Romeo Lavia interview ‘I’ll be the first to leave when I lose faith in the Chelsea project’ 🔷 Who leaders are in #CFC's squad 🔜 Thoughts on the new head coach 🗣️ What Pep taught him 🇪🇸 The influence of Sergio Busquets www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Xavi Alonso and Andoni Iraola emerging as Chelsea's leading candidates. Contact being made now. Understand #CFC are confident of appointing before mid-June. There are between 5 and 6 serious candidates. Latest: www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

A leader at 23, Chelsea's best centre-back, a wildcard World Cup shout. How Levi Colwill showed #CFC what they’d been missing at Anfield, and what happens now www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

McFarlane's clever tactical tweak, a concerning trend, and the interim head coach's lucky general… Chelsea's Liverpool draw analysed #CFC ⬇️ www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Jesse Derry's full debut was far more dramatic than anyone could have anticipated, but before his injury, the teenager's display was a point of encouragement on an afternoon that left Chelsea fans bereft of any other reasons for optimism Piece #cfc www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Robert Sanchez to undergo in-house assessments at Cobham. He'll miss Liverpool game if he fails any of the check stages. His wasn’t a concussion sub but concussion protocol still has to be followed this week. #CFC www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Calum McFarlane: I disagree with the narrative that Cole Palmer has not been playing well #CFC www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Reece James and Levi Colwill have been in first-team training the last two days and could be in the squad on Monday for #CFC

By recent standards, Pedro Neto's assist in the FA Cup semi-final was a rare sight indeed. I feel Chelsea cannot make a success of the run-in (or cup final) unless a certain trio step up. A #CFC piece on the underwhelming three www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Some Chelsea players including Enzo Fernandez have been at the Madrid Open to watch the tennis. Players were given Monday and today off by Calum McFarlane. #CFC www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Chelsea sporting directors in agreement that Marco Silva should be a candidate for head coach role. Some senior figures at #FFC confident Silva will sign new deal but others less convinced. #CFC to reach out to his reps to gauge his circumstances www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Andoni Iraola an active candidate to become the next Chelsea head coach. Process underway at #CFC to check the availability of a handful of top contenders. Understand he's one of those www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Controversial? Yes. Uncertain future? Yes. But Enzo Fernandez is Chelsea's best example of a big-game player and showed at Wembley how important he'll be in the run-in for #CFC. Piece: www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

EXCLUSIVE interview with Kevin Schade He's convinced he's the fastest player in the Premier League (but admits Micky van de Ven used to be) 🐝 The #BrentfordFC star on Champions League hopes, World Cup dreams, Jordan Henderson and Matthew Benham www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Analysed: how Chelsea reached the FA Cup and turned the page 🔹 Improvements in all areas ⚽️ Goal drought finally over ⭐️ The standout player (not Enzo) #CFC www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Robert Sanchez my man of the match. Chelsea match ratings from Wembley #cfc www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Inside Calum McFarlane's first few days as Chelsea interim head coach (second time round) and what I took from his first press conference #CFC www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Calum McFarlane has rubbished reports claiming Liam Rosenior chose not to address the Chelsea players in the dressing room after the Brighton defeat #CFC www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

🔹🔷🔹 Where it all went wrong for Liam Rosenior and what Chelsea plan to do next A long-read explaining why it didn't work out and analysing #CFC's latest U-turn www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

🚨 Liam Rosenior has been sacked as Chelsea head coach. Calum McFarlane becomes caretaker again. Club felt they couldn’t go on as they were. #CFC Details: www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Estevao poised to miss the rest of the season and a World Cup doubt. Head coach Liam Rosenior on the brink. Probably the most dramatic day at #CFC since yesterday

Liam Rosenior's extraordinary post-match rant on "indefensible" #CFC players in full: www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Analysing what under-pressure Rosenior calls “by far” Chelsea's worst defeat yet: ❌Champions League hopes all but over 💇‍♂️ Barbergate the latest mole controversy ⏳ Change of formation a total failure #CFC www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Chelsea and Tottenham by far the two worst London clubs in the Premier League right now. The former appalling lately

I've seen plenty of people arguing Chelsea's exhausted players being outrun is not concerning… but that just doesn't wash. Not now we're in late April. Not after 33 straight league games of it. Analysis of why a sobering stat is deeply worrying for #CFC: www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Liam Rosenior explains why he disagrees with Cole Palmer's claim that “everything changes” depending on whether #CFC qualify for the Champions League www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Oh by the way, Chelsea have still been outrun by every single Premier League team in every single Premier League game this season. That is a staggering 33-game run by #CFC. Almost impressive.

Rosenior updates on injuries to Joao Pedro, Estevao and Enzo Fernandez at #CFC. Plus details on Levi Colwill's involvement for Chelsea's U21s: www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Arsenal have lost just one of their last nine meetings with Manchester City in April: the last one, losing 4-1 in 2023. It's a run including five Arsenal wins dating back to 1991

A Morgan Gibbs-White hat-trick in their most important game to get right in this run-in. Tottenham fans must feel battered and bruised by Gibbs-White and Eberechi Eze this season. Truly, what could have been

Analysis of Chelsea’s latest dismal defeat 📉 Champions League hopes suffer again 🚢 Latest blank brings Titanic into focus 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Forward fails to take his chance #CFC www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Chelsea hoping the problem that forced Enzo Fernandez off was just cramp. But Estevao was in tears at half-time over a hamstring injury. #CFC www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

There is some doubt at Chelsea over whether Jamie Gittens and Filip Jorgensenwill be fit before the end of the season #CFC www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Exclusive interview with Josh King 🔲Advice from ex-Fulham player ⚽️Inside his obsession with art of goalscoring 🥅Reflections on disallowed #CFC goal 8 months on 🇷🇴Sitting A-Levels in Romanian hotel ❤️Dad’s “tough love” ⚫️Leadership, #FFC loyalty + more www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Moises Caicedo has agreed terms to a new Chelsea contract that’s very close to being done and dusted. Good news at a bad time for #CFC

Two attacking teams are throwing up a superbly entertaining and dramatic tie. Arsenal and Sporting are also playing.

Chelsea: top of the wrong table www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Chelsea are mentally fragile and need to develop resilience when dealing with setbacks. Champions League qualification demands it. A piece on the biggest thing holding #CFC back www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Pep Guardiola believes the sunny weather explains why Manchester City often win the title race — but still feels Arsenal are the best team in the country and in Europe. Some classic Pep quotes: #MCFC #AFC www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Analysis of Chelsea's chastening defeat, including one silver lining 😬 Brutal second 45 takes game away 🇦🇷 #CFC unpicked without Fernandez 🤞 Some encouraging signs down the left www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

The appointment of Roberto De Zerbi is the riskiest managerial appointment of the Premier League era. Genuinely. Long-read explaining why, analysing how his #Spurs will play, and detailing what he's told his #THFC players already in his first week. #coys www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

The football PSG play can be utterly scintillating. Tactically, they do nothing that other teams don’t do. They just do it better

West Ham calm about Aaron Wan-Bissaka being kept in DR Congo and missing Leeds game. Was originally anticipated he'd be back in UK Friday evening but #WHUFC had already expected he’d be a doubt. He's back in training today. No complaint imminent. Latest: www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Analysing Chelsea 7-0 Port Vale 🍌 Potential banana skin avoided as Chelsea do a Chris Hughes and lift the mood a bit 🇧🇷 Estevao the entertainer-in-chief 📈 Assessing Kavuma-McQueen's debut #CFC www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Enzo Fernandez has just taken a selfie with a Chelsea fan and all smiles as he sits behind the Chelsea subs and begins his two-match ban for inviting Real Madrid to sign him. They haven't signed him yet. #CFC

Quotes from Liam Rosenior as he bans Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea's next two games and holds 30-minute meeting with Marc Cucurella to tell him off, too. Fernandez sanctioned after disrespecting #CFC with Real Madrid comments: www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

A big piece assessing who is already on the plane to the World Cup, who is on the cusp, and who might just miss out England's hopefuls, split into three categories 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

Thomas Tuchel has fired a warning to Phil Foden that he is “not guaranteed” a place in the World Cup squad because he “struggles to show” his quality for his country www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...

It is incredibly unlucky for England fans and an almighty statistical anomaly that 197-cap Lionel Messi has been playing for Argentina since 2005 and has faced Mauritania, Estonia and Angola (twice) but never England