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Spain international Cesar Azpilicueta could provide cover in case of injuries to David Luiz and Andreas Christensen. (Photo: AP)

Gary Cahill sustains Achilles tendon, puts Chelsea's defence into trouble

Cahill did not travel to Germany with the squad and joins Antonio Rudiger on the sidelines.

02 May 2019 12:16 PM

Chelsea are also favourites to secure a Europa League final berth after being handed a last four clash with unheralded Eintracht. (Photo: AP)

Maurizio Sarri requests Chelsea to finish off the season positively

The Blues sit fourth in the Premier League with just two games left in the battle to qualify for the Champions League.

01 May 2019 11:52 AM

Rudiger, who hurt his left knee and limped off after 65 minutes, will miss Chelsea’s final two league matches against Watford and Leicester as well as their Europa League campaign. (Photo: AFP)

Chelsea defender Rudiger out of season after knee injury

Andreas Christensen is expected to fill in at centre back for the 26-year-old when Chelsea visit Frankfurt for the first leg on Thursday.

01 May 2019 11:16 AM

The result againt Chelsea leaves United sixth in the league on 65 points and dented their hopes of securing a top-four finish. (Photo: AP)

Solskjaer backs De Gea despite goalkeeper's poor form

De Gea has made a number of mistakes in recent games but Solskjaer says the goalkeeper cannot take the blame for the team’s struggles.

29 Apr 2019 11:55 AM

United led through Juan Mata’s 11th minute strike but just before halftime the visitors were level when De Gea weakly parried an Antonio Rudiger shot into the path of Marcos Alonso. (Photo: AP)

Premier League 2019: Chelsea keeps Man Utd at bay as scores are levelled at 1-1

Chelsea bolstered their top-four hopes after David de Gea gifted the Londoners an equaliser in the Premier league on Sunday.

29 Apr 2019 9:09 AM

side hurting from a 2-0 midweek humbling at the hands of Manchester City. Maurizio Sarri’s side were also handed a blow when impressive young winger Callum Hudson-Odoi ruptured his Achilles in the 2-2 draw with Burnley. (Photo: AP)

'The game against Manchester United is like a final for us,' says Pedro

Chelsea are currently fourth in the standings with 67 points, three points ahead of Manchester United.

27 Apr 2019 3:52 PM

Emery's biggest headache though is to decide if the veteran Laurent Koscielny can carry on playing at a time when Mustafi cannot be relied on. (Photo: AFP)

Arsenal top-four finish in jeopardy, Chelsea march their way to the fourth spot

Against Palace, Arsenal conceded two goals from badly-defended set-pieces while the third was the result of an individual error by Mustafi.

23 Apr 2019 9:22 AM

Goals two minutes apart from N'Golo Kante and Gonzalo Higuain put Chelsea on top at Stamford Bridge after Jeff Hendrick had given Burnley an early lead. (Photo: AP)

Chelsea's Champions League qualification hopes remain alive with a draw over Burnley

Chelsea climbed into Champions League qualifying spot, one point above Arsenal and three ahead of United, but has played one game more.

23 Apr 2019 9:04 AM

The 32-year-old Frenchman has started just seven Premier League games this season and has seen limited opportunities since the arrival of Gonzalo Higuain. (Photo: AP)

'I’m not happy to play the second role', says Giroud after getting sidelined

When asked whether he has already had offers to go elsewhere, Giroud added: 'Yes but I won’t tell you. The priority is Chelsea.'

18 Apr 2019 11:39 AM

a smoke device was thrown into the away section during the second half and we are actively working with Merseyside Police to investigate the matter. (Photo: AP)

Flare thrown into the away section during Sunday's Liverpool-Chelsea clash at Anfield

Police confirmed on Monday that a flare was thrown from the upper section of the Anfield Road Stand and landed on the away supporters below

17 Apr 2019 10:15 AM

Liverpool is without a domestic league title for 29 years and City searching for an unprecedented quadruple of honours

Premier League title race intensifies

The next 10 days will be crucial with City facing tough challenges against Spurs at home and then at Old Trafford against Manchester United.

15 Apr 2019 11:22 AM

After a fascinatingly even first half, Liverpool turned on the style after the break with a 51st minute header from Sadio Mane and then a long-range screamer from Salah two minutes later blowing Chelsea away. (Photo: AP)

Premier League: Mane, Salah sinks Chelsea 2-0

City won 3-1 at Crystal Palace earlier on Sunday meaning Liverpool have 85 points with four games to go and City are on 83.

15 Apr 2019 9:24 AM

Spurs also forged four points clear of their neighbours Arsenal, who travel to Watford on Monday night. (Photo: AFP)

Premier League: Moura's hattrick thrashes Huddersfield 4-0, raises Spurs to 3rd

Tottenham cruised past the already-relegated Yorkshire side to move on to 67 points, one ahead of Maurizio Sarri’s side.

14 Apr 2019 2:49 PM

The 3-0 victory also boosted their chances of a top-four finish, along with a chance to secure a UCL spot. (Photo: AP)

Premier League: Chelsea sinks Brighton and Hove Albion 3-0

The comfortable victory from moved Chelsea fifth and level on points with Arsenal above them, also eased pressure on coach Maurizio Sarri.

04 Apr 2019 4:24 PM

Maurizio Sarri faces another angry vote of no confidence from frustrated Chelsea fans if the under-fire Italian fails to spark his spluttering side in Wednesday's clash against Brighton. (Photo: AP/PTI)

Sarri faces tough challenge to please raging Chelsea fans

Sarri was subjected to vitriolic abuse from Chelsea supporters at Cardiff on Sunday in response to a painful performance.

02 Apr 2019 5:20 PM

Chelsea, who started without talisman Eden Hazard and midfielder N’Golo Kante, struggled to create chances and failed to hit a single shot on target in the first half. (Photo: AP)

Premier League: Azpilicueta nets late goal to help Chelsea overcome Cardiff 2-1

Maurizo Sarri’s Chelsea stayed sixth in the table with 60 points, level with fifth-placed Arsenal.

01 Apr 2019 12:10 PM

'My cycle with the national team is over, now I’m watching things from the outside, to the joy of many people', Higuain said in an interview with Fox Sports on Thursday. (Photo: AP)

Argentina striker Higuain hangs up his boots

The striker missed a clear opportunity to open the scoring in the 2014 World Cup final, which Argentina lost to Germany.

29 Mar 2019 10:50 AM

The English Premier League club were banned from registering new players in the next two transfer windows and fined 600,000 Swiss Francs (USD 605,000) after they were found guilty of breaching rules on signing foreign players under the age of 18. (Photo: AFP)

FIFA will hear Chelsea's transfer ban appeal on April 11

FIFA this month denied Chelsea’s request to freeze the ban during the appeal process.

26 Mar 2019 12:55 PM

Mourinho had said in January that he was not sure if he would manage another club in England after stints with Chelsea and United. (Photo: AFP)

'I would like to be back in June for a new club', says Mourinho

Mourinho has been out of a job since he was sacked by United in December following a dismal run of results.

24 Mar 2019 7:10 PM

The striker, who won the World Cup with France last year, scored 33 goals in 73 league appearances for Montpellier before moving to Arsenal in 2012, and has attracted interest from Olympique Lyonnais, according to reports in the French media. (Photo: AFP)

Giroud to move back, retire in France

Giroud has not started a Premier League game for Chelsea since the club signed Argentina international striker Gonzalo Higuain in January.

21 Mar 2019 4:34 PM

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