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Chelsea vs Krasnodar: Champions League Match Preview, Team News and Predicted Line-ups
Chelsea head into their last group game of the 2020-21 Champions League campaign as leaders and manager Frank Lampard will be expected to name a couple of his fringe players in the starting XI against Krasnodar tonight. [embedded content] The Blues have won four and drawn one of their opening five games, pipping Sevilla to the top spot following last week’s Olivier Giroud’s inspired 4-0 victory at Seville, and tonight’s game gives them the chance to hand deserved rests to a lot of their players given the tough schedule ahead. Krasnodar have also booked their place in the Europa League last-32 having finished as third in Group E, and they will only be playing for the pride tonight. Despite the match being a dead-rubber affair, the 2000 Chelsea fans allowed into the Stamford Bridge tonight w...
Chelsea Plan to Reject All Bids For Callum Hudson-Odoi
Chelsea are planning to keep youngster Callum Hudson-Odoi at Stamford Bridge this January, according to David Ornstein of The Athletic. Hudson-Odoi has been at Chelsea since 2007, and he made his professional debut for the club in January 2018 against Newcastle United after coming through the youth ranks. The 20-year-old has made 73 appearances for the Blues, scoring on 11 occasions in all competitions. This form has earned him three caps for the English national team. Hudson-Odoi playing for England However, the arrivals of Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech, as well as the end-season form of Christian Pulisic, have seen the young Englishman’s playing time limited this season, starting just one league game so far. Nonetheless, The Athletic report that Chelsea are determined to keep the winger a...
Six Premier League Clubs Offered Paulo Dybala
Juventus forward Paulo Dybala has been offered to six different Premier League clubs, according to 90min. Dybala joined Juventus from Palermo in 2015. Since then, he has made 238 appearances, scoring 96 times in all competitions. Under former manager Maurizio Sarri, he shone, winning Serie A Player of the Season as his side won a ninth successive league title. Dybala celebrates scoring one of his many Juventus goals However, under new boss Andrea Pirlo, the Argentine has struggled for form, netting just once in a 4-1 away win against Ferencvaros. He often finds himself competing with Spaniard Alvaro Morata for a starting berth. And now it looks like the Turin side are ready to let him go, with six Premier League sides reportedly offered his services. According to 90min, each of English foo...
Jose Mourinho lauds Spurs’ Premier League’s outstanding run
Tottenham boss, Jose Mourinho, has hailed the manner of their performance in victory over Arsenal. Harry Kane and Heung-min Son struck the goals and Mourinho says his Premier League leaders have “grown-up”. Mourinho said, “Harry Kane clearing balls in the box, Sonny for the first 60 minutes as a winger and then a second striker – it is not just about scoring goals and being world-class players. “It is about being great guys and doing your best for the team. “We grew up. I can imagine lots of people can imagine three matches in a row – against Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal – would be a moment for us to drop points and go back to ‘normality’ but we didn’t go back to ‘normality’. We are there. I believe one more week at the top of the table unless Liverpool win by many.” Get more stori...
Chelsea vs Leeds United Match Preview, Team News and Predicted Line-ups
Chelsea host Leeds United on Saturday and will look to secure their sixth Premier League victory of 2020-21 and maintain their unbeaten run across all competitions. Frank Lampard’s side haven’t lost since the 2-0 defeat at the hands of Liverpool on matchday two, but they face a tough opponent in Marcelo Bielsa’s side and a victory will be seen as another statement of intent as they look to establish themselves as title contenders. Leeds are seeking for their fifth league win since securing top-flight promotion, and given how impressive they have been in some of their games, not many will bet against them as far as leaving Stamford Bridge with a result goes. The Yorkshire outfit held Arsenal to a goalless draw before securing a 1-0 win over Everton at Goodison Park last time out, and they w...
‘He should be proud’: Lampard raves about Leeds star who is ‘playing very well’
Frank Lampard has showered heaps of praise on Patrick Bamford ahead of Chelsea’s Premier League clash against Leeds United on Saturday at Stamford Bridge. Bamford joined the Blues in 2012 from Nottingham Forest and spent five seasons at the London club. However, he didn’t make any single appearance for Chelsea and spent loan spells at six different clubs during that time. Lampard has said that Bamford had ‘great finishing ability’ in those early stages at Chelsea. The Blues boss suggests that Bamford didn’t make the cut in the star-studded Chelsea squad due to the fierce competition at the club. However, he feels that the 27-year-old should be proud of his achievement. This is what Lampard has said about Bamford, as quoted by Football London: “Yes, I remember him well. He trained with us q...
Predicted Leeds starting XI vs Chelsea: Bielsa to make just one change, 28 y/o dropped
Leeds United will travel to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea on Saturday evening, and you can watch this and other Premier League games live online. Kick-off: 19:45pm Tv Info: Sky Sports Main Event (with crowd noise) and Sky Sports Premier League (without crowd noise). The match is also available to follow on Sky Go. Leeds returned to winning ways last weekend by defeating Everton 1-0 at Goodison Park. They are up against Chelsea next who are in terrific form at the moment, having remained undefeated in their last 15 games in all competitions. Marcelo Bielsa’s side have shown this season that they are capable of giving a tough fight against quality opposition, and that’s why the fixture promises to be a cracker. This is the team we expect the Argentine to select against Leeds...
‘Yes please’, ‘no thanks’: Many West Ham fans divided after hearing latest transfer rumour
Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud has no shortage of admirers, with Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham reportedly vying for his signature. The 34-year-old striker has dropped down the pecking order at the Blues this season behind Timo Werner and Tammy Abraham. Although Frank Lampard wants him to stay, the Frenchman could look to move elsewhere in January in order to play regularly. According to TalkSport, Giroud – who scored all four goals in Chelsea’s 4-0 win over Sevilla in the midweek – has been targeted by London rivals West Ham and Spurs. There has been interest in him from foreign clubs, but West Ham could be an attractive destination as David Moyes is reportedly a big fan of the player. Many Hammers fans have taken to social networking site Twitter to express their opinion about whether Gi...
‘He’s healthy’: Bielsa delivers positive update on Leeds player…but won’t play vs Chelsea
Leeds United will travel to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea in the Premier League clash on Saturday evening, and Marcelo Bielsa will be hoping to keep the winning run going. Ahead of the match, Bielsa has delivered the latest fitness news. The Argentine has confirmed that Diego Llorente has recovered fully. The Spaniard – who joined the Yorkshire club during the summer transfer window – has struggled with a groin injury that he picked up in October. He hasn’t played a game since, and it looks like he will have to wait for a while to make his Leeds debut. Although he has recovered completely, Bielsa is not looking to rush him. The Argentine has made it clear that he wants the 27-year-old to regain match fitness by playing for the U23 side before he features for the first team. Therein...
Sevilla vs Chelsea: Champions League Match Preview, Team News and Predicted Line-ups
Sevilla host Chelsea tonight in the return leg of their Group E clash, and both sides will be gunning for victory in order to finish top of their group. You can watch this and other Champions League games live online. [embedded content] Both teams have already qualified for the last-16 following three wins and a draw apiece, but the Blues are topping the group due to a superior goal advantage. Maintaining their position at the end of the group stage campaign could hand Chelsea a favourable draw in the knockout stages, and it’s why the La Liga side will be keen to snatch it away from them. While Chelsea manager Frank Lampard would be tempted to ring the changes and hand fringe players a chance to impress, he would want to keep his side’s momentum and unbeaten run going, and that could ...
Journalist: Chelsea in the hunt to sign two-time CL winner…three y/r deal offered
Chelsea remain in the hunt to sign David Alaba from Bayern Munich, according to reliable journalist and transfer expert, Nicolo Schira. A host of clubs including Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain are keeping close tabs on his situation, while La Liga champions Real Madrid are also interested. Schira claims (via Twitter) that both Chelsea and PSG have offered a three-year contract for Alaba and have opened talks with his agent, Pini Zahavi. The 28-year-old – who is out of contract in the summer, free to talk to other clubs in January, and is yet to sign a new deal – is demanding a four-year deal with a salary of €15m/year. Smart move from Chelsea According to a recent report from Spanish newspaper AS, the Blues are frontrunners in the race to sign the Austrian defender. He would ...
Chelsea enjoying top form, but should they be considered Premier League title contenders?
A summer full of big-name transfers put Chelsea on the headlines across England and Europe with the hope they could fight for a title this term with a new-look squad. From Timo Werner up top to veteran centre-back Thiago Silva anchoring the backline, there’s simply just a different feel at Stamford Bridge this season. Matchday one saw them get off to a positive start, burying Brighton in convincing fashion. But in just their second fixture of the campaign, the Blues faced a daunting task against current title-holders, Liverpool. A red card just before half ultimately hurt Chelsea, with the Reds eventually taking away three points thanks to Sadio Mane’s double in the second period. However, since that defeat to the Merseysiders, the Blues have looked very promising, going unbeaten in their ...
