London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Real Madrid reached the UEFA Champions League semi-finals with a remarkable 5-4 aggregate success after extra time against Chelsea, who were on the verge of one the competition’s greatest turnarounds when leading 3-0 late in normal time. Thomas Tuchel switched to a back four …
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🔴 Chelsea 1 Newcastle 0 🔴 Leeds 2 Norwich 1 🔴 West Ham 2 Villa 1 🔴 Watford 2 Southampton 0 🔴 Everton 0 Wolves 1 London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Newcastle United suffered a first Premier League defeat for nearly three months as Kai Havertz snatched a late …
Read More »James and Havertz on target as Chelsea see out Burnley
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chelsea scored four unanswered goals in the second half to earn a comfortable win over Burnley at Turf Moor. Burnley had the best first-half chances, with Thiago Silva forced to clear a shot from Wout Weghorst off the line. Reece James put Chelsea in front …
Read More »Liverpool win epic penalty shootout for Carabao Cup
Reds beat Chelsea on penalties to win Carabao Cup 🔴 Liverpool 0 (11) Chelsea 0 (10) LFC: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅ CFC: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅ London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | All 11 of the Reds’ takers, including Caoimhin Kelleher, converted their spot-kicks before Kepa Arrizabalaga blazed his over the crossbar to seal the fifth major …
Read More »Champions League draw declared void, to be redone at 5pm
Nyon, Switzerland | THE INDEPENDENT | The Champions League draw has been declared void and will be entirely redone at 5pm today, UEFA has said. Controversy arose when Manchester United was included in Villarreal’s pot, instead of Athletico Madrid’s, and was then drawn to face PSG, “Following a technical problem with the …
Read More »Jorginho’s double penalties seal Chelsea victory
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jorginho scored two penalties, the second deep into stoppage time, as Chelsea came from behind to earn a dramatic 3-2 win over Leeds United. Raphinha fired Leeds ahead at Stamford Bridge from the penalty spot on 28 minutes at Stamford Bridge, after Daniel James had …
Read More »West Ham upset league leaders Chelsea
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arthur Masuaku’s first Premier League goal ended Chelsea’s eight-match unbeaten run as West Ham United earned a dramatic 3-2 win at the London Stadium. West Ham, who also scored three times against Liverpool last month, turned this match around after trailing twice to Chelsea, who …
Read More »Ziyech and Mount on target as Chelsea see out Watford
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Goals by Mason Mount and Hakim Ziyech earned Chelsea a hard-fought 2-1 victory at Watford to remain top of the Premier League table. Watford made a bright start before play was stopped due to a medical emergency in the crowd, with the supporter involved stabilised …
Read More »Jorginho penalty rescues a draw for Chelsea
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jorginho’s second-half penalty rescued a 1-1 draw for Chelsea against Manchester United as the Blues had their lead at the top of the table cut to only one point. The visitors, led by Michael Carrick for the first time in the Premier League, had …
Read More »Table leaders Chelsea strike 3
✳ Newcastle 0 Chelsea 3 Newcastle, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Newcastle United conceded three second-half goals as the Magpies were condemned to a 3-0 defeat against Premier League leaders Chelsea at St. James’ Park on Saturday afternoon. After withstanding the Blues’ dominant attacking pressure for over an hour, Graeme …
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