Defending champions Chelsea secured their first win of the year in the FA Cup against Nottingham Forest. They are safely through to the fourth round thanks to Callum Hudson-Odoi and Alvaro Morata twice. At first, it didn't seem likely due to Nottingham Forest's area-focused press and congested goal area. In...
Chelsea met Southampton at Stamford Bridge in their first Premier League game of 2019. They were looking to build on away victories over Crystal Palace and Watford and strengthen their position in the top four places. Southampton came into this match fresh from defeat against Manchester City but looking to...
Chelsea FC continued their savage streak, following their loss against Leicester City, by beating Crystal Palace with a clean sheet. Thanks to Sarri’s tactically flexible approach - and of course NGolo Kante's cognizance of the key situations, which accommodated the offensive dynamics of Chelsea against Crystal Palace and turned the game...
Halfway into the season and Sarri's men are still caught vulnerable in the defensive phases. Being offensively flexible tactically led to their win over Watford, but lacking was defensive discipline. This tactical analysis explains how Chelsea were very exposed when defending in transitions due to their lack of defensive discipline. Chelsea's...
The Premier League had an interesting match day at the weekend since, besides Manchester City’s unexpected loss, Chelsea also got defeated by Claude Puel’s Leicester City. In this tactical analysis, we will look at how they were able to beat Chelsea. Both sides operated with a 4-3-3 formation, however, the...
Chelsea hosted Bournemouth in the English League Cup quarter-final at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday evening. The quality of this match was high with both sides fielding particularly strong sides in an attempt to reach the semi-finals. Bournemouth pushed onto Chelsea looking to prevent them from playing out from the back....
Following their 11th win of the Premier League season against Brighton & Hove Albion, Chelsea are set to host Leicester City. The Blues' boss Maurizio Sarri must be buoyant with his team's recovery having secured two wins in the last three matches and three wins in the last five matches...
After the mid-week journey to Hungary in Europe League, Chelsea bounced back to the Premier League to face Brighton on Sunday. The home team started with a more defensive shape than they usually do. They formed a 4-4-1-1, while Chelsea operated with their well-known 4-3-3. The biggest changes in Sarri’s side...
With Chelsea securing a win against then-league leaders Manchester City, who are now behind Liverpool, Maurizio Sarri is ready to set the fixture as a catalyst to climb the Premier League table. The upcoming trip to Brighton will prove Sarri's hope in Chelsea stepping up the performance curve. In this...
Saturday evening's match between Chelsea and Man City saw several different interesting tactical battles. Unusually both sides decided to play without a recognised forward. Chelsea used Eden Hazard as their striker in this match instead of occupying the left-hand side of the attacking three as he would normally do. Sarri...
On Saturday, this matchday's highest profile Premier League match took place between Maurizio Sarri's Chelsea and Manchester City. Both teams came into this game looking to win. The visitors needed to keep up their winning streak due to the fact that Liverpool were in shooting range. On the other hand, Chelsea...
Manchester City fell to their first defeat of the Premier League season on Saturday evening. The blues from Manchester were beaten 2-0 by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. In our tactical analysis today, we will look in depth at this Premier League encounter from a Manchester City perspective. We will highlight...
Chelsea went to Molineux looking to secure consecutive premier league wins following defeat against Tottenham. Wolves arrived on the back of five defeats in their last six outings. Form pointed to a Chelsea victory; however. Wolves were ruthless when it came to converting their chances securing a 2-1 victory which...
Stop the press, Wolves have won! After conceding an unfortunate goal in the first half, it seemed that Wolves’ dismal run was set to continue and Chelsea were going to leave with three points. Two goals in four second-half minutes turned the game on its head and gave the Black...
Chelsea hosted Fulham in the Premier League last weekend. This intense match gives us a perfect material to take a look at this interesting battle. The following analysis will show both sides’ strategy. Chelsea played in their usual 4-3-3 system, however, Giroud returned to the starting line-up and Pedro got...
With an early red card for PAOK Chelsea were in complete control of the game from the beginning of the match and were rarely troubled defensively. A resounding 4-0 victory and a fifth win out of five put the gloss on Chelsea’s qualification as group winners for the knockout stages...
Chelsea eventually faced their first defeat of the season as they went through one-third of the league. The 3-1 scoreline in the away fixture is a clear reflection of Chelsea's worst defensive performance and also unidimensional build-up against Tottenham. Even after conceding an early goal against an indirect freekick didn't...
This match analysis first featured on our dedicated Chelsea site, feelchelsea.com. Another week and another unbeaten battle. Sarri men are doing it all well whether home or away. However, Everton didn't stop getting on Chelsea's players with their well-coordinated positional marking scheme. The away team didn't contribute offensively much but...
Since Maurizio Sarri has led Chelsea, they're performing really well. Maintaining their position in the Champions League places in the Premier League and Manchester City - the leader - is still in close range. After 12 matches - eight wins and four draws - Chelsea have a wonderful stat, they've scored...
This match analysis first featured on our dedicated Chelsea site, feelchelsea.com. A victory for Chelsea in their Europa League match away to BATE Borisov guaranteed qualification into the knockout stages. Sarri named a particularly strong looking side with Jorginho and Hazard making rare starts in this competition. Hazard who made...
