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42 ViewsChelsea vs. Brighton And Hove Albion : 30 August 2026. After our win against Luton Town in the League Cup on the Thursday, Chelsea’s next match was another home game – against Brighton – on the Sunday. But that fixture was only the middle fixture of games on three consecutive days for me. Either…
1,508 ViewsChelsea vs. Bournemouth : 30 December 2025 subtitled : “chaos theory.” After the collapse against Aston Villa, we were heading back to Stamford Bridge for the second home league game in four days. This time, the visitors were Bournemouth, or AFC Bournemouth to give them their full, rather pretentious, title. What version of Chelsea…
1,501 ViewsChelsea vs. Aston Villa : 27 December 2025 I wasn’t happy that there was no Chelsea match on Boxing Day 2025. I was also annoyed that there was no Frome Town game on Boxing Day 2025. It seemed that the natural laws of football in the festive period were being flaunted. At least, I…
1,406 ViewsNewcastle United vs. Chelsea : 20 December 2025 With consecutive away trips to Cardiff and now Newcastle within five days, it was if these two fixtures were plucked out of the March 1984 football calendar for me to enjoy once again. These two matches from over forty-five years ago still resonate. Saturday 10 March…
1,587 ViewsCardiff City vs. Chelsea : 16 December 2025 As I prepared for the trip into South Wales for our League Cup quarter-final at Cardiff City, I was relieved that I had finally caught up with the previous five blogs for games that I had attended. At last! This was a huge weight off my…
1,847 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…
1,275 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…
1,684 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…
1,517 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…
1,713 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…