Gallery: Chelsea 2, Aston Villa 0

Injury crisis: Relief?

Yesterday afternoon, during the second half of Chelsea's horrific display against CFR Cluj, Didier Drogba suffered what looked to be a season-ending knee injury. Key ...

A special thank you goes out to ...

Salomon Kalou for preserving Chelsea's home unbeaten run. And for bailing out Nicolas "I have no business being here" Anelka and Joe "I don't pass" ...

10 Things We Learned in the Premier League

1. West Brom are the best sponsor-less team in the Premier League We know this because they beat West Ham 3-2 in the big "your name ...

Match Recap: Reason to worry?

A gift (from Frank Lampard) + dreadful second half + an opponent content to defend = a monotonous 1-1 draw between Chelsea and Tottenham at ...

Match Recap: Throwing down the gauntlet

So much for settling in. Uncle Phil set Stamford Bridge ablaze on his debut, guiding Chelsea to a superlative 4-0 win over Portsmouth in the Premiership ...

Chelsea Vs Portsmouth Liveblog!

Last years Champions League and Prem runners up Chelsea, kick off thier season today with a tough game against FA Cup winners Portsmouth. Its on ...

Prem Preview: Let the games begin

The time has finally arrived. Word. Chelsea begins a new era today as it opens the 2008-09 season against Portsmouth at Stamford Bridge. The match marks ...

Photo of the Day: Andriy! You've Picked Up a Tan!

Picked this up, complete with caption, over at the generally extremely accurate Yahoo photo site. But even the best strike out once in awhile. Either ...

Saturday morning MEGA update...

I promised myself I wouldn't make this a habit but a lot happened this week IRL (In Real Life for all you World of Warcraft ...

Gallery: Chelsea @ Euro 08

Chelsea players haven't had the best Euro 2008. Well, with the exception of Michael Ballack. Let's take a visual look back at the Blues' finest ...

The Offside Fantasy League: Squeaky Bum Time?

It's the big Premiership game tomorrow: Chelsea vs Manchester United. Chelsea are just three points behind the leaders and welcome Man Utd to Stamford Bridge ...

Chelsea After the Carling Cup: Mismanagement and Bruised Egos

When your entire team is made up of highly paid superstars, the worst part of a loss is that every player who wasn't on the ...

Now Drogba Loves Chelsea Again, But Not CAF

Not so long ago, Didier Drogba was all set to ditch Chelsea. "Something is broken at Chelsea," remember? Well after a few months under Avram ...

Weekend Watch Recap: Smart Move

Saturday Portsmouth vs Chelsea Nicolas Anelka got his first Premier League goal for Chelsea after Joe Cole's light as a feather knock down gave the Frenchman an ...

Portsmouth 1-1 Chelsea

A debut goal from Jermain Defoe cancelled out Anelka's second half goal. In truth the game could have gone either way with both teams creating chances. However ...

The Offside Fantasy League: Change is Good

The transfer window is now either half-closed or half-open, depending on how you see the world. There've already been a few players switching clubs this ...

Be Afraid Premier League Defenders, Be Very Afraid

Remember when Didier Drogba was definitely leave Chelsea? Bad news for Blues fans, but I'm sure Premier League defenders up and down the country were ...

Arsene Tells Former Players: "Once You Leave, You're Gone"

If former bad boy Nicolas Anelka makes a huge impact at Chelsea, allowing them to overtake Arsenal in one or more competitions this year, ...

Official: Anelka brings cutting edge to the Bridge

According to Chelsea's official website, the club has finally agreed a deal with Bolton for French international striker Nicolas Anelka. Anelka will be joining his ...

Anelka: Still Le Sulking

The Nicolas Anelka transfer saga continues to drag on, with no significant news surfacing so far today. The last word was that St. Nic had ...

The Redemption of Nicolas Anelka

At one point, Nicolas Anelka was considered one of the most promising young players ever to come out of France. But that was awhile ...

The Offside Fantasy League: No Winter Break for You

While other European leagues luxuriate in the winter break, the English Premier League will be putting on its biggest gloves and braving the cold. Those ...

10 Things We Learned in the Premier League: Turkish Delight

The Premier League's not just for staring at, it can be educational too. Read on to find out why Gareth Southgate is grinning like a ...

Samir Nasri back on French National Team...

Raymond Domenech gave his list of players that will play against Morocco and Ukraine a little later this month. The good news for Marseille is ...

Have Bolton lost the plot?

Bolton Wanderers today appointed Gary Megson as Sammy Lee's successor, all but signing their own death warrant. Megson has proved time after time what ...

The Offside Fantasy League: Replacing The Fallen

Now we know why they call it the international break. I had my fingers crossed for everyone returning unharmed, but several brave fantasy footballers have ...

Bolton 3 - Reading 0: Yikes

Well, the first game of the year I didn't get to watch, and it looks like that was a good thing: spared myself a lousy ...

Man City will NOT beat Arsenal

I'm sorry to say it, but Manchester City's run of perfection is going to come to an abrupt end. I know City must have a lot ...

Not a bad week to start a Man City blog

So I've been reading TheOffside.com for the last couple of months, and was thinking about joining in as a blogger. My strategy was to wait ...