Maresca's side are 12 games into the premier league campaign and although they undertook a shorter 3 week pre-season having won the Club World Cup find themselves second in the premier league table sitting on 23 points.  The Gunners, managed by Mikel Arteta find themselves sitting at the top of the premier league table on 29 points heading into Sunday's game. Head to Head The Blues have played more games against Arsenal (211) than any other club in the premier league, 12 more than Liverpool and 13 more against Manchester United. The fixture on Sunday will mark the Blues 98th meeting at Stamford Bridge in all competitions.  The last home win against the Gunners came back in August 2018 where Chelsea managed by Maurizio Sarri won 3-2. The...

The Blues fine record at Turf Moor continues as goals from Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandez settle a hard fought contest  There had been plenty of opportunities for Chelsea before the Portuguese winger met a superb delivery from Jamie Gittens with a diving header on 36 minutes with his third goal in his last five starts to put the Blues ahead.  Neto came close to a second shortly striking the woodwork on the hour, with Clarets goalkeeper Martin Dubravka saving from Gusto who came on as a sub with the Blues looking to put the game to bed in the first half. The hosts best chance was wasted by Zion Flemming and though they begun to apply some late pressure, Enzo Fernandez struck from close range with a couple of minutes remaining to secure victory for the Blues to put them up to second 3 points of leaders Arsenal securing a third straight victory in the league without conceding.  Team news  Making his 50th premier league game in charge of the Blues Enzo Maresca made four c...

 My first goal is only the start says Blues right back Malo Gusto  After reaching 98 appearances in a Blue shirt, it's fair to say that Malo Gusto was certainly most pleased to see his long awaited goal drought for his first Chelsea goal come to an end. However the French full back believes that that this is only the beginning as the Frenchman helped the Blues to a 3-0 win at home to Wolves.  Chelsea secured the three points thanks to three goals in the second half as they headed into the November international break with a spring in their step , and it was Gusto who broke the deadlock. Latching onto Alejandro Garnacho's lopping cross and heading the ball passed the oncoming Wolves goalkeeper, Gusto showed the intent of a striker wheeling away to celebrate with the Chelsea fans in the Matthew Harding lower end.  Elsewhere, in the second half for Chelsea Joao Pedro doubled the Blues advantage which his second goal in as many games, with Pedro Neto wrapping up the resu...

There was a surprise amongst the media to see the Blues training a day before their champions league clash at Qarabag, with a five hour flight awaiting the Chelsea players, however, Blues boss Enzo Maresca explains the logic behind the pre-game plan as the Blues look to secure 3 points in Azerbaijan. With their being a four hour time difference, comprised with a five hour flight time and a 5,000 mile road trip, the Blues journey to Azerbaijan always proving to be a logistical challenge for Maresca and his coaching staff , as they weave their way through plans for training and recovery around travelling.  The Blues head coach feels as though he has found the right balance with Chelsea set to remain on English time despite being in the view of the Caspian Sea. When giving supporters further clarity on the Blues travelling arrangements, Maresca detailed how he has been able to manage his squad ahead of the clash with the Azerbaijan side on Wednesday night.  Maresca went onto add ...

The blues make it 7 wins out of 8 in the premier league with a dominant display at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium ending with a deserved 1-0 win Joao Pedro with Chelsea's winner in a well deserved win at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium A dominant first half from the Blues saw them go a goal up at the break after some fine pressing from Moises Caicedo resulted in Joao Pedro getting the opener for the Blues. The game was a stroll in the park for the Blues who were rarely ever troubled by the hosts and could and should have added another in the second half, Pedro Neto forcing two saves from Guglielmo Vicario in the Tottenham goal in normal time, Jamie Gittens missed a glorious opportunity later and the Spurs shot stopper also produced a great save to deny Joao Pedro in injury time.  The blues in the end had to settle for a solitary goal however, this was enough to secure another victory over Tottenham to move the Blues into the top 4, level on points with Spurs who sit in third. Ten Chan...

  Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur meet in their tenth premier league fixture of the season with 3 points separating  the two sites in the table. Here are all of the vital pre-match facts and figures for the Blues ahead of tonight's London derby  Head to Head  The blues have won more league games at Spurs than they have lost winning 29 and losing 28 Spurs have won only one of their last 13 premier league games against the Blues ( 2 drawn and 10 defeats) their last victory against the Blues was a 2-0 win back in February 2023 Chelsea have won 5 out of the last 6 premier league games at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium with only one defeat, making this the most wins picked up by any visiting site at the ground since Spurs made the move in 2019. The Blues have won their last four premier league games against Spurs and are aiming for a fifth consecutive win, a feat last achieved between 2000 and 2002 with six consecutive wins. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink scored eight goals in thos...