Samuel Eto’o is out of Chelsea’s clash with Southampton on Sunday afternoon after picking up a groin injury in Tuesday evening’s Champions League defeat to Basel. The Cameroon international, who is set to miss the next two weeks, could be replaced by Fernando Torres, who returned from his abductor injury midweek. David Luiz is doubtful
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Blues remain second despite shock defeat
Chelsea’s run of six straight wins in all competitions was halted by a shock 2-0 defeat to Newcastle United at St James’ Park Saturday lunchtime. Yoan Gouffran put Alan Pardew’s men in front on sixty-eight minutes before Loic Remy put the result beyond doubt a minute from time. Jose Mourinho’s men remain second in the
No new injury worries for Newcastle trip
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
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
Real keen on Ramires
Real Madrid are considering a bid for Chelsea midfielder Ramires as they seek a replacement for Mesut Ozil, the Daily Star understands. The Spanish giants shocked many by sanctioning Ozil’s £42.4m move to Arsenal on transfer deadline day, and despite bringing in a plethora of new midfielders themselves, Real are keen to secure the services
Van Ginkel out for 6-9 months
Chelsea midfielder Marco Van Ginkel looks set to miss the rest of the season, after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in Tuesday evening’s victory over Swindon Town. The Dutch international has played little under one hundred minutes over four appearances for the Blues so far this season –his first in English football, and it has
Chelsea ease into League Cup fourth round
Chelsea booked their place in the fourth round of the League Cup with a comfortable 2-0 win at League One side Swindon Town. First half goals from Fernando Torres and Ramires were enough to secure victory for the Blues, who will find out their opponents in the fourth round this evening. The opener was Torres’