London, UK | Xinhua | The big news ahead of the Premier League matches this weekend is not about who will be playing but who won’t be taking part after Manchester United announced on Thursday that Cristiano Ronaldo had been dropped from the squad for Saturday’s visit to Chelsea after another …
Read More »How Leeds United destroyed Chelsea at Elland Road
✳ Leeds United 3 (Aaronson 33’, Rodrigo 37’, Harrison 69’) vs Chelsea 0 Leeds, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Leeds United put in a stunning display at Elland Road on Sunday afternoon against Chelsea in the Premier League, to claim a more than deserved three points in the sunshine. The crowd …
Read More »Ronaldo on target to rescue point for Man Utd
London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 17th Premier League goal of the season to instantly reply to Marcos Alonso’s opener but Manchester United’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea dealt a heavy blow to their top-four prospects. Ronaldo struck less than two minutes after Chelsea had taken the …
Read More »Benzema denies Chelsea epic comeback to put holders out
London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Real Madrid reached the UEFA Champions League semi-finals with a remarkable 5-4 aggregate success after extra time against Chelsea, who were on the verge of one the competition’s greatest turnarounds when leading 3-0 late in normal time. Thomas Tuchel switched to a back four …
Read More »Chelsea brush aside off pitch problems to win 1-0
🔴 Chelsea 1 Newcastle 0 🔴 Leeds 2 Norwich 1 🔴 West Ham 2 Villa 1 🔴 Watford 2 Southampton 0 🔴 Everton 0 Wolves 1 London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Newcastle United suffered a first Premier League defeat for nearly three months as Kai Havertz snatched a late …
Read More »James and Havertz on target as Chelsea see out Burnley
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chelsea scored four unanswered goals in the second half to earn a comfortable win over Burnley at Turf Moor. Burnley had the best first-half chances, with Thiago Silva forced to clear a shot from Wout Weghorst off the line. Reece James put Chelsea in front …
Read More »Liverpool win epic penalty shootout for Carabao Cup
Reds beat Chelsea on penalties to win Carabao Cup 🔴 Liverpool 0 (11) Chelsea 0 (10) LFC: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅ CFC: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅ London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | All 11 of the Reds’ takers, including Caoimhin Kelleher, converted their spot-kicks before Kepa Arrizabalaga blazed his over the crossbar to seal the fifth major …
Read More »Champions League draw declared void, to be redone at 5pm
Nyon, Switzerland | THE INDEPENDENT | The Champions League draw has been declared void and will be entirely redone at 5pm today, UEFA has said. Controversy arose when Manchester United was included in Villarreal’s pot, instead of Athletico Madrid’s, and was then drawn to face PSG, “Following a technical problem with the …
Read More »Jorginho’s double penalties seal Chelsea victory
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jorginho scored two penalties, the second deep into stoppage time, as Chelsea came from behind to earn a dramatic 3-2 win over Leeds United. Raphinha fired Leeds ahead at Stamford Bridge from the penalty spot on 28 minutes at Stamford Bridge, after Daniel James had …
Read More »West Ham upset league leaders Chelsea
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arthur Masuaku’s first Premier League goal ended Chelsea’s eight-match unbeaten run as West Ham United earned a dramatic 3-2 win at the London Stadium. West Ham, who also scored three times against Liverpool last month, turned this match around after trailing twice to Chelsea, who …
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