Ross Barkley joins Aston Villa on a season-long loan

Midfielder had fallen down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge after summer signings

Carabao Cup round-up: Kai Havertz nets hat-trick as Chelsea hit Barnsley for six

Newcastle score seven against Morecambe while Everton hit five at Fleetwood

Same old Chelsea weaknesses remain impossible to ignore

They’re not the finished article, even after spending more than £200m this summer

Aubameyang’s double leads Arsenal to FA Cup glory at empty Wembley

Chelsea lost Mateo Kovacic to a red card, as well as Azpilicueta and Pulisic to injuries

Chelsea make light work of Watford to move back up to fourth

Giroud, Willian and Barkley see Lampard’s side bounce back from West Ham defeat

Chelsea confirm Timo Werner signing but they are not done spending

German striker on his way to London club after Liverpool decided not to sign him

Chelsea want to sign Kai Havertz from Bayer Leverkusen

Frank Lampard’s side have already secured services of Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech

Chelsea ease past Everton for breathing space in fourth

Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti endured an unhappy return to Stamford Bridge

Chelsea dump Liverpool out to book FA Cup quarter-final spot

Willian and Ross Barkley on target as Liverpool suffer second straight defeat

Chelsea rescue a draw at Bournemouth to stay fourth

Marcos Alonso double gives Frank Lampard’s team a point against Bournemouth

Lampard warns Chelsea to be fully focused for Bayern test

Manager says immense tactical discipline will be necessary

Revitalised Chelsea bounce back with crucial win over Spurs

Olivier Giroud and Marcos Alonso on target for Blues as VAR creates more controversy

FA Cup round-up: Derby upset Palace as Milivojevic sees red

Moura saves the day for Spurs against Boro, Chelsea too strong for Forest

Mary Hannigan’s All in the Game 2019 awards - part one

From Pizza Hut and Leeds United, to Kyle Walker v Twitter and some ‘Arry Redknapp

Lampard and Chelsea focused on crucial test at Valencia

Defeat in Spain would put Blues in grave danger of missing out on the last 16

Southgate stands by decision to drop Sterling for Montenegro match

England manager admits forward is upset with him, but insists he made the right call

Oxlade-Chamberlain and Hudson-Odoi in England squad

There’s still no place for Tottenham’s Dele Alli or for Kyle Walker of Manchester City

England’s win over Bulgaria overshadowed by racist abuse

Raheem Sterling, Marcus Rashford and Tyrone Mings all subjected to abuse from the stands

Czech Republic inflict England’s first qualifier defeat in a decade

Zdenek Ondrasek’s late goal denies England a chance to qualify for Euro 2020

Willian’s bouncer lifts Chelsea’s youngsters on the road in Lille

Lampard’s side had given up early advantage after Abraham goal

Lampard expecting Lille to pose a tricky test for Chelsea young guns

Blues boss says midfielder Barkley ‘naive’ for being out in Liverpool in build up to game

Valencia deliver a harsh lesson to Lampard’s youthful Chelsea

Rodrigo opens the scoring before Barkley’s crucial penalty miss

England offer up double Dutch gift in error-strewn display

Ronald Koeman’s side go on to play Portugal in Nations League decider

Chelsea live on their nerves in second half

Hosts into semi-finals where they will meet Eintracht Frankfurt after dramatic night

Hazard lights up Stamford Bridge as Chelsea move up to third

Belgian playmaker scores twice in inspired performance against West Ham

Ross Barkley at the double as England hit Montenegro for five

Win overshadowed by racist chanting after Hudson-Odoi and Rice make full starts

Raheem Sterling shines as Declan Rice makes England bow

Gareth Southgate’s side hit Czech Republic for five in opening Wembley qualifier

Everton punish Chelsea’s inability to take advantage when on top

Despite dominating much of the game, Maurizio Sarri’s side draw a blank at Goodison

Callum Hudson-Odoi wraps up another good night for Chelsea

Young striker scores late third goal as Blues take complete control of Kiev tie

Kepa Arrizabalaga dropped to bench for Chelsea’s clash with Spurs

‘It’s my choice’ says Mauricio Sarri as Willy Cabellero handed starting spot

Time not on Sarri’s side as daunting City test looms

Chelsea boss launches spirited defence of his stewardship but the end may be nigh

Maurizio Sarri breathes a sigh of relief. For now

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City are up next in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday

Chelsea and Sarri breath again as Hudson-Odoi caps good night

Oliver Giroud gets side going with sixth goal in seven Europa League games

Man United’s purring Pogba rises the highest and shines the brightest

French midfielder was at his swaggering best as he inspired Solskjaer’s side past Chelsea

Chelsea steady the ship with win away to Malmö FF

Barkley scores opener in Sweden as Sarri’s side bounce back from Man City humbling

Hull City forward Will Keane set to declare for Republic of Ireland

Bayern Munich midfielder Ryan Johansson informs FAI he wants to play for Ireland

Ken Early: Chelsea have no right to be doing so well

Italian manager does not have the players in the squad to make his style work yet

Arsenal close gap on Chelsea and top four with crucial win

First-half goals from Alexandre Lacazette and Laurent Koscielny seal home win

Gonzalo Higuain set to complete loan move to Chelsea over weekend

Striker keen to reunited with Blues boss Maurizio Sarri in London

Harry Kane’s penalty gives Spurs the edge over Chelsea

VAR required before striker fired home winning goal at Wembley

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