West Ham piled more pressure on beleaguered Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag with a dramatic 2-1 win on Sunday as Cole Palmer inspired Chelsea to a victory by the same scoreline over Newcastle. Tottenham were beaten 1-0 at Crystal Palace, who picked up their first win of the season. Liverpool can go back to the top of the table …

Long-term Chelsea target and Napoli forward Victor Osimhen is “not a greedy boy”, according to former Blues midfielder John Obi Mikel. Throughout the summer transfer window, Chelsea were heavily linked with the 25-year-old who had been made available by his Italian club. Despite the saga dragging on for weeks, there was an expectation that the Nigeria international would eventually link …

Former Super Eagles and Chelsea midfielder Mikel Obi has dismissed reports that Victor Osimhen’s wage demand was the reason the deal with the English side fell through. Chelsea made a last-minute effort to sign the Super Eagles forward during the final hours of the summer transfer window, but the Premier League side could not finalise the deal. According to reports, …

Manchester City got their English Premier League title defence off to a winning start as goals from Erling Haaland and Mateo Kovacic inflicted a 2-0 defeat on Enzo Maresca in his first match in charge of Chelsea. Haaland marked his 100th appearance for the club with his 91st goal before Kovacic struck on his return to Stamford Bridge to give …

Chelsea has announced the signing of Portugal international Pedro Neto from Wolverhampton Wanderers. Announcing the deal in a statement obtained from Chelsea’s website on Sunday, the club said Pedro has signed a seven-year contract and will begin training with his new teammates at Cobham in the coming days. “I feel really grateful to have joined this club, I have worked …

Roberto Calenda, the agent of Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen has debunked reports of the Nigerian loan move to Chelsea. Recall on Tuesday, the Athletic reported that the Blues were working on a loan deal for Osimhen with a buy option. Belgium international, Romelu Lukaku was also expected to join Napoli on a permanent transfer as part of the deal. Calenda …

Chelsea on Monday appointed Leicester boss Enzo Maresca as their manager on a five-year deal to replace the departed Mauricio Pochettino. The Italian, 44, joined Leicester City in June 2023 and led them to the English Championship title last season. “We are delighted to welcome Enzo to Chelsea”, said Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley, Chelsea’s co-sporting directors. “He has proven …

Chelsea are holding talks to make Leicester’s Enzo Maresca their new head coach, according to British media reports. The Italian, who until last year was Pep Guardiola’s assistant at English champions Manchester City, has overseen an immediate return to the Premier League for the Foxes following their relegation 12 months ago. His style of football is also said to have …

Chelsea have announced that Thiago Silva will leave the club this summer and sign for Fluminense. This was confirmed in a statement published on the Blues’ official website on Tuesday. It read in part: “Following four seasons with Chelsea, Thiago Silva will depart after our final game of the Premier League season against Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge and re-join Brazilian …

Chelsea thrashed West Ham 5-0 on Sunday to move above Manchester United into seventh place in the English Premier League and keep their hopes of European qualification. Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino is fighting to convince the club’s co-owner Todd Boehly to give him a second season in charge after his troubled debut campaign. Pochettino admits it is “not his decision” …