Monthly Archives: January 2013

February: A Preview

Chelsea kicked off 2013 with a sub-par run in January, knocked out of the Capital One Cup over two legs by Swansea City and dropping valuable points on the league front. A London derby victory over Arsenal and a competent … Continue reading

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Reading 2 Chelsea 2

Chelsea failed to get back to winning ways tonight after a 2-0 lead over Reading evaporated late on at the Madejski stadium. Juan Mata provided the opener after an uninspiring first half display and Chelsea went 2-0 up via Frank … Continue reading

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Brentford 2 Chelsea 2

John Terry’s return from his lengthy injury spell couldn’t inspire Chelsea to an FA Cup victory over Brentford at Griffin Park today, as the Bees battled to earn a Stamford Bridge replay. Chelsea dominated possession in the first ten minutes … Continue reading

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Rafael Benitez: ‘Snow is me’

Poor Rafa. As the season begins to unravel around him, he has taken to using his press conferences to wax lyrical about the plethora of issues preventing him from stamping his mark on the squad and making a real go … Continue reading

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Robbie Di Matteo Speaks

Just over three months on from his controversial sacking, Roberto Di Matteo has finally broken his silence and spoken about his time at Chelsea in an interview with Italian journalists. As with any other recent victim of football’s revolving managerial … Continue reading

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Swansea City 0 Chelsea 0

Chelsea failed to conjure up a winning performance tonight, in a match that will be remembered for an acrimonious off-field incident involving Eden Hazard and a Swansea ballboy. We started the better of the two sides, with Swansea being content … Continue reading

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