Webster dents Chelsea’s title hopes
Chelsea surrendered a lead against Brighton for the second time in a month as both sides had to again settle for a 1-1 draw on Tuesday.
Chelsea surrendered a lead against Brighton for the second time in a month as both sides had to again settle for a 1-1 draw on Tuesday.
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel blamed fatigue for an alarming slump in form that continued with a 1-1 draw at Brighton on Tuesday.
Thomas Tuchel said on Monday it would be wrong to change Chelsea’s approach just to suit misfiring striker Romelu Lukaku, insisting the club are doing “everything to help him”.
Chelsea scooped three individual prizes at the Best FIFA Football Awards, with Thomas Tuchel, Emma Hayes and Edouard Mendy all winning their categories.
Despite further disruption with postponed fixtures, the Premier League once again delivered a weekend of excitement and intrigue.
Pep Guardiola hailed a crucial victory after Manchester City took a huge step towards retaining the Premier League title with a hard-fought 1-0 win over rivals Chelsea.
Manchester City took another huge step towards retaining the Premier League title as one moment of inspiration from Kevin De Bruyne saw off Chelsea 1-0 to open up a 13-point lead at the top of the table.
Nine Premier League fixtures will take place this weekend after the majority of clubs have battled through their recent Covid-19 issues.
Chelsea reached the League Cup final with a 1-0 win at Tottenham as Antonio Rudiger’s goal and three VAR decisions helped the Blues seal a 3-0 aggregate success on Wednesday.
Chelsea are weighing up the calculated “gamble” of pitching Thiago Silva and N’Golo Kante into Wednesday’s Carabao Cup semi-final second leg at Tottenham.