I guess that's why they call it the Blues Brighton 3-0 Chelsea That's five league defeats in a row - all without scoring. Seven defeats in eight games. They now are not only seven points behind fifth-placed Liverpool, but are also behind Brighton, who overtake them to move into sixth place. Their current run of defeats is their worst since 1912 - the year of the Titanic sinking. That stat invites the obvious headlines. This is simply not the sort of summary you expect from th

Eagles v Hammers: Pic by @CapFootballUK A point each in the London derby at Selhurst Park did neither team any Premier League favours – especially for relegation-threatened West Ham United. Here, Capital Football  looks at some takeaways from the scoreless draw in south London. EAGLES' EYES ELSEWHERE? For the second home game in a row, Palace fans – renowned for their vocal support at Selhurst Park – were more preoccupied about a possible trip to Leipzig on 27 May for the Con

Springtime at Selhurst : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Crystal Palace 0 West Ham United 0 The Hammers eked out another point in their quest for Premier League survival in a game that got the final scoreline it had always threated and thoroughly deserved. West Ham were understandably a little cautious but only time will tell whether they might regret not going for a win with more abandon - especially as the Eagles were without the injured Adam Wharton - but for now they

By Alessandro Schiavone While Arsenal  look increasingly likely to cement their serial bottlers status once more on current form following their 2-1 defeat at Man City yesterday, their hated rivals from down the road Tottenham Hotspur  are flirting with a shock relegation, and two-time European kings Chelsea  could miss out on the Champions League once again, with fifth-placed Liverpool now holding a SEVEN-point lead. And that with only five fixtures left to negotiate before

Summit meeting: Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Manchester City (1) 2 Cherki 16, Haaland 65 Arsenal (1) 1 Havertz 18 Top since October they may have been, but the Gunners look certain to lose their long standing domination of the Premier League table this week after once again being made to suffer by Erling Haaland. The Norwegian bagged a second half winner not long after the Gunners had twice gone agonisingly close to taking a 2-1 lead. The margins were every bit as tigh

United completed the double with Saturday night win at the Bridge Premier League Chelsea (0) 0 Man United (1) 1 Cunha 43 The mood is becoming more toxic by the week. Chelsea continued their dismal run of form with a fourth successive defeat without scoring - leaving Champions League qualification hopes in the balance. They lie sixth and will need Aston Villa to win the Europa League for that placing to be enough. Fifth is starting to look very difficult unless they can turn

High tension on the High Street : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Tottenham Hotspur (1) 2 Porro 39, Simons 77 Brighton (1) 2 Mitoma 45+3 Rutter 90+5 Spurs looked all set to re-write the script. They scored what looked like being a stunning winner and were homing in on what would have been only a third home win of the season. They were also poised to dive out of the bottom three and have their first league win of 2026 - breathing life into their relegation fight rather tha

Picture by William Powell Millwall 2 (2) Mazou-Sacko 3', Neghli 17' QPR 0 (0) Millwall are back in the automatic promotion places in the Championship after a fast start helped them to a comprehensive London derby win against QPR. Early goals from Derek Mazou-Sacko and Camiel Neghli were enough to snap a run of consecutive defeats at the Den and move Alex Neil’s side into second place. QPR were overwhelmed by the physicality and intensity of the hosts in those crucial opening

On sale today : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Brentford 0 Fulham 0 A frantic game full of good intentions meandered to the conclusion which had looked on the cards almost from the word go. The Bees will feel they did enough to pinch it towards the end - when it needed a superb Bernd Leno save to ensure parity - but this was game of modest and only fleeting excitement. For once, Harry Wilson was not able to turn the game Fulham's way. He had scored in the previous three

By Alessandro Schiavone Arsenal have been fired a warning by hothead Arda Turan ahead of their semi-final against Atletico Madrid in less than two weeks. The ex-Turkish midfielder, who scored against Chelsea at the same stage of the competition back in 2014 as Atleti ran riot at Stamford Bridge (1-3), has tipped this to be the Colchoneros ' season. Madrid's second force lost two finals in three years against Real Madrid back in 2014 and 2016 respectively. Yet with Los Mereng

Palace on the attack in Florence : Picture by Pennie Turrell UEFA Conference League quarter-final second leg Fiorentina (1) 2 Gudmundsson pen 30, Ndour 53 Crystal Palace (1) 1 Sarr 17 (Palace win 4-2 on aggregate) The end of Crystal Palace's undefeated run spanning six games and six weeks, hardly mattered here in Florence on Thursday as the visitors were two goals too good on aggregate for their Italian hosts in the Conference League quarter-final. Consequently it was Palace

Almost a promotion party, as expectant fans arrive at the Copperjax : Picture by @YTJourno League Two Bromley 0 Cambridge United 0 The frustrated voice of a young fan speaking to his mates at full time summed it up perfectly: "That was bloody annoying," he said. "I was all ready to celebrate." That was undoubtedly the feeling among the vast majority of fans gathered at the Copperjax Community Stadium in the hope of witnessing another huge moment of glory. They savoured promot

By Alessandro Schiavone in Alkmaar Conference League QF second-leg AZ Alkmaar 2-2 Shakhtar Donetsk (2-5 on agg) Shakhtar Donetsk made it a 5-2 aggregate win over AZ Alkmaar's B team to set up a date with Crystal Palace in the semis of the Conference League. With the KNVB Cup final looming and the chance to end a 13-year wait for silverware when they face NEC Nijmegen on Sunday, AZ manager Leeroy Echteld decided to rest up to 11 players. Yet despite being played off the groun

Optimism abounding at kick off : Picture by @YTJourno Champions League Quarter Final second leg Arsenal 0 Sporting 0 Aggregate: 1-0 In a pre-match pitchside interview, Lee Dixon described the night as a 'free hit' ahead of the big one on Sunday against Man City. As if reaching Champions League semi-finals happen all the time. As it happens, the Gunners will be in only their fourth such contest - and very much hoping to go one better than last year, when PSG thwarted their hop

Capital Football have exclusively spoken to Brentford defender Sepp Van den Berg. Here is what he said. One point. It could have been three. It probably feels like zero. "No, let's be honest one point is better than zero. But I know what you mean. I think in the second-half we played very well and I think we should have scored the 3-1. But of course if you concede a late goal like this it feels very bad. It feels disappointing and we all are. If we win this game against Evert

Pressure mounting for Liam : Picture by @YTJourno There's no disgrace to losing to a Man City who have the April scent of trophies in their nostrils. Other Chelsea bosses have tried and failed since Thomas Tuchel guided the Blues to a Champions League final win over them five years ago. After all, 12 attempts since then had come and gone unsuccessfully before the latest setback against the Citizens - a 3-0 thumping at the Bridge on Sunday. But there is little doubt that this

Up against his old team - Cole Palmer adorns the match programme Premier League Chelsea (0) 0 Manchester City (0) 3 O'Reilly 51, Guehi 57, Doku 68 Chelsea's decent first-half showing paled into insignificance as Man City went up the gears to secure the win which takes them to within six points of Arsenal in the title race. It leaves the Blues with much work to do if they are to claim a Champions League spot by finishing in the top five places. They remain four points behind

Eagles of South London Crystal Palace 2-1 Newcastle United Crystal Palace fans, with one eye on a possible gala European final in May, savoured a slice of late drama when substitute Jean Philippe Mateta stroked home a penalty to add to his earlier header to dent Newcastle United. The Eagles came from behind in a game which took a long time to warm up. William Osula put the Tynesiders ahead just before half time, before Palace finished strongly as the second half wore on. Jeff

By Football Reporter Taty Castellanos warned that there's still a lot of work ahead of West Ham after the 4-0 trashing of Wolverhampton. The Argentine sealed a 99-second brace in Friday's must-win game which temporarily lifted the Hammers out of the bottom-three. The £25million January transfer from Lazio has been a central cog in West Ham's survival bid, with his arrival even evoking memories of Carlos Tevez's devastating impact at Upton Park back in 2006. He told Capital Fo

Facing the music after third domestic defeat in a row Mike Arteta is once again having to absorb the impact of a damaging defeat which threatens to throw Arsenal off course in the one trophy they covet above all others. Defeat in the Carabao Cup Final followed by a shock FA Cup exit was bad enough. Losing their solid grip on the title race is even more troubling. Bournemouth left the Emirates with a fully deserved 2-1 victory after the Gunners turned in a terrible performance

By Football Reporter Brentford 2-2 Everton Goals: Igor Thiago 3', 76' & Beto 26', Dewsbury-Hall 90+1 Brentford saw their hopes of Champions League football dashed following a 2-2 home draw with Everton on Saturday. Chelsea flop Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall made probably his biggest ‘contribution’ to his ex-side by denying their Champions League rivals from west London all three points. All while boosting the Toffees’ own chances of a top-five finish. With a win, the Bees could have

On today's programme Championship QPR 0 Bristol City 0 Rangers were held to a goal less draw by an improving Bristol City in W12 in a lunchtime encounter - a fair result as neither side really did enough to take the three points.  The Hoops were unbeaten in five league games against City - now under the guidance of former Fulham and England boss Roy Hodgson - and were looking to complete the league double over the Robins for the first time since 2002-03, but the Robins were u

A chilly reception today at the Emirates, but could Arsenal warm the cockles? : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Arsenal (1) 1 Gyokeres pen 35 Bournemouth (1) 2 Kroupi 17, Scott 74 There is something all too grimly predictable about all this now. Arsenal have let Man City take back control of their own destiny after another bafflingly abject display that got what it deserved. Too ponderous. Too predictable. Prone to playing themselves into trouble at the back. Full of clum

Mateus Fernandes stressed the importance of West Ham not getting carried away after the 4-0 win over Wolves. If anything he urged his teammates to "forget" about yesterday night's capitulation of the Old Gold. A brace apiece by Konstantinos Mavropanos and Taty Castellanos shoved the Midlanders a step closer to relegation. But Fernandes told Capital Football that the storms may not have passed with things "changing very quick". The Portuguese said: "We just focus on the thing