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Liverpool striker Luis Suarez will come up against Chelsea on Sunday for the first time since being banned for biting the London club’s Serbian defender Branislav Ivanovic last season. The incident, in a 2-2 draw at Anfield in April, saw Suarez widely…
Chelsea remain within two points of top spot in the Premier League after Eden Hazard’s first-half goal secured a 1-0 victory over Swansea City at Stamford Bridge on Thursday. Hazard’s effort proved the difference between the teams, but Chelsea’s failure…
Jose Mourinho accused Arsenal of “crying” about decisions that went against them after Chelsea bullied their way to a fiery 0-0 draw at the Emirates Stadium. Mourinho’s side subjected Arsenal to some ferocious challenges as they hassled the Gunners…
Arsenal missed their chance to return to the top of the Premier League after being held to a bruising 0-0 draw by title rivals Chelsea in a spiteful London derby on Monday. This was the final English top-flight fixture before Christmas, but there was…
Jose Mourinho has warned his Chelsea stars they cannot afford any more careless lapses in concentration when they face title rivals Arsenal on Monday. Mourinho is growing increasingly vexed by the misfiring form of Chelsea’s strikers and his defenders…
Chelsea defender Gary Cahill has warned his team-mates they must cut out their habit of making careless mistakes if the Blues are to make a serious bid to win the Champions League. Jose Mourinho’s side face Steaua Bucharest in their final Group E fixture…
Asian tycoons, Russian oligarchs, Arab sheikhs, American businessmen – 10 years after Roman Abramovich’s takeover of Chelsea, European clubs remain targets for wealthy foreign investors, and rarely for their love of the shirt. From Chelsea to the recent…