Jose Mourinho will not be repeating the success of his first season in his first spell as Chelsea manager, as the Blues lost the League Cup quarter final with Sunderland after extra time at the Stadium of Light. The visitors dominated the majority of the ninety minutes, and took the lead when Lee Cattermole turned
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Chelsea beat Villa to go top
Chelsea made it back to back wins in the Premier League by beating Aston Villa 2-1 at Stamford Bridge yesterday evening. An own goal on seven minutes from Antonio Luna put the Blues ahead on seven minutes before Christian Benteke equaliser for the visitors equalised on the stroke of half time. Branislav Ivanovic’s 73rd minute
Chelsea may rotate for the visit of Villa
Jose Mourinho could rotate his squad for this evenings match with Aston Villa with Monday’s match with Manchester United in mind. Juan Mata, Romelu Lukaku, Demba Ba and Andre Schurrle are all pushing for starts, though David Luiz still remains side-lined with a hamstring injury. In the corresponding fixture last season, the Blues ran out
Ivanovic open to Suarez signing
Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic has admitted that he wouldn’t have a problem if the club were to sign Luis Suarez, according to the Mail Online. The Liverpool striker, who is currently serving a ten match ban for biting Ivanovic when the two sides met at Anfield in April, has been strongly linked with a move
Villa interested in signing Ba
Aston Villa will consider moving for Chelsea’s Demba Ba if they sell want-away striker Christian Benteke, according to the Daily Star. Benteke handed in a transfer request earlier this week, and will be allowed to leave should a club meet Villa’s asking price of £25million. Ba only moved to Stamford Bridge six months ago, but
Barcelona make Luiz bid
Barcelona have made a bid of £30m for David Luiz, though Chelsea will refuse to sell him at that price, according to the Mirror. The La Liga champions are looking for a long term successor for centre-back Carlos Puyol, who turned 35 in April, and they have identified the Brazilian international as their number one