In Emma Hayes’ final season, Chelsea won’t be lifting a domestic cup for the first time since 2020. But the chase for silverware is far from over, with the Blues still firmly in the title race for the Women’s Super League. A bit of a pick-me-up after back-to-back cup defeats would be more than welcome. Aston Villa, against whom we have a perfect record, could be just what the doctor ordered. Date / Time: Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 19.00 GMT; 2pm EDT; 12:30am IST (next day)Venue: Kingsmeadow,...
In the final minutes of Chelsea’s thrashing of Everton, Academy kid Alfie Gilchrist finds a way to score his first ever professional goal. What a moment!
Another three points up for grabs against relegation-battling opposition. Can we make this opportunity count, unlike against Burnley or Sheffield United in recent weeks? The squad’s injuries aren’t going away, so it’s another reshuffle in defense, and a different look in midfield as well. We “should” have the talent to take care of business, but can we actually take care of business? Young Tyrique George makes the bench for the first time! Here we go. Chelsea starting lineup (4-2-3-1):Petrovic |...
It’s been a weekend of drama in the upper echelons of the Premier League, with Liverpool and Arsenal both losing at home to hand the advantage back to Manchester City in the title race, and Aston Villa solidifying their claim on fourth with Spurs getting smacked around by Newcastle United. The Newcastle win is not great news for us, as we’re now six points behind both sixth and seventh, albeit with two games in-hand. In fact, even after playing this game, we will have a game in-hand on every...
Before the international break, Chelsea Women had to deal with the heartbreak of losing the League Cup final to Arsenal. The bitter taste of defeat to Jonas Eidevall and co. should spur them on to guaranteeing a ticket to Wembley in the FA Cup final, as they face Manchester United at their home turf today. Manchester United starting eleven:Earps | Le Tissier, Mannion, Blundell, Toone, Zelem (c), Galton, Naalsund, L. Garcia, Turner, Williams Substitutes from: Tullis-Joyce, Evans, Aherne, Irene...
Chelsea started the game confidently and took the lead with barely ten minutes on the clock, as Thiago Silva, making his first appearance in six games, found a soft spot right in the middle of the defense to guide home a corner taken by Conor Gallagher. Unfortunately, Chelsea seemed to think the job was done and started playing with the impetus of a team that had kept six straight clean sheets, rather than the one that had given up 13 during that period. And sure enough, the home side found a...
Chelsea have not lost a game in regulation in ten tries, though the draws against Brentford and Burnley were not good results — nor is the fact that we’ve given up at least 2 goals in six straight games. Still, we’re not out of the top-six race just yet and a win here would close the gap to just 1-2 points to those immediately ahead of us, and with a game in-hand. Injuries, as usual, have restricted opportunities for rotation, so just 72 hours after the Manchester United match, we make just a...
Malo Gusto’s pass is deflected by a Manchester United player in the box. The ball falls to Chelsea captain Conor Gallagher, completely free and with loads of space around him. He needs only to shoot across André Onana, to score our first goal today.
Two teams in desperate need of points to escape, or at least improve position in the midtable muck and mire — and maybe slacken a bit of the pressure on them at the moment. Chelsea have not won against United in seven tries, but we do have a decent home record in the last few months. Pochettino’s options, as usual, have been restricted by injuries, so it’s pretty much the best available eleven out there today. Here we go! Chelsea starting lineup: Petrovic | Cucurella, Badiashile, Disasi, Gusto |...
Chelsea’s injuries have often restricted the options we may have had for lineup selection this season, and that is once again true for today’s game against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge. Nine of the WAGNH Community’s starting eleven finished with over 70 per cent of the vote — not necessarily because of outstanding consistent performances, but rather simply because of availability. The two that did not were both in defense, where the uncertain status of Malo Gusto (39%) means that Axel...