News Category: Chelsea FC

Chelsea star Cole Palmer uncertain for Arsenal showdown

Arsenal will try to extend their slim Premier League lead and continue putting pressure on Manchester City and Liverpool when they host Chelsea in a massive London derby Tuesday. The Gunners may catch a break if Chelsea’s Cole Palmer can’t recover from an illness in time to contribute to the Blues’ effort. With Manchester City and Chelsea contesting their FA Cup semifinal over the weekend, Arsenal (23-5-5, 74 points) regained the top spot with a

Familiar face leading charge for Chelsea at Manchester City

Cole Palmer will try to play the spoiler against his former club when Chelsea visit three-time defending Premier League champions Manchester City in Saturday’s late kickoff. City (16-3-4, 52 points) will begin the weekend in second place in the league, two points back of Liverpool and ahead of Arsenal on the second tiebreak of goals scored. And while the Cityzens have won nine in a row in all competitions — while welcoming the return of

Surging Chelsea visit Liverpool in League Cup final preview

Liverpool have been cruising atop the Premier League table even without goal-scorer extraordinaire Mo Salah, but the challenge will be difficult when they host an improving Chelsea in Wednesday’s League Cup Final preview. Salah has 14 league goals but has been out since early January for international duty with Egypt and then a hamstring injury sustained during group play at the African Cup of Nations. He hasn’t featured for Liverpool (14-1-6, 48 points) since New

Manchester United ignore rumors to focus on Chelsea

Second-year Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag will look to prove his squad is still invested in his project when it hosts Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea on Wednesday. The seventh-place Red Devils (8-6-0, 24 points) saw their three-match Premier League win streak halted on Saturday in a 1-0 defeat at Newcastle United. And despite some strong recent league performances, disappointing results in the UEFA Champions League group stage have contributed to rumors of dissatisfaction within the