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Morgan Rogers jokingly labelled Cole Palmer's player of the match award as 'criminal' after being overlooked following his performance in their 6-3 win over Leeds in the Carabao Cup. Chelsea had looked at risk of crashing out at the third round stage after trailing 2-0 at Stamford Bridge. The introduction of Rogers and Palmer among four half-time substitutes had helped the Blues to fight back in the second half.
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Enzo Maresca's side have been in hot pursuit of the Argentina star‚ who had made clear his intentions to jump ship - and he has now got his wish. City have been keen for midfield reinforcements and Fernandez has been top of their wish list‚ with the move reuniting the 25-year-old and Maresca‚ who had previously worked together at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso had opted not to include the midfielder for Sunday's Premier League 4-3 win at home to Brighton and Hove Albion amid uncertainty around his future.
Enzo Fernandez has been omitted from Chelsea's matchday squad for the second time in just four days‚ as speculation over his future at Stamford Bridge intensifies amid Manchester City's interest with transfer deadline day looming. The 25-year-old is wanted by City before the transfer window closes on September 1 - with the Etihad outfit preparing a £100million bid‚ as reported by Daily Mail Sport. Even if that offer does come it is set to be rejected‚ with Chelsea wanting £120m. And with Fernandez's future remaining uncertain‚ Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso has opted not to include the midfielder for Sunday's Premier League clash at home to Brighton and Hove Albion.
Follow Daily Mail Sport's live coverage for the latest updates of Chelsea's clash with Brighton at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League‚ plus updates from Leeds vs Brentford and Sunderland vs Fulham.
KIERAN GILL AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: We love a transfer update in today's world of club-to-club talks and verbal agreements and sources whispering this and that‚ but there is nothing quite as clear as a surprise absentee on a match day. It smacks of something happening behind the scenes‚ and Manchester City target Enzo Fernandez was nowhere to be seen at Stamford Bridge‚ neither in the team nor on the bench nor in the stands supporting his team-mates in this Carabao Cup second-round victory. That was despite Xabi Alonso telling us a day previous that he intended on using him against League One visitors Luton. Chelsea did not need him. They won by two goals‚ with Danny Welbeck scoring and Hakeem Odoffin sending Estevao Willian's shot into his own net. They arguably should have won by six with the chances that Cole Palmer and Morgan Rogers had.
“Chelsea mantain active talks” - Premier League star open to Stamford Bridge move as Fabrizio Romano drops exciting update
Daily Mail Sport reported last month how Jackson was interested in a potential switch to Villa to work with his former head coach Unai Emery again‚ after their time together at Villarreal. Jackson's name came up during conversations between Chelsea and Villa centred on Morgan Rogers‚ who moved to Stamford Bridge for a club-record £117m. Alejandro Garnacho joined Villa on loan from Chelsea this summer also‚ leaving only a permanent move as a possibility for Jackson due to rules.
Xabi Alonso will have to make sense of a Chelsea squad stuffed with a jaw-dropping 46 senior players ahead of the start of the 2026-27 season‚ according to the club's website - with the number rising as new signings join the pack. The incoming Blues manager has already overseen a number of eye-catching transfers since arriving at Stamford Bridge at the start of July‚ including the £117million deal for Morgan Rogers‚ and additional signings including Marco Palestra‚ Danny Welbeck‚ Maxence Lacroix and Jordan Henderson. But worryingly for the west London side‚ there have been few outgoings‚ with the only confirmed departures Marc Cucurella for Real Madrid‚ Tyrique George's permanent signing for Everton‚ and loans for Alejandro Garnacho‚ Jesse Derry‚ and Kendry Paez.
Welbeck‚ who scored 13 Premier League goals last season‚ is in line to sign terms until 2028 at Stamford Bridge.
The 35-year-old Brighton striker has emerged as a player of interest within Stamford Bridge‚ and is now a contender to join the Blues squad under Xabi Alonso.
KIERAN GILL: Sitting in the Stamford Bridge directors' lounge‚ just Xabi Alonso and a few of the Chelsea-dedicated correspondents‚ the talk turned to setting standards after such a substandard season. 'I can't assess the things from the past because I was not here so it would be unfair‚' Alonso told us. 'But what we want is a team with the right mentality‚ the right hunger‚ the right standards and on a daily basis to build on them. That's important. 'I'm not a general‚ but I'm a good professional‚ and I know what it takes to be a good professional. Those are the standards we want for the whole building.'
Manchester United are exploring a move for Chelsea's Andrey Santos as they continue to weigh up a number of potential midfield targets. It's understood that United's interest is in its early stages‚ but they are aware that Santos might be available after falling behind Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo in the pecking order at Stamford Bridge. The 22-year-old Brazilian has had loan spells at Nottingham Forest and Strasbourg since signing from Vasco da Gama for £18million three years ago. Chelsea are believed to value him at around £50million‚ although it's unlikely United would be willing to pay that much.
Real Madrid have released a statement insisting they will not be pursuing a £120million transfer of Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea and have not been in talks to acquire the 25-year-old Argentinian. It followed Fernandez's agent‚ Javier Pastore‚ yet again speaking up this week about how his client is considering leaving Stamford Bridge while bigging up a move to the Bernabeu. Daily Mail Sport reported in recent days how Chelsea had not yet been contacted by Real to open formal talks centred on doing a deal for Fernandez‚ despite claims to the contrary.
Cole Palmer has insisted he is 'not crying' over Thomas Tuchel's decision to axe him from England's World Cup squad this summer - but says he won't pay close attention to their progress. The Chelsea star‚ 24‚ appeared to have carved out a long-term future with the national team after impressively bursting on to the scene at Stamford Bridge and scoring in England's Euro 2024 final against Spain‚ but an unprecedented dip in form has seen him fall out of Tuchel's plans completely. The German's decision to omit Palmer‚ as well as Real Madrid defender Trent Alexander-Arnold and Manchester City star Phil Foden‚ came as a huge surprise to several fans and will remain a talking point if England continue to struggle in attacking areas as they did during their disappointing 0-0 draw against Ghana.
JACK GAUGHAN: Executives at City have been in lengthy dialogue with their Chelsea counterparts for weeks over the terms of an agreement that allows them to unveil the Italian. A compensation package in excess of £15million is what Chelsea had been hoping to secure for a manager who resigned at Stamford Bridge at the turn of the year. Maresca has been in discussions with City's director of football for some time and is well across the club's plans for the summer transfer window.
Chelsea and Manchester City are locked in talks over compensation for Enzo Maresca‚ with sources at Stamford Bridge believing his sudden exit was a major factor in their implosion this season. Maresca‚ who is set to take over‚ was contracted to Chelsea until 2029 when he suddenly exited on New Year's Day. It then emerged that the 46-year-old Italian had previously informed his employers how he had spoken to City representatives over the possibility of replacing Guardiola this summer. Sources within Stamford Bridge believe Maresca's mid-season exit contributed to their campaign imploding‚ as they ended up finishing 10th in the Premier League and missed out on European qualification entirely. Chelsea insiders were also less than impressed with Maresca's behaviour in the build-up to his departure‚ such as his 'worst 48 hours' comments made less than three weeks before he and the club officially 'parted ways'.
MATT BARLOW AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: Tottenham supporters travel to Stamford Bridge not only fearing the worst but expecting it. With one win in the last 36 years there is no reason for anything else‚ but this trip across London delivered more agony than usual. They lost again. Of course they did. Goals by Enzo Fernandez and Andrey Santos put Chelsea two up before Richarlison pulled one back in the 73rd minute and sparked a desperate search for a late equaliser in a chaotic finish. Chances slipped away‚ as did an optimistic penalty appeal for a foul before a corner by Marc Cucurella ‚ and Jorrell Hato produced a terrific recovery block to deny substitute James Maddison. There was no escape for Spurs. At least not until Sunday. This defeat keeps Roberto De Zerbi 's team mired in a relegation hell until the very last day of the campaign.
Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blogs for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Chelsea host Tottenham at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League‚ with Kieran Gill and Matt Barlow reporting from the ground.
Stamford Bridge officials were left incensed with the Italian amid allegations he had spoken with City while still in post with them.
Watching Alejandro Garnacho walk on to the field at Wembley with four minutes to go in the FA Cup Final told us much about Chelsea. Garnacho cost £40million from Manchester United. They thought it was a coup and‚ as so often is the case at Stamford Bridge‚ they were wrong. Four minutes to save a cup final. That kind of sums it up. If temporary coach Calum McFarlane really believed Garnacho had it in him to write Chelsea's name on the trophy‚ he may just have given him a little longer than that. As for Garnacho himself‚ he is still only 21. So we must be careful. Older and wiser and better players than he have been spat out of the Chelsea threshing machine. None of this is his fault.
The former Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen boss will start in his new role at Stamford Bridge on July 1 after agreeing a four-year contract with the Blues.
Morgan Gibbs White has revealed the extent of his brutal head injury suffered during Nottingham Forest's 3-1 win at Chelsea on Bank Holiday Monday. Gibbs-White lasted just 20 minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute at Stamford Bridge due to the incident. He sustained a bloody head after colliding with Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez after challenging for an aerial ball.
OLIVER HOLT AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: It was suggested before the game that Vitor Pereira‚ the manager of relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest‚ had taken a huge gamble by resting his best players for the Europa League semi-final second leg against Aston Villa on Thursday and playing a second team against Chelsea instead. Well‚ the second team was plenty good enough. Chelsea were so pathetic in this shambling 3-1 defeat that Forest's third team would probably have got the job done as well. And if Forest had a fourth team‚ I'd have backed them to beat this sorry rabble in blue‚ too. Chelsea were that bad. Stamford Bridge was as quiet and as subdued as I have ever heard it. I'm afraid that this is what happens when you have a club hierarchy‚ with its two co-owners and its five sporting directors‚ so inept‚ incompetent and confused‚ that they fire Liam Rosenior and entrust their last chance of qualifying for the Champions League‚ a prize worth more than £100m‚ to a novice temporary boss who has not even completed his coaching badges.
Nottingham Forest fans troll Chelsea with brutal Tottenham chant after going 3-0 up at Stamford Bridge
Watch: Jesse Derry suffers horror injury and is stretchered off on debut for Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest
Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Chelsea welcome Nottingham Forest to Stamford Bridge in the Premier League ‚ with Oliver Holt and Kieran Gill reporting from the ground.
It remains the most-watched club game in English television history - remembered not for its 28 million audience at home‚ but for the brutality of the thundering tackles and violence. When Chelsea and Leeds meet at Stamford Bridge in the FA Cup on Wednesday‚ a collision from 54 years ago - and the raging debates that followed - will never be far away‚ even if the snowflake rules of the modern day have changed the game forever. The replayed match‚ in which Chelsea won 2-1 after extra-time‚ is the third most-watched sporting event in UK television history‚ beaten only by the 1966 World Cup final and Euro 2020 final.
Next Chelsea manager odds: Former Stamford Bridge star the early favourite to return for the start of the 2026-27 season after Liam Rosenior's sacking
“Chelsea are seriously considering” - Fabrizio Romano drops major behind the scenes update from Stamford Bridge
Raheem Sterling's future at Feyenoord is already in jeopardy just nine weeks after he signed for the club‚ according to Dutch reports. The 82-cap England international‚ 31‚ joined the Eredivisie giants on a free transfer in early February a few weeks after having his £325‚000 per week contract ripped up by Chelsea. Sterling had endured a torrid spell at Stamford Bridge that saw him exiled to former manager Enzo Maresca's 'bomb squad'‚ and he was forced to train away from the first team for over six months after dramatically sliding down the pecking order.
Man United stars showed there is no love lost between the playing group and former team-mate Alejandro Garnacho following the Red Devils' 1-0 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Garnacho was the focus of attention on Saturday evening as he went up against former club United just days after revealing he did 'bad' things before sealing his £40million move to the Blues last summer.
KIERAN GILL AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: 'We want our Chelsea back‚' was the song reverberating around Stamford Bridge as we neared the conclusion of this latest calamity‚ and indeed‚ this is not the club they know and love. They cannot score. They cannot defend. For the first time since 1998‚ Chelsea have endured four consecutive league losses without so much as grabbing a goal for themselves. When they last kept a Premier League clean sheet on January 17‚ Thomas Frank was still Tottenham Hotspur manager before Igor Tudor and Roberto De Zerbi - and Spurs were 10 points from safety. When they last scored in this competition on March 4‚ Artemis II was still a month from launching - and it has since been around the Moon and back.
Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Chelsea host Manchester United at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League‚ with Kieran Gill and Chris Wheeler reporting from the ground.
Alejandro Garnacho could face Manchester United for the first time since leaving last summer‚ but does he wish he was still at the club? Garnacho joined Chelsea from the Red Devils in a £40million transfer last August‚ signing a seven-year contract until the end of the 2031-32 season. Chelsea host United on Saturday night at Stamford Bridge in what looks to be a poignant fixture for Garnacho judging by his recent social media activity.
Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Chelsea host Manchester City at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League‚ with Ian Ladyman‚ Kieran Gill and Jack Gaughan reporting from the ground.
Enzo Fernandez's agent has branded the Chelsea midfielder's two-match ban by his club 'completely unfair' and cast serious doubt over the player's future at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea were angered by Fernandez appearing to advocate for a move to European rivals Real Madrid during the international break. Liam Rosenior said 'a line was crossed' and the club have taken the drastic action of banning their own player for games against Port Vale and Man City.
Arsenal's progress to the Women's Champions League semi-finals was marred by a hair pulling controversy that left Chelsea boss Sonia Bompaster seething. The Blues' 1-0 victory at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night was not enough to overturn their 3-1 first leg deficit‚ but Bompaster felt the Gunners should have been down to 10 following a bizarre moment involving Arsenal star Kate McCabe and Chelsea rival Alyssa Thompson.
He continues to be involved in football‚ having featured in a number of charity matches since retiring - including Soccer Aid at Stamford Bridge in 2024 - but likes cycling too. This week‚ he set himself the goal of a staggering 167km ride on the Spanish island‚ and looked a little worse for wear when he completed it on Saturday. It's not the first time he has taken to the road with a bike‚ however - in 2024‚ He‚ alongside his brothers‚ climbed Mont Ventoux‚ located in southern France‚ which is arguably the most famous climb in the Tour de France‚ with competitors climbing between 1‚210 and 1‚617 metres as they ride.
Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez has criticised the club's hierarchy for their role in Enzo Maresca's exit‚ admitting the departure 'hurt' the squad a great deal. The Blues‚ who crashed out of the Champions League after a humbling 8-2 aggregate defeat against Paris Saint-Germain in midweek‚ have struggled under new head coach Liam Rosenior of late‚ slipping to sixth in the Premier League with just one win in their last five matches. Maresca‚ just months after winning the inaugural Club World Cup with Chelsea last summer‚ left Stamford Bridge at the start of 2026 following disagreements with the board‚ paving the way for the appointment of Rosenior from Strasbourg.
Former Chelsea star Frank Leboeuf has labelled Liam Rosenior's decision to pass a note to Alejandro Garnacho as 'insane' during the final minutes of their Champions League defeat by PSG. Chelsea had trailed 5-2 heading into the second leg at Stamford Bridge‚ with any hopes of a comeback ending when Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Bradley Barcola put the visitors 2-0 up on the night within 14 minutes. The reigning champions added a third through substitute Senny Mayulu in the 62nd minute‚ with Luis Enrique's side taking an 8-2 aggregate lead.
Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Chelsea welcome Newcastle to Stamford Bridge‚ with Craig Hope and Kieran Gill reporting from the ground.
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