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Chelsea have now officially completed the signing of teenage striker Dujuan Richards. The Jamaican international has moved to Stamford Bridge from the Phoenix Allstars Football Academy in Kingston. Richards agreed a pre-contract deal with Chelsea last March and a transfer was then confirmed over the summer, with the player expected to join the Blues after turning 18. Richards celebrated his 18th birthday in November and has now officially joined Chelsea, having previously trained with Mauricio Pochettino's first-team squad during their pre-season tour of the USA last year. "I’m so pleased to be here," Richards told Chelsea's official website. "My dream was always to sign a professional contract and to have the chance to do that here at Chelsea, it’s difficult to put into words the emotions. I just can’t wait to get started." Richards had been part of the Phoenix Academy since the age of 11 and had drawn strong interest from Newcastle, going on trial with the...

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Chelsea’s recruitment policy under Todd Boehly has seen the club bring in exciting young talent from all over the world. Among the Blues’ recruits in 2023 was Dujuan Richards from Jamaica. Richards is a product of the prestigious Phoenix Academy in Jamaica renowned for producing Aston Villa’s Leon Bailey. Last year, Richards burst into prominence with his performances at the Manning Cup in Jamaica. The exciting youngster’s highlight reels from the tournament went viral on social media and attracted the attention of several Premier League clubs. Among them, Newcastle United and Chelsea. Photos: Dujuan Richards in Chelsea training. Chelsea won the race for Dujuan Richards Richards spent a trial at Newcastle, but in the end, it was Chelsea who won the race for his signature wrapping him up on a pre-contract in June. By then, Richards had already become a fully-fledged senior Jamaican international. Making his debut in March against Trinidad and Tobago he became the youngest player to repr...

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 The former Real Madrid coach has revealed the best starting XI for Chelsea that will ensure a comfortable victory against Preston North End in the FA cup. Chelsea kick off action in the FA cup  will be looking to secure a win against them. This comes after their recent 3-2 win against Luton Town. Per team news, the Blues are without Reece James, Wesley Fofana, Trevoh Chalobah, Chilwell, Robert Sanchez, and Romeo Lavia as they are out with injuries. Badiashile is also out for the clash with injury.  Nkunku picked up a knock, he will not start but is in the squad to face Preston North End as confirmed today by Mauricio Pochettino.  Nicholas Jackson will not feature for the Blues as he is away with the Senegalese national team in preparation for the AFCON tournament.  The available squad is what Pochettino will make do with.  Starting XI: Broja, Mudryk, Madueke, Caicedo, Gallagher, Enzo, Colwill, Badiashile, Silva, Gusto , Petrovic. Thoughts on the lineup Blu...

Chelsea eyeing up Thiago Silva replacement in January transfer window. Chelsea are keen to add a new centre-back to their ranks in January - they hope he can replace Thiago Silva. With Chelsea's star defender, Thiago Silva, set to leave the club at the end of the season when his current deal expires, the Blues are searching feverishly to find a replacement for the Brazilian icon. Thankfully, they believe they have found one in the form of coveted Sporting CP player Ousmane Diomande. This is according to a report from Football Insider, who say that the Ivory Coast international could be the subject of a 'big money' move this month - something that the Blues are no stranger to. He has a £70 million minimum fee release clause in his contract with the Portuguese giants - any club that wishes to snap him up, including Chelsea, will need to meet this valuation to action a transfer. Can Ousmane Diomande fill the gap when Thiago Silva leaves Chelsea? Losing a player of Thiago Silva...

In this video, we take a look at clips from both midfielders and decide who is the better midfielder to feature in Chelsea's midfield.   Moises Caicedo since signing for the Blues has been a regular starter. Lavia on the other hand has made only one appearance against Crystal Palace. For the minutes he played, one could feel his impact.  While it's still too early to judge with just one appearance, we take a look at clips from both players and decide who's better.  WATCH: Romeo Lavia vs Caicedo; who is the better midfielder for Chelsea Video: Moises Caicedo vs Romeo Lavia: who is the better midfielder for Chelsea.  ?

 WELCOME TO TODAY'S LIVE MATCH COVERAGE 🔴 Chelsea take a trip to Luton Town this afternoon in an early 12:30pm UK kick off (13:30 WAT). Here's how they line up: 🚨📋 #Chelsea starting XI to face Luton Town Petrovic; Gusto, Disasi, Silva, Colwill; Caicedo, Gallagher; Madueke, Palmer, Jackson, Broja. Substitute: Bergstrom, Bettinelli, Gilchrist, Maatsen, Matos, Mudryk, Nkunku, Enzo. CLICK BELOW TO WATCH GAME LIVE: LIVESTREAM: Luton Town vs Chelsea

 The former Real Madrid coach has revealed the best starting XI for Chelsea that will ensure a comfortable victory over Luton Town. Chelsea return to Premier League action against Luton Town at an early kickoff and will be looking to secure all three points against them. This comes after their recent 2-1 win against the Magpies.  Per team news, the Blues are without Reece James, Wesley Fofana, Trevoh Chalobah, Chilwell, Robert Sanchez, and Romeo Lavia as they are out with long term injuries. The available squad is what Pochettino will make do with. With Carney Chukwuemeka, Enzo Fernández and Chilwell back in training, this is the strongest possible lineup that will hand Chelsea a win over Luton Town. Starting XI: Nkunku, Mudryk, Madueke, Caicedo, Gallagher, Lavia, Colwill, Badiashile, Silva, Gusto , Petrovic. Thoughts on the lineup Blues?

Football Talk | Premier League News Chelsea have submitted an offer to sign the Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde in an exchange deal involving Reece James, according to reports. Chelsea have submitted an offer to sign the Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde in an exchange deal involving Reece James, according to a report from Defensa Central. However, it looks like it will be difficult for the Blues to land the South American. The report claims that the Spanish giants have responded to the offer from the Premier League club and made it clear they are reluctant to part ways with Valverde.  The 25-year-old Uruguayan midfielder has established himself as one of the best players in the world and he has been instrumental to Real Madrid’s success in recent seasons. The midfielder is still relatively young and he will only improve further with coaching and experience.  Los Blancos need to hold on to their best players if they want to keep winning major trophies and Valve...

 Mauricio Pochettino has named the two players who will be rested following their performance in the Crystal Palace game. Chelsea bounced back from their Christmas Eve humbling by beating Crystal Palace 2-1 at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night. Mauricio Pochettino named the Blues' youngest ever starting lineup in the Premier League era and they looked far more assured of themselves on their return to home soil. The visiting Eagles put up a good fight but fell short at the last to ensure their miserable run against Chelsea continued. Mudryk scored the opener for Chelsea before Olise secured an equalizer in stroke of halftime. A late penalty from Madueke sealed Chelsea's win.  Although the team worked hard to ensure they went away with three points, two players were notably rusty against the magpies and appeared to be just not in the game at and per Chelsea coach Mauricio Pochettino who blamed it on "fatigue", believes both players will be rested for the Blues' com...

The Chelsea midfielder has won the heart of many Chelsea fans with an impressive debut.  Romeo Lavia enjoys winning Chelsea debut. Chelsea youngster Romeo Lavia finally made his way onto the field for the club. The former Southampton star was the subject of a transfer tug of war that involved Liverpool. Having secured him for big money, Chelsea finally got a glimpse of his talent after many months out with injury. The Blues did earn a narrow win over Crystal Palace, with a Noni Madueke goal in the 89th minute sealing a 2-1 win. Lavia was on the field at the time, as he came on for Ian Maatsen in the 58th minute of the clash.  The star's introduction for Ian Maatsen just before the hour mark saw him immediately make his way into the defensive midfield role that had been filled by Conor Gallagher, allowing the England international to push further up the pitch into his more preferred role. His impact was felt almost straight away as he slotted into the middle of the park, openin...

 Chelsea climbed into the Premier League’s top 10 with a 2-1 win over Roy Hodgson’s Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge.  Mykhailo Mudryk gave The Blues a 13th-minute lead with his third goal of the season but Palace snapped back on the brink of half-time through Michael Olise.  Nicolas Jackson had a goal ruled for offside following a lengthy VAR check before Noni Madueke dispatched a late penalty. WATCH ALL GOALS AND EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS BELOW: VIDEO: Highlights | Chelsea 2-1 Crystal Palace

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 Mudryk opened the scoring for Chelsea in the 14th minute against Crystal Palace and what a goal it was!  WATCH GOAL BELOW: Video: Mykailo Mudryk goal vs Crystal Palace. 

 Welcome to today's LIVE MATCH COVERAGE.  Chelsea are back in Premier League action tonight at Stamford Bridge as they take on Crystal Palace 19:30 GMT.  Here's how both teams line up: 🚨 Chelsea XI to face Crystal Palace:  Petrovic; Gusto, Disasi, Badiashile, Colwill, Caicedo, Gallagher, Mudryk, Nkunku, Maatsen, Jackson (4-2-3-1) Bench: Bettinelli, Bergstrom, Silva, Gilchrist, Lavia, Matos, Castledine, Madueke, Broja 🔵🔵 #CFC  Crystal Palace XI: Henderson; Clyne, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell; Lerma, Richards; Olise, Eze, Ayew; Mateta.  Bench: Matthews, Tomkins, Adaramola, Riedewsld, Ozoh, Hughes, Schlupp, Aramada, Franca.  CLICK BELOW TO WATCH GAME LIVE:

 Welcome to today's LIVE MATCH COVERAGE.  Chelsea are back in Premier League action tonight at Stamford Bridge as they take on Crystal Palace 19:30 GMT.  Here's how both teams line up: Chelsea XI to face Crystal Palace:  Petrovic; Gusto, Disasi, Badiashile, Colwill, Caicedo, Gallagher, Mudryk, Nkunku, Maatsen, Jackson (4-2-3-1) Bench: Bettinelli, Bergstrom, Silva, Gilchrist, Lavia, Matos, Castledine, Madueke, Broja 🔵🔵 #CFC  Crystal Palace XI: Henderson; Clyne, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell; Lerma, Richards; Olise, Eze, Ayew; Mateta.  Bench: Matthews, Tomkins, Adaramola, Riedewsld, Ozoh, Hughes, Schlupp, Aramada, Franca.  CLICK BELOW TO WATCH GAME LIVE:

 The former Real Madrid coach has revealed the best starting XI for Chelsea that will ensure a comfortable victory over Crystal Palace.  Chelsea return to Premier League action against the Magpies tonight at Stamford Bridge and will be looking to secure all three points against them. This comes after their recent 2-1 defeat to Wolves on Christmas Eve.  Per team news, the Blues are without Cole Palmer and Raheem Sterling leading the Blues' Frontline. Reece James, Wesley Fofana, Trevoh Chalobah, Chilwell, Robert Sanchez, Carney Chukwuemeka all remain doubts as they are out with long term injuries. The available squad is what Pochettino will make do with. With Romeo Lavia the latest addition from the injury squad, this is the strongest possible lineup that will hand Chelsea a win over Crystal Palace. Starting XI: Nkunku, Mudryk, Madueke, Caicedo,  Gallagher, Lavia, Colwill, Badiashile, Silva, Gusto , Petrović. Thoughts on the lineup Blues?

Welcome to today's LIVE MATCH coverage!  Chelsea take on Wolverhampton Wanderers and Will be looking to secure all three points following their wins against Sheffield United and Newcastle. Momentum is high and the race for top four continues.  Here's how both teams line up:  🚨OFFICIAL! Chelsea XI to take on Wolves! Petrovic; Gusto, Disasi, Thiago Silva, Colwill; Ugochukwu, Gallagher; Sterling, Palmer, Jackson; Broja. Substitutes: Bettinelli, Bergstrom, Badiashile, Madueke, Maatsen, Matos, Mudryk, Nkunku, Lavia Wolves XI to face Chelsea: Sa, Semedo, Dawson, Kilman, Toti, Ait-Nouri, Gomes, Lemina, Sarabia, Hwang, Cunha. Bench: Bentley, Doherty, S. Bueno, H. Bueno, Kalajdzic, Doyle, Barnett, Chirewa, Hesketh. CLICK BELOW TO WATCH GAME LIVE: Wolves vs Chelsea Livestream.

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 Chelsea boss Mauricio pochettino has named four players he thinks deserve to be rested after the Blues' defeat to Newcastle United.  Chelsea were back in premier league action away from Stamford Bridge on Saturday and were unexpectedly tied down to a 4-1 defeat.   Newcastle united's Alexander Isak opened the scoring before Sterling's equalizer with a key freekick. The blues failed to capitalise on the free-kick and were tied to a defeat.   Four players were notable for their sloppy performance in the match and Mauricio pochettino has named these four players as potential players who will come from the bench in their next game. The players include Thiago Silva, Nicolas Jackson , Benoit Badiashile & Robert Sanchez.  Per GOAL, they were the poorest performers on the pitch. Thiago Silva had a bad day in office, with a rating of 3/10. Second was Nicolas Jackson who did not seem to be in the games at All. He earned a rating of 4/10. Badiashile and San...

 Welcome to today's LIVE MATCH COVERAGE. Chelsea are back in Premier League action today away from the Bridge and will be looking to secure all three points against a tough Newcastle united side.  WATCH game LIVE below: Newcastle united vs Chelsea Livestream

 Welcome to today's LIVE MATCH COVERAGE. Chelsea are back in Premier League action today away from the Bridge and will be looking to secure all three points against a tough Newcastle united side.  WATCH game LIVE below: Newcastle united vs Chelsea Livestream

 Chelsea began fixtures in the UEFA Women’s Champions League group stage with a Sam Kerr hat-trick in a 4-1 defeat of Paris FC at Stamford Bridge Lauren James set up Kerr for the opener but the scores were level at the break, after Thea Greboval’s header. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd crossed for Kerr to restore the lead three minutes after the restart and completed her treble with a chip from outside the box in The 55th minute. Sophie Ingle came off the bench to make it 4-1 in stoppage time. WATCH: ALL GOALS AND EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS BELOW:

 Chelsea began fixtures in the UEFA Women’s Champions League group stage with a Sam Kerr hat-trick in a 4-1 defeat of Paris FC at Stamford Bridge  Lauren James set up Kerr for the opener but the scores were level at the break, after Thea Greboval’s header. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd crossed for Kerr to restore the lead three minutes after the restart and completed her treble with a chip from outside the box in the 55th minute. Sophie Ingle came off the bench to make it 4-1 in stoppage time. WATCH: ALL GOALS AND EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS BELOW:

The Chelsea star has warned he could leave the club Early next year should he be starved of play time.  Chelsea goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli has revealed he could leave the club should he be starved of play time. SInce signing in July 2021,he has made only one start for the Blues.  He is currently in the club's book of Injured players but looks like he is not part of the club's plans as the Blues recently got two additions in the goal keeping position. They are Robert Sanchez and Petrović.  It remains to be seen if Bettinelli will be given playing time. He was signed on free transfer from fullham. His first start which is his only start came in the FA Cup. Should he decide to move away from Chelsea it will be good for his career as he certainly looks like he's not part of the plans of Mauricio pochettino.   What ever happens, we wish him the best for the future. 

 One player who was very much impressive against City was Raheem Sterling. He scored the second to put the Blues back on track against City.  However, what was notable today from his game tonight was his speed, runs and dribbles that brought back old memories of Eden Hazard at Chelsea.  His pace left Kyle Walker struggling to keep up most times  WATCH: Incredible footage of Raheem Sterling's pace that left Chelsea fans surprised:

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Nicolas Jackson scored the equalizer to put Chelsea 3-3 on level with City.  Watch goal here:

 Thiago Silva opened the scoring for Chelsea against a very tough City side to put the Blues on level against the Citizens.  WATCH OPENING GOAL HERE:

 WELCOME TO TODAY'S LIVE MATCH COVERAGE.  Per teamsheet, here's how both teams line up: Chelsea XI to take on Man City! Sanchez,James,Silva,Disasi,Cucurella,Enzo ,Caicedo,Palmer,Gallagher,Sterling,Jackson Man City XI to face Chelsea: Ederson, Walker, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Rodri, Bernardo, Foden, Doku, Alvarez, Haaland Bench: Ortega, Carson, Phillips, Kovacic, Grealish, Nunes, Bobb, Lewis WATCH LIVE MATCH BELOW:

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Welcome to today's LIVE MATCH coverage!  The Blues return to Premier League action today where they face off City at the Bridge.  Chelsea will be looking to secure all three points, and get their first win against a very tough City side since beating them in the Champions league in 2021.  CLICK BELOW TO WATCH GAME LIVE: LIVESTREAM: Chelsea vs Manchester City