Tammy Abraham, Mason Mount and Christian Pulisic shined in Chelsea’s 4-1 win over Southampton.
Chelsea duo Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori are the new names included in Gareth Southgate’s England squad for the Euro 2020 qualifiers against Czech Republic and Bulgaria.
However, Manchester United attacker Jesse Lingard has been left out as well as Tottenham’s Dele Alli, while Manchester City defender Kyle Walker has also been omitted.
Leicester midfielder James Maddison has also been included after an impressive start to the campaign, while Aston Villa defender Tyrone Mings retains his…
Christian Pulisic has only played in one of Chelsea’s last five games, but Steve Nicol isn’t hitting the panic button yet.
Chelsea delivered a European boost when Willian’s well-timed right-footed volley on 77 minutes earned Frank Lampard his first Champions League points as Blues boss.
The former midfielder’s tactical tweak saw Reece James and Marcos Alonso adopt wing-back roles while Cesar Azpilicueta, Fikayo Tomori and Kurt Zouma made up a back three that fooled Lille, who simply couldn’t cope with the Blues’ initial width and control when in possession.
Lille benefitted from Chelsea’s poor zonal marking to draw…
Paul Mariner breaks down the debate between Marcus Rashford and Tammy Abraham, giving the nod to the Manchester United forward.
ESPN FC’s Alejandro Moreno joins Ross Dyer to react to Chelsea’s thumping 5-2 win at Wolves which included a hat trick from Tammy Abraham.
Brian McBride feels Mason Mount’s time with Frank Lampard at Derby has given him an early advantage over Christian Pulisic.
Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount speaks to the media ahead of England’s Euro qualifier match vs. Bulgaria on Saturday.
Steve Nicol still feels Christian Pulisic has plenty to improve upon, along with the rest of Frank Lampard’s youthful Chelsea side.
Tammy Abraham scored three times, as Chelsea put up five to down Wolverhampton 5-2 on the road at Molineux.
Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham has refused to rule out the possibility of playing for Nigeria despite earning two international caps for England.
Abraham, 21, has represented England at two Under-21 European Championships and featured in two friendlies for the senior squad against Germany and Brazil.
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The Chelsea man is eligible to play for Nigeria through his paternal lineage and said he is not…
ESPN FC’s Alejandro Moreno joins Ross Dyer to react to Chelsea’s thumping 5-2 win at Wolves which included a hat trick from Tammy Abraham.
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Tammy Abraham had quite a game on Saturday as Chelsea thrashed Wolves 5-2 at Molineux. The 21-year-old netted a classy hat trick (full disclosure he also knocked in an own goal for the hosts) to go level with Sergio Aguero atop the Premier League scoring charts with seven so far this year.
And…
Gab Marcotti recommends closed-door games to punish fans following the racist chants directed at Romelu Lukaku during Inter’s win over Cagliari.
Jadon Sancho has spoken out about the detrimental impact of racism in football, following the abuse given to Romelu Lukaku at Inter Milan.
ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti gives reasons why Inter Milan have yet to condemn their own ultras’ statement of support of Cagliari’s racist chants towards Romelu Lukaku.
Juan Mata criticised racist comments aimed at Paul Pogba as “cowardly” in an interview with ESPN’s Rob Dawson.
Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham has said his mother was in tears after he received racist abuse on social media following the UEFA Super Cup final.
Abraham, 21, missed the decisive penalty in the shootout to see Liverpool win the trophy and the striker was racially abused online.
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“I remember speaking to my mum, she was emotional, she was in tears,” Abraham said in an interview with CNN.
“She was just thinking, ‘Why him.’…
Sergi Busquets’ uncharacteristic error in defence gifted Tammy Abraham the opening goal for Chelsea against Barcelona.
The EFL Championship playoff final took centre stage this weekend, with Aston Villa defeating Derby County to secure a return to the English Premier League after three seasons away, while there were mixed fortunes for Africa’s stars as Serie A and Ligue 1 were concluded.
No Championship side has leaned as heavily on African talent this season as Villa, whose squad of bright young things and experienced heads defeated the Rams 2-1 at Wembley in Monday’s final.
There was a ‘Made in Chelsea’ feel about…
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Neil Warnock has never knowingly passed up an opportunity to speak his mind, and his comments accusing Chelsea of a lack of class in their handling of Tammy Abraham over the summer have injected some unlikely spice into Cardiff City’s visit to Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
In an interview with the Evening Standard, Warnock revealed he wanted to bring Abraham to Cardiff on loan “from day one” this summer and made his interest clear to Chelsea, claiming he missed out on other striker targets while…