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Premier League: Wolves hammer Chelsea 4-2 with Matheus Cunha hat-trick | Football News – Times of India

LONDON: A hat-trick from Wolverhampton Wanderers' Matheus Cunha again exposed Chelsea's defensive frailties as the visitors came from behind to record a 4-2 win at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.Chelsea, who lost 4-1 at Liverpool in midweek, went ahead in the 20th minute through Cole Palmer. But two minutes later Joao Gomes found Brazilian compatriot Cunha whose shot took a big deflection off Chelsea defender Thiago Silva.Wolves' second just before halftime hit Axel Disasi and was given as an own-goal with Chelsea goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic wrongfooted.Cunha made it 3-1 midway through the second half, after Pedro Neto caught Chelsea on the break, and scored his third from the spot in the 82nd after being brought down by defender Malo Gusto.Brazilian Silva scored a consolation header with fo...
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Premier League: Cole Palmer at the double as Chelsea sink battling Luton | Football News – Times of India

Chelsea survived a late Luton Town fightback to return to winning ways on the road on Saturday with a 3-2 win at Kenilworth Road, with Cole Palmer netting twice either side of a fine Noni Madueke strike. Mauricio Pochettino's side were in complete control when Palmer scored his second goal to put the visitors three up with 20 minutes to play.Palmer had opened the scoring at Kenilworth Road before Noni Madueke doubled Chelsea's lead late in the first half.But former Chelsea midfielder Ross Barkley netted to spark a spirited finish from third bottom Luton, who scored again through Elijah Adebayo in a dramatic finale.Chelsea's second consecutive win was their first success away from home since a victory at Tottenham on November 6, ending a four-game losing streak on their travels.The win l...
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Premier League: Wolves inflict Christmas misery on Chelsea | Football News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday continued their stellar home form with a 2-1 win over Chelsea in the Premier League, courtesy second-half strikes from Mario Lemina and Matt Doherty.Lemina headed in a Pablo Sarabia corner six minutes after halftime to give Wolves the lead before Doherty secured the win for Wolves with a second goal in added time.Christopher Nkunku netted a consolation goal for Chelsea, his first for the London club since his close-season move, but Mauricio Pochettino's side could not find an equaliser as they fell to their eighth league defeat of the season.The victory moved Wolves up to 11th, level with 10th-placed Chelsea on 22 points but trailing the London side on goal differenceThere were chances at both ends early in the game.Nelson Samedo burst forwar...
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Man Utd sign Mason Mount from Chelsea on five-year deal

Manchester United have signed midfielder Mason Mount from Chelsea on a five-year contract with an option for a further 12 months, the Premier League side announced on Wednesday. The 24-year-old England player, who came through Chelsea’s academy and had a year left on his deal, has been signed by United for 55 million pounds ($69.88 million) plus five million in add-ons, according to reports in British media. “It’s never easy leaving the club where you grew up, but Manchester United will provide an exciting new challenge for the next phase of my career,” Mount said in a statement. 🔴 Red is the colour. #MUFC pic.twitter.com/bPznbIueoB — Manchester United (@ManUtd) July 5, 2023 “Having competed against them, I know just how strong a squad it is that I’m joining, and I can’t wait to be par...
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Chelsea owners agree to become shareholders of French club Strasbourg

The consortium BlueCo which purchased Chelsea last year has reached an agreement to become shareholders of French club Racing Strasbourg, the Premier League club said on Thursday. The agreement will see BlueCo invest in Strasbourg’s first teams and academy while Marc Keller will remain the club’s president having been at the helm since 2012 when the club was at risk of being liquidated. Strasbourg have since moved up from the third tier to Ligue 1 where they have played for the last six seasons and also won the French League Cup in 2019. They finished 15th in Ligue 1 last season. “This is an important day for Racing (Club de Strasbourg). It’s something my shareholder friends and I have been thinking about for the past two years,” Keller said in a statement. “We’ve built a club that’s he...
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Youri Tielemans announces departure from Leicester after relegation from Premier League

Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans announced Wednesday he will be leaving Leicester following the club’s relegation from the Premier League. The 26-year-old Tielemans, who joined from Monaco on loan in 2019 before signing a permanent deal, holds a special place in Leicester’s history after scoring the winning goal in the 2021 FA Cup final against Chelsea. He is out of contract this summer and will not be staying around to help Leicester return to the top division after its relegation, which came seven years after the team won the Premier League. “From the first day I set foot on this ground, your warmth and passion embraced me,” Tielemans said in a video on Instagram. “Victory and triumph, love, hope and even defeat, we’ve shared many special moments together. “This is not a goodbye...
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Carlo Ancelotti exposing Chelsea downfall on Trent Bridge return – Times of India

MADRID: Under a fortnight ago, Chelsea owner Todd Boehly picked up the phone and called Blues great Frank Lampard to come back and try to steady the ship, with the team in shambles.In another world, it might have been Carlo Ancelotti on the line to the American.Instead Ancelotti returns to Stamford Bridge dug-out strictly as an opponent, representing Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final second leg clash on Tuesday.It was Madrid president Florentino Perez who brought the Italian back for a second stint at the helm, after Zinedine Zidane walked away again in 2021.Ancelotti's Madrid picked off the Blues in the first game, carving out a 2-0 lead through Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio, and they could have added further goals as they controlled proceedings.At the other end forme...
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Why Frank Lampard as coach of Chelsea is a pure PR-masterminded stunt

The Blues corner of the Molineux Stadium, home of Wolverhampton Wolves, roared when Frank Lampard strode onto the turf in his third and latest avatar for Chelsea. The first and the most glorious chapter was as their decade-long figurehead, their shining light in their brightest hour; the second iteration was forgettable, as an often naive manager, ripping the aged notion of a great player returning to vault the club to further greatness. The third and latest incarnation, which unfolded on Saturday with a defeat, is of a caretaker manager, designated to ride through the darkest hour of the club he once called “as close to my heart as my family”. Whether he would lead them— placed 11th on the table, their worst faring since 1995/96—or plunge them further unto the abyss, it would be an eng...
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Chelsea ran up the bill. Its coach paid the price

By Tariq Panja Every week, it seemed, Chelsea officials worked their phones to quiet the whispers that Graham Potter was about to be fired. And every week the news media quickly relayed those reassurances to Chelsea’s fans, even as the defeats mounted, the grumbling grew louder and the team’s plunge down the Premier League table showed little sign of slowing. This Chelsea, its new American owners said in their own private briefings to reporters, was going to be different from the one previously controlled by Roman Abramovich, the Russian oligarch famous for his habit of churning through managers. Now, fans were told, the changes and the investments were for the long term. That was until Sunday. This time, the whispers were true: Potter was out. His exit, after only six months in charge ...
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Chelsea overcome Leeds 1-0 to ease pressure on Graham Potter | Football News – Times of India

LONDON: A leaping header from France defender Wesley Forfana earned Chelsea a rare goal and Premier League win against struggling Leeds United on Saturday, easing pressure on coach Graham Potter.Chelsea were dominant in the first half and on-loan Portuguese Joao Felix rattled the bar but it was not until the 53rd minute that Fofana put away Ben Chilwell's corner. Fans greeted the goal - only the second scored at home in 2023 - with surprise and relief.It was the first win since Jan. 15 for Potter's side who were forced to defend in numbers in the second half as Leeds, who have earned only six points away from home this season, sought an equaliser.The narrow and not entirely convincing win leaves Chelsea in 10th place but is a boost before their second leg last-16 Champions League game w...
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Jorginho wants to remain at Chelsea as contract runs down

Chelsea midfielder Jorginho wants to stay at the Premier League club but said he was not thinking about his future now despite being free to negotiate with foreign clubs from January with his contract expiring at the end of the season. The 31-year-old Italian is playing in his fifth campaign with the west London side after arriving in 2018, having scored 29 goals with nine assists in 207 games. “Of course I do (want to stay), I love Chelsea,” Jorginho told talkSPORT on Thursday. “But this is a thing I’m not going to think about now. I need to think about winning games. Otherwise, it’s a problem. “I’ll focus game-by-game and then we’ll see … My mind is on Chelsea now and trying to win as many games as possible.” Jorginho added that he was very happy under new coach Graham Potter, who too...