Stamford Bridge Chelsea 1 Burnley 1 Liam Rosenior is beginning to discover the margins for error apply not just to players but for head coaches. Even those who have made a reasonably good start to life at Chelsea. Failure to see off relegation-threatened Burnley has revealed lapses in concentration around his squad. An early goal by Joao Pedro should have been the precursor to a satisfactory afternoon all round in west London. Basic sustenance. Instead, for all Chelsea’s poss

Picture: Wikimedia Commons March 7/8: FA Cup 5th Round Fulham v Southampton Mansfield Town v Arsenal Wrexham v Chelsea West Ham v Brentford Other ties: Port Vale/Bristol City v Sunderland Newcastle v Man City Leeds v Norwich City Wolves v Liverpool Brentford's slender Monday night win at non-league giant killers Macclesfield has earned them a fifth round tie at West Ham - a clash which will leave the winners one game away from a semi-final at Wembley. The teams met in the th

Hammers got the better of Burton - just It needed the continuing great form of Crysencio Summerville to dig West Ham out of a hole at the Pirelli Stadium as they just about overcame their League One hosts in Saturday's FA Cup Fourth Round tie. But it needed extra-time for the east Londoners to prevail. It took until the 95th minute to make the breakthrough, with a superb strike making it six goals in seven games for the Irons' man in form. Underlining just how difficult a lu

Chelsea (1) 2 v Leeds United (0) 2 João Pedro 24 Palmer (pen) 58 Nmecha (pen) 67 Okafor 73 By Kaz Mochlinski at Stamford Bridge Premier League Matchweek 26 Cole Palmer incredibly missed an open goal to win the game in stoppage time as Chelsea threw away a two-goal lead and squandered two points against Leeds United to end their Premier League winning run under Liam Rosenior. Having been victorious in seven of the new head coach’s opening nine matches, among them all four in t

Rising to the occasion Carabao Cup Semi-Final Second Leg Arsenal (0) 1 Havertz 90+7 Chelsea (0) 0 Aggregate: 4-2 It was at times tortuous watching for Gunners fans. A precious single goal advantage is not nearly enough to make for calm watching over 90 minutes. They had to watch their side parry and absorb the tension and work their socks off to keep their west London rivals at bay. At times, in spite of the brilliant defending which restricted the Blues to only a handful of

Pensioners v Hammers Pic by @JTaylorSport Chelsea 3 West Ham United 2 The margins between triumph and mental fatigue and failure at Premier League level were perfectly illustrated amid Chelsea’s late act of cruelty against a spirited West Ham. A thunderous London derby clash was settled when Enzo Fernandez netted from close range to cap a recovery when the Hammers took a 2-0 half time lead. Half time boos from the home support were completely transformed by the end of all thi

Crystal Palace (0) 1 v Chelsea (1) 3 Estêvão 34 João Pedro 50 Fernández (pen) 64 Richards 88 By Kaz Mochlinski at Selhurst Park Premier League Matchweek 23 An Estêvão Willian wonder goal set Chelsea on the way to a comfortable victory at Selhurst Park, with a second half penalty and then a red card contributing to Crystal Palace being comprehensively crushed. Jaydee Canvot crucially suffered a nightmare afternoon, as he gave away the ball to Estêvão for the vital opening goal

By Alessandro Schiavone in Prague Slavia Praha 2-4 Barcelona Ferociously convinced he could hold his own at Barcelona, Fermin Lopez snubbed Chelsea in the summer. And how that wise decision is proving prophetic as Lopez spearheaded Hansi Flick's Barcelona machine to a 4-2 win over Slavia Prague yesterday night. Operating as a modern no.10 just off Robert Lewandowski in the Catalans' 4-2-3-1 system, Lopez was a really thorn in the Czech giants' side. The kind of thorn Cole Pa

Stamford Bridge Chelsea 1 Pafos 0 It was a nervy night, characterised with a superb showing from the visitors from Cyprus – but patient Chelsea eventually prevailed with a narrow win which just about forced them into the top eight of the Champions League. The Blues dominated proceedings at Stamford Bridge in Liam Rosenior’s first experience as a head coach in Europe’s elite competition. Yet it took until the 77 th minute for the illustrious west Londoners and world champions

By Alessandro Schiavone in Brussels Canadian striker Promise David was quizzed on reports he turned down West Ham due to an apparent unwillingness to be involved in a relegation scrap. The Hammers turned to Lazio's Argentine striker Taty Castellanos when it filtered out the Union Saint-Gilloise hitman wanted to see out the season in Brussels. But David, who has bagged 14 goals across all competitions this term including two in the Champions League, was desperate to set the re