Author: Paul Lagan

Chelsea will be relieved they managed to get a point, and City will be frustrated they were not able to hang on for three, as the sides produced a pulsating, controversial but nevertheless poor quality 1-1 draw at the renamed Joie Stadium.

Raheem Sterling sent the best possible on-field message out to England head coach Gareth Southgate – ‘dump me from the squad at your peril’, as the Blues outclassed Burnley 1-4 at Turf Moor.

Crisis, what crisis? Those doomsayers who suggested that the Blues were looking down towards the relegation spots rather than the upwardly mobile trendy perspective of a top-five finish, are looking pretty silly now, aren’t they?

Mia Fishel and Lauren James proved their worth as Chelsea got off to the perfect start to the defence of their WSL title, beating a resolute Spurs 2-1 at Stamford Bridge.

Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse – it didn’t, and Chelsea went onto not only score a goal but to win a match.

It took a while, in fact 338 minutes but Chelsea finally scored a goal – and won again – this time a Carabao Cup match, at home to Brighton.

And the goal scorer was Nicolas Jackson, who looked at times, back to his pre-season best, where he ran, jinked past defenders with ease and showed calmness and quality and finishing.

It’s back to the trials and tribulations of the Premier League on Sunday and the question on every fans’ lips is ‘which Chelsea will turn up – the good, the bad or the very bad?’

Don’t you just hate it when the Premier League season kicks off – excitement evident by the drooling from the mouth as Chelsea hammer home yet another goal in a faultless start to the campaign, and then it all comes to a screeching halt for something called the international break?

Oh dear, three points down the drain for the Blues as Nottingham Forest produced the classic sucker punch goal to nab a 1-0 victory at the Bridge this afternoon.

Raheem Sterling was in scintillating form as he cut Luton apart and helped himself to brace of goals to boot as Chelsea recorded their first Premier League win of the season, beating newcomers Luton Town 3-0 at Stamford Bridge tonight.

Callum Hudson-Odoi will be sweating away, keen on a permanent move from Stamford Bridge.

Winning is the thing said Mauricio Pochettino when he took over the helm at Stamford Bridge in the summer.

Two games into the league season and it’s just one point after West Ham inflicted a 3-1 humbling defeat on the billion-dollar west Londoners at the London Stadium this afternoon.

Swanky one-touch passing with a jet-inspired sense of attacking is developing as the signature for this latest incarnation of the former Champions League winners.

England defeated hosts Australia 3-1 on Wednesday to book their spot in their first World Cup final.

The days are ticking down to the onset of the Premier League season – Liverpool are first up for Chelsea and fans await with bated breath to find out what will be new head coach Mauricio Pochettino’s first starting 11.

You’ve saved up for ages to buy a ticket to the opening of a new play.