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Chelsea 1-2 Sunderland, Player Ratings: Probably should’ve kept him on

1. JOSH ACHEAMPONG (6.9) I’ve never seen a manager make more unprompted substitutions of center backs than I have seen from Enzo Maresca this season. And sure, maybe I’m just too set in the old ways and not hip to the new football. Maybe with five substitutions available these days, it’s inevitable that we’ll see […]

4 months ago | 2 reads

Enzo Maresca admits Chelsea simply ‘not good enough’ against Sunderland

Just when it looked like Chelsea were starting to build some positive momentum, we proceeded to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory (or at the very worst, a draw), dropping all three points at home against upstart newcomers Sunderland. We brought back the script that pleased no one, from last month against Brighton, […]

4 months ago | 2 reads

Chelsea 1-2 Sunderland, Premier League: Post-match reaction

It was a dream start for the Blues as Alejandro Garnacho fired a low ball through the legs of an excellent Robin Roefs in the fourth minute to get Stamford Bridge rocking. But the visitors had already fired a couple warning shots by then, and responded well to the goal by increasing their threat levels […]

4 months ago | 5 reads

Chelsea vs. Sunderland, Premier League: Live blog; highlights

It’s fifth versus (a surprising) seventh as we start the day, with both teams on 14 points from the first eight games and looking to go second at least temporarily with a win here today. Chelsea have won four in a row, Sunderland have lost just one of their last six. It’s the second best […]

4 months ago | 3 reads

Chelsea fans’ preferred lineup against Sunderland: João Pedro and Marc Guiu together

Unlike for our last game, against Ajax Amsterdam, there’s quite a bit of clarity from the WAGNH Community about the lineup preference for today’s game, with only one of the starting XI clocking in at under 70 per cent. Somewhat surprisingly, that one player is young Estêvão, collecting “just” 63 per cent of the vote. […]

4 months ago | 3 reads

Chelsea vs. Sunderland, Premier League: Preview, team news, how to watch

Sunderland joined Leeds United and Burnley in earning promotion from the Championship last season, returning to the Premier League after an eight-year absence (parts of which spell were chronicled in the most excellent “Sunderland ’Til I Die” series, which everyone should watch). Surprisingly, it’s the Black Cats who are doing the best of the three […]

4 months ago | 4 reads

How should Chelsea line up against Sunderland to keep momentum building?

Chelsea made it four wins on the spin with Wednesday’s 5-1 romp against a rather poor Ajax Amsterdam, and now take on a rather surprising Sunderland side on Saturday to try to make it five in a row. The Black Cats barely made it out of the Championship last season, finishing fourth well off the […]

4 months ago | 2 reads

Chelsea 5-1 Ajax, Player Ratings: First Man of the Match for Estêvão

1. ESTÊVÃO The first of what will hopefully be many, many, many WAGNH Man of the Match awards for young Estêvão, who got to score his first Champions League goal thanks to a solid leadership move from Enzo Fernández, who gave the penalty to the youngster to take (that he had won in the first […]

4 months ago | 2 reads

Enzo Maresca happy to continue building Chelsea momentum with Ajax win

Enzo Maresca tends not to get too up or too down after games, preferring to keep an even keel as much as possible even if that means playing down victories and sugar-coating defeats, focusing on the larger picture, the underlying play, the emergent patterns. I suppose that’s a requirement of the job in a way; […]

4 months ago | 2 reads

Chelsea 5-1 Ajax Amsterdam, Champions League: Post-match reaction, ratings

A high-tempo beginning to the match saw Chelsea quickly establish control and begin to threaten the Ajax goal at every opportunity. Despite the well rotated lineup, the Blues were producing effective patterns of play and exciting endeavor down both wings. And then Ajax decided to press the self-destruct button. Their captain was sent off on […]

4 months ago | 5 reads

Chelsea vs. Ajax Amsterdam, Champions League: Confirmed lineups; how to watch

Welcome back to the Champions League. It’s matchday three, of eight, in this league phase, and tonight’s entertainment will be provided by the legendary Dutch side, Ajax Amsterdam. Ajax are still looking for their first goal, let alone their first win of this stage; let’s not give it to them! Enzo Maresca has gone for […]

4 months ago | 4 reads

Chelsea fans’ preferred lineup against Ajax: Guiu and Estevao to lead the way

It feels like injury issues have been a constant problem for us, and not just this year, but stretching back several seasons now. Perhaps that’s just the new normal, given the lengthy seasons and jam-packed fixture lists. It’s probably something that all teams have to deal with it on some level; it just feels more […]

4 months ago | 2 reads

Chelsea vs. Ajax Amsterdam, Champions League: Preview, team news, how to watch

The Champions League anthem will play for the 200th time over Chelsea Football Club on Wednesday night, as we take on Ajax Amsterdam, one of the legends of this competition, appropriately enough — even if their glory days of the early ‘70s and the mid ‘90s are long gone. This will be match number three […]

4 months ago | 1 read

How should Chelsea line up against Ajax Amsterdam in the Champions League?

Chelsea welcome Ajax Amsterdam to Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night for a game that will mark a milestone in club history: it will be our 200th Champions League match. That history aside, there’s plenty at stake in this third of eight league-phase encounters. In fact, it’s practically a must-win, certainly if we’re harboring any ambitions […]

4 months ago | 3 reads

The Daily Hilario: Tuesday

Only Next head on the chopping block Are teams not allowed to change their lineup against Liverpool?

4 months ago | 4 reads

Nottingham Forest 0-3 Chelsea, Player Ratings: Pedro Neto makes an impact

1. PEDRO NETO (8.0) Neto’s kept his good form going from the Club World Cup, and it’s always great to see him making an impact directly on the scoresheet. That doesn’t happen very often (just four league goal last season). And though he certainly makes plenty of impact otherwise, it’s even better if he can […]

5 months ago | 2 reads

Enzo Maresca very happy with second half response after ‘sloppy’ first half

The scoreboard may have read 3-0 in favor of Chelsea at the end, and Ange Postecoglou may have already had his bags packed as a consequence, but it was hardly as dominant of a win for the Blues against Nottingham Forest yesterday as that would suggest. With a bit more luck and a bit more […]

5 months ago | 4 reads

Nottingham Forest 0-3 Chelsea, Premier League: Post-match reaction

Nottingham Forest’s current situation with three draws and six losses since their last victory two months ago against Brentford made Chelsea the clear favourites at City Ground. Even if the feeling is superstitious, it does feel like we fare worse in matches like these where the most is expected out of us. The hosts lacked […]

5 months ago | 2 reads