Author: Paul Lagan

Chelsea Women are just 90 minutes away from grabbing another piece of silverware. The Blues thrashed West Ham United 6-0 in the semi-final of the League Cup at Kingsmeadow on Wednesday night and will face Bristol City – 1-0 victors over Leicester City – in the final at Watford’s Vicarage Road on March 14.

Holders Chelsea will contest this year’s Conti Cup final after an emphatic 6-0 drubbing of East Londoners West Ham at Kingsmeadow tonight with Denmark striker Pernille Harder helping herself to a hat-trick.

Chelsea cruised to an emphatic 4-0 win over Spurs at Kingsmeadow to stay top of the WSL – but had their north London rivals taken some of their early chances, the game could have ended slightly different.

Having sacked Blues legend Frank Lampard this week, German Thomas Tuchel was parachuted in by Chelsea and was immediately faced with the same problems that beset his illustrious predecessor – lots of possession but a lack of goals.

Chelsea huffed and puffed but couldn’t blow down the rigid Wolves house as the Blues head coach Thomas Tuchel’s reign at Stamford Bridge started with a disappointing 0-0 draw against Wolves.

Tammy Abraham scored a hat-trick as Chelsea overcame the dogged resistance of Championship outfit Luton Town 3-1 at Stamford Bridge this afternoon to book a 5th round FA cup tie against Barnsley.

Former Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko has emerged as a surprise candidate to replace head coach Frank Lampard, should he be sacked by the Blues.

Only one team went top of the Premier League tonight and it was not Chelsea who were well beaten 2-0 by Leicester City and the Blues sit uncomfortably in eight position.

Fran Kirby sliced open the Manchester United defence to score the winner in a pulsating 2-1 victory at Kingsmeadow and at the same time propelled the Blues to top of the WSL table.

The pressure resumes on Frank Lampard this weekend, when his Chelsea charges take on struggling Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday.

Timo Werner scored his first goal in 12 games which, some wags might claim was the the shock of the FA Cup 3rd round, but his goal, the second of four for the Blues was enough to settle any nerves and set the Stamford Bridge outfit up for a secure 4-0 win over League Two Morecambe.
German Werner was on the spot to tap home just before the break at the end of the first half.

Danny Drinkwater – a forgotten man at Stamford Bridge – is heading out on loan this month to Turkey. The former Leicester City Premier League title-winner, who joined the Blues from the Foxes in 2017 for £35million will see out the season playing for Kasimpasa in Istanbul.

Chelsea were thrashed 3-1 by Manchester City this evening at Stamford Bridge to drop to eighth in the Premier League.

Apart from a possible penalty call for Timo Werner early on, this was as an abject performance that has graced the hallowed turf in SW6 in many a decade.

Callum Hudson-Odoi gave the Blues a consolation goal deep into added time, but it failed to cover up what was a torrid opening first half, that only marginally improved in the second half.

The pressure on Frank Lampard has ramped up significantly this week as Chelsea prepare to face Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on Sunday with German Thomas Tuchel waiting in the wings.

Olivier Giroud did his bit by scoring, but the Blues were rather insipid and could only draw 1-1 against Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge this evening.

Tammy Abraham will retain his striking spot for the Boxing Day clash at Arsenal after getting a brace against West Ham United on Monday night.

Frank Lampard is a smart and perceptive man. He knows now what it’s like to be Chelsea head coach after successive league defeats – it’s not pleasant. He knows he cannot lose his next match.

Beth England and Sam Kerr scored the goals that saw off Benfica 3-0 at Kingsmeadow as Chelsea thrashed the Portuguese side 8-0 on aggregate.