Ken Early: Arsenal once looked eager and energetic but have now become too scripted and controlled
Just moments after taking the lead, and with half an hour still to play, Arsenal looked like they were already trying to kill the game
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Chelsea and Arsenal share spoils as Neto cancels out Martinelli’s opener
For Arteta and his team, it was another example of them losing the lead in a big game
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca confident side ‘going in the right direction’ for Arsenal clash
Maresca believes Blues must deal with Gunners’ set-piece threat, that ‘mentally it will be very tough’
‘I feel responsible’: Bruno Fernandes apologises to Erik ten Hag over United sacking
Speaking after Manchester United’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea, Roy Keane says apology is ‘too little, too late’
Moisés Caicedo’s stunner secures draw for Chelsea at Manchester United
A draw for Ruud van Nistelrooy in his first Premier League game as interim manager
Carabao Cup: Spurs knock Man City out; Arsenal make light work of Preston
Newcastle get 2-0 win over Chelsea while Crystal Palace win away to Aston Villa
Shelbourne have fans in high places – the mountains in Wicklow to be precise
Frank Lampard appreciation club; VAR officals hit the town; Chelsea should have bought a Volvo
Someone check on Duffer, this title race can’t be good for his nerves
TV View: Of course this roller coaster of a League of Ireland season would come down to the final round
Joao Felix hits brace as Chelsea ease to comfortable victory over Panathinaikos
Fans pay tribute to former Panathinaikos defender George Baldock
Ken Early: Liverpool and Chelsea showcase ‘S**t on a Stick: 2024 edition’
Arne Slot says he has only changed a few small details since taking over from Jürgen Klopp - so why does it already feel like a different club?
Curtis Jones strikes to sink Chelsea and reclaim top spot for Liverpool
Blues provided serious challenge for Liverpool at Anfield but the Reds found the answers
Chelsea represent Liverpool’s first major test with Arne Slot ‘curious’ to see results
After a promising start, Klopp’s successor faces initial tricky assignment with the first of seven tough games in 21 days
Noni Madueke hits leveller but 10-man Nottingham Forest hold on at Chelsea
James Ward-Prowse was shown red for the visitors in the 78th minute
Premier League: Arsenal make easy work of Southampton, Fulham test Man City
Fulham put up a fight against City at the Etihad
Premier League round-up: Arsenal secure late, late win over Leicester in thriller
Cole Palmer sets new Premier League record with four first-half goals; Dwight McNeil double secures come from behind win for Everton
Fans turn on Julen Lopetegui after Chelsea embarrass West Ham
Chelsea beat West Ham 3-0 at London Stadium
Chelsea backers Todd Boehly and Clearlake weigh up ownership options
Deterioration in relations has led to Clearlake Capital and Boehly assessing whether they can buy each other out
Eberechi Eze’s brilliant strike earns Crystal Palace a point at Chelsea
Enzo Maresca will have to wait at least another four weeks for first home win
Shamrock Rovers handed favourable Uefa Conference League fixture list
Stephen Bradley’s side will finish campaign with a trip to Stamford Bridge six days before Christmas
Evan Ferguson among Chelsea’s considerations with transfer deadline looming
The London club are still gunning to sign Napoli striker Victor Osimhen
Noni Madueke’s 14-minute hat-trick inspires Chelsea to big win at Wolves
Chelsea winger calls visiting city ‘s**t’ before the best performance of his career for the London club
Transfer wrap: Aston Villa approach Chelsea over potential move for Raheem Sterling
Mikel Merino set to sign for Arsenal after Real Sociedad accept £32m offer
Frozen-out Raheem Sterling seeking permanent move from Chelsea
Enzo Maresca denies ‘brutal’ treatment of winger as Chelsea prepare for big clearout before transfer window shuts
Atletico Madrid sign Conor Gallagher from Chelsea on five-year deal
English midfielder leaves Chelsea having been contracted to the club since age eight
Raheem Sterling left out in the cold as Chelsea and Enzo Maresca seek fresh start
Former England international finds himself the odd man out at Stamford Bridge, but his £325,000-a-week contract means he will be difficult to offload
Raheem Sterling fears Chelsea days numbered with João Félix set to join
Atlético Madrid player set to sign six-year deal at Stamford Bridge, with club hoping to move Sterling on during window
Chaos continues at confused Chelsea
Churn and turmoil goes on, and yet amid it all, the performances remain familiar at Stamford Bridge
Manchester City hardly break sweat to dispatch Chelsea at Stamford Bridge
Erling Haaland and Mateo Kovacic ease Pep Guradiola’s champions to victory in Premier League opener
Ken Early: The Premier League is back and it needs Manchester City not to win it more than ever
Owners, lawyers, referees and other once-extraneous things have now dominate conversation as much as on-field action
Chelsea’s pervasive chaos threatens to destabilise another season
Worrying pre-season results and ill-conceived recruitment leave manager Enzo Maresca with headaches before the new campaign
Trevoh Chalobah fears he is being forced out of Chelsea after squad omission
Soccer news round-up: Pep Guardiola says Kevin De Bruyne will not be leaving Manchester City
Chelsea start disciplinary action against Enzo Fernandez over chants
Midfielder says he is ‘truly sorry’ after he was involved in Argentina songs that included racist and homophobic slurs
Enzo Maresca appointed Chelsea manager on five-year deal
Italian joins from Leicester after winning promotion
Kieran McKenna signs Ipswich contract extension despite Chelsea and Manchester United interest
Brighton, Chelsea and Manchester United were all said to be keen on the Fermanagh native who will remain in charge of the newly promoted side
Chelsea close in on appointment of Leicester’s Enzo Maresca as manager
Italian has a release clause of about £10m in his contract
Chelsea could target Kieran McKenna as Mauricio Pochettino leaves by mutual consent
Brighton are also keen on appointing the Ipswich Town manager who has led the club back to the Premier League
WSL wrap: Chelsea complete five-in-a-row
US-bound Emma Hayes’s 12-year reign as Chelsea manager finishes in glorious style with a 6-0 victory at Old Trafford to secure another title success
Emma Hayes bows out with another WSL title as Chelsea crush Manchester United
Blues claim a fifth successive league title with a 6-0 hammering of United at Old Trafford
Premier League wrap: Manchester United’s youngsters seal victory over Newcastle
Cole Palmer on target at Brighton as Chelsea close in on European qualification
Chelsea boost European hopes as late goals stun Nottingham Forest
Forest all but safe from relegation despite the result after results elsewhere during Saturday’s Premier League action
Thiago Silva set to return to Fluminense when Chelsea contract expires
39-year-old will return to the outfit with whom he spent three seasons between 2006-08
Joao Pedro nets late winner as Brighton hit Aston Villa’s Champions League hopes
Premier League round-up: Chelsea boost hopes of securing European football by thrashing sorry West Ham
Chelsea expose Tottenham’s all too obvious weaknesses to secure victory at Stamford Bridge
Trevoh Chalobah and Nicolas Jackson both score with headers as Spurs suffer again from set pieces
Stunning Gallagher goal gives Chelsea 2-2 draw away to Aston Villa
Aston Villa suffer a blow to their Champions League hopes as they can’t secure all three points at home
Havertz and White score two each as Arsenal crush Chelsea in boost to title hopes
Chelsea were unable to live with Arsenal’s pace, technique and desire in the second half
Manchester City bounce back from European exit to beat Chelsea in FA Cup semi-final
Bernardo Silva strikes six minutes from time to keep alive City’s hopes of retaining the domestic double
‘This is not a joke’: Pochettino angry with Jackson and Madueke over penalty spat
Pair attempted to wrest spot kick off Cole Palmer at 4-0 up, and manager warns it is ‘last time I will accept this behaviour’
Cole Palmer’s four-goal haul helps Chelsea pile misery on dismal Everton
The players who tried hardest to stop Cole Palmer scoring were his own on dreadful night for Toffees
Erik ten Hag: ‘We gave away a game we should have won’
Manchester United led until the 100th minute before Cole Palmer struck twice to consign ten Hag’s side to a damaging defeat
Manchester United concede twice in last two minutes to lose to Chelsea
Cole Palmer’s two late penalties shock Red Devils in topsy-turvy game
Ten Hag cites mounting injury list as factor hindering Manchester United
In advance of visit to Chelsea, Manchester United boss Erik Ten Hag says his face a struggle to qualify for the Champions League next season
‘Data places us in the top four in the table’ says Pochettino, manager of 11th-place Chelsea
Larissa Crummer swaps football for plumbing; Richard Keys reveals his decidedly iffy information
Repeat of last season’s all-Manchester FA Cup final on the cards after semi-final draw
Champions City will face Chelsea while Manchester United draw Mark Robins’s Coventry City
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