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Chelsea keen to bounce back
The traditional New Year fixtures throw up several intriguing contests in the Premier League on Monday with Chelsea, in particular, desperate to bounce back from their 3-1 home defeat to Aston Villa. Here we preview the games.
Wolves v Chelsea (3pm)
Chelsea’s inconsistent season took another unexpected twist on Saturday when they threw away a 1-0 lead [...]
Spurs to fail Chelsea test
The festive football action is in full swing and Thursday sees one of the biggest matches of the next few weeks, when Tottenham’s title credentials (16/1 Premier League Outright) will be tested with the visit of Chelsea for a London derby to relish at White Hart Lane.
Spurs are being talked about as genuine Premier League [...]
Chelsea to hold Euro nerve
Tuesday marks the start of final round of matches in the group stages in the Champions League and there is still plenty to play for with qualifying positions as well as top spots up for grabs, not least in Group E which sees a make-or-break clash at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea host Valencia.
Bayer Leverkusen have [...]
Genk easy pickings for Chelsea
Chelsea can extend their unbeaten record at home in the Champions League group stages to 25 games when they play host to KRC Genk on Wednesday while Arsenal will be looking to protect an impressive away record on French soil against Marseille.
All six of Chelsea’s previous fixtures against Belgian sides have produced a decisive scoreline [...]
Torres the key for Chelsea
Two teams will secure their place in the Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday and whilst one tie already looks a formality, the all-English affair is still on a knife edge. Manchester United will start as favourites with a 0-1 first-leg win behind them, but Chelsea will be desperate for revenge and to secure a European [...]
Chelsea eye United revenge
The draw has now been made for the quarter-finals of the Champions League with an all-Premier League clash between Chelsea and Manchester United the highlight. Spurs face Real Madrid so who might make it to the semi-finals and beyond? (Barcelona 21/20 fav to win Champions League).
United will have fond memories of the last time they [...]
Danish delight for Chelsea
Chelsea are in a great position to secure their place in the Champions League quarter-finals as they take a two-goal lead into their second-leg against FC Copenhagen at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night (match betting – Chelsea 3/10, Draw 4/1, Copenhagen 6/1).
Two goals from the forgotten striker Nicolas Anelka were enough for Chelsea to cruise [...]
Chelsea face tough Cottage test
Current Premier League champions Chelsea head to Craven Cottage on Monday evening to face a Fulham (to beat Chelsea – 19/5) side who have experienced a good run of form of late.
Fulham, who have seven points from their last three league games, welcome the Blues to the Cottage where they haven’t lost in any competition [...]
Chelsea looking for home comforts
Depending on who you listen to, Chelsea are in crisis, manager Carlo Ancelotti is about to walk out and the Stamford Bridge walls are crumbling around Roman Abramovich – OK maybe the last bit is exaggerated, but all is not well in west London.
However, the Blues are 1/7 favourites in the match betting to see [...]
Norwich to give Chelsea the blues