West Ham United are eyeing a three-game unbeaten run in the Premier League ahead of their visit to West London to face Chelsea. The Hammers started the season poorly with three defeats, but they have since recovered to go on an unbeaten run over the last two games.
Chelsea have reportedly been interested in making a move to try to sign Arsenal player Eddie Nketiah, but he’s set to sign a new contract to stay at the Emirates Stadium. According to 90min, Chelsea and Liverpool have both monitored Nketiah as a possible summer target to strengthen their respective squads. West Ham, Newcastle, Everton and Crystal Palace have been potential suitors, too.
Chelsea look set to lose some key first-team players this summer due to UK government sanctions placed on Roman Abramovich that block them from offering up new deals. Five players might well be forced to leave Chelsea this summer with sanctions placed on Roman Abramovich by the UK government blocking the club from offering up new contracts.
Chelsea have ended their wait for a win thanks to the late win over West London rivals Brentford. The Blues went into the game on the back of a three-match winless run and the Bees were keen on taking it to four games without a win in all competitions but Chelsea had other ideas as they scored twice in five minutes to seal a 2-0 away win and end their winless run. The Blues came into the game with a record of two draws and one loss in three league outings.
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Although Chelsea had a decent transfer widow in the summer after signing Belgium international striker Romelu Lukaku from Italian Serie A giants Inter Milan, Blues manager Thomas Tuchel would still not be happy about the fact that he failed to land his primary defensive target Jules Kounde.
Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola has backed Blues midfielder Jorginho for this year’s Ballon d’Or Award. The Blues great expects Jorginho to challenge Barcelona skipper Lionel Messi for the award.
Newcastle United are reportedly interested in a loan transfer for Chelsea midfielder Ross Barkley in time for the new season later this year. This is according to the publication from the stables of The Athletic. It was revealed that the Magpies want to boost their midfield with the loan signing of Barkley.
Brighton and Hove Albion have been handed a big boost on the injury front after it was revealed that petite striker Aaron Connolly has recovered from injury in time for the game scheduled to take place at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night.
New Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has not even spent up to three days in charge of the Blues but is already drawing up a list of transfer targets for the summer. The former Paris Saint-Germain manager was in charge of his first training session as a Chelsea boss on Tuesday following his announcement as the Blues’ new manager after Frank Lampard was shown the exit door.
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard is currently under intense pressure and has been expected by many to get the sack following a run of poor results that has seen them drop from 1st position to 8th place in the Premier League.
