Yesterday's afternoon stroll saw Chelsea put four past a hapless Wolves, yet never get – or need to get - out of first gear. Essien was the driving force at the core of the Chelsea machine, but his fine showing was rivalled by the 30 minute outing for wonderkid Gael Kakuta.
The first five minutes of the ninety suggested we would witness a spirited performance from Wolves, and Mick McCarthy's men did carve out two or three reasonable chances.

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Chelsea defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 to take an unprecedented five point lead in the Premier League. High on their last weeks win against Holders Manchester United, The blues crushed the newcomers in a one sided encounter at Stamford Bridge last night. Florent Malouda got the proceedings started for Chelsea in the 5th minute when he found [. Click to continue reading...

Today's lesson: Remember to turn your flash on when you come out of an elevator and find yourself staring at Chelsea's starting XI. Even still, I like how blurry Joe Cole fancies up his warm-ups with that scarf.

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Randomly ended up having lunch beside a former Wolves executive (who had no delusions of the club staying in the Premier League).

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...que tanto Pep Guardiola como los aficionados del Barça estén algo preocupados. A falta de tres días para el trascendental duelo ante el Inter por Champions y a tan sólo una semana del gran clásico, el conjunto culé volvió a dejar puntos fuera de casa y acusó nuevamente la falta de pegada ante la ausencia de Ibrahimovic. Click to continue reading...

English Premier League leaders Chelsea hosted Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, November 21, 2009. Wolves are struggling and any points at Stamford Bridge would be welcome but probably unrealistic. Here's a recap of the match along with video highlights.

Chelsea beats Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 Video Highlights

Chelsea wasted no time putting the match out of reach as they scored three first half goals.

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(video gol highlights di Manchester United-Everton)
I risultati della Premier League:
CHELSEA-WOLVERHAMPTON 4-0 (Malouda, 2 Essien, Joe Cole)
MANCHESTER UNITED - EVERTON (Fletcher, Carrick e Valencia)
SUNDERLAND-ARSENAL 1-0 (Bent)
LIVERPOOL-MANCHESTER CITY 2-2 (Skrtel (L), Adebayor, Ireland (MC), Benayoun)
BIRMINGHAM-FULHAM 1-0 (Bowyer)
BURNLEY-ASTON VILLA 1-1 (Caldwell (B), Heskey)
HULL CITY-WEST HAM 3-3 (Franco, Collison (WH), aut. Click to continue reading...

Ok so today we are back to business in the Premier League with one or two players missing but its still, on paper, another win for Chelsea at the Bridge. Lampard, Drogba, Ballack and Deco are missing through injury but Ashley Cole and John Terry are fit to play which is important. The back five are key to stability in the side and with the injuries we have this will be more important than ever. Click to continue reading...

What the hell is going on with our injuries at the moment. As reported on here before, Jose Bosingwa is out. Ashley Cole is out and we are yet to have confirmation when he will return. Frank Lampard is out for three weeks. Didier Drogba has now been confirmed as out for three weeks with a rib injury suffered when Jonny Evans peformed his Karate Kick on him and got away with it and John Terry had to pull out of the England v Brazil game with an ankle problem but he hopes to be fit to face Wolves next weekend. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal, Man United, Tottenham, Chelsea and Liverpool Subs Make the Grade

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These guys could walk into most teams but for some reason find themselves having to sit next to physio and sub keeper every damn week!

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Prior to England's friendly against Brazil on Saturday I have been thinking about one possible tactical option available to Fabio Capello as he plans England's World Cup strategy.

There is no doubt that Capello has done a great job of taking an underachieving group of players and turning them into an effective team.

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Welcome to the first 'Groan in Brief', a look at recent events that may or may not have anything to do with Arsenal the focus of these pieces will be on any current football stories that I feel like commenting on. Expect the FA, FIFA, UEFA and Jamie Redknapp to be regular targets of ridicule.

The international break seems like a good time to start, given that there's no Arsenal news filtering through, at least until the matches themselves leave the whole squad crippled, so let's get on with it.

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So now that the CAS have suspended the transfer ban that had been imposed on Chelsea by UEFA over the Gael Kakuta affair, the press are going to town about how Chelsea will be spending big money in January to cover players leaving for the African Nations Cup and also to plan for the future transfer windows just in case the ban is upheld after appeal. Click to continue reading...

The biggest match of the weekend ended up being a tense but boring affair. It was so bad that in the end, the most eyecatching incident turned out to be off the field as shown by the picture on the left.
Just what this man was thinking is beyond comprehension but perhaps he DOES know what he was up to. Click to continue reading...

So Carlo Ancelotti has called him "A Genius!" and the more I think about it, Joe Cole could be our key to success as we look to do well on all fronts this season!. Its been a long hard battle for Joe Cole since his injury away at Southend. A long road to recovery, but he has worked hard, kept himself in good nick and he more than anyone is hungry for first team football. Click to continue reading...

Great news the other day from Chelsea's new Chief Exec Ron Gourlay that Chelsea are in discussions with Joe Cole about a new deal. He said: 'We are already in discussions with Joe,' 'The situation is that he is coming to the end of his contract, he is 28-years-old on the day of the Manchester United game and we're entering into the period where Joe is looking to negotiate his new contract. Click to continue reading...

The boys discuss beating the Mancs in an attritional 1-0 win, Drogba's goal scoring return in the 2-2 draw with Atletico Madrid, and the controversial Stamford Bridge naming rights issue, plus "We're out to show the world the way to sing!", "Dear Mart" and "You're on CFFC".
‘Stamford Bridge' resembled a war zone on Sunday, as the Chels battled a particularly petulant Man Utd for a 1-0 win. Click to continue reading...

I said in my preview post posted earlier today that it was a big game and a chance for us to establish a 5-point gap at the top of the table, and after a scrappy, hard fought and closer than expected game, we managed it through a great Barcelona at home header from JT.
Chelsea lined up as expected with Ivanovic at right back, JT, Carvalho and Ashley Cole at the back, Cech in goal of course. Click to continue reading...

From Stamford Bridge, Attendance 41,836 , Referee Martin Atkinson Chelsea 1 0 Manchester United

John Terry (76)

View Video Highlights Chelsea Team Statistics Manchester United 1 Goals 0 6 Shots On Target 2 3 Shots Off Target 9 3 Shots Blocked 7 0 Corners 7 1 Offsides 2 13 Fouls 15 3 Yellow Cards 3 0 Red Cards 0 46. Click to continue reading...

We at the Chelsea Offside wish Joey Cole a happy 28th birthday.
Celebrate it with a goal against the Mancs, my boy.

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Great news the other day from Chelsea's new Chief Exec Ron Gourlay that Chelsea are in discussions with Joe Cole about a new deal. He said: 'We are already in discussions with Joe,' 'The situation is that he is coming to the end of his contract, he is 28-years-old on the day of the Manchester United game and we're entering into the period where Joe is looking to negotiate his new contract. Click to continue reading...

Great news the other day from Chelsea's new Chief Exec Ron Gourlay that Chelsea are in discussions with Joe Cole about a new deal. He said:
'We are already in discussions with Joe,' 'The situation is that he is coming to the end of his contract, he is 28-years-old on the day of the Manchester United game and we're entering into the period where Joe is looking to negotiate his new contract. Click to continue reading...

End of the week goodies:

• Aguero flattered by Chelsea link.
  
• More MLS dudes to go on loan?
  
• Joe Cole talking contract extension.
  
• Tottenham and Ruud?
  
• Rooney to Real? Never gonna happen. He's United for life.
  
• Relief for Bruce Arena at the end of the Beckham saga.

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Roughly a quarter of the way into the new season and the Big Four have experiences vastly contrasting fortunes. We have a look at them...

Chelsea

Won five from five, on a great run currently, Drogba firing, Lampard re-finding his goalscoring touch, defence shored up.

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Chelsea sealed qualification into the Champions League knockout stages with a 2-2 draw at Atletico with goals from Didier Drogba. FC Porto beat Apoel as they also clinched qualification and its now down to our game at their place to see who wins the group for the favourable draw when its made by UEFA. Click to continue reading...

Tonight Chelsea travel to Madrid for the reverse fixture in our Champions League group stage against Atletico Madrid. In our first game we totally outplayed Madrid and kept Forlan and Aguero quiet. Expect it to be alot different as they are unbeaten at home this season.
It will be interesting to see if Ancelotti rotates the squad from our last game. Click to continue reading...

Now updated after the Ukraine and Belarus games (and some 'interesting' feedback) below is the squad we think Don Fabio should take to South Africa, with reason for inclusion - and exclusion...

Who should go... Goalkeepers

David James - Has been first choice for a while now, and we are yet to find a better alternative

Rob Green - He is the closest we have to a better alternative.

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Frank Lampard today hailed Nicolas Anelka and Didier Drogba as the best in the world!.
Lampard said:
"Nico has been fantastic all season. Along with Didier they are a great partnership," Lampard said. "He (Anelka) has tremendous pace and balance, particularly when he runs at defenders. Click to continue reading...

As we round down our 'Baller Baby Day coverage, we'd like to take a moment to highlight some items you may want to add to your shopping list. We're assuming, of course, that you have several WAG baby showers marked in your diary for attendance?

For example, Nicola McLean, wife of Peterborough Utd player Tom Williams, recently announced that she's four months pregnant with their second child, and Raul's wife Mamen Sanz (above) is having their fifth child and their first girl.

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As we wind down our 'Baller Baby Day coverage, we'd like to take a moment to highlight some items you may want to add to your shopping list. We're assuming, of course, that you have several WAG baby showers marked in your diary for attendance?

For example, Nicola McLean, wife of Peterborough Utd player Tom Williams, recently announced that she's four months pregnant with their second child, and Raul's wife Mamen Sanz (above) is having their fifth child and their first girl.

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As we all know, footballer babies are born with high-stakes winning tickets in the genetic lottery.

Not sure whether the DNA of their talented fathers mixed with the boobaliciousness of their mamas and the universal law of wealth equaling happy face is what does it, but it's been well-documented (by us, anyway) that 'baller babies are fantastically delicious.

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As we all know, footballer babies are born with high-stakes winning tickets in the genetic lottery.

Not sure whether the DNA of their talented fathers mixed with the boobaliciousness of their mamas and the universal law of wealth equaling happy face is what does it, but it's been well-documented (by us, anyway) that 'baller babies are fantastically delicious.

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Chelsea rattled in another four goals yesterday as we beat Bolton 4-0 at the Reebok stadium and let's face it, it could of been so much more. After the display in midweek I predicted that the game yesterday would be a much more difficult game and to Bolton's credit for 43 minutes of the first half it was. Click to continue reading...

We travel to the Reebok today looking to get our away form back on track as Chelsea take on Bolton for the second time in 4 days. Chelsea ran riot at the Bridge on Wednesday in the League Cup but today is going to be alot different with key players back for both sides so expect a much different kind of game. Click to continue reading...

Joe Cole - breathing out of mouth and wearing short shorts, as usual
Joe Cole is fit again - which means that not only are his extra short shorts back on the playing field, but his brilliant creativity and Benayoun-like awareness in close spaces is on display as well in the Chelsea attack. Click to continue reading...