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Should Chelsea Take the FA Cup Seriously?

The Blues are now one of the biggest clubs in the world and rightly we should have lofty ambitions this..

FA Cup

6 Oct

Highlights: Chelsea Ladies into FA Cup Final (Again)

In case you didn’t know, Chelsea Ladies are the reigning FA Cup champions and they’ve given themselves every chance to..

FA Cup

22 Apr

Loftus-Cheek’s Finest Chelsea Performance 11 Years in The Making

Ruben Loftus-Cheek vs Scunthorpe I don’t think it’s always fair to say that someone has ‘come of age’ when they..

FA Cup

11 Jan

Manchester City 2-0 Chelsea – Lethargic and Lacklustre

Jose Mourinho branded Arsene Wenger a “specialist in failure” on Friday, seated in the press room at Cobham. If Mourinho..

FA Cup

16 Feb

Chelsea 1-0 Stoke City – Marching On

Chelsea one, Stoke nil is a score-line which refuses to tell the full story. You would be forgiven for assuming..

FA Cup

26 Jan

Derby County 0-2 Chelsea – The FA Cup is Important

We have been crowned FA Cup champions four times in the last seven editions of the world’s greatest cup competition...

FA Cup

7 Jan

Chelsea 1-2 Manchester City – Three Hamptons and a Blog

It is perhaps only the TEFL teachers and students of language amongst us who could glean any scintilla of satisfaction..

FA Cup

16 Apr

Easter Eggcitement? Our Coop Runneth Over

Last time we caught sight of Manchesterford United in the league, we were unbeaten and four points ahead of them...

FA Cup

3 Apr

Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United – Match Reports and Highlights

Match Reports The Guardian, Daniel Taylor: “It will probably register as the most satisfying result of Rafael Benítez’s short and..

FA Cup

2 Apr

Manchester United 2-2 Chelsea – One More Chance

A Sunday Soujourn in Salford, South Louisiana and err, Romford There is a theme running through so many cinematic genres;..

Best-of

11 Mar

Chelsea 4-0 Brentford – Spirits and Souls

Introduction Disillusionment and apathy abound. There is a distinct lack of vision, plan or grand scheme at the club. We..

Best-of

18 Feb

Brentford 2-2 Chelsea – Stung by the Bees

The Preamble I woke gently at 8:30am to a warm, sunny Sunday morning in Britain after the big freeze of..

FA Cup

27 Jan

Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool – Oh Oh Seven!

The Harder They Come, The Harder They Fall It is difficult to credit now, but there was a time when..

Best-of

7 May

Tottenham Hotspur 1-5 Chelsea – Tainted Love

I will start by saying that my views are invariably coloured by having grown up in Tottenham and being related..

Best-of

16 Apr

Chelsea 5-2 Leicester City – El Nino Ends Drought

The preamble I haven’t seen us play better this season than we did on Wednesday night against Napoli. Second half..

FA Cup

18 Mar

Birmingham City 0-2 Chelsea – Tweets Why They Call Us The Blues

The buildup chelseaoffside: Chelsea XI v. Birmingham: Cech, Ivanovic, Cahill, Luiz, Bertrand, Mikel, Ramires, Meireles, Kalou, Torres, Mata. chelseaoffside: Chelsea..

FA Cup

6 Mar

Chelsea 1-1 Birmingham City – Oh My God, Charlie Darwin, Where Are You Now?

(title borrowed from The Low Anthem) The introduction Here at Chelsea FC Blog, with our ear ever pressed to the..

Best-of

19 Feb

Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Chelsea – Nothing to Declare

Do you ever have that feeling of guilt even though you know you’ve done nothing wrong? You know the sort..

FA Cup

28 Jan

Chelsea 4-0 Portsmouth – A Few Tweets and Some Match Reports

The tweets The first half chelseafc: The game is underway. Portsmouth kick-off. Chelsea attacking the Shed End. BluesChronicle: Early chance..

FA Cup

8 Jan

Chelsea 1-1 Everton (Everton win 4-3 on penalties) – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report, Player Ratings

FA Cup: Chelsea 1-1 Everton (3-4 on penalties)

FA Cup

19 Feb

Everton 1-1 Chelsea – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report, Player Ratings

Newspaper reports The Observer, Paul Wilson: “Chelsea may be hoping to sharpen their front line with Fernando Torres but they..

FA Cup

29 Jan

Chelsea 7-0 Ipswich Town – Newspaper Reports, Goals Video, Carlo’s Reaction

Newspaper reports The Guardian, Dominic Fifield: “Chelsea have their light relief. Some two months of mounting frustration were taken out..

FA Cup

10 Jan

FA Cup Final: Chelsea 1-0 Portsmouth – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Video, Match Report

Newspaper reports The Observer, Paul Wilson: “Didier Drogba’s 37th goal of the season, and sixth in seven Wembley appearances, earned..

Best-of

16 May

Aston Villa 0-3 Chelsea – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report

Newspaper reports The Observer, Jamie Jackson: “Chelsea are still on course for a historic first Double. An often soporific FA..

FA Cup

10 Apr

Chelsea 2-0 Stoke City – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report

Newspaper reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: “Chelsea entered the semi-finals of the FA Cup with a purposefulness that almost suggested..

FA Cup

7 Mar

Chelsea 4-1 Cardiff City – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report, Player Assessment

Newspaper reports The Observer, Amy Lawrence: “Not so long ago, Didier Drogba was the cartoon villain of Stamford Bridge. For..

FA Cup

13 Feb

Preston North End 0-2 Chelsea – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report, Player Assessment

Newspaper reports The Observer, Paul Wilson: “”Beast!” hissed the home crowd, respectfully, as the portly Jon Parkin was sent on..

FA Cup

23 Jan

Chelsea 5-0 Watford – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report, Player Assessment

Newspaper reports The Guardian, Dominic Fifield: “If only life without Didier Drogba could always prove this comfortable. Chelsea’s first fixture..

FA Cup

4 Jan

FA Cup Final: Chelsea 2-1 Everton – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Good and Bad, Player Ratings

Match reports The Observer, Paul Wilson: “This is the first trophy Chelsea have won since Jose Mourinho signed off his..

Best-of

31 May

Arsenal 1-2 Chelsea – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report, Good and Bad, Player Ratings

Match reports The Observer, Paul Wilson: "Arsenal’s supposed resurgence was put into perspective when they were faced down by more..

FA Cup

19 Apr

Coventry City 0-2 Chelsea – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Good and Bad, Player Ratings

Match reports Sunday Times, Joe Lovejoy: "Chelsea hardly had to change out of second gear to dispose of disappointingly poor..

FA Cup

7 Mar

Watford 1-3 Chelsea – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report, Player Ratings

Match reports The Observer, Paul Wilson: "There was no St Valentine’s Day massacre, either of Watford’s Cup hopes or of..

FA Cup

14 Feb

FA Cup

Should Chelsea Take the FA Cup Seriously?

Highlights: Chelsea Ladies into FA Cup Final (Again)

Loftus-Cheek’s Finest Chelsea Performance 11 Years in The Making

Manchester City 2-0 Chelsea – Lethargic and Lacklustre

Chelsea 1-0 Stoke City – Marching On

Derby County 0-2 Chelsea – The FA Cup is Important

Chelsea 1-2 Manchester City – Three Hamptons and a Blog

Easter Eggcitement? Our Coop Runneth Over

Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United – Match Reports and Highlights

Manchester United 2-2 Chelsea – One More Chance

Chelsea 4-0 Brentford – Spirits and Souls

Brentford 2-2 Chelsea – Stung by the Bees

Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool – Oh Oh Seven!

Tottenham Hotspur 1-5 Chelsea – Tainted Love

Chelsea 5-2 Leicester City – El Nino Ends Drought

Birmingham City 0-2 Chelsea – Tweets Why They Call Us The Blues

Chelsea 1-1 Birmingham City – Oh My God, Charlie Darwin, Where Are You Now?

Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Chelsea – Nothing to Declare

Chelsea 4-0 Portsmouth – A Few Tweets and Some Match Reports

Chelsea 1-1 Everton (Everton win 4-3 on penalties) – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report, Player Ratings

Everton 1-1 Chelsea – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report, Player Ratings

Chelsea 7-0 Ipswich Town – Newspaper Reports, Goals Video, Carlo’s Reaction

FA Cup Final: Chelsea 1-0 Portsmouth – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Video, Match Report

Aston Villa 0-3 Chelsea – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report

Chelsea 2-0 Stoke City – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report

Chelsea 4-1 Cardiff City – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report, Player Assessment

Preston North End 0-2 Chelsea – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report, Player Assessment

Chelsea 5-0 Watford – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report, Player Assessment

FA Cup Final: Chelsea 2-1 Everton – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Good and Bad, Player Ratings

Arsenal 1-2 Chelsea – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report, Good and Bad, Player Ratings

Coventry City 0-2 Chelsea – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Good and Bad, Player Ratings

Watford 1-3 Chelsea – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report, Player Ratings

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