Understand Chelsea loanee Mamadou Sarr has avoided surgery as sources insist a fresh hamstring injury is “just muscular”. Will miss Slovan Bratislava and Angers matches for #RCSA and will miss international break. To be reassessed during break. #CFC www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

🟥🟥🟥🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨 Chelsea have this many cards from just 9 games this season. A piece on their discipline issues, why Maresca isn’t too worried, but why #CFC need to stop picking up cards immediately www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Second state visits aren't as rare as they used to be. Now try a fourth. www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Comment: Why Chelsea need their senior players to step up this week #CFC must stop sleepwalking towards the October international break www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

A Premier League Saturday that sells the league as what it is: not only the best in the world but by far Europe's least predictable major league.

Nuno is announced as West Ham manager 255 minutes after West Ham announced Graham Potter's exit. “The work has already started,” says Nuno in his announcement statement… #WHUFC

Chelsea begin a big week. It’ll be a testing one www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Chelsea expect Cole Palmer to miss October's international break with England due to his persistent groin injury. Tuchel's only been able to play him once. Chelsea are targeting #NFFC away on October 18 for return. #CFC www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Wesley Fofana will sit out 12 days and MISS the games against Brighton, Benfica and almost certainly Liverpool after his concussion symptoms presented after the Lincoln game. The knock came in the first few minutes of the game. Big blow for #CFC, who have to follow the protocol

Understand Manchester City closing in on new deal to 2031 for Savinho, as per others. It ends any remaining prospect of him joining Tottenham. #mcfc #thfc www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

This week's sport column in The Standard is on Chelsea, and why they already face an uphill battle to have a better season than last 🔗: www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba... 🔵 #CFC

As well as Behdad Eghbali, Chelsea's co-director of recruitment and talent Joe Shields and co-sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart were also all present at Lincoln City last night. #CFC bring a large entourage of directors and board members to every away game

My reflections on a nervy win for Chelsea 👇 Report and analysis from Lincoln www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Lincoln fans really not taking to Alejandro Garnacho. At all. Every time he receives the ball he is booed, and every time he is fouled there are loud claims he has dived. Some decent ball-carries by him already. #CFC

Here we are then, at what is now called the LNER Stadium. Chelsea to make a raft of changes tonight as they visit Lincoln City. #CFC need to build momentum from scratch. 🔵

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Josh Acheampong 🇳🇱 Jorrel Hato 🇦🇷 Facundo Buonanotte 🇦🇷 Alejandro Garnacho ❓ I took a look at the Chelsea players hoping to press their case for more minutes when #CFC visit Lincoln tonight www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Josh Acheampong 🇳🇱 Jorrel Hato 🇦🇷 Facundo Buonanotte 🇦🇷 Alejandro Garnacho ❓ I took a look at the Chelsea players hoping to press their case for more minutes when #CFC visit Lincoln tonight www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

The #BallonDor  top 10 is quite rightly a PSG private-entry party. But Harry Kane missing out is inexplicable. 12 players have had a better year, have they? Quite simply, no. They haven't.

Enzo Maresca: ‘Cup ties against lower-league opposition are the games that worry me most’ #CFC boss wary of slipping up at Lincoln www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Premier League signing of the summer so far? Palhinha, Reijnders, Donnarumma and Grealish feel the early contenders for that title so far. Anyone else?

Enjoyed reflecting on the weekend's Premier League action on Sky News Breakfast. No clip (copyright 😂)

Managers shouldn’t lose their jobs after Manchester City away, and September is early, early doors for the new season… but it’s hard to see Ruben Amorim making it through the autumn, let alone the season

Jordan Henderson has just produced easily one of the finest assists of the Premier League season so far. And I never thought I'd be tweeting that in 2025.

An 8pm kick-off on a Saturday is, I feel, a ‘game's gone’ moment, but there we are. It's given Chelsea more rest time after a busy international break for some players, especially the South Americans, so they won't grumble. Can they take advantage here? #CFC

On the importance, and attacking evolution, of Enzo Fernandez. Including fresh quotes from Maresca. 🇦🇷⭐️⚽️🅰️ #CFC www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

❗️Enzo Maresca has not seen Raheem Sterling since the beginning of the season and is not in contact with the remaining members of Chelsea’s ‘bomb squad’. There is no way back for them. Quotes. #CFC www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

“Some clubs flip and change things quite quickly, which kills consistency.” Part two of an exclusive interview with Rehanne Skinner. #WHUFC boss on achievements, ambitions, and how to stop Arsenal tonight in the #WSL www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Chelsea sign Emegha for 2026. #cfc. Details: www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Enzo Maresca: "At the moment I think Reece [James] is showing he is fit to play two or three games in a week." Says Cole Palmer decision will come after training this afternoon and that he expects Liam Delap out for "ten to 12 weeks". #CFC

Exclusive: West Ham manager Rehanne Skinner fires a warning to the WSL in the wake of its £1million transfers, saying leagues have previously “folded” when spending gets “out of control” www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Did Belgrade mark lift-off for Thomas Tuchel's previously uninspiring England? A long-read on how his tenure is faring, nine months out from the one and only stage on which it will be judged… www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Against Serbia tonight, Harry Kane will overtake another England captain, Bobby Moore, no less, to become the outright fifth most-capped player in the men's national team's history on 109 caps. Only Peter Shilton, Wayne Rooney, David Beckham and Steven Gerrard left to overtake.

Estevao has admitted his surprise at how much game time he is already being given at Chelsea, describing the early months at his new club as “the happiest moment of my life”. #CFC www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Will be on BBC Radio London just after 6:10pm talking England and Thomas Tuchel

Dario Essugo suffers thigh injury on international duty. #CFC www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Thomas Tuchel warns England about “physicality” they'll face in Serbia on Tuesday. Says Harry Kane will play again and that Marc Guéhi went off with groin problem v Andorra. Guéhi is a doubt. www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

What we learnt and what we were never going to learn from England 2–0 Andorra Piece from Villa Park www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Lots of Aston Villa-England flags strung up in the Holte End ahead of the first men's international at Villa Park for 20 years.

England face a minnow today, just one day after a key player left the camp through injury Thomas Tuchel is getting used to international football now. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 v 🇦🇩 preview: www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

England players head out for training on a lovely Friday afternoon. All 24 of them, with Stones having left camp this morning with a muscular issue. #CFC youth keeper Ted Curd is joining the seniors for this session but remains with the U20s. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: JOÃO PEDRO A visit to his home to discuss Chelsea's title chances, his Ballon d'Or aims, looking out for Estêvão, his love of music, of James Milner… and going fishing with Rodrigo Muniz. #cfc 🔵🇧🇷 www.standard.co.uk//sport/footb...

Raheem Sterling is not open to moves to Turkey, Saudi Arabia or the United States. He'll stay with the ‘bomb squad’ for now. #CFC www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

NEW: Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Jarell Quansah replace injured Adam Wharton in the England squad. #CFC's Tyrique George has dropped out of the England under-21s…

Raheem Sterling staying at Chelsea. Wanted to make a London move this summer but an avenue was never sorted in time. No deal sheet went in at any club for him. Foreign windows remain open but clearly it’s unsatisfactory for all parties. #CFC www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

No more incomings or outgoings expected at Brentford after Reiss Nelson’s arrival from Arsenal, I’m told. That's how things stand at #BrentfordFC www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Strikes me as a mistake from Fulham if Harry Wilson were allowed to leave. Marco Silva already finds it maddening how little attacking squad depth he has as it is. Getting Wilson off the wage bill doesn’t save much — and to a PL rival! 28 years old. Free-kick taker. Why? #FFC

🚨Brighton and Chelsea have both announced that Facundo Buonanotte has joined Chelsea on a season-long loan. Chelsea chiefs see him as highly versatile attacking cover. #CFC #BHAFC www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

As the day is unfolding, it's becoming less and less likely that Conor Gallagher leaves Atletico Madrid. Told he is not expected to depart now. Crystal Palace’s chances of signing him have shrunk significantly. It’s now bumper £40m offer or nothing — and that’s not expected. #CPFC

Latest ahead of a busy deadline day for Crystal Palace. Detail on: - Marc Guéhi - Christantus Uche deal - Jaydee Canvot deal - Conor Gallagher possible deal - Dean Henderson new contract - Édouard, Rak-Sakyi - Matt Hobbs appointment #CPFC 🦅 www.standard.co.uk//sport/footb...

Jaydee Canvot undergoes his Crystal Palace medical today. Met club staff in London last night. Fee is ~£16m rising to £23.3m in add-ons. #CPFC still very much in the market for players before deadline www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...