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58 ViewsChelsea vs. Benfica : 30 September 2025 History. Our first home game in this season’s Champions League, er, League phase, pitted us against Benfica, the eagles from Lisbon. Over the years, we had played them on four other occasions. The most memorable? Probably the home leg of our pairing in the 2011/12 Champions League…

142 ViewsLincoln City vs. Chelsea : 23 September 2025 After the long journey to Old Trafford that took up so much of my weekend, I was now faced with another long trip on the following Tuesday. Chelsea were paired with Lincoln City, and instead of hosting them at Stamford Bridge – as is usually the…

620 ViewsChelsea vs. Manchester United : 16 May 2025 Tonight is all about Albert who sat in this seat in front of me since 1997. Last week, Albert sadly passed away. He was a lovely man and will be so sadly missed by all who knew him. Rest In Peace. The news about Albert’s passing…

611 ViewsNewcastle United vs. Chelsea : 11 May 2025 “I turned into Rylston Road, then drove along Lillee Road to collect Paul and Parky. I pointed my car towards the North End Road and began the long dive to Tyneside.” With our place in the final over in Poland confirmed with a victory in Europe…

793 ViewsArsenal vs. Chelsea : 16 March 2025 From Arnos Grove To Arsenal : My last of four trips to London within an eight-day period was for the derby in North London against Arsenal. Virtually every Chelsea fan that I spoke with was not looking forward to this one. The memories of our heavy 0-5…

1,089 ViewsBrighton And Hove Albion vs. Chelsea : 14 February 2025 Last Saturday, it was a case of “out of the Dripping Pan and into the fire” as Chelsea meekly exited from the FA Cup at the hands of an efficient, but hardly domineering, Brighton team. As luck – or not – would have it,…

1,070 ViewsBrighton And Hove Albion vs. Chelsea : 8 February 2025 So, two games at Brighton in seven days. On Saturday 8 February in the Cup. On Friday 14 February in the League. Both games at 8pm. They are a funny side, Brighton, almost as funny as us. We had beaten them 4-2 earlier in…

834 ViewsChelsea vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers : 20 January 2025 I said it. You said it. Even educated fleas said it. “This is a must-win” game. And it was. With just three points out of fifteen in our previous five league games, things were starting to slip for Chelsea Football Club. Back in August, at our…

812 ViewsChelsea vs. Bournemouth : 14 January 2025 After the 3pm kick-off on the previous Saturday, I felt rather off-kilter as I made my way up to London with PD and Parky for a Tuesday evening game at home to Bournemouth. There is always a nice and natural rhythm to a run of Saturday games…

890 ViewsChelsea vs. Shamrock Rovers : 19 December 2024 This UEFA Conference League campaign had been a long-drawn-out affair this autumn and winter, yet it was coming to a halt at an alarming rate with two final games in just eight days. However, after the excitement and adventure with the Astana game in Almaty, the…