'Magical' Hazard hailed as one of the world's best by Barkley

The Belgian forward stepped off the bench to fire Chelsea into the Carabao Cup semi-finals on Wednesday, earning more plaudits along the way Eden Hazard has been hailed as “magical” by Chelsea team-mate Ross Barkley, with the Belgian having delivered another telling contribution in the Carabao Cup. The Blues had been hoping to negotiate a …

Tottenham star Son set to miss Chelsea Carabao Cup semi-final after South Korea call-up

The Spurs forward is likely to miss the second leg of their clash with the Blues and could be unavailable for up to three weeks Tottenham star Son Heung-min is set to miss the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final after being called up to take part in the Asian Cup with South Korea. The …

Police & Arsenal investigating after Dele Alli hit on head by bottle thrown by fan

The Metropolitan Police launched an investigation after the Spurs midfielder was hit on the head by a bottle at the Emirates on Wednesday The Metropolitan Police and Arsenal are investigating an incident in which Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli was hit by a bottle during the two sides’ Carabao Cup quarter-final clash. Alli scored the second goal …

'Callum is our player' – Howe expects Wilson to stay at Bournemouth amid Chelsea links

The forward has been linked with a January move to the Blues after impressing in the opening half of the season Eddie Howe expects Callum Wilson to stay at Bournemouth in the January transfer window, amid reported interest from Chelsea. Wilson played the entirety of Bournemouth’s Carabao Cup quarter-final defeat at Stamford Bridge, with Eden …

Chelsea happy to have a chance at redemption against Spurs, says Zola

The Blues were easily defeated in the last clash against their London rivals, but Zola is hoping for better luck in the Carabao Cup semis Chelsea remain eager to exact revenge on Tottenham for the “football lesson” they received in the Premier League last month, according to Gianfranco Zola.  The two clubs will meet in the semi-finals …

Man City draw Burton Albion, Spurs face Chelsea in Carabao Cup semis

A London derby between the two Premier League clubs will take centre stage in January’s last four, while a League One side plan for an upset Tottenham and Chelsea will square off for a place in the Carabao Cup final while Manchester City face Burton Albion in the other last-four tie. A trio of Premier League clubs are …

Pochettino: Alli incident showed Spurs-Arsenal rivalry in a bad way

The Spurs boss felt his midfielder being hit by a bottle cast a negative light on the club’s rivalry with the Gunners Dele Alli being struck by a plastic bottle thrown from the stands at Emirates Stadium showed the north London derby rivalry “in a bad way”, according to Mauricio Pochettino.  Tottenham playmaker Alli was …

'I miss Mendy a lot' – Guardiola welcomes 'clever' defender back into Man City fold

The Blues boss has confirmed that the French full-back will be welcomed into his squad to face Burton Albion in the Carabao Cup after a knee injury Benjamin Mendy could make his Manchester City return from a knee injury in Wednesday’s Carabao Cup semi-final second leg against Burton Albion, with Pep Guardiola acknowledging he has …

David Luiz: Chelsea's dressing room remains behind Maurizio Sarri following his reaction to Arsenal defeat

The Blues defender has given his backing to the manager as he questions his player’s ability to get motivated for big matches Maurizio Sarri was left ‘p*ssed off’ after Chelsea’s lost 2-0 to Arsenal and also said that it is “extremely difficult to motivate” his players, but David Luiz has assured that the Blues dressing …