Author: Paul Lagan

Chelsea eventually got the goals their superior possession merited as they broke the resistance of a rugged Sheffield United defence to win 2-0 at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea showed the kind of defensive resilience that has been missing for many games this season as they just about survived losing Conor Gallagher to double yellow cards in the first half and then even extended their 2-1 lead in the second to beat a tired-looking Brighton 3-2 at Stamford Bridge.

Mauricio Pochettino is starting to realise that Chelsea are in a critical state as the festive period approaches.

Lauren James hit a brace, Sam Kerr scored again, an own goal and yet another strike from substitute Aggie Beever-Jones late on summed up Chelsea’s attacking prowess as they overcame rough and ready Leicester City 5-2 at Kingsmeadow this afternoon to remain top of the league.

Individual indiscipline, collective lack of responsibility and chronic poor play summed up Chelsea’s disastrous 4-1 defeat at St James Park this afternoon.

Sam Kerr hit a vital hat-trick to give Chelsea their first win in this season’s Champions League with substitute Sophie Ingle slotting home a fine volley deep into added time to secure a 4-1 win against hard-working Paris FC.

Ex-Manchester City youngster Cole Palmer stuck the knife into his former employers who deemed him surplus to requirement by scoring a late, late goal – a penalty to secure Chelsea a point in the game of the season at Stamford Bridge as both sides had the chance to win the match but it ended up an almost unbelievable 4-4 draw.

Chelsea fans will be brought back to earth with a bump on Sunday when their team try to snake their way up the league table by beating Premier League leaders Manchester City at Stamford Bridge.

Nine-man Spurs almost, almost pulled off a sensational result but ultimately succumbed to the clinical counter-attacking prowess of Chelsea who ran out 4-1 winners in a game pulsating with fouls, cards, goals and the interaction of that modern day phenomenon that is VAR.

Just when Chelsea fans thought things can’t get any worse, up pops a trip to top-of-the-table Tottenham on Monday night.

Well it’s a win, at home for the Blues, with Benoit Badiashile and Raheem Sterling notching the goals that sees the west Londoners beat Championship outfit Blackburn Rovers and progress through to the quarter-finals of the League Cup.

Chelsea embarrassed themselves once again as Brentford, who, humbly call themselves a bus stop in Hounslow, dismantled a billion-pound operation with organisation, determination, a simple Plan A and B to beat their west London neighbours 2-0 at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea face another tricky derby tomorrow when Brentford come calling at the Bridge, not quite knowing the level of performance the Blues will produce.

Sjoeke Nusken produced a wonderful hat-trick as champions Chelsea came from behind to beat much improved Brighton 4-2 at Kingsmeadow this afternoon.

Chelsea threw away a two-goal lead as Arsenal, who looked dead and buried, fought back to share the points in a pulsating, at times high quality encounter at the Bridge.

The acid test for where Chelsea could finish in the Premier League this season comes tomorrow as they take on Arsenal at Stamford Bridge.

It’s getting tougher to defend a WSL title as the Blues are finding out, yet somehow they still manage to gab the point required.

It’s nosebleed time for Chelsea as they find themselves at the dizzy heights of 11th in the Premier League.