English Premier League: N’Golo Kante (12′) Chelsea 1-1 Burnley
English Premier League: Granit Xhaka (12′) Arsenal 1-0 Manchester United
Craig Burley tells Alexis Nunes what Zinedine Zidane will give to Real Madrid for the remainder of the season and for the future.
Sid Lowe explains how Real Madrid convinced Zinedine Zidane to return as manager and how he and the club plan to navigate their current issues. LONDON — Chelsea fear there is nothing they can do to prevent Eden Hazard from becoming a Real Madrid player in the summer, sources have told ESPN FC.
Zinedine Zidane’s shock return to the Bernabeu on Monday, coupled with the uncertainty at Chelsea, has left many at the London club convinced that Hazard regards a move to the Spanish capital as too good to turn down, with his price the only thing left to determine.
Chelsea’s confidence of keeping Hazard has been receding for months, with the Belgium…
Carabao Cup: N’Golo Kante (66′) Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City
Alexandre Lacazette and Laurent Koscielny scored to give Arsenal a massive London derby win over Chelsea to close the top-four gap to three points.
Craig Burley breaks down how Unai Emery adjusted his Arsenal side to nullify Maurizio Sarri’s rigid tactics for Chelsea.
LONDON — First-half goals from Alexandre Lacazette and Laurent Koscielny gave Arsenal a 2-0 victory over a woeful Chelsea at the Emirates to make the race for a top-four finish in the Premier League tighter than ever.
Positives
Chelsea could have lost by a lot more than two goals after a first-half performance without any redeeming features. If nothing else, however, this kind of emphatic defeat should provide Maurizio Sarri with the push he needs to shake up a stale and stagnant starting XI.
Negatives
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Willian’s sublime second-half curler gave Chelsea a 2-1 win over Newcastle, at Stamford Bridge.
Willian’s sublime second-half curler gave Chelsea a 2-1 win over Newcastle, at Stamford Bridge.
Willian’s sublime second-half curler gave Chelsea a 2-1 win over Newcastle, at Stamford Bridge.
LONDON — Willian scored his first Premier League goal since October to give Chelsea a hard-earned 2-1 win over Newcastle at Stamford Bridge .
Willian’s goal widens the Blues’ lead over Arsenal in the battle for fourth place to six points, and arrived after Ciaran Clark’s header had cancelled out Pedro’s early opener.
Postives
Chelsea avoided going three Premier League home games without scoring for the first time since 1993, and Willian rediscovering his goal touch will be welcome news for Maurizio…
N’Golo Kante scored his third goal of the season early in the second half, and that’s all Chelsea would need as they defeat Crystal Palace 1-0.
LONDON — Chelsea tightened their grip on fourth place in the Premier League with a workmanlike 1-0 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, with N’Golo Kante providing the unlikely breakthrough in the second half to score his third goal of the season.
Positives
At this time of year results are all that matters. Tottenham and Arsenal’s defeats on Saturday provided Chelsea with a great opportunity and they took it. Just two points separate them from Spurs now, while the Gunners are five points adrift…
Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba believes that Maurizio Sarri has brought stability to the club and will be a success at Stamford Bridge.
Stewart Robson explains how Tottenham were able to take advantage of Chelsea midfielder Jorginho in their 3-1 win at Wembley.
Tottenham produced a fantastic display at Wembley to end Chelsea’s unbeaten start to the season.
English Premier League: Son Heung-min (54′) Tottenham 3-0 Chelsea
LONDON — Maurizio Sarri has said he will not reconsider N’Golo Kante’s position in Chelsea’s midfield but criticised the France international for losing his discipline in Saturday’s 3-1 defeat by Tottenham.
The debate over Kante’s role under Sarri intensified after the Spurs defeat, with many suggesting that Chelsea will never be defensively solid as long as Jorginho operates at the base of midfield in place of the ex-Leicester man.
Kante’s rate of tackles and interceptions have plummeted…
With Liverpool and Chelsea reportedly eyeing Christian Pulisic, Ale Moreno and Craig Burley discuss whether he should leave Dortmund or stay put.
Former England international thinks that working under Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool would be better for Pulisic, should he decide to move from Dortmund.
Shaka Hislop weighs in on Alvaro Morata’s decision to see a psychologist to help him deal with the “pressure and emotions” at Chelsea. Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante has signed a new five-year contract with the club.
“I’m happy to extend my time with Chelsea, it has been two beautiful years and I wish for more to come,” he said.
“Since I came, I completely improved as a player, challenged myself and got some awards I never thought about. I like the city, I like the club and I am happy to be here for more time.”
Kante, 27, has won the Premier League and FA Cup with Chelsea since joining from Leicester in 2016.
With Liverpool and Chelsea reportedly eyeing Christian Pulisic, Ale Moreno and Craig Burley discuss whether he should leave Dortmund or stay put.
Former England international thinks that working under Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool would be better for Pulisic, should he decide to move from Dortmund.
Shaka Hislop weighs in on Alvaro Morata’s decision to see a psychologist to help him deal with the “pressure and emotions” at Chelsea. N’Golo Kante has signed a new contract at Chelsea that keeps him at Stamford Bridge until June 2023.
The new deal, which represents a two-year extension, reportedly takes the 27-year-old’s wages to around £290,000-a-week making him the highest-paid player in the club’s history.
“I’m happy to extend my time with Chelsea, it has been two beautiful years and I wish for more to come,” Speaking at the announcement of his extension, Kante told Chelsea’s website.
“Since I came, I completely improved…
With Liverpool and Chelsea reportedly eyeing Christian Pulisic, Ale Moreno and Craig Burley discuss whether he should leave Dortmund or stay put.
Former England international thinks that working under Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool would be better for Pulisic, should he decide to move from Dortmund.
Shaka Hislop weighs in on Alvaro Morata’s decision to see a psychologist to help him deal with the “pressure and emotions” at Chelsea. LONDON — Chelsea’s willingness to make Eden Hazard the highest-paid player in their history has not been undermined by the new deal given to midfielder N’Golo Kante, sources have told ESPN FC.
On Friday, Chelsea announced that Kante had signed a contract keeping him at Stamford Bridge until June 2023.
The deal, which represents a two-year extension to the 27-year-old’s previous contract, reportedly takes his wages to around £290,000-a-week, making him the highest-paid player in Chelsea history.
But…