6 January 2025
Chelsea live on Showmax Premier League
- Nickname:The Blues, The Pensioners
- Short name: CFC
- Founded: 10 March 1905; 119 years ago
- Ground: Stamford Bridge
- Current League position 4th ( Played: 29 Won: 14 Lost: 8 Drawn: 7)
Most recent Premier League result:
- Arsenal 1-0 Chelsea (Mikel Merino)
Next Premier League fixture: (Thursday, 03 April 2025)
- Chelsea v Spurs : Stamford Bridge : 21:00- Live on Showmax Premier League
Latest news:
William Gallas was left unimpressed with Jadon Sancho’s performance against Arsenal and urged Chelsea to reconsider their decision to sign him permenantly.
Mikel Merino’s first-half header was the difference at the Emirates on Sunday as Enzo Maresca’s side slide to their third defeat in their last five Premier League games.
Missing key attacking players like Cole Palmer, Chelsea produced a flat attacking display and managed just three shots on goal in the entire 90 minutes.
Starting his third successive game, Sancho once again flattered to deceive as he continued his concerning form after an encouraging start to life at Stamford Bridge.
The 24-year-old notched up three assists in his first three games with the club, but has just one goal contribution since the turn of the year, an assist against Crystal Palace on January 4.
Sancho joined Chelsea on a loan deal from Manchester United at the end of the summer window, with the deal set to become permanent for a fee between £22million and £25million if the Blues finish 14th or higher.
However, recent reports have now suggested that Chelsea could back out of the agreement if they pay United a ‘significant’ fee.
And having watched Sancho’s latest quiet performance at the Emirates, former Chelsea centre-back Gallas thinks his former club should seriously consider that option.
‘That player has talent. He’s a talented player, everybody knows this, but we don’t know why he can’t perform and can’t show what he can do,’ Gallas said of Sancho on Stadium Astro.
‘At Dortmund, he was magnificent. At Manchester United it didn’t work well for him. He came to Chelsea and at the beginning we saw that Sancho from Dortmund, but then he disappeared.”
Summer signings:
- Pedro Neto
- João Félix
- Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
- Filip Jørgensen
- Omari Kellyman
- Mike Penders
- Aarón Anselmino
- Renato Veiga
- Caleb Wiley
- Marc Guiu
- Tosin Adarabioyo
- Bashir Humphreys
- Tino Anjorin
- Eddie Beach
- Jadon Sancho
Manager: Enzo Maresca
Enzo Maresca began his new role at Chelsea on 1 July 2024 on a five-year contract, with a club option of a further year. After time on the coaching staff of Ascoli, Sevilla and West Ham United, the Italian took charge of Manchester City’s Elite Development Squad in August 2020 and guided them to the 2021 Premier League 2 title.
A spell with Parma followed, and another as assistant coach at Man City, before Maresca was appointed head coach at Leicester City in June 2023. He guided the club to the EFL Championship title and promotion back to the Premier League in his season in charge.
As a player, he was a midfielder for clubs in Italy, Spain and Greece, and in England where he began his professional career as a teenager with West Bromwich Albion.
Goalkeepers
- Robert Sánchez
- Filip Jørgensen Filip Jørgensen
- Djordje Petrovic
- Kepa Arrizabalaga
- Marcus Bettinelli
- Lucas Bergström
Defenders
- Levi Colwill
- Axel Disasi
- Benoît Badiashile
- Wesley Fofana
- Tosin Adarabioyo
- Trevoh Chalobah
- Bashir Humphreys
- Marc Cucurella
- Ben Chilwell
- Reece James
- Malo Gusto
- Josh Acheampong
Midfielders
- Moisés Caicedo
- Roméo Lavia
- Renato Veiga
- Enzo Fernández
- Conor Gallagher
- Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
- Carney Chukwuemeka
- Cesare Casadei
- Cole Palmer
- Christopher Nkunku
- Omari Kellyman
- Tino Anjorin
- Jadon Sancho
- Mykhaylo Mudryk
- Tyrique George
- Pedro Neto
- Noni Madueke
- Ângelo Ângelo
Forwards
- Nicolas Jackson
- Joao Felix
- Armando Broja
- David Datro Fofana
- Deivid Washington
- Marc Guiu
Read more about Chelsea:
Liverpool face a Chelsea side at full tilt, says Robert Marawa: https://stories.showmax.com/za/liverpool-face-a-chelsea-side-at-full-tilt-says-robert-marawa
Jadon Sancho ready to bring excitement to Stamford Bridge: https://stories.showmax.com/za/jadon-sancho-ready-to-bring-excitement-to-the-bridge
Joao Felix ready to take Chelsea to the top of world football: https://stories.showmax.com/za/felix-ready-to-take-chelsea-to-the-top-of-world-football
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