The Chelsea Chronicle
Squad14 Dec 2026
A day Ben Gannon Doak will not forget
4 goals in one game. The first was taken well, the second was taken greedily, and by the third the crowd were simply waiting for him to get the ball.
Match9 Dec 2026
Cup progress for Chelsea
A 4‑0 win over Luton Town, a place in the next round, and the quiet arithmetic every supporter does on the walk home: how many more until a final?
Match12 Dec 2026
No mercy from Chelsea
Wolverhampton will want this one forgotten quickly: 4‑0, every duel lost, and a long ride home. Chelsea were ruthless in the way good sides are ruthless.
Match12 Dec 2026
Whatever happens, Chelsea do not lose
12 games unbeaten now. Some were earned and some were survived, but a habit is forming — and habits are the hardest thing in football to play against.
Squad14 Dec 2026
A day João Pedro will not forget
3 goals in one game. The first was taken well, the second was taken greedily, and by the third the crowd were simply waiting for him to get the ball.
Match14 Dec 2026
Chelsea are in among the leaders
Position 3 and 35 points on the board. Nobody at the ground will say the word out loud yet, and everybody at the ground is thinking it.
Player ratings14 Dec 2026
No sign of nerves from Ben Gannon Doak at 21 — 8.50
The hardest thing about being 21 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Ben Gannon Doak did not need any: 8.50, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
The dugout14 Dec 2026
Sol Gordon keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Chelsea may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Player ratings14 Dec 2026
João Pedro was on a different afternoon to everybody else
10.00. There are performances a supporter describes to somebody who was not there and cannot quite convey; this was one, and the number does not help either.
In brief
- Squad Wesley Fofana in a row with a teammate
- Match Nobody wins at Chelsea
- The terraces The crowd has taken to Levi Colwill