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Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal: vote for player-ratings & MOTM!

Scary thought. I decided to list a 2-2 scoreline, and moments later, Trossard equalised. I got to feeling cheeky and changed it to 2-3. It was then that Nketiah very nearly made me the Seer of Stamford Bridge. We didn’t deserve this result, not after the way we played, how poor Raya was, and how effective Chelsea were. They controlled the match well until Rice pounced on a wayward forward pass from Sanchez. From there, they started looking rattled, and Trossard called for the cross from Saka, which he deftly turned in (shades of Monreal, come to think of it). Seven minutes of added time weren’t enough for us to seize all three, but it’s a vital point earned all the same. Let’s get into the poll to rate the lads!

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Chelsea v. Arsenal: Mudryk or Havertz? Arteta or Pochettino?

We go into this derby with uneasy questions. Who’ll be worth their fee, Mudryk or Havertz? Have Chelsea finally found a foundation after buying enough players to field two separate squads? Is Pochettino the same manager who led Tottenham to the brink of a Champions League title, or is he the manager who failed to lead PSG to anything beyond the customary Ligue 1 title? Chelsea have managed to win three on the bounce, which is enough to suggest that they’re gaining momentum. Will they have enough to match our moxie after we’ve beaten Man City? That’s the tale of the tape…

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Say it ain’t so, Smith Rowe! Could Emile exit the Emirates…for Stamford Bridge?

With the summer transfer window set to close in a matter of days, rumours of our own Emile Smith Rowe leaving the club have run rampant. After having missed most of the 2022-23 campaign due to a persistent groin injury and subsequent surgery, I think I speak for most if not all of us when I say I expected to see more of him during last season’s run in, the preseason, and the early stages of this campaign. However, it starts to feel like he’s more likely to leave the club than to ever feature for it. It all comes down to midnight GMT on 1 September. Chelsea are lurking. So too are West Ham.

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Chelsea set to sign Arsenal’s £50m want-away striker…

He hasn’t played a competitive minute yet. He hasn’t even stepped on the pitch or even made the bench since an insipid display against the MLS All-Stars back in July. That’s three pointless friendlies, one glorified friendly, and two Prem matches since we’ve seen Folarin Balogun lace up boots. Rumour has it that Chelsea are eager to sign him. Whether that eagerness signals awareness of an actual need or the antics of a meth-addled addict desperate for his next score is anyone’s guess. At this point, I say, let’s do it. Sell ’em.

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Chelsea shows how buying a player at £115m is inferior to selling one at £115m…

You have to hand it to Chelsea. They’ve gazumphed Liverpool to not one but two signings even after those players agreed personal terms with Klopp’s cohort. Both Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia, highly coveted DM-types, were all but ready for an announcement at Anfield only to switch at the last to Stamford Bridge. For the Arsenal, we were lampooned and lambasted for signing Declan Rice on a fee said to rise to £115m. Meanwhile, Chelsea were lauded for signing Caicedo on the same fee, if not higher. Shrewd business, that. On Sunday, we got to see a study in contrasts. West Ham, seller of Declan Rice, bested Chelsea, buyer of Moises Caicedo.

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