Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel handed timely boost by Saul Niguez and Lewis Hall in Cup rout

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel handed timely boost by improvement of Saul Niguez and bright debut of 17-year-old wonderkid Lewis Hall in FA Cup rout of Chesterfield By Matt Barlow for the Daily Mail Published: 22:30 GMT, 9 January 2022 | Updated: 22:51 GMT, 9 January 2022 The progress of Saul Niguez and a bright debut … Read more

Tottenham: Antonio Conte refusing to get fans’ trophy hopes up ahead of FA Cup opener vs Morecambe

Antonio Conte refusing to get Tottenham fans’ trophy hopes up as he promises to be ‘realistic’ with them ahead of their FA Cup opener against Morecambe… three days after admitting they are a ‘middle club’ Tottenham are set to face Morecambe in the FA Cup third round on Sunday They have not won the competition … Read more

Chelsea fans urge Romelu Lukaku to ‘prove he’s sorry’ with his on-field displays

‘So when was the right moment to disrespect us?’: Romelu Lukaku’s apology for controversial interview doesn’t sit well with all Chelsea fans who suggest he ‘proves he’s sorry’ with his performances on the pitch By Kieran Lynch For Mailonline Published: 00:40 GMT, 5 January 2022 | Updated: 01:15 GMT, 5 January 2022 Romelu Lukaku’s apology … Read more

Chelsea loanee Conor Gallagher named in Marca’s wonderkids to watch in 2022

Chelsea loanee Conor Gallagher hailed by Spanish media as a ‘jewel’ as Marca name the midfielder in their  wonderkids to watch in 2022 after impressive displays on loan at Crystal Palace Midfielder Conor Gallagher is enjoying a stellar season on loan at Crystal Palace  The 21-year-old has netted six times and provided six assists in the league … Read more

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk is labelled as ‘lazy’ after Christian Pulic’s equaliser

Virgil van Dijk was ‘LAZY’ defending against Chelsea and ‘wasn’t even sprinting’ for their equaliser, say Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Graeme Souness, as Jamie Carragher bemoans Liverpool’s offside line ‘obsession’ Liverpool were held to a 2-2 draw by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday They squandered a two-goal lead as Christian Pulisic equalised before half … Read more

Alvaro Morata set to join Barcelona’ on six-month loan with option to buy

Alvaro Morata is set to cut his Juventus nightmare short by ‘returning to Spain to join Barcelona on a six-month loan deal with option to buy’, with transfer from LaLiga rivals Atletico Madrid now ‘95% done’ after Xavi’s insistence Reports in Spain claim Alvaro Morata will be joining Barcelona this month The former Real Madrid … Read more

PETER CROUCH: English football’s mad festive schedule is a tradition we MUST protect

A confession — I slipped up the other day. Big time. I mentioned to Abbey, my wife, that I miss going in for training and playing at Christmas time. You should have seen the look. ‘Really?!’  I’ll use this space to place on record that I love my family time, in case she is reading, … Read more

Chelsea’s match with Liverpool marks the start of a safe standing trial period in the Premier League

Chelsea’s Premier League match with Liverpool at Stamford Bridge marks the start of a safe-standing trial period in the top two divisions in English football, with fans allowed on their feet for the first time since 1994 The stadiums in the top two divisions have previously been all-seater venues There’ll now be safe standing zones … Read more

Edouard Mendy says Sadio Mane should have been sent off before pair fly off to AFCON

Edouard Mendy says ‘brother’ Sadio Mane SHOULD have been sent off for elbowing Chelsea teammate Cesar Azpilicueta… before sharing a picture with the Liverpool star as they jet off to the African Cup of Nations Sadio Mane was controversially not sent off for an elbow on Cesar Azpilicueta He then opened the scoring past his … Read more

Cesar Azpilicueta left furious after Liverpool’s Sadio Mane was not sent off for elbowing him

‘It’s a CLEAR red card!’ Cesar Azpilicueta left furious after Liverpool’s Sadio Mane was not sent off for elbowing him in opening seconds of Chelsea’s draw with the Reds before hitting out at lack of consistency from top flight officials Sadio Mane elbowed Cesar Azpilicueta in the face just six second into the game The … Read more