'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 …

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 …

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 …

'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 …

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 …

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 …

'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 …

Maurizio Sarri: I am not scared of straight-talking or player power at Chelsea

The Blues isn’t making any radical changes to tactics but hopes that his strong words galvanize a team that he believes is too passive Maurizio Sarri raged after Chelsea’s poor performance that led to a 2-0 defeat to rivals Arsenal on Saturday and said that his players are “extremely difficult to motivate”. He also said …