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The Breakdown: WSL title race hots up after Arsenal triumph

The Women’s Super League title race is hotting up, with Arsenal and Chelsea neck and neck at the table’s summit. The Gunners’ convincing 4-1 home victory over their London rivals on Matchday 9 wiped out the three-point gap between the two contenders, who are now separated by goal difference alone. We’ve used Twenty3’s Toolbox to…

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Club profile: Chelsea

Chelsea have endured a choppy start to the 2023-24 Premier League campaign. Their next fixture is a trip to table-topping Tottenham Hotspur, former club of Blues manager Mauricio Pochettino – and a victory over their rivals would be the perfect way to lift the mood around the club. Ahead of what is sure to be…

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Champions League preview: PSG host Bayern as English clubs face tough tests on the road

The Champions League is back — and the time has come for some tantalising two-legged knockout action. Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain host Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich in what promises to be an incredible match-up full of world-class quality.  AC Milan, meanwhile, will play host to Antonio Conte’s Tottenham Hotspur at the San Siro —…

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How Mykhailo Mudryk can get Chelsea firing

Last week, Chelsea swooped to secure the signature of Mykhailo Mudryk from under the noses of Arsenal, stumping up a mammoth £88.5million for the winger. Graham Potter’s men sit just 10th in the Premier League standings, 10 points off the top four and 19 behind the table-topping Gunners – but their superior offer convinced Shakhtar…

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Season restart: Premier League in focus

After a thrilling World Cup campaign, the Premier League is back. A plethora of exciting storylines were forced into the background while the world’s best battled in Qatar – but the time has come again for the English top flight to take centre stage. Ahead of the resumption of Premier League football on Boxing Day,…

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Analysis: How Romelu Lukaku transformed the Chelsea attack

It may have been ten years in the making, but it took Romelu Lukaku 15 minutes to open his Chelsea account after returning to the club.  The 28-year-old, who failed to get off the mark for the Blues during his first stint at Stamford Bridge, tapped home a Reece James cross into an empty Arsenal…

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How Thomas Tuchel has transformed Chelsea

Thomas Tuchel has been Chelsea manager for just shy of two months now. He’s still undefeated.  The Blues have won ten of their 14 matches under the German tactician and this form has seen them climb into the Premier League top four, claim a place in the FA Cup semi-final and progress into the quarter-finals…

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The evolution of Team-o Werner

Chelsea found themselves in an odd place as the new season kicked off. Their spending spree heaped the pressure on Frank Lampard and his side, with the view that they should be challenging for the Premier League title. However, the large number of arrivals also appeared to lessen the expectations being placed on the team,…

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Zouma: Chelsea’s own Van Dijk is perfect Silva foil

Ohh Thiago Silva. The Brazilian completed his move to Stamford Bridge last week after his Paris Saint-Germain contract expired. The 35-year-old is a serial winner and brings experience to a youthful Chelsea team. It’s an exciting time at Stamford Bridge following the arrivals of Ben Chilwell, Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech to their ranks already.…

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Where does Timo Werner fit in at Chelsea?

In Timo Werner, Chelsea have signed one of the best young forwards in the world. But his arrival may give manager Frank Lampard one of the biggest headaches. The Germany international signed off on his RB Leipzig career with a brace against Augsburg to help Die Roten Bullen to a 2-1 win. The double took…

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