Jose Mourinho has no fresh injury worries ahead on tomorrow’s meeting with Newcastle United at St James’ Park. Marco van Ginkel, who is out for the remainder of the season with a knee injury, is the only absentee for the trip to the North East though several changes are expected to be made from the
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Real eyeing Ramiers and Khedira swap deal
Real Madrid are considering a swap deal involving Sami Khedira and Ramires, the Daily Star understands. Khedira, who was a target of Manchester United and Arsenal in the summer, is said to be unhappy at the Bernabau despite starting nine of the eleven league games they have played under former Blues’ boss Carlo Ancelotti so
Chelsea ease into quarter finals
Chelsea eased into the quarter finals of the Capital One Cup with a comfortable 2-0 win over Premier League leaders Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. Jose Mourinho made ten changes to the side that beat Manchester City on Sunday afternoon, with only Gary Cahill keeping his place in the Blues’ starting eleven. Cesar Azpilicueta put
Mourinho set to rotate ahead of Arsenal clash
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is expected to rotate his squad ahead of this evening’s Capital One Cup fourth round tie with Arsenal. Juan Mata, Michael Essien, Demba Ba and Mark Schwarzer are all set to be handed rare starts, with Saturday’s trip to Newcastle United and Wednesday’s Champions League clash with Schalke in mind. The
Late Torres goal secures victory for Blues
A last minute winner from Fernando Torres secured a 2-1 victory for Chelsea against Manchester City at Stamford Bridge yesterday afternoon. Andre Schurrle opened the scoring on thirty-three minutes with his first goal for the club, only for Sergio Aguero to pull the visitors level four minutes into the second half. The game looked to
Mourinho escapes touchline ban
Jose Mourinho will return to the dugout for Sunday afternoons Premier League clash with Manchester City, the Daily Star understands. The Blues boss escaped a touchline ban following his behaviour against Cardiff City last time out, which saw him sent to the stands by referee Anthony Taylor though he was fined £8,000 after admitting an
Torres wants hot streak
Fernando Torres is keen to continue his goal-scoring run after his midweek brace in Europe, the Mirror understands. The Spain international got his third and fourth goals of the season in the 3-0 win in Schalke on Tuesday evening, but is yet to score in the Premier League despite featuring in all but two of
Chelsea win to take control of Group E
Chelsea have gone top of Group E after beating Schalke 3-0 at the Veltins Arena yesterday evening. The Blues took just five minutes to make the breakthrough, when Fernando Torres turned in a Bransilav Ivanovic corner that had been flicked on by Frank Lampard. The Spain international, who was making his 100th start for the
What cars can footballers get with a weeks’ wage?
One of many football fans’ biggest gripes about the modern game is the amount of money which many players are paid. The likes of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney make well over £100,000 per week excluding sponsorship deals and bonuses, so they’re likely to be able to afford the best of everything, particularly