FIFA 15 (PS4): steelerfan's Chelsea Football Club Manager Career

[steelerfan]

Okay, I think I have a good enough slider base now to go ahead and get this started.

First, I'm going to go over all of my settings for the mode.

Career Settings
Match Difficulty: World Class
Half Length: 15 Minutes
Financial Strictness: Strict (60%)
Currency: Sterling
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Squads Used: Download Latest
European Competition 1st Season?: Yes (see Groups below)
Disable First Summer Transfer Window: On

UEFA Champions League (Champions Cup in FIFA 15)

Group A
Juventus
Olympiakos
Atletico Madrid
Lille*

Group B
Liverpool
Real Madrid
FC Basel
Feyenoord*

Group C
Monaco
Zenit St. Petersburg
Bayer Leverkusen 04
Benfica

Group D
Borussia Dortmund
Galatasaray
Anderlecht
Arsenal

Group E
Roma
Bayern Munich
Manchester City
CSKA Moscow

Group F
FC Barcelona
Ajax
PSG
Standard*

Group G
Chelsea
Schalke 04
Besiktas*
Sporting CP

Group H
FC Porto
Atletico Bilbao
Shakhtar Donetsk
Napoli*

*Replacement club, unable to get real participant in

Manager Preferences
Name: Jose Mourinho
Nationality: Portugal
Outfit Style: Suit
Suit Colour: Navy
Skin Tones: Medium
Body Type: Slim

[steelerfan]

Settings

Match
Half Length: 15 Minutes
Difficulty Level: World Class
Ball: Default
Game Speed: Slow

Camera
Single Player Camera: Co-op
Camera Settings: Custom
Camera Height: 10
Camera Zoom: 20

Visual
HUD: Player Name Bar
Player Indicator: Player Name
Time/Score Display: On
Radar: 2D

Audio
Commentary Language: English
Sideline Commentator: On
Career Mode Radio Announcer: On
Commentary: 10
Public Announcer: 10
Player Calls: 10
Sound Effects: 10
Crowd: 8
Music: 10

Gameplay Customisation
Slider: User/CPU
Sprint Speed: 42/42
Acceleration: 50/50
Shot Error: 63/68
Pass Error: 30/75
Shot Speed: 50/50
Pass Speed: 55/48
Injury Frequency: 58/65
Injury Severity: 35/35
Goalkeeper Ability: 61/54
Marking: 50/45
Run Frequency: 40/35
Line Height: 49/49
Line Length: 48/48
Line Width: 50/50
Fullback Positioning: 50/50
Power Bar: 75/-
First Touch Control Error: 52/52

Gameplay Assistance Settings
(Found from FIFA 15 Main Menu: Customise>Settings>Gameplay Assistance Settings)
Auto Switching: Air Balls
Auto Switching Move Assistance: High
Passing Power Assistance: On
Pass Assistance: Assisted
Through Ball Assistance: Manual
Shot Assistance: Manual
Cross Assistance: Semi
Lob Pass Assistance: Manual
Save Assistance: Manual
Analog Sprint: On
Defending: Tactical Defending

[steelerfan]

The Chelsea Board of Directors have given the following objectives:

Domestic Cup: Win the Cup
League: Win the League
Champions League: Reach the Quarter Finals

Scouts
Matt Dempsey (England)
Pasi Salonen (Finland)
Kevin Kelly (Ireland)
Ryan Lund (England)
Lee Edwards (England)
Bento Cardenas (Portugal)

Youth Staff
Owen Kelly (Ireland) assigned to England for 3 months
Kalle Koskinen (Finland) assigned to Germany for 6 months
Anton Bakaric (Croatia) assigned to Spain for 9 months

Preseason Friendlys
July 27 Evian TG
July 31 Bordeaux (away)
August 4 Lyon

[steelerfan]

2014-15 Chelsea Football Squad

Starting XI
GK Thibaut Courtois 86
RB Branislav Ivanovic 81
CB Gary Cahill 81
CB John Terry 83
LB Cesar Azpilicueta 79
CDM Cesc Fabregas 84
CDM Nemanja Matic 82
RM Andre Schurrle 81
LM Eden Hazard 88
CAM Oscar 84
ST Diego Costa 85

Substitutes
ST Didier Drogba 81
ST Loic Remy 81
RM Willian 82
CDM Ramires 81
LB Filipe Luis 82
CB Kurt Zouma 74
GK Petr Cech 85

Reserves
ST Isaiah Brown 60
CDM John Obi Mikel 78
RM Mohamed Salah 76
CAM Lewis Baker 59
CM Ruben Loftus-Cheek 56
CB Nathan Ake 67
RB Todd Kane 64
CB Andreas Christensen 58
GK Mark Schwarzer 76

On Loan
ST Fernando Torres 81 (AC Milan)
CAM Marko Marin 77 (Fiorentina)
CM Marco van Ginkel 76 (AC Milan)
LW Lucas Piazon 76 (Eint. Frankfurt)
CAM Thorgan Hazard (Bor. M'gladbach)
LW Christian Atsu 76 (Everton)
RM Victor Moses 75 (Stoke City)
LM Gael Kakuta 73 (Rayo Vallecano)
CDM Oriol Romeu 72 (VfB Stuttgart)
RW Bertrand Traore 72 (Vitesse)
CM Mario Pasalic 70 (Elche CF)
LB Ryan Bertrand 74 (Southampton)
CB Tomas Kalas 74 (1. FC Koln)

[steelerfan]

The following players are playing on the last year of their current contracts:

CB Gary Cahill
Age 28
Salary: 100K per week

CB John Terry
Age 33
Salary: 90K per week

LM Gael Kakuta
Age 23
Salary: 45K per week

CAM Oscar
Age 22
Salary: 130K per week

[steelerfan]

In the interest of not caring to play my Friendlys, I decided to sim them. For the first 2 I will use a squad of reserves and bench players, in the last one I will let my Starting XI have a go.

Chelsea 1:2 Evian
CFC goal: Salah 40'

Bordeaux 1:0 Chelsea
Loic Remy missed a penalty in the 32nd minute

Chelsea 4:1 Lyon
CFC goals: Ivanovich 14', Hazard 36', Costa 53', Oscar 78'
Eden Hazard missed a penalty in the 54th minute
Gary Cahill was sent off in the 49th minute with his second bookable offense.

With the preseason complete, it's time to move on to the regular campaign. Here is the fixture schedule for the remainder of August 2014:

16th Burnley (Away) EPL
23rd Leicester City (Home) EPL
27th Swansea City (Home) EPL
31st Everton (Away) EPL

[steelerfan]

For the first 20 minutes of Saturday's Premier League opening clash between European giants Chelsea and newly-promoted Burnley, it was the small club who looked the better side. However, fouls, bookings, a penalty and horrid finishing eventually brought Burnley back to earth as Chelsea prevailed, 3-0 at Turf Moor.

Eden Hazard opened the scoring in the 23rd minute with a blistering penalty conversion into the top left corner of the net. Willian, who came on after Oscar departed with an injury, netted a rebound in the 31st minute to put the Blues in command. Burnley center back Jason Shackell was sent off in the 41st minute after his second bookable offense produced a red card, allowing the West Londoners to ease through the rest of the match.

In the second half Kieran Trippier was shown a straight red card after pulling Willian down by the shirt at the edge of the penalty area in the 65th minute. It didn't take long for Diego Costa to open his Chelsea account with a smashing drive from 14 yards in the 70th minute.

In his post match press conference Manager Jose Mourinho said that Oscar had suffered a bruised shoulder and that he expects the Brazilian to be fit for Chelsea's next outing. Chelsea will host Leicester City, another club freshly promoted from the Football League Championship, next Saturday at Stamford Bridge.

Burnley/Chelsea

Shots 15/15
On Target 1/9
Possession 50/50
Tackles 16/12
Fouls 6/1
Yellow 3/0
Red 2/0
Offsides 0/5
Corners 2/2
Shot % 6/60
Pass % 77/78

Goals: Hazard (PEN) 23', Willian 31', Costa 70'
Assists: Azpilicueta, Fabregas

Around the Grounds
Arsenal 4:1 Crystal Palace
Burnley 0:3 Chelsea
Leicester City 2:1 Everton
Liverpool 3:1 Southampton
Manchester United 3:0 Swansea City
Newcastle United 0:0 Manchester City
Queens Park Rangers 1:1 Hull City
Stoke City 2:1 Aston Villa
West Bromwich Albion 4:0 Sunderland
West Ham United 1:0 Tottenham Hotspur

[steelerfan]

Barclays Premier League Team of the Week

Adrian (West Ham)
Paul Konchesky (Leicester)
Jonas Olsson (West Brom)
James Tomkins (West Ham)
Carl Jenkinson (West Ham)
Silvestre Varela (West Brom)
Tomas Rosicky (Arsenal)
Stephane Sessegnon (West Brom)
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal)
David Nugent (Leicester)
Mame Diouf (Stoke)

[steelerfan]

Sloppy conditions led to sloppy play at Stamford Bridge on Saturday as Chelsea had to rely on a late penalty to avoid a loss to the visitors from Leicester.

After falling behind in the 16th minute, the Blues equalized in first half stoppage time on a header from Diego Costa. Costa put the ball in from an Andre Schurrle cross from the right wing and Chelsea were level at 1-1 at the break.

Captain John Terry was called for a penalty on a poor challenge that led to a spot kick for the Foxes at a 2-1 Leicester lead after 72 minutes. However, 10 minutes later it was Eden Hazard scoring from the spot after Diego Costa was tripped just inside the area leading to a penalty kick. With the score level at 2, Costa belted a 17 yard drive off of the crossbar in stoppage time and Leicester held on for the draw.

Chelsea (1-1-0) will host Swansea City (1-0-1) on Wednesday at 3:00 PM. Swans are coming off of a 2-0 win over Burnley, a week after losing 3-0 at the Theater of Dreams.

Chelsea/Leicester

Shots 8/11
On Target 3/4
Possession 47/53
Tackles 23/18
Fouls 3/1
Yellow 1/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 0/0
Corners 3/2
Shot % 37/36
Pass % 83/89

CFC goals: Costa 45', Hazard 82' (PEN)
CFC Assists: Schurrle
CFC Bookings: Fabregas (Y) 29"

Around the Grounds
8/20
Spurs 1:1 Liverpool
8/23
Aston Villa 1:2 Newcastle
Chelsea 2:2 Leicester
Crystal Palace 1:2 West Ham
Hull City 1:0 Stoke City
Manchester City 3:1 Liverpool
Southampton 2:3 West Brom
Sunderland 0:2 Manchester United
Swansea City 2:0 Burnley
8/24
Everton 1:1 Arsenal
Spurs 3:0 QPR

[steelerfan]

Barclays Premier League Team of the Week

Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea)
Luke Shaw (Manchester United)
Younes Kaboul (Spurs)
Vlad Chiriches (Spurs)
Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
Stephane Sessegnon (West Brom)
Juan Mata (Manchester United)
Erik Lamela (Spurs)
Enner Valencia (West Ham)
Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)

[steelerfan]

Barclays Premier League
League Table

1. West Brom 2-0-0 +5 6pts
2. Manchester United 2-0-0 +5 6
3. West Ham 2-0-0 +2 6
4. Arsenal 1-1-0 +3 4

5. Chelsea 1-1-0 +3 4

6. Spurs 1-1-1 +2 4
7. Manchester City 1-1-0 +2 4
8. Leicester City 1-1-0 +1 4
9. Hull City 1-1-0 +1 4
10. Newcastle 1-1-0 +1 4
11. Liverpool 1-1-1 0 4
12. Stoke City 1-0-1 0 3
13. Swansea City 1-0-1 -1 3
14. Everton 0-1-1 -1 1
15. QPR 0-1-1 -3 1
16. Aston Villa 0-0-2 -2 0
17. Southampton 0-0-2 -3 0

18. Crystal Palace 0-0-2 -4 0
19. Burnley 0-0-2 -5 0
20. Sunderland 0-0-2 -6 0

[steelerfan]

The rain in West London continued on Wednesday night as Chelsea played host to Swansea City at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea earned their second win, and first on their home ground, with a 2-1 result.

Diego Costa scored the first Blues goal by heading in a Cesar Azpilicueta early cross in the 8th minute and he assisted on the game winner by setting up Willian in the 71st minute. Willian, who came on for Oscar at the beginning of the second half, blasted the ball past the keeper from 14 yards.

Chelsea (2-1-0) will visit the blue half of Merseyside on Sunday as they travel to Goodison Park to face Everton (0-1-1).

Unfortunately, I forgot to grab a screen of the stats before I exited. I do remember that Swans had 52% possession and that shots were even at 13. Also, the only booking was a Yellow handed out to Swans.

CFC goals: Costa 8', Willian 71'
CFC Assists: Azpilicueta, Costa

Around the Grounds
8/27
Chelsea 2:1 Swansea City
Liverpool 2:1 Aston Villa

[steelerfan]

Around the Grounds
8/30
Aston Villa 0:1 Hull City
Burnley 1:2 Manchester United
Leicester City 2:1 Arsenal
Manchester City 2:1 Stoke City
Newcastle United 2:1 Crystal Palace
QPR 1:0 Sunderland
Swansea City 0:0 West Brom
West Ham 2:2 Southampton

[steelerfan]

Chelsea were hard done on Sunday at Goodison Park when an 87th minute equalizer by Everton's Leon Osman resulted in a 1-1 draw.

The Toffees had controlled most of the action but could not find their finishing touch until late on. Chelsea's Summer signing-sensational Diego Costa scored his 4th goal of the season in the 17th minute after redirecting a screaming Oscar ground cross from 4 yards to give the Blues the lead they would eventually surrender.

Costa suffered a sprained ankle late in the first half and was replaced by Loic Remy for the second stanza. Early reports have Costa missing about 3 weeks which will mean that he will not join Spain foe the upcoming international break and his status is uncertain when Chelsea return to action on Tuesday, September 16 in a Champions League group stage match against Besiktas.

Everton / Chelsea
Shots 19/8
On Target 8/5
Possession 53/47
Tackles 16/11
Fouls 1/2
Yellow 1/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 2/1
Corners 3/3
Shot % 42/62
Pass % 82/68

CFC Goal: Costa 17'
CFC Assist: Oscar

Around the Grounds
8/31
Everton 1:1 Chelsea

CFC September Fixtures
9/16 Besiktas UCL
9/20 Manchester City (away) EPL
9/24 Everton COC
9/27 Aston Villa EPL

[steelerfan]

Barclays Premier League
League Table (Through August 2014)

1. Manchester United 3-0-0 +6 9pts
2. Chelsea 2-2-0 +4 8pts
3. West Brom 2-1-0 +5 7
4. Manchester City 2-1-0 +3 7

5. Leicester City 2-1-0 +2 7

6. West Ham 2-1-0 +2 7
7. Newcastle 2-1-0 +2 7
8. Hull City 2-1-0 +2 7
9. Liverpool 2-1-1 +1 7
10. Arsenal 1-1-1 +2 4
11. Spurs 1-1-1 +2 4
12. Swansea City 1-1-2 -2 4
13. QPR 1-1-1 -2 4
14. Stoke City 1-0-2 -1 3
15. Everton 0-2-1 -1 3
16. Southampton 0-1-2 -3 1
17. Aston Villa 0-0-4 -4 0

18. Crystal Palace 0-0-3 -5 0
19. Burnley 0-0-3 -5 0
20. Sunderland 0-0-3 -7 0

[steelerfan]

Barclays Premier League
Team of the Week

Brad Friedel (Spurs)
Joey O'Brien (West Ham)
Younes Kaboul (Spurs)
Sylvain Distin (Everton)
Kyle Walker (Spurs)
Santi Carzola (Arsenal)
Etienne Capoue (Spurs)
Benjamin Stambouli (Spurs)
Stewart Downing (West Ham)
Danny Welbeck (Arsenal)
Roberto Soldado (Spurs)



Notes: After facing former Chelsea striker Samuel Eto'o in thier last match (Romelu Lukaku did not feature for Everton), the Blues will face another former forward when Demba Ba returns to Stamford Bridge as part of the Besiktas JK side. In this Champions League group stage match Ba will hope to repeat the heroics he enjoyed in the European competition last year. Ba's late goal lifted Chelsea past PSG in the quarter finals of last season's Champions League.


http://youtu.be/-Venr63FklU


Chelsea announced that they have added 16-year-old Nicky Hugill (56-72 OVR, 83-94 POT) to their Youth Academy.

[steelerfan]

Eden Hazard tucked home a deflected cross from 7 yards in the 13th minute and then teamed with Loic Remy in the dying embers of stoppage time to lift Chelsea to a 2-0 win over Besiktas JK in their Champions League opener on Tuesday night at Stamford Bridge.

Hazard and Remy caught Besiktas, who had sold out in an effort to pull level late, and countered. Flying into the box from the left, Hazard fed a pass across the area to Remy who one-touched a bullet in from 8 yards to seal the points for the Blues.

Chelsea (2-2-0) will return to Premier League action on Saturday when they visit Etihad Stadium and the defending champions Manchester City (2-1-1).

Chelsea / Besiktas JK
Shots 10/15
On Target 4/3
Possession 51/49
Tackles 14/28
Fouls 1/2
Yellow 0/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 2/1
Corners 6/2
Shot % 40/20
Pass % 77/77

CFC Goals: Hazard 13', Remy 90+5'
CFC Assists: Fabregas, Hazard

Around the Grounds
COC
9/2
Bury 1:2 Crystal Palace
Cambridge United 1:3 Liverpool
Fleetwood Town 0:3 Stoke City
Hull City 2:1 Spurs
Manchester City 3:0 MK Dons
Newcastle 3:1 Charlton Athletic
Peterborough 2:1 Aston Villa
QPR 2:1 Crawley Town
Rotherham United 3:2 West Brom
West Ham 2:1 Ipswich Town
9/3
Southampton 0:2 Sheffield United

EPL
9/13
Arsenal 2:1 Manchester City
9/14
Sunderland 1:2 Spurs
West Brom 1:1 Everton
9/15
Hull City 1:1 West Ham
9/16
Crystal Palace 0:1 Burnley
Manchester United 1:0 QPR
Southampton 0:3 Newcastle
Stoke City 2:2 Leicester City

UCL
9/16
Chelsea 2:0 Besiktas JK
CSKA Moscow 1:1 FC Bayern Munich
FC Barcelona 2:1 PSG
FC Porto 2:2 FC Shakhtar Donetsk
Napoli 2:1 Athletic Bilbao
Roma 1:2 Manchester City
Sporting CP 1:1 FC Schalke 04
Standard Liege 1:2 Ajax
9/17
Arsenal 2:2 Galatasaray SK
AS Monaco 1:2 Bayer Leverkusen 04
Borussia Dortmund 3:0 RSC Anderlecht
Feyenoord 0:1 Real Madrid
Juventus 2:1 Atletico Madrid
Liverpool 1:1 FC Basel
LOSC LIlle 1:0 Olympiakos CFP
SL Benfica 1:0 Zenit

UEL
9/18
FC Luzern 2:3 Everton
Sevilla FC 2:0 Hull City
Spurs 1:0 Zulte-Waregem

IF
9/6
USA 0:1 Ivory Coast
9/10
USA 2:0 Austrailia

UEFA Champions League Group G Table
1. Chelsea 1-0-0 +2 3pts
2. FC Schalke 04 0-1-0 0 1
3. Sporting CP 0-1-0 0 1
4. Besiktas JK 0-0-1 -2 0

[steelerfan]

Chelsea conceded twice inside of the quarter hour mark and never recovered, suffering a humiliating 4-0 loss at Etihad Stadium to Manchester City on Saturday. The Citizens completely controlled every facet of the match from the outset and showed the Blues that they still have some title winning capabilities.

Branislav Ivanovich suffered a sprained ankle late in the first half and is likely to miss 2-3 weeks.

On Wednesday Chelsea will host Everton, an unlucky draw for each side, in the Capital One Cup.

Manchester City / Chelsea
Shots: 17/6
On Target: 8/2
Possession: 54/46
Fouls: 3/1
Yellow: 2/0
Red: 0/0
Offsides: 1/4
Corners: 4/0
Shot %: 47/33
Pass %: 69/75

Around the Grounds
9/20 EPL
Aston Villa 1:0 Arsenal
Burnley 0:2 Sunderland
Leicester City 1:1 Manchester United
Manchester City 4:0 Chelsea
QPR 1:1 Stoke City
Swansea City 1:2 Southampton
West Ham 0:2 Liverpool
9/22 EPL
Spurs 2:0 West Brom

[steelerfan]

Jose Mourinho made a clear statement, with his lineup on Wednesday night, as to where Chelsea's priorities lie this season. With several, eight to be exact, of his usual XI either on the bench or not dressed, Mourinho made it known that Chelsea was aiming for Premier League and Champions League glory - not for League Cup fame. Despite a furious comeback after Everton were short a man on a Leon Osman straight red card, Chelsea lost 4-3 in extra time at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea trailed 3-0 before late goals by Didier Drogba, Andre Schurrle and Cesc Fabregas knotted the score and forced the extra football.

Following consecutive losses across all competitions, Chelsea (2-2-1) will face Aston Villa (1-0-4) at Stamford Bridge on Saturday as they resume play in the Premier League.

Chelsea / Everton
Shots 14/19
On Target 6/8
Possession 49/51
Tackles 20/29
Fouls 2/1
Yellow 0/0
Red 0/1
Offsides 1/2
Corners 3/3
Shot % 42/42
Pass % 76/89

CFC Goals: Drogba 75', Schurrle 86', Fabregas 90'
CFC Assists: Oscar, Drogba, Luis

Around the Grounds
9/23 COC
Bolton 3:2 Swansea City
Bournemouth 1:2 Sunderland
Cheltenham 1:2 Sheffield United
Fulham 2:2 (4-3p) Arsenal
Hull City 3:0 Leeds United
Manchester United 2:1 Crystal Palace
Norwich City 3:3 (3-4p) Liverpool
QPR 2:1 Peterborough
Rochdale 1:0 Manchester City
West Ham 0:1 Northampton
9/24 COC
Cardiff City 1:1 (5-4p) Derby County
Chelsea 3-4 Everton
Leicester City 2:2 (4-3p) Brighton & Hove
Middlesbrough 2:1 Barnsley
Newcastle 3:0 Burnley
Stoke City 3:0 Rotherham United

[steelerfan]

Diego Costa equalized in the 69th minute with a venomous laser into the top right corner and Chelsea spent the final 20 minutes putting high stress on the Villa goal. However, Willian missed the gaping net from short range minutes after Costa's leveling tally and he rang a volley off the post in stoppage time as Aston Villa held on for a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge. The result was the Blues third straight without a win since dispatching Besitkas JK in their Champions League opener.

Chelsea, the Group G leaders after match day 1, will travel to Lisbon on Wednesday to face Sporting CP in Europe's top club competition.

Chelsea / Aston Villa
Shots 11/12
On Target 3/6
Possession 53/47
Tackles 10/18
Fouls 2/0
Yellow 1/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 3/1
Corners 5/4
Shot % 27/50
Pass % 79/75

CFC Goal: Costa 69'
CFC Assist: Schurrle
CFC Booking: Oscar (Y) 31'

Around the Grounds
9/27 EPL
Arsenal 0:2 Spurs
Chelsea 1:1 Aston Villa
Crystal Palace 0:1 Leicester City
Hull City 0:3 Manchester City
Liverpool 1:2 Everton
Manchester United 3:1 West Ham
Southampton 0:1 QPR
Stoke City 0:1 Newcastle
Sunderland 2:2 Swansea City
West Brom 4:1 Burnley
9/30 EPL
Newcastle 1:1 Hull City

[steelerfan]

Barclays Premier League
League Table through September 2014

1. Manchester United 5-1-0 +9 16pts
2. Newcastle United 4-2-0 +6 14
3. Manchester City 4-1-1 +9 13
4. Spurs 4-1-1 +7 13

5. Leicester City 3-3-0 +3 12

6. West Brom 3-2-1 +6 11
7. Liverpool 3-1-2 +2 10
8. Chelsea 2-3-1 0 9
9. Hull City 2-3-1 -1 9
10. West Ham 2-2-2 -2 8
11. QPR 2-2-2 -2 8
12. Arsenal 2-1-3 0 7
13. Everton 1-3-1 0 6
14. Stoke City 1-2-3 -2 5
15. Swansea City 1-2-3 -3 5
16. Aston Villa 1-1-4 -3 4
17. Southampton 1-1-4 -6 4

18. Sunderland 1-1-4 -6 4
19. Burnley 1-0-5 -10 3
20. Crystal Palace 0-0-5 -7 0

Player of the Month: Robin van Persie (Manchester United)

[steelerfan]

CFC Fixtures for October 2014

10/1 Sporting CP (away) UCL
10/4 Arsenal EPL
10/7 Crystal Palace (away) EPL
10/22 FC Schalke 04 UCL
10/25 Manchester United (away) EPL

[steelerfan]

The Blues run of results without a win moved to 4 on Wednesday night in Lisbon as Sporting CP earned a 1-1 draw with Chelsea in Champions League play. After Loic Remy drew a penalty, Eden Hazard converted to give Chelsea a 1-0 lead just 23 minutes in. Cesc Fabregas was whistled for a penalty of his own in the 51st and Sporting converted to level things at 1.

Gary Cahill suffered a sprained ankle in the first half and had to be replaced by Kurt Zouma. Cahill is expected to miss 2-3 weeks.

Chelsea (2-3-1) will face Arsenal in a London Derby on Saturday. Arsenal (2-1-3) are currently 12th in the league table. Ahead of the match, Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho took his usual stabs at Arsene Wenger's side. "I'm surprised at how ill-disciplined they have been recently, they aren't playing with any structure at all", jabbed Mourinho. "This should definitely play into our hands, I'm looking forward to the game." Mourinho may have been looking to take the scrutiny and pressure off of his side who have not enjoyed a win in all competitions since September 16 and have not earned full points in England's top flight since August 27.

Sporting CP / Chelsea
Shots 9/12
On Target 4/3
Possession 49/51
Tackles 22/8
Fouls 6/2
Yellow 1/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 1/2
Corners 2/1
Shot % 44/25
Pass % 79/82

CFC Goal: Hazard (PEN) 23'
CFC Assist: Willian
CFC Booking: Fabregas (Y) 66'

Around the Grounds
10/1 UCL
Ajax 0:1 PSG
Athletic Bilbao 2:0 FC Shakhtar
CSKA Moscow 1:3 Roma
Bayern Munich 1:0 Manchester City
Schalke 0:2 Besitkas
Napoli 2:0 Porto
Sporting 1:1 Chelsea
Standard Liege 2:2 Barcelona

10/2 UEL
Everton 3:0 Lech Poznan
RB Salzborg 1:1 Spurs
Rapid Wein 1:2 Hull City

UCL Group G Table
1. Chelsea 1-1-0 +2 4
2. Besiktas 1-0-1 0 3
3. Sporting 0-2-0 0 2
4. Schalke 0-1-1 -2 1

[steelerfan]

The injuries are piling up at Stamford Bridge. With Branislav Ivanovich and Gary Cahill already out with ankle injuries, the Blues lost Andre Schurrle for 2 months with a dislocated shoulder and Cesc Fabregas for 3 weeks with an akle sprain in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Arsenal. Schurrle did manage Chelsea's lone goal, a headed finish of a Eden Hazard corner, in the 38th minute prior to leaving with the knock. Danny Welbeck tapped in a spilled rebound in the 58th minute to hand Chelsea their 5th consecutive result without a win.

Chelsea (2-4-1) will visit fellow Londoners Crystal Palace (0-0-6) on Tuesday, ahead of the upcoming international break. Palace are pointless and sit firmly at the bottom of the table. Calling this match a "must win" for Chelsea may be a severe understatement.

Chelsea / Arsenal
Shots 13/5
On Target 8/2
Possession 53/47
Tackles 13/24
Fouls 0/10
Yellow 0/4
Red 0/0
Offsides 0/0
Corners 6/2
Shot % 61/40
Pass % 85/86

CFC Goal: Schurrle 38'
CFC Assist: Hazard

Around the Grounds
10/4 EPL
Aston Villa 1:1 Manchester City
Chelsea 1:1 Arsenal
Everton 3:1 Crystal Palace
Leicester 1:3 Burnley
Liverpool 2:0 West Brom
Sunderland 1:0 Stoke City
Swansea City 0:1 Newcastle
West Ham 1:2 QPR

[steelerfan]

Barclays Premier League
Team of the Week

Wojciech Szczesny (Arsenal)
Filipe Luis (Chelsea/
Santiago Vergini (Sunderland)
John O'Shea (Sunderland)
Glen Johnson (Liverpool)
Jonas Gutierrez (Newcastle)
Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
Lucas Leiva (Liverpool)
Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle)
Arouna Kone (Everton)
Eduardo Vargas (QPR)

[steelerfan]

Eden Hazard scored a brace from the penalty spot and Thibaut Courtois kept a clean sheet as Chelsea ended a 5 match winless drought with a 2-0 result over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Tuesday evening. It was a noticeably aggressive West London side that sloshed through the evening rains as Chelsea were booked twice in the first half.

Chelsea will have another injury to deal with going into the international break. Cesar Azpilicueta suffered a bruised elbow against the Eagles but he should not miss any time for the club with the off days ahead.

Following the break, Chelsea will host German side FC Schalke 04 on match day 3 in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday the 22nd.

Crystal Palace / Chelsea
Shots 19/9
On Target 4/6
Possession 52/48
Tackles 20/13
Fouls 3/5
Yellow 0/2
Red 0/0
Offsides 0/1
Corners 1/5
Shot % 21/66
Pass % 83/76

CFC Goals: Hazard (PEN) 45', Hazard (PEN) 62'
CFC Bookings: Matic (Y) 4', Willian (Y) 31'

Around the Grounds
10/7 EPL
Arsenal 1:0 Hull City
Burnley 1:2 West Ham
Crystal Palace 0:2 Chelsea
Everton 4:0 Aston Villa
Manchester City 1:0 Spurs
Newcastle 3:0 Leicester City
QPR 2:1 Liverpool
Southampton 3:3 Sunderland
Stoke City 1:1 Swansea City
West Brom 1:1 Manchester United
10/20 EPL
Hull City 2:1 Crystal Palace
Manchester United 2:0 Everton
Spurs 1:2 Southampton
10/21 UCL
Monaco 0:0 Zenit
Atletico 2:0 Lille
Bayer Leverkusen 2:2 Benfica
Borussia Dortmund 2:1 Galatasaray
Basel 1:2 Feyenoord
Juventus 2:1 Olympiakos
Liverpool 0:2 Real Madrid
Anderlecht 2:0 Arsenal
10/11 IF
South Africa 2:1 USA
10/15 IF
USA 1:1 Venezuela

Note: Jose Mourinho was offered the international management job at Bolivia and he laughingly declined. Chelsea announced that they have signed 16 year old German national Robin Andrich (48-58 OVR, 74-90 POT) to their Youth Academy.

[steelerfan]

More heartbreak for Jose Mourinho's side at Stamford Bridge where they were hard done by a controversial penalty call against Captain John Terry.

Despite leading 1-0 after Diego Costa towered high to head in a Willian cross in the 12th minute, Chelsea were reeling from Max Meyer's 51st minute 14 yard equalizer when Terry collided with Klas-Jan Huntelaar going up for an early cross just inside the 18 yard line. The controversy was that Huntelaar appeared to fold under the slightest touch from Terry and the ball appeared to be well over his head. Nevertheless, Schalke were awarded the spot kick and Huntelaar converted in the 55th minute.

Chelsea rarely threatened again, falling 2-1.

The bright news from The Bridge is that midfielder Cesc Fabregas is fit and should be back in Mourinho's team sheet on Saturday when the Blues (3-4-1) take an important visit to Old Trafford to face table toppers Manchester United (6-2-0). With Fabregas set to return, Mourinho is only without Andre Schurrle who is still expected to miss a month as he recovers from a separated shoulder.

Chelsea / Schalke
Shots 10/9
On Target 5/5
Possession 50/50
Tackles 17/21
Fouls 3/3
Yellow 0/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 0/2
Corners 0/3
Shot % 50/55
Pass % 81/85

CFC Goal: Costa 12'
CFC Assist: Willian

Around the Grounds
10/22 UCL
Besiktas 1:0 Sporting
Chelsea 1:2 Schalke
Barcelona 3:1 Ajax
Porto 1:2 Athletic Bilbao
Shakhtar 1:0 Napoli
Manchester City 2:0 CSKA Moscow
PSG 3:1 Standard Liege
Roma 1:2 Bayern Munich

10/23 UEL
Fiorentina 2:2 Everton
Hull City 1:1 Brondby IF
Spurs 1:0 Lokomotiv

UEFA Champions League Group Stage Tables after Match Day 3
Group A
Juventus 2-1-0 +2 7pts
Atletico Madrid 2-0-1 +2 6
LOSC Lille 1-1-1 -1 4
Olympiakos CFP 0-0-3 -3 0

Group B
Real Madrid 3-0-0 +4 9pts
Feyenoord 1-1-1 0 4
Liverpool 0-2-1 -2 2
FC Basel 0-1-2 -2 1

Group C
Bayer Leverkusen 04 1-2-0 +1 5pts
AS Monaco 1-1-1 0 4
SL Benfica 1-1-1 0 4
Zenit 0-2-1 -1 2

Group D
Borussia Dortmund 3-0-0 +6 9pts
Galatasaray SK 1-1-1 +2 4
RSC Anderlecht 1-0-2 -4 3
Arsenal 0-1-2 -4 1

Group E
FC Bayern Munich 2-1-0 +2 7pts
Manchester City 2-0-1 +2 6
Roma 1-0-2 0 3
CSKA Moskva 0-1-2 -4 1

Group F
FC Barcelona 2-1-0 +3 7pts
PSG 2-0-1 +2 6
Ajax 1-0-2 -2 3
Standard Liege 0-1-2 -3 1

Group G
Besitkas JK 2-0-1 +1 6pts
FC Schalke 04 1-1-1 -1 4
Chelsea 1-1-1 +1 4
Sporting CP 0-2-1 -1 2

Group H
Napoli 2-0-1 +2 6pts
Athletic Bilbao 2-0-1 +2 6
FC Shakhtar Donetsk 1-1-1 -1 4
FC Porto 0-1-2 -3 1

[steelerfan]

Juan Mata, Wayne Rooney and Marouane Fellaini each scored for the league leaders as Manchester United made relatively easy work of a floundering Chelsea side on Saturday at Old Trafford. The 3-1 defeat was only highlighted by Eden Hazard's penalty conversion in the 63rd minute.

Chelsea (3-4-2) will open the month of November at Loftus Road where they will visit Queens Park Rangers (4-3-2) on Saturday the 1st.

Manchester United / Chelsea
Shots 18/14
On Target 9/4
Possession 53/47
Tackles 15/15
Fouls 3/2
Yellow 1/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 4/2
Corners 3/1
Shot % 50/28
Pass % 72/74

CFC Goal: Hazard (PEN) 63'
CFC Booking: Cahill (Y) 53'

Around the Grounds
10/25 EPL
Liverpool 5:0 Hull City
Manchester United 3:1 Chelsea
QPR 1:1 Aston Villa
Southampton 1:0 Stoke City
Sunderland 1:1 Arsenal
Swansea City 0:1 Leicester City
West Brom 1:0 Crystal Palace
West Ham 1:1 Manchester City

10/26 EPL
Burnley 0:2 Everton

10/28 COC
Hull City 1:2 Middlesbrough
Leicester City 1:2 Stoke City
QPR 3:0 Northampton
Sheefield Utd 0:3 Manchester Utd
Sunderland 1:2 Fulham

10/29 COC
Bolton 2:1 Cardiff City
Liverpool 2:1 Rochdale
Newcastle Utd 2:1 Everton

[steelerfan]

Played
Wins
Draws
Losses
Goals For
Goals Against
Goal Difference
Points


1.
Manchester United
9
7
2
0
18
5
13
23


2.
Newcastle United
8
6
2
0
13
3
10
20


3.
Manchester City
9
5
3
1
16
6
10
18


4.
Liverpool
9
5
1
3
18
10
8
16


5.
Everton
9
4
3
2
15
9
6
15


6.
West Brom
9
4
3
2
14
9
5
15


7.
QPR
9
4
3
2
9
9
0
15


8.
Leicester City
9
4
3
2
12
13
-1
15


9.
Tottenham
8
4
1
3
11
6
5
13


10.
Chelsea
9
3
4
2
13
13
0
13


11.
Arsenal
9
3
3
3
11
10
1
12


12.
West Ham
9
3
3
3
11
13
-2
12


13.
Hull City
9
3
3
3
7
13
-6
12


14.
Southampton
9
3
2
4
13
17
-4
11


15.
Sunderland
9
2
3
4
10
15
-5
9


16.
Stoke City
9
1
3
5
7
11
-4
6


17.
Swansea City
9
1
3
5
7
12
-5
6


18.
Aston Villa
9
1
3
5
7
14
-7
6


19.
Burnley
9
2
0
7
17
18
-11
6


20.
Crystal Palace
9
0
0
9
5
18
-13
0

[steelerfan]

I finally un-lazied myself enough to make a league table. The above table is the EPL through the end of October 2014.

CFC Fixtures for November 2014

11/1 QPR EPL
11/4 Sporting CP UCL
11/8 Liverpool (away) EPL
11/11 West Brom EPL
11/26 Besiktas JK (away) UCL
11/29 Sunderland (away) EPL

The Barclays Premier League Player of the Month for October 2014 was Siem de Jong of Newcastle United. In 8 league appearances this season, de Jong has 5 goals, 2 assists and 5 clean sheets for the Magpies who are one of the biggest surprise clubs of the year.

[jaymo76]

Good read buddy! I have been swamped with work/family for the past two weeks so I haven't been on TGT or seen any of your broadcasts. Are you playing this exclusively now over NHL? The "word" from the net is that NHL cannot compete with this year's FIFA, especially with all of the features removed.

[steelerfan]

Good read buddy! I have been swamped with work/family for the past two weeks so I haven't been on TGT or seen any of your broadcasts. Are you playing this exclusively now over NHL? The "word" from the net is that NHL cannot compete with this year's FIFA, especially with all of the features removed.

Thanks, jaymo.

I am broadcasting EVERY Chelsea match on Twitch, just like I did with the Astros in MLB The Show 14. If you ever get bored enough I'm sure you could check out the archived matches. If nothing else, just to see the beauty of FIFA 15.

I have not touched NHL since FIFA released last Tuesday. I will get back to it because I do want to get a season in with Pittsburgh. The "word" you heard is correct. Not because NHL is bad, it's actually pretty good. FIFA is just great though. Even if ALL of the expected features were in NHL, it wouldn't pull me away from FIFA.

[steelerfan]

With 13 matches under my belt (I only have 12 games worth of data because I forgot to grab a screen of one of them), I have enough numbers to make a good analysis of sliders. Keep in mind that I am not looking to make the game so easy that I waltz to the Premier League title with Chelsea (even though there are those that argue Chelsea will do so this year). I want a game that is still very challenging without being impossible. I don't mind having to improve my skills over the course of a few seasons to be able to challenge for the title, I just don't want Chelsea to be mid-table rubbish - that's as unrealistic as Chelsea scoring 5 goals a game and winning the league by 25 points. Somewhere in the middle is the balance. Let's look at the numbers.

GOALS PER MATCH: Chelsea 1.50 Opponents 1.58 Total 3.08
Pretty simple. I'm not scoring enough with a Chelsea side that is averaging 3.16 goals in 6 Premier League matches this season. Additionally, Chelsea is conceding 1.16 goals in the real world. These are symptoms of the real problem for me right now, as we will see.

SHOTS PER MATCH: Chelsea 10.83 Opponents 14.00 Total 24.83
With FIFA sliders there is something that I refer to as "The Rule of Three" (not THAT Rule of Three, pervert). A good baseline for statistics is that there should be 3 goals (less is better), 3x3 (9) shots on target and 9x3 (27) shots. So 3 goals, 9 SOT, 27 Shots. That's an easy to remember baseline. I'm close on all 3 with this one being the worst and it is bad because Chelsea is not doing what they should. Chelsea's shots should be considerably higher, their opponents should be lower. Again though, it's a symptom.

SHOTS ON TARGET PER MATCH: Chelsea 4.83 Opponents 5.17 Total 10.00
Very close but, again, the lion's share should be going to the Blues. Another symptom.

SHOTS ON TARGET PERCENTAGE: Chelsea .446 Opponents .307
These numbers are actually the best ones I have. A club like Chelsea is going to out-perform the average (generally 35-36%) on both sides of the coin. To be clear, this is the percentage of total shots that are actually on target.

PASS ACCURACY PERCENTAGE: Chelsea 77.83 Opponents 80.25
EPL average was 79.88 last year with a range of 71.1 to 86. Obviously, Chelsea is missing the mark on both ends of this equation. This is THE PROBLEM. Everything else is a SYMPTOM. If Chelsea passes better and defends the pass better, they have more of the ball and their shots and goals go up while their opponents numbers fall.This is where I am going to concentrate my slider changes. However, it's not as simple as moving the pass error slider. In the past, if you raised the CPU Pass Error slider too much it caused the CPU to not be able to deliver a cross. Even though the slider is ONLY supposed to affect ground passes. On FIFA 15, I tested this by putting the CPU Pass Error at 100. Sure enough, every cross was garbage. Therefore, I don't want to mess with that slider any more (if I can avoid it).

PERCENTAGE OF SHOTS ON TARGET THAT RESULT IN GOALS: Chelsea .310 opponents .307
Again, Chelsea should separate themselves from their opponents with their finishing. That's not happening here. I think that the way to address this is through the goalkeepers. Chelsea has 2 world class keepers (Courtois and Cech) and it should be reflected here.

With all of that data ingested, I'm making the following adjustments to my sliders:

1. User Pass Speed +2
2. User Goalkeeper Ability +3
3. CPU Pass Speed -2
4. CPU Goalkeeper Ability -3

Note that I won't change these things in the sliders that I posted in the first post of this thread until they have been thoroughly tested. I felt that, with the Pass Accuracy Slider being potentially problematic, I could chase the desired result with Pass Speed. We'll see how it plays out, I don't normally create an imbalance of this nature with my sliders. Also, the changes to the Keepers will affect the obvious. I'm going to use these beginning with the upcoming QPR match and I'll roll with them for 5-10 games before evaluating the numbers (unless something is OBVIOUSLY broken).

[steelerfan]

Jose Mourinho's side earned maximum points from their match with Queens Park Rangers, though the game was ugly and the physicality was costly to Chelsea. Despite QPR being down a man for more than half of the game, due to Mauricio Isla's sending off for a second yellow in the 45th minute, Chelsea had to escape with a 1-0 victory. To make matters worse, the Blues lone goal was actually an own goal by QPR. Adel Taarabt went up to challenge Didier Drogba just outside the six yard box when Loic Remy sent a cross from the left flank into the area in the 90th minute. Taarabt managed to get his head to the ball but put it into his own net.

Chelsea lost a pair of players to injury during the match. Diego Costa was replaced by Remy in the 65th minute as he struggled to continue after suffering a femur contusion in the 53rd. Willian sprained an ankle in the 81st minute and did not return to the pitch. He was replaced by Drogba in the 84th. After the match, Mourinho said that Costa will need about a week of rest and that Willian, whose ankle injury is more severe, will likely miss a month. With Andre Schurrle expected out for close to month as he is only doing some gym work since dislocating his right shoulder, it is expected that Cesc Fabregas will move into a central attacking role while Ramires takes Cesc's role alongside Nemanja Matic as a holding mid.

Chelsea will host Sporting CP at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night in what has become a critical Group G match in the Champions League. The sides drew, 1-1, in Lisbon on October 1.

Chelsea / QPR
Shots 11/8
On Target 4/0
Possession 51/49
Tackles 11/24
Fouls 4/2
Yellow 1/1
Red 0/1
Offsides 1/3
Corners 0/2
Shot % 36/0
Pass % 72/76

CFC Booking: Matic 30'

Around the Grounds

11/1 EPL
Arsenal 3:0 Burnley
Aston Villa 1:2 Spurs
Chelsea 1:0 QPR
Crystal Palace 2:2 Sunderland (Palace's first point of the season!)
Everton 2:2 Swansea City
Hull City 0:1 Southampton
Leicester City 1:0 West Brom
Manchester City 0:1 Manchester United
Newcastle 1:3 Liverpool
Stoke City 1:1 West Ham

[steelerfan]

The match was decided by inches but the results are huge. It was another disastrous outing for the Boys in Blue on Tuesday night on a rain-soaked pitch at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea conceded a goal in the 88th minute and, despite being a man up for the final twenty, lost 1-0 to Sporting Lisbon.

With Diego Costa, Andre Schurrle and Willian all out injured, Chelsea struggled to put shots on target. Their best effort may have been in the 53rd minute when Loic Remy hit the elbow of the woodwork from 10 yards. Remy twisted an ankle in the final minutes and is expected out for 3 weeks, leaving Jose Mourinho with only aging club legend Didier Drogba as a viable option up front until Costa returns. It is likely that Chelsea will rush Costa back for this weekend's league clash at Anfield.

Chelsea (4-4-2) will visit third placed Liverpool (6-1-3) at Anfield on Saturday.

In related news, a shock signing has seen Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho agree to manage the United States National Team.

Chelsea / Sporting CP
Shots 12/14
On Target 3/5
Possession 49/51
Tackles 12/21
Fouls 0/3
Yellow 0/1
Red 0/1
Offsides 0/0
Corners 4/5
Shot % 25/35
Pass % 82/88

Around the Grounds
11/4 EPL
Spurs 1:0 Newcastle

11/4 UCL
Ajax 1:2 Standard Liege
Besiktas JK 2:1 Schalke
Chelsea 0:1 Sporting CP
Bayern Munich 3:1 CSKA Moscow
Porto 1:2 Napoli
Shakhtar 1:0 Ath. Bilbao
Manchester City 0:1 Roma
PSG 1:2 Barcelona

11/5 UCL
Atl. Madrid 2:2 Juventus
Bayer Leverkusen 0:1 Monaco
Borussia Dortmund 3:0 Arsenal
Basel 1:2 Liverpool
Olympiakos 0:1 Lille
Real Madrid 4:0 Feyenoord
Anderlecht 0:2 Galatasaray
Zenit 0:3 Benfica

11/6 UEL
Hull City 2:2 Sevilla
Lech Poznan 1:1 Everton
Zulte-Waregem 2:1 Spurs

UEFA Champions League
Group G Table

1. Besiktas JK 3-0-1 +2 9pts
2. Sporting CP 1-2-1 0 5
3. FC Schalke 04 1-1-2 -2 4
4. Chelsea 1-1-2 0 4

[steelerfan]

There are only a few international jobs that I would take. USA is one of them. Should be fun to try to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. I had NO intentions of taking an international job and I may end up simming the international friendlys because they are meaningless and will slow me down.

[steelerfan]

The result at Anfield was satisfactory, a 1-1 draw against third placed Liverpool is not a black mark on Chelsea's season. However conceding an unbelievably soft, yet equally amazing, goal in stoppage time leaves the Blues with little satisfaction.

Diego Costa scored in the 45th minute, powering in a header from 9 yards to give Chelsea the lead that they eventually squandered. The injury bug struck again as Oscar bruised his left shoulder when he was upended in the area late in the first half. Oscar will likely miss Tuesday's match with West Brom but should be fit to join Brazil for the upcoming international break.

Chelsea (4-5-2) will host Wet Bromwich Albion (5-3-3) at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday evening.

Liverpool / Chelsea
Shots 14/13
On Target 3/6
Possession 50/50
Tackles 24/10
Fouls 4/0
Yellow 2/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 0/0
Corners 2/4
Shot % 21/46
Pass % 86/83

CFC Goal: Costa 45'
CFC Assist: Luis

Around the Grounds
11/8 EPL
Liverpool 1:1 Chelsea
Manchester United 4:0 Crystal Palace
QPR 1:3 Manchester City
Southampton 1:1 Leicester City
Swansea City 2:2 Arsenal
West Brom 2:0 Newcastle
West Ham 0:0 Aston Villa

Notes: The English FA Cup has begun but Premier League teams are not involved yet. I will begin reporting scores when the Premier clubs are playing. Also, with the rash of injuries that I've suffered I decided to lower User Injury Frequency from 60 to 55. I will continue to monitor it.

[steelerfan]

Barclays Premier League Team of the Week

Ben Foster (West Brom)
Sebastien Pocognoli (West Brom)
Gareth McAuley (West Brom)
Florin Gardos (Southampton)
Rafael (Manchester United)
Chris Brunt (West Brom)
Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United)
Yaya Toure (Manchester City)
James Milner (Manchester City)
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)

[steelerfan]

Another draw for Chelsea. This time a goalless result at Stamford Bridge against West Brom. Watching Chelsea in attack is painful. The final ball is never there and when they do open the defense, they can't finish. The good news is that they aren't conceding much or losing of late.

The other good news is that the international break is here and Chelsea can use the time to get healthy. The Blues resume play on the 26th with a trip to Turkey and a must-win contest against Besiktas JK in the Champions League. Chelsea won the first leg of this tie 2-0 at Stamford Bridge on September 16.

Chelsea / West Brom
Shots 10/8
On Target 2/3
Possession 50/50
Tackles 15/20
Fouls 2/0
Yellow 1/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 2/2
Corners 5/3
Shot % 20/37
Pass % 74/79

CFC Booking: Ramires 27'

Around the Grounds
11/15 IF (simmed)
Peru 0:1 USA (Dempsey 15')

11/19 IF (simmed)
USA 2:0 Bolivia (Bradley 21', Zusi 65')

11/11 EPL
Arsenal 2:1 Manchester United
Aston Villa 2:2 Southampton
Chelsea 0:0 West Brom
Crystal Palace 1:2 Liverpool
Everton 2:1 West Ham
Hull City 1:2 Spurs
Leicester City 1:1 Sunderland
Manchester City 0:0 Swansea City
Newcastle 1:1 QPR
Stoke City 1:0 Burnley

11/25 EPL
Burnley 3:1 Hull City
Spurs 2:1 Stoke City
Sunderland 2:2 Everton

11/25 UCL
Feyenoord 2:0 Basel
Galatasaray 2:2 Arsenal
Lille 1:1 Atl. Madrid
Olympiakos 1:3 Juventus
Real Madrid 4:1 Liverpool
Anderlecht 1:1 Borussia Dortmund
Benfica 1:1 Bayer Leverkusen
Zenit 1:2 Monaco

[steelerfan]

OK, I've had to make some slider changes. I'll post them later. The changes are really minimal. There are two big changes to what I'm doing though.

First, I've changed the camera to Co-op with 10 Height and 20 Zoom (I believe). I'm having a much easier time seeing the field and seeing things develop before they actually happen. With as bad as my offense has been, this is a biggie.

Second, I've come to terms with the fact that I am too good for PRO (I can easily blow by defenders on the flanks) and that I'm not good enough to play with ALL MANUAL controls on WORLD CLASS. In the past, I have played that way. However, FIFA 15 is tougher than 14 or 13 or 12 or the World Cup Brazil game. Therefore, I've moved several of my Controller Assistance values to SEMI or ASSISTED. I'll post everything up when I get it all settled.

In the mean time, I may have some wonky stats. However, the good news is that the game is FUN for me again as I don't feel that I need extreme luck to score a goal.

All of that said, I have some updating to do as I have played 2 more matches since my last post.

[steelerfan]

Chelsea earned a huge 3 points in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night, beating Turkish side Besiktas JK by a 3-0 margin. Cesc Fabregas opened the scoring by punching one in from 8 yards after the keeper spilled a Diego Costa blast in the 37th minute. Eden Hazard converted from the spot in the 59th minute and Didier Drogba rounded out the night with an 11 yard shot that went in low off of the right post in stoppage time.

Chelsea visit Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on Saturday in Premier League action.

Besiktas JK / Chelsea
Shots 11/10
On Target 4/6
Possession 45/55
Tackles 25/5
Fouls 5/2
Yellow 2/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 0/1
Corners 2/2
Shot % 36/60
Pass % 82/90

CFC Goals: Fabregas 37', Hazard 59', Drogba 90+2'
CFC Assist: Saleh

Around the Grounds
11/26 UCL
Ajax 2:1 Barcelona
Ath. Bilbao 1:0 Napoli
Besiktas 0:3 Chelsea
CSKA Moscow 2:2 Manchester City
Bayern Munich 3:0 Roma
Schalke 1:1 Sporting
Schakhtar 1:0 Porto
Standard Liege 1:2 PSG

UEFA Champions League Group Tables through Match Day 5

GROUP A
Juventus 3-2-0 +4 11pts
Atl. Madrid 2-2-1 +2 8
Lille 2-2-1 0 8
Olympiakos 0-0-5 -6 0

GROUP B
Real Madrid 5-0-0 +11 15pts
Feyenoord 2-1-2 -2 7
Liverpool 1-2-2 -4 5
Basel 0-1-4 -5 1

GROUP C
Monaco 3-1-1 +2 10pts
Benfica 2-2-1 +3 8
Bayer Leverkusen 1-3-1 0 6
Zenit 0-2-3 -5 2

GROUP D
Bor. Dortmund 4-1-0 +9 13pts
Galatasaray 2-2-1 +4 8
Anderlecht 1-1-3 -6 4
Arsenal 0-2-3 -7 2

GROUP E
Bayern Munich 4-1-0 +7 13pts
Manchester City 2-1-2 +1 7
Roma 2-0-2 -2 6
CSKA Moscow 0-2-3 -6 2

GROUP F
Barcelona 3-1-1 +3 10pts
PSG 3-0-2 +2 9
Ajax 2-0-3 -2 6
Standard Liege 1-1-3 -3 4

GROUP G
Besiktas 3-0-2 -1 9pts
Chelsea 2-1-2 +3 7
Sporting CP 1-3-1 0 6
Schalke 1-2-2 -2 5

GROUP H
Shakhtar 3-1-1 +1 10pts
Ath. Madrid 3-0-2 +2 9
Napoli 3-0-2 +2 9
Porto 0-1-4 -5 1

[JBHuskers]

I should do one to see how we parallel. I've never done a manager career with a fat budget before though :D

Using Tapatalk on my Samsung Galaxy S5 for shats & gaggles.

[steelerfan]

Twice Chelsea fell behind Sunderland on Saturday and twice Oscar equalized for the Blues as Chelsea played to a 2-2 draw with the Black Cats at the Stadium of Light on Saturday.

Oscar's first goal came in the 20th minute, a side footer from 7 yards after Jack Rodwell scored in the 6th minute to put Sunderland on top. Rodwell struck again in the 64th minute but Oscar matched his brace with a 10 yard blast just one minute later.

Perhaps the biggest news of the day came in the 58th minute. John Terry jumped high to challenge for the ball near the center line and came down awkwardly. The Chelsea captain immediately grabbed his left knee and had to be removed from the game. An MRI later revealed that Terry had torn his anterior cruciate ligament. Terry will likely miss the remainder of the season leaving some to wonder if the 33-year-old has played his last football for the West London club. Terry is currently on a one year contract with the Blues.

Sunderland / Chelsea
Shots 19/5
On Target 8/2
Possession 51/49
Tackles 24/11
Fouls 2/4
Yellow 2/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 1/0
Corners 5/1
Shot % 42/40
Pass % 90/86

CFC Goals: Oscar 20', Oscar 65'
CFC Assist: Fabregas
CFC Booking: Fabregas (Y) 45'

Around the Grounds
11/29 EPL
Burnley 1:0 Aston Villa
Liverpool 0:1 Stoke City
Manchester United 3:1 Hull City
QPR 1:2 Leicester City
Southampton 0:1 Manchester City
Spurs 3:0 Everton
Sunderland 2:2 Chelsea
Swansea 1:2 Crystal Palace
West Brom 2:2 Arsenal
West Ham 2:1 Newcastle

12/2 EPL
Arsenal 3:0 Southampton
Crystal Palace 1:1 Aston Villa
Sunderland 0:0 Manchester City
West Brom 0:1 West Ham

12/2 COC Quarter Finals
Liverpool 2:0 Bolton
Middlesbrough 3:2 Newcastle

12/3 COC Quarter Finals
Manchester United 4:1 Fulham
QPR 0:1 Stoke City

12/4 UEL
Brondby IF 2:1 Hull City
Everton 4:0 FC Luzern
Lokomotiv 1:0 Spurs

Notes: Chelsea have announced that 15 year olds Miguel Varela (39-53 OVR, 73-94 POT) of Spain and Simon Stoll (41-55 OVR, 67-91 OVR) of Germany have been signed to the club's Youth Academy.

[steelerfan]

Barclays Premier League Table (through December 5, 2014)





Played
Wins
Draws
Losses
Goals For
Goals Against
Goal Difference
Points


1.
Manchester United
13
10
2
1
27
8
19
32


2.
Spurs
13
9
1
3
21
9
12
28


3.
Manchester City
14
7
5
2
20
8
12
26


4.
Liverpool
13
7
2
4
24
14
10
23


5.
Arsenal
14
6
5
3
23
15
8
23


6.
Leicester City
13
6
5
2
17
16
1
23


7.
Newcastle
13
6
3
4
16
12
4
21


8.
West Brom
14
5
5
4
18
13
5
20


9.
Everton
13
5
5
3
21
17
4
20


10.
West Ham
14
5
5
4
16
17
-1
20


11.
Chelsea
13
4
7
2
17
16
1
19


12.
QPR
13
4
4
5
12
16
-4
16


13.
Southampton
14
4
4
6
17
24
-7
16


14.
Sunderland
14
2
8
4
17
22
-5
14


15.
Stoke City
13
3
4
6
11
14
-3
13


16.
Burnley
13
4
0
9
11
23
-12
12


17.
Hull City
13
3
3
7
10
22
-12
12


18.
Swansea City
13
1
6
6
12
18
-6
9


19.
Aston Villa
14
1
6
7
11
20
-9
9


20.
Crystal Palace
14
1
2
11
11
28
-17
5

[steelerfan]

I should do one to see how we parallel. I've never done a manager career with a fat budget before though :D

Using Tapatalk on my Samsung Galaxy S5 for shats & gaggles.

With Terry out 7 months, I'm going to have to blow my budget replacing him in January.

That was my top priority anyway because he is old and Cahill is in the last year of his deal as well. I only have about 19 million pounds left in the budget with 243k in wages. I'm not sure I'll get a long term replacement for that. I was hoping to replace one this Winter and one in the Summer or even re-sign Cahill (or Terry for a year) and get a young guy.

If all of this fails in January, I may fork over the 280k to recall Tomas Kalas from his loan at FC Koln. As we speak, I've moved Ivanovic to Terry's spot and have Azpilicueta and Felipe Luis as my FBs. Nothing wrong with that lineup but it gets dicey if any of my back line is out. As we speak, my subs are CB/RB Kurt Zouma (74 OVR) and CB/CDM Nathan Ake (69 OVR).

[steelerfan]

CFC Fixtures for December 2014

11/6 EPL - Newcastle United (away)

11/9 UCL - FC Schalke 04 (away)

11/13 EPL - Hull City

11/20 EPL - Stoke City (away)

11/23 EPL - Tottenham Hotspur

11/26 EPL - West Ham United

11/28 EPL - Southampton (away)

With 4 matches in 9 days to close 2014, Chelsea will have their depth tested. That is going to highlight the recent injury to John Terry.

[steelerfan]

This time out, a draw must feel pretty good for Chelsea. The Blues traveled to St. James' Park on Saturday with hopes of 3 points. After 45 minutes, the visitors seemed headed for defeat, with a 2-0 deficit. However, Eden Hazard sparked a furious second half charge and his side escaped with a 2-2 result.

In the 64th minute, Hazard fed a through ball to Filipe Luis who came screaming up the pitch into the left side of the box. From there, Luis calmly finessed his shot over Tim Krul and into the right side of the net to cut the Magpies lead in half. With 5 minutes to go, Oscar was pulled down in the penalty area and Hazard slotted the ensuing penalty kick into the top left corner for level pegging.

Chelsea face a do-or-die UEFA Champions League match on Tuesday night at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen. With a win, Chelsea is through to the Round of 16 and could even win Group G. A draw could get them through, but could also relegate them to the Europa League Round of 32. A loss would mean either the Europa League or the end of Chelsea's European campaign.

Newcastle / Chelsea
Shots 12/15
On Target 5/6
Possession 47/53
Tackles 25/11
Fouls 2/2
Yellow 0/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 0/0
Corners 2/3
Shot % 41/40
Pass % 83/89

CFC Goals: Luis 64', Hazard (PEN) 85'
CFC Assist: Hazard

Around the Grounds
12/6 EPL
Aston Villa 2:2 Leicester City
Liverpool 1:1 Sunderland
Newcastle 2:2 Chelsea
QPR 1:0 Burnley
Southampton 0:1 Manchester Utd.
Stoke City 2:1 Arsenal
West Ham 0:1 Swansea City

12/7 EPL
Manchester City 3:1 Everton

12/8 EPL
Hull City 2:3 West Brom
Spurs 2:0 Crystal Palace

[steelerfan]

Barclays Premier League Team of the Week:

Gerhard Tremmel (Swansea City)
Aleksander Kolarov (Manchester City)
Eric Dier (Spurs)
Federico Fazio (Spurs)
Kyle Walker (Spurs)
Armand Traore (QPR)
Steven N'Zonzi (Stoke City)
Stephane Seggegnon (West Brom)
Nathan Dyer (Swansea City)
Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)
Stevan Jovetic (Manchester City)

[steelerfan]

Chelsea earned their biggest win of the season on Tuesday night in Germany when they beat FC Schalke 04 to get through to the UEFA Champions League Round of Sixteen. The win, combined with Sporting CP's 2-1 result against Besiktas JK, made Chelsea the winners of Group G. Chelsea, along with Sporting, advance in the competition while Besiktas will join the UEFA Europa League for its round of 32. Schalke is done in European competitions for the season.

The match was won in the 50th minute. Cesc Fabregas fed a through ball to Diego Costa in the right side of the box. Costa stepped over the ball to allow the defenders momentum to carry him out of the way and then left-footed the ball into the top right corner of the net. With the result still in doubt, Oscar was brutally taken down in the box in the 74th minute by Schalke's Jefferson Farfan. Farfan was sent off and Oscar Chelsea were awarded a penalty. Eden Hazard failed to convert and the Blues were forced to hold on for a 1-0 victory.

Chelsea (4-8-2) will return to Premier League action on Saturday when the play Hull City (3-3-8) at Stamford Bridge.

Schalke / Chelsea
Shots 11/16
On Target 2/6
Possession 52/48
Tackles 14/8
Fouls 3/0
Yellow 0/0
Red 1/0
Offsides 2/1
Corners 3/6
Shot Accuracy 18/37
Pass Accuracy 81/78

CFC Goal: Costa 50'
CFC Assist: Fabregas

Around the Grounds
12/9 UCL
Ath. Bilbao 1:1 Porto
Barcelona 4:1 Standard Liege
Schalke 0:1 Chelsea
Manchester City 1:1 Bayern Munich
Napoli 2:2 Shakhtar
PSG 3:1 Ajax
Roma 2:1 CSKA Moscow
Sporting 2:1 Besiktas

12/10 UCL
Arsenal 1:0 Anderlecht
Monaco 0:2 Benfica
Atl. Madrid 2:1 Olympiakos
Bayer Leverkusen 2:1 Zenit
Basel 1:1 Real Madrid
Galatasaray 1:2 Bor. Dortmund
Juventus 1:1 Lille
Liverpool 4:1 Feyenoord

Note: I received 10,030,000 pounds in my transfer budget for getting through to the UCL R16. Currently the transfer budget is 24,929,192 and the wage budget is 319,605 meaning that I have a total of 41,548,656 to work with.

[steelerfan]

UEFA Champions League Group Stage Tables

GROUP A
*Juventus 3-3-0 +4 12pts
*Atletico Madrid 3-2-1 +3 11
**LOSC Lille 2-3-1 0 9
Olympiakos CFP 0-0-6 -7 0

GROUP B
*Real Madrid 5-1-0 +11 16pts
*Liverpool 2-2-2 -1 8
**Feyenoord 2-1-3 -5 7
FC Basel 0-2-4 -5 2

GROUP C
*SL Benfica 3-2-1 +5 11pts
*AS Monaco 3-1-2 0 10
**Bayer Leverkusen 04 2-3-1 +1 9
Zenit 0-2-4 -6 2

GROUP D
*Borussia Dortmund 5-1-0 +10 16pts
*Galatasaray SK 2-2-2 +3 8
**Arsenal 1-2-3 -6 5
RSC Anderlecht 1-1-4 -7 4

GROUP E
*FC Bayern Munich 4-2-0 +7 14pts
*Roma 3-0-3 -1 9
**Manchester City 2-2-2 +1 8
CSKA Moskva 0-2-4 -7 2

GROUP F
*FC Barcelona 4-1-1 +6 13pts
*PSG 4-0-2 +4 12
**Ajax 2-0-4 -4 6pts
Standard Liege 1-1-4 -6 4

GROUP G
*Chelsea 3-1-2 +4 10pts
*Sporting CP 2-3-1 +1 9
**Besiktas JK 3-0-3 -2 9
FC Schalke 04 1-2-3 -3 5

GROUP H
*FC Shakhtar Donetsk 3-2-1 +1 11pts
*Napoli 3-1-2 +2 10
Athletic Bilbao 3-1-2 +2 10
FC Porto 0-2-4 -5 2

* - Indicates club qualified for UEFA Champions League Round of 16
** - Indicates club relegated to UEFA Europa League Round of 32
Note: 4th place finishers have been eliminated from European competitions


UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ROUND OF 16 DRAW

2/17 & 3/11
Atletico Madrid vs Chelsea FC
Napoli vs Real Madrid

2/18 & 3/10
PSG vs FC Shakhtar Donetsk
Sporting CP vs Juventus

2/24 & 3/18
AS Monaco vs Borussia Dortmund
Liverpool vs FC Bayern Munich

2/25 & 3/17
Galatasaray SK vs FC Barcelona
Roma vs SL Benfica

[steelerfan]

It took until mid-December but Chelsea finally hit on all cylinders on Saturday in snowy conditions at Stamford Bridge, beating Hull City 4-0. For the Tigers, it was their seventh consecutive defeat. Oscar and Diego Costa starred for the Blues along with Thibaut Courtois who kept a clean sheet.

Oscar scored a goal and added an assist while also drawing a penalty which was converted by Costa who recorded his first hat trick for Chelsea.

The West Londoners (5-8-2) will visit Stoke City (5-4-6) next Saturday. Chelsea also learned that they have drawn to play January 10th at Football League 2 side Bury in the 3rd of the Football Association Challenge Cup (FA Cup).

Chelsea / Hull City
Shots 15/12
On Target 7/3
Possession 46/54
Tackles 16/23
Fouls 2/2
Yellow 1/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 4/0
Corners 1/1
Shot Accuracy 46/25
Pass Accuracy 75/78

CFC Goals: Costa 27', Oscar 60', Costa (PEN) 69', Costa 75'
CFC Assists: Luis, Oscar, Hazard
CFC Booking: Hazard (Y) 10'

Around the Grounds
12/13 EPL
Arsenal 0:0 Newcastle
Burnley 0:2 Southampton
Chelsea 4:0 Hull City
Crystal Palace 0:2 Stoke City
Everton 1:0 QPR
Leicester City 0:1 Manchester City
Manchester United 1:1 Liverpool
Sunderland 1:1 West Ham
Swansea City 2:2 Spurs
West Brom 1:2 Aston Villa

12/17 EPL
Burnley 1:2 Newcastle
Swansea City 2:2 QPR

12/18 UEL
Everton 3:1 Fiorentina
Hull City 4:1 Rapid Wien
Spurs 4:1 RB Salzburg

***Europa League Notes: Hull City finished 3rd in Group A, Tottenham finished 2nd in Group B and Everton won Group E. Hull City has been eliminated from the competition. Tottenham and Everton have advanced and will be joined in the Round of 32 by Arsenal and Manchester City following their crashing out of the Champions League.

[steelerfan]

In a late 4 minute stretch Chelsea salvaged a match that they looked destined to lose. Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho pointed directly at the officiating in his post match conference when asked why his team struggled in the rain at Britannia Stadium on Saturday. "I can't understand how they (Stoke City) make so many tackles in the match without fouls. Apparently they are an even better side than I gave them credit. Congratulations to them. And also congratulations to the match official (Phil Dowd). He had something he wanted to accomplish today and he was brilliant with his game. He had a very good game and he was seen on the television cameras quite often, I'm sure," Mourinho said with an overtone of sarcasm.

Mourinho was referring to the fact that made just 9 clean challenges on the day while drawing 7 fouls and 5 yellow cards, In contrast, the Potters were called for just 3 fouls with no bookings while being credited for 31 tackles. "In my years I have not seen such disparity in the defensive side; so congratulations to Stoke for this performance and also to the official for the good day that he has had," Mourinho added.

When Bojan put a deflected shot past Chelsea keeper Thibaut Courtois in the 59th minute, it appeared to be a lost cause for Chelsea. But Spain, international and newly-minted Premier League golden boy, Diego Costa took a pass from Oscar in the 74th minute and unleashed a venomous right footer from the 18 yard line into the top left corner of the net to pull the Blues level. Just 4 minutes later, Oscar was tripped in the box and Chelsea were awarded a penalty. Oscar has been the beneficiary of numerous such calls this season and Eden Hazard slotted one in from the spot to give Chelsea the lead and, eventually a 3-point result with a 2-1 win.

The Blues (6-8-2) will play Tottenham Hotspur (10-2-3) on Tuesday at Stamford Bridge. Spurs are currently 3rd in the Premier League table, 4 points behind the leaders - Manchester United. Chelsea are 7th, one point from a Europa League spot and 3 from a Champions League position.

Stoke City / Chelsea
Shots 16/13
On Target 5/7
Possession 50/50
Tackles 31/9
Fouls 3/7
Yellow 0/5
Red 0/0
Offsides 1/0
Corners 2/4
Shot Accuracy 31/52
Pass Accuracy 81/84

CFC Goals: Costa 74', Hazard (PEN) 78'
CFC Assist: Oscar
CFC Bookings: Schurrle (Y) 9', Hazard (Y) 22', Luis (Y) 44', Willian (Y) 51', Matic (Y) 68'

Around the Grounds
12/20 EPL
Aston Villa 2:1 Manchester United
Liverpool 1:1 Arsenal
Manchester City 4:1 Crystal Palace
Newcastle 3:2 Sunderland
QPR 1:0 West Brom
Stoke City 1:2 Chelsea
West Ham 0:1 Leicester City

Barclays Premier League Leaders though 12/20/14
Top Scorers
1. Costa (Chelsea) 10
2. Sessegnon (West Brom) 9
3. Aguero (Manchester City) 8
3.. Giaccherini (Sunderland) 8
5. 3 with 7

Assists
1. Lallana (Liverpool) 5
2. 8 with 4

Clean Sheets
1. Caballero (Manchester City) 6
1. Krul (Newcastle United) 6
3. Lindegaard (Manchester United) 5
3. Foster (West Brom) 5
3. Lloris (Spurs) 5

[steelerfan]

Barclays Premier League Players of the Week

Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea)
Yun Suk Young (QPR)
Gary Cahill (Chelsea)
Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea)
Michael Harriman (QPR)
Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
Remy Cabella (Newcastle United)
Sandro (QPR)
Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle United)
Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)
Stevan Jovetic (Manchester City)

[steelerfan]

Chelsea were a man up from the 42nd minute on after Nacer Chadli was sent off with a second bookable offense but could not slip one past Hugo Lloris, setting for a 0-0 draw with Spurs at Stamford Bridge.

Nemanja Matic was removed from the pitch after suffering what the club is calling a "bruised elbow" after a lunging attempt to head a cross found him under a Tottenham defender. Matic is expected to miss the upcoming Boxing Day clash with West Ham United at Stamford Bridge and could miss Sunday's match at Southampton as well as the New Year's Day visit to White Hart Lane for a rematch with Spurs.

Jose Mourinho said that he expects Matic out for 7-10 days.

Chelsea / Tottenham
Shots 14/6
On Target 4/2
Possession 49/51
Tackles 14/23
Fouls 2/4
Yellow 0/2
Red 0/1
Offsides 0/0
Corners 4/0
Shot Accuracy 28/33
Pass Accuracy 70/78

Around the Grounds
12/23 EPL
Chelsea 0:0 Spurs
Everton 1:1 Hull City
Leicester City 2:1 Liverpool
Manchester United 2:0 Stoke City

[steelerfan]

The British media are reporting that Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel is upset with his lack of matches this season. Sky Sports reported that Mikel stated recently, "I just want to play football, be that for Chelsea or someone else." The reports went on to say that Mikel denied the rumors that there is a rift between himself and boss Jose Mourinho and that Mikel is only looking to see his name on the team sheet more frequently.

Mikel, 27, has appeared in just 3 matches for the Blues this season, including 2 in the Premier League and the Capital One Cup loss to Everton. He may get his wish soon as the injury to Nemanja Matic figures to see Mikel dressing on match days until his return.

We'll keep a close eye on that situation as well as veteran goalkeeper Petr Cech's situation. Cech, who has been supplanted by Thibaut Courtois this season, figures to be sought be numerous European giants during the upcoming January transfer window. Cech, 32, has only appeared once for Mourinho - in the loss to Everton in the Capital One Cup.

News is also circulating that Chelsea are in negotiations with Oscar on a new contract to keep the Brazilian at Stamford Bridge. Oscar, 23, is only under contract through the remainder of the season (along with John Terry and Gary Cahill) and the club wants to avoid the midfielder fielding offers to leave in expiry as the calendar flips to 2015.

[steelerfan]

The Chelsea supporters were treated to a Boxing Day treat on Friday as a barrage of goals from the Blues buried the East London visitors from West Ham, 7-2. Playing several substitutes, Chelsea got a pair of hat tricks. Loic Remy scored his first 3 Premier League goals for the Blues (he had 1 goal in the Champions League) and Andre Schurrle, on the strength of 2 penalty conversions, had a hat trick of his own.

Chelsea (7-9-2) will look to keep their purple patch in tact when they travel to Saint Mary's Stadium for a clash with Southampton (6-4-7) on Monday. Chelsea have climbed to 5th in the league table, while the Saints are currently 12th.

In related news, reports have surfaced that Oscar has rejected a second contract offer from Chelsea though negotiations are "ongoing and have not broken down" according to a club source.

Chelsea / West Ham
Shots 11/12
On Target 8/6
Possession 52/48
Tackles 14/20
Fouls 3/7
Yellow 1/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 2/2
Corners 1/3
Shot Accuracy 72/50
Pass Accuracy 72/77

CFC Goals: Remy 5', Schurrle (PEN) 42', Oscar 50', Schurrle 66', Remy 72', Remy 80', Schurrle (PEN) 85'
CFC Assists: Hazard 2, Willian, Remy
CFC Booking: Willian (Y) 19'

Around the Grounds
Arsenal 1:1 QPR
Burnley 1:0 Liverpool
Chelsea 7:2 West Ham
Crystal Palace 0:2 Southampton
Everton 2:1 Stoke City
Leicester City 1:1 Spurs
Manchester United 1:0 Newcastle
Sunderland 2:1 Hull City
Swansea City 1:1 Aston Villa
West Brom 0:3 Manchester City

[steelerfan]

At a rainy St. Mary's Stadium, Chelsea found themselves in a dogfight with Southampton. Despite controlling the pace Chelsea could not separate themselves and the Saints were in the match to the final whistle, with the Blues prevailing 1-0.

The match's lone goal came in the 21st minute. After Diego Costa won a free kick in the final third, Eden Hazard curled a brilliant free kick from thirty yards. Hazard's blast went just beyond the reach of a diving Fraser Forster and into the left side of the net. The biggest defensive play was turned in by Branislav Ivanovic around the hour mark. After Petr Cech got a piece of a driven shot, the ball caromed high and was heading for the Chelsea net when Ivanovic performed a scintillating bicycle kick to clear the ball off the goal line. Goal Line Technology later showed that Ivanovic had indeed saved his keeper's clean sheet.

Chelsea have announced that they have reached an agreement with Oscar on a new contract that will pay the Brazilian midfielder 140k Pounds per week. The new contract keeps Oscar with the club through the 2017-18 season.

On Thursday, Chelsea (8-9-2) visit Tottenham Hotspur (10-4-4) at White Hart Lane. With a win, the Blues could jump Spurs and move into 3rd in the table. The two sides played to a scoreless draw at Stamford Bridge on December 23. Thursday also marks the opening of the Winter Transfer Period.

Southampton / Chelsea
Shots 8/10
On Target 2/5
Possession 47/53
Tackles 19/10
Fouls 5/2
Yellow 2/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 1/3
Corners 2/3
Shot Accuracy 25/50
Pass Accuracy 76/76

CFC Goal: Hazard (FK) 21'
CFC Assist: Costa
CFC Booking: Ramires (Y) 23'

Around the Grounds
12/28 EPL
Aston Villa 0:0 Sunderland
Hull City 1:1 Leicester City
Liverpool 2:0 Swansea City
Manchester City 2:1 Burnley
Newcastle 2:1 Everton
QPR 2:2 Crystal Palace
Southampton 0:1 Chelsea
Spurs 1:2 Manchester United
Stoke City 0:0 West Brom
West Ham 0:0 Arsenal

CFC Fixtures for January 2015
1/1 EPL - Tottenham (away)
1/10 FAC - Bury (away)
1/17 EPL - Swansea City (away)
1/25 EPL - Newcastle United
1/31 FAC - Sheffield Wednesday

[steelerfan]

Thibaut Courtois of Chelsea Football Club has been named the Barclays Premier League Player of the Month for December 2014.

Barclays Premier League Team of the Week

Brad Jones (Liverpool)
Alberto Moreno (Liverpool)
Kolo Toure (Liverpool)
Dejan Lovren (Liverpool)
Glen Johnson (Liverpool)
Sammy Ameobi (Newcastle)
Jordan Henderson (Liverpool)
Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool)
James Milner (Manchester City)
Edin Dzeko (Manchester City)
Facundo Ferreyra (Newcastle)

[steelerfan]

Barclays Premier League Table (through December 31, 2014)





Played
Wins
Draws
Losses
Goals For
Goals Against
Goal Difference
Points


1.
Manchester United
19
14
3
2
35
12
23
45


2.
Manchester City
19
12
5
2
33
11
22
41


3.
Spurs
18
10
4
4
27
14
13
34


4.
Chelsea
19
8
9
2
33
21
12
33


5.
Newcastle United
19
9
5
5
25
19
6
32


6.
Leicester City
19
8
8
3
24
22
2
32


7.
Liverpool
19
8
5
6
30
20
10
29


8.
Arsenal
19
6
9
4
26
19
7
27


9.
QPR
19
6
8
5
20
22
-2
26


10.
Everton
18
6
7
5
27
25
2
25


11.
West Brom
19
6
6
7
22
21
1
24


12.
Southampton
18
6
4
8
21
26
-5
22


13.
West Ham
19
5
7
7
19
27
-8
22


14.
Stoke City
19
5
5
9
17
21
-4
20


15.
Sunderland
19
3
11
5
23
28
-5
20


16.
Aston Villa
19
3
9
7
18
25
-7
18


17.
Swansea City
18
2
9
7
18
25
-7
15


18.
Burnley
18
5
0
13
14
30
-16
15


19.
Hull City
18
3
5
10
15
33
-18
14


20.
Crystal Palace
19
1
3
15
14
40
-26
6

[steelerfan]

Just a note about sliders. I haven't screwed with them at all since November and my results have been good. They have been varied as well. I had a 7-2 win over West Ham that was sandwiched between a 0-0 draw with Spurs and a 1-0 win over Southampton in which the only goal came on a free kick. I think I'm completely settled now so I'll post what I'm currently using later today by updating the second post in this thread.

EDIT: All Settings and Sliders have been updated in the second post of this thread to reflect what I am currently using.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A

[steelerfan]

Oscar scored a first half brace and Eden Hazard and Didier Drogba each converted penalties as Chelsea rose to 3rd in the Premier League table with a convincing 4-1 win at White Hart Lane against their London rivals from Spurs. The match turned in the 36th minute when a poor challenge by Kyle Walker took down Hazard in the area. Walker was sent off and Hazard put the ensuing penalty past Hugo Lloris to give Chelsea a 2-0 lead.

Chelsea will visit Bury FC, who are currently 7th in The Football League 2's table, next Saturday in the 3rd round proper of the FA Cup. Expect the Blues to field a squad of substitutes and reserves.

CFC announced that they have signed 16-year-old German national Toni Maier (40-52 OVR, 68-92 POT) to a youth contract. The club has also signed Brazilian teenager Raul Acuna, 16, (40-54 OVR, 67-93 POT) to their Youth Academy. Additionally, Chelsea have signed 16-year-old England native Nicky Hugill (62 OVR) from their Youth Academy to a senior squad contract. The club stated that Hugill will be offered for loan immediately.

Spurs / Chelsea
Shots 16/8
On Target 6/7
Possession 51/49
Tackles 24/13
Fouls 3/1
Yellow 0/0
Red 1/0
Offsides 0/3
Corners 5/3
Shot Accuracy 37/87
Pass Accuracy 79/78

CFC Goals: Oscar 10', Hazard (PEN) 38', Oscar 43', Drogba (PEN) 90+5'
CFC Assists: Luis, Costa, Oscar

Around the Grounds
1/1 EPL
Aston Villa 2:0 Crystal Palace
Hull City 1:1 Everton
Liverpool 4:0 Leicester City
Manchester City 2:0 Sunderland
Newcastle 3:1 Burnley
QPR 1:0 Swansea City
Southampton 2:1 Arsenal
Spurs 1:4 Chelsea
Stoke City 2:0 Manchester United
West Ham 1:2 West Brom

1/6 EPL
Hull City 0:0 Swansea City
Southampton 1:3 Everton
Spurs 2:0 Burnley

Transfer News:
Center Back Tomas Sivok of Besiktas JK has agreed to join Burnley on a free transfer when his contract expires on July 1.

Goalkeeper Onur Kivrak has joined Aston Villa from Trabzonspor for a fee of 9 million Pounds.

Chelsea have Transfer Listed 32-year-old Goalkeeper Petr Cech.

Whitecaps FC have accepted a 3.9 million Pound bid from Crystal Palace for Striker Nacho.

Southampton have confirmed the capture of Goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen from Ajax for a fee of 7.5 million Pounds.

[steelerfan]

A number of Chelsea boys made their senior squad debuts on Saturday in Bury as Jose Mourinho played a side consisting of mostly substitutes and reserves in his club's opening FA Cup fixture of the season. Among those debuting for the Blues were Lewis Baker, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Andreas Christensen, Todd Kane, Isaiah Brown and newly-minted professional Nicky Hugill. Hugill, the 16-year-old who was only recently signed from the club's Youth Academy, came on for the final 2 minutes of stoppage time after Didier Drogba, who was brought on late to close the game, put the result to rest.

Loic Remy scored on a half volley of a parried shot in first half stoppage time and Drogba used the additional minutes in the second half to slot one into the bottom left corner and secure a 2-0 result for Chelsea over Bury the hopeful League 2 competition.

The Blues (9-9-2) will visit Swansea City (2-10-8) next Saturday at Liberty Stadium. Chelsea were the victors, 2-1, when the clubs played at Stamford Bridge on September 27.

Bury / Chelsea
Shots 7/19
On Target 0/8
Possession 46/54
Tackles 18/17
Fouls 1/2
Yellow 0/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 2/2
Corners 0/5
Shot Accuracy 0/42
Pass Accuracy 74/73

CFC Goals: Remy 45'+1, Drogba 90'+2
CFC Assist: Schurrle

Around the Grounds
1/10 FAC
Arsenal 3:0 Ipswich Town
Bristol City 0:0 West Ham
Bury 0:2 Chelsea
Cardiff City 1:1 Stoke City
Crystal Palace 3:0 York City
Northampton 1:0 Aston Villa
Norwich City 0:1 Manchester City
Nottingham Forest 1:2 Everton
Oxford United 2:2 West Brom
QPR 1:0 Rotherham United
Reading 1:1 Manchester United
Southampton 3:1 Burnley
Sunderland 2:1 Derby County
Wigan Athletic 2:1 Newcastle United

1/11 FAC
Brentford 0:0 Liverpool
Hull City 1:0 Blackburn
Leeds United 2:1 Leicester City
Swansea City 1:1 Spurs

1/13 COC Semi Final First Leg
Stoke City 2:1 Liverpool

1/14 COC Semi Final First Leg
Middlesbrough 0:0 Manchester United

Transfer News:

Stoke City have captured Mevlut Erdinc from Saint-Etienne for a fee of 6 million pounds.

Leicester City have signed Fenerbahce SK's Egemen Korkmaz in expiry on a Free Transfer.

Newcastle United have completed a transfer of Jay Rodriguez from Southampton for a fee of 4 million pounds.

[steelerfan]

Barclays Premier League Team of the Week

Willy Caballero (Manchester City)
Joel Ward (Crystal Palace)
Wes Brown (Sunderland)
Matija Nastasic (Manchester City)
Jack Hunt (Crystal Palace)
Junior Hoilett (QPR)
Mesut Ozil (Arsenal)
Gaston Ramirez (Hull City)
James Milner (Manchester City)
Nacho (Crystal Palace)*
Danny Welbeck (Arsenal)

* Nacho scored a hat trick in his debut with Palace, a 3-0 FA Cup win over York City, agter being captured from Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer.

BREAKING NEWS: FC Barcelona are reportedly close to a deal with Chelsea for the services of Goalkeeper Petr Cech for a fee in excess of 30 million pounds.

[steelerfan]

Diego Costa pushed his league-leading goal total to 12 by scoring a first half brace as Chelsea were 2-1 winners at Liberty Stadium on Saturday. Costa scored with a powerful header of an Eden Hazard cross and then, just 2 minutes later, beat the Swansea keeper with a 15 yard laser that changed direction after skimming a defender's outstretched leg. The Blues unbeaten streak has reached 12 in the Premier League, since a 3-1 defeat at Old Trafford on October 25. The Blues are unbeaten in 16, across all competitions since the loss to the Red Devils.

Chelsea (10-9-2) will clash with Newcastle United (10-6-5) at Stamford Bridge on Sunday the 25th in a critical match as the sides are separated by just 3 points in the league table.

Swansea City / Chelsea
Shots 18/12
On Target 7/6
Possession 51/49
Tackles 14/8
Fouls 6/2
Yellow 3/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 3/2
Corners 3/3
Shot Accuracy 38/50
Pass Accuracy 80/78

CFC Goals: Costa 22', Costa 24'
CFC Assist: Hazard

Around the Grounds
1/17 EPL
Aston Villa 1:1 Liverpool
Burnley 1:1 Crystal Palace
Everton 2:2 West Brom
Manchester City 0:2 Arsenal
Newcastle 1:1 Southampton
QPR 1:2 Manchester United
Spurs 2:0 Sunderland
Swansea City 1:2 Chelsea
West Ham 0:3 Hull City

1/21 FAC Round 3 Replay
Liverpool 2:0 Brentford
Manchester United 4:1 Reading
Spurs 5:0 Swansea City
Stoke City 2:1 Cardiff City
West Brom 1:2 Oxford United
West Ham 4:0 Bristol City

1/24 EPL
Arsenal 0:2 Stoke City
Manchester United 3:0 Southampton
Sunderland 2:1 Liverpool


Transfer News:

Stoke have sealed a deal to obtain Jeremain from River Plate for a fee of 7.5 million pounds.

Burnley have signed Jonatan Maidana from River Plate for a fee of 2.8 million pounds.

Queens Park Rangers have announced that John O'Shea will be joining the club when his contract with Sunderland expires on July 1.

CFC News: Barcelona have backed out of talks with the club over Petr Cech. Chelsea have rejected an offer of 26.5 million pounds from Atletico Madrid for Nemanja Matic.

Barclays Premier League Team of the Week

Allan McGregor (Hull City)
Danny Rose (Spurs)
Phil Jones (Manchester United)
Younes Kaboul (Spurs)
Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull City)
Nacer Chadli (Spurs)
Etienne Capoue (Spurs)
Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United)
Hatem Ben Arfa (Hull City)
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
Christian Benteke (Aston Villa)

[steelerfan]

In an very entertaining match at Stamford Bridge between two clubs vying for Champions League positions, Chelsea and Newcastle United played to a 2-2 draw on Sunday. Chelsea striker Diego Costa continued his run of form with another brace to lead the Blues. The Spanish international scored on a towering header into the right side of the net to level the score minutes before half time and then struck from 17 yards after the break to give his side the lead. Cieck Tiote knotted the score, however, and the Magpies escaped West London with a point in the bag.

Eden Hazard suffered a sprained ankle in the 32nd minute and was replaced by Willian at the half. Hazard is expected out for 3 weeks.

Chelsea will play at the Bridge on Saturday, which also happens to be Transfer Deadline Day, against Sheffield Wednesday in the 4th Round Proper of the FA Cup. The Owls are currently 7th in the Football League Championship, the second tier in England's football system.

Chelsea / Newcastle
Shots 13/12
On Target 5/9
Possession 49/51
Tackles 13/16
Fouls 3/0
Yellow 0/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 0/0
Corners 3/2
Shot Accuracy 38/75
Pass Accuracy 87/88

CFC Goals: Costa 42', Costa 51'
CFC Assists: Matic, Fabregas

Around the Grounds
1/25 EPL
Chelsea 2:2 Newcastle
West Brom 2:1 Hull City

1/27 EPL
Burnley 0:2 QPR
Crystal Palace 1:1 Spurs
Everton 1:2 Manchester City
Leicester City 2:1 Aston Villa
Swansea City 1:0 West Ham

1/27 COC Semi Final Second Leg
Liverpool 0:1 Stoke City (Stoke City advance on Aggregate, 3-1)

1/28 COC Semi Final Second Leg
Manchester United 2:1 Middlesbrough (Manchester United advance on Aggregate, 2-1)

Transfer News:

Manchester City have captured Dries Mertens from Napoli for a fee of 27 million pounds, the highest fee paid this period to date.

Omar Perez has signed with Burnley on a Free Transfer from CI Santa Fe, effective upon the expiration of his contract July 1.

[steelerfan]

Chelsea were victorious on Saturday at Stamford Bridge in the 4th Round of the FA Cup, defeating Sheffield Wednesday by a 2-0 count. With the match scoreless at half time, Chelsea defensive midfielder John Obi Mikel scored his first goal of the season with a driven shot into the bottom left corner from 17 yards to open things up. Late substitution Oscar added a shot to the top right corner late on to secure Chelsea's spot in the next round.

Chelsea (10-10-2) will host Manchester City (14-5-3) on Tuesday night in league play. City were 4-0 winners when the clubs met at the Etihad on September 20.

Chelsea / Sheffield Wednesday
Shots 23/6
On Target 6/2
Possession 50/50
Tackles 18/15
Fouls 3/3
Yellow 0/2
Red 0/0
Offsides 2/0
Corners 5/2
Pass Accuracy 26/33
Shot Accuracy 79/75

CFC Goals: Mikel 52', Oscar 78'

Around the Grounds
1/31 FAC 4th Round
Arsenal 5:1 Leeds United
Bournemouth 1:2 Spurs
Brighton & Hove 0:2 Crystal Palace
Chelsea 2:0 Sheffield Wednesday
Manchester City 0:2 Liverpool
Manchester United 3:0 Hull City
QPR 4:1 Colchester
Southampton 2:1 Everton
Sunderland 1:2 Stoke City
West Ham 1:1 Watford

Stay tuned for hour-by-hour coverage of Transfer Deadline Day.

[steelerfan]

Transfer Deadline Day

3:00 PM
Manchester United have confirmed the capture of Ilkay Gundogan from Borussia Dortmund for a fee of 16.5 million pounds.

Crystal Palace have signed Michael Turner from Norwich City for a fee of 1.9 million pounds.

7:00 PM
Manchester City have confirmed the signing of Jan Vertoghen after Tottenham accepted a 14 million pound fee.

8:00 PM
Everton have added Steven Fletcher for a fee of 5.5 million pounds has been agreed by Sunderland.

Stoke City have sold Asmir Begovic to Roma for a transfer fee of 13 million pounds.

10:00 PM
Stephane Sessegnon has agreed to leave West Brom for VfB Stuttgart after the clubs agreed to a 4.9 million pound fee.

11:00
Transfer Deadline Day has ended with 109.9 million pounds being spent world wide. Manchester City were the biggest buyers in the Premier League, spending 41 million.

Chelsea were unusually inactive during the window.



Notes:
Chelsea's match with Manchester City has been re-scheduled for a second time. The match is now slated for Saturday, February 14.

Ryan Shawcross of Stoke City was named Barclays Premier League Player of the Month for the month of January 2015.

Chelsea have signed 15-year-old Luciano Magellan of Brazil to a youth contract.

Chelsea have signed 15-year-olds Tom Edwards and Oluwasanmi Reed and 16-year-olds Isaiah Hanks and Callum Chambers, all of England, to youth contracts.

Chelsea have added Matias Blanco, 16, and Manuel Navarro, 16, both of Spain, to their Youth Academy.



CFC Fixture List for February 2015
2/7 EPL - Aston Villa (away)
2/11 EPL - Everton
2/14 EPL - Manchester City
2/17 UCL R16 1st Leg - Atletico Madrid (away)
2/21 FAC R16 - Stoke City
2/28 EPL - Leicester City

Around the Grounds
2/4 FAC 4th Round Replay
Watford 1:0 West Ham

[steelerfan]

Willian scored on a 13 yard blast into the right side of the net in the 65th to lift his club to a 1-1 draw at Villa Park on Saturday. The two sides also played to a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on September 27.

Chelsea (10-11-2) will host Everton (7-10-6) on Wednesday evening. On August 31, the clubs drew 1-1 at Goodison Park and Everton won a 4-3 Extra Time decision at Stamford Bridge in the Capital One Cup on September 24.

Aston Villa / Chelsea
Shots 11/16
On Target 1/7
Possession 51/49
Tackles 11/8
Fouls 1/1
Yellow 0/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 0/4
Corners 3/4
Shot Accuracy 9/43
Pass Accuracy 76/75

CFC Goal: Willian 65'
CFC Assist: Azpilicueta

Around the Grounds
2/7 EPL
Aston Villa 1:1 Chelsea
Burnley 1:2 West Brom
Everton 2:2 Liverpool
Leicester City 0:2 Crystal Palace
Manchester 2:0 Hull City
Newcastle 2:1 Stoke City
QPR 2:1 Southampton
Spurs 1:1 Arsenal
Swansea City 1:1 Sunderland
West Ham 0:2 Manchester United

2/10 EPL
Arsenal 2:1 Leicester City
Crystal Palace 1:1 Newcastle
Hull City 1:1 Aston Villa
Liverpool 2:2 Spurs
Southampton 2:2 West Ham
Stoke City 2:1 Manchester City
West Brom 0:2 Swansea City

[steelerfan]

By the time Phil Jagielka pulled Loic Remy down in the 19th minute after he had gotten behind the Everton back line, Chelsea had already built a 2-0 lead with a lineup that certainly was deployed with Saturday's clash with Manchester City in mind. The Blues never blinked and made quick work of the Toffees with a 4-1 result on Wednesday night at Stamford Bridge.

Remy recorded a hat trick while Oscar scored a goal and added an assist, Schurrle had a pair of assists and Chelsea demolished the club that had beaten them in the Capital One Cup and drawn with them at Goodison in their previous league meeting.

Chelsea (11-11-2) are currently third in the league table and trail second placed City (15-5-4) by six points. They can cut that deficit in half with a result at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. That will be a tall order as the Citizens were 4-0 victors in their previous clash at Etihad Stadium on September 20.

Chelsea / Everton
Shots 21/9
On Target 4/2
Possession 59/41
Tackles 11/20
Fouls 1/4
Yellow 1/2
Red 0/1
Offsides 1/1
Corners 4/3
Shot Accuracy 19/22
Pass Accuracy 82/81

CFC Goals: Remy 15', Oscar 17', Remy 27', Remy 66'
CFC Assists: Schurrle 2, Oscar
CFC Booking: Schurrle 90'

Around the Grounds
2/11 EPL
Chelsea 4:1 Everton
Manchester United 2:0 Burnley
Sunderland 0:2 QPR

[steelerfan]

Here is a little highlight video that I put together using SHAREfactory on the PS4. It was easy to do so I will be posting many more in the future.


http://youtu.be/99xFaNy8gPI

[steelerfan]

Amazing game with City. I'll let the video speak for itself.


http://youtu.be/eUlNjaftYgo

Next up for Chelsea is the first leg of their UEFA Champions League Round of 16 tie with Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night at Vicente Calderon Stadium in Madrid. This match has huge significance beyond this season's UCL because of the past. Last year, Atletico eliminated Chelsea in the Semi Finals of this competition. They did so, in part, by playing Thibaut Courtois who had been on loan from Chelsea for 3 seasons. They played Courtois despite a clause in his loan agreement that stated that they were not to do so should the clubs meet. The agreement was reviewed by UEFA who determined it was not valid for their continental competitions (these type of agreements are common in England and are upheld by the FA).

When the season was over, and the Summer transfer period began, Chelsea gave Atletico the proverbial middle finger by not renewing the loan agreement for Courtois; opting instead to keep him at Stamford Bridge. The Blues didn't stop there though. They bought Atletico Left Back Filipe Luis, widely considered the best in Europe last year, and Atletico Striker Diego Costa. Costa has proven to be a terror thus far in the Premier League (he leads the league in goals) and has become a major force at the fromt of Jose Mourinho's 4-5-1 formation.

Chelsea / Manchester City
Shots 11/16
On Target 7/7
Possession 49/51
Tackles 21/20
Fouls 4/2
Yellow 0/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 3/1
Corners 4/2
Shot Accuracy % 63/43
Pass Accuracy % 74/78

CFC Goals: Costa 17', Costa 64', Cahill 75', Hazard 90'+2
CFC Assists: Willian, Fabregas, Costa

Around the Grounds
2/14 - EPL
Chelsea 4:3 Manchester City

2/15 - EPL
Arsenal 2:0 Aston Villa
Crystal Palace 1:2 Everton
West Brom 2:0 Spurs

[steelerfan]

Very happy with how this highlight video turned out.


http://youtu.be/wfKzSswTGz0

Chelsea will play next on Saturday the 21st at Stamford Bridge against Stoke City in the Round of 16 of the FA Cup. Chelsea were 2-1 winners in their previous meeting, December 20 at Britannia Stadium.

Atletico Madrid / Chelsea
Shots 16/9
On Target 9/2
Possession 54/46
Tackles 22/18
Fouls 1/1
Yellow 1/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 2/2
Corners 2/3
Shot Accuracy % 56/22
Pass Accuracy % 82/69

CFC Goals: Hazard (PEN) 59', Miranda (OG) 76'

Around the Grounds
2/17 - EPL
Hull City 1:2 Newcastle
Liverpool 2:1 West Ham
Manchester United 3:0 Leicester City
Southampton 2:2 Swansea City
Stoke City 1:1 QPR
Sunderland 3:1 Burnley

2/17 - UCL R16
Atletico 1:2 Chelsea
Napoli 2:2 Real Madrid

2/18 - UCL R16
PSG 2:1 FC Shakhtar Donetsk
Sporting 1:2 Juventus

2/19 - UEL R32
1. FSV Mainz 05 1:2 Manchester City
Ajax 1:3 Everton
Rosenborg BK 0:1 Arsenal
Spurs 1:0 Bayer Leverkusen 04

[steelerfan]

Another slider note: I made the following changes after the Atletico Madrid match:

User Goalkeeper Ability: -1
CPU Marking: +1

[steelerfan]

Here's the highlight film from the match with Stoke City:


http://youtu.be/B-brg7qKuaw

Chelsea / Stoke City
Shots 14/10
On Target 7/3
Tackles 3/24
Fouls 1/4
Yellow 0/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 2/1
Corners 5/3
Shot Accuracy % 50/30
Pass Accuracy % 82/82

CFC Goals: Costa 9', Schurrle (FK) 22', Matic 75'
CFC Assists: Ramires 2

Chelsea begin a grueling fixture pileup with 6 matches in 18 days beginning February 28th at King Power Stadium. Chelsea (12-11-2) will clash with Leicester City (9-9-8) after the sides drew, 2-2, at Stamford Bridge on August 23rd.

Around the Grounds
2/21 - EPL
Sunderland 2:1 West Brom

2/21 - FAC R16
Chelsea 3:1 Stoke City
Millwall 0:3 Liverpool
Wigan Athletic 1:1 QPR
Wolverhampton 0:1 Crystal Palace

2/22 - EPL
Everton 1:0 Leicester City


2/22 - FAC R16
Fulham 0:1 Arsenal
Manchester United 2:0 Southampton
Northampton 2:2 Birmingham City
Spurs 4:0 Watford

2/24 - UCL R16 1st Leg
Monaco 1:1 Borussia Dortmund
Liverpool 1:1 Bayern Munich
Galatasaray 0:2 Barcelona
Roma 1:2 Benfica

2/25 - EPL
Hull City 0:2 QPR
Leicester 0:0 Stoke City
Swansea City 1:2 Manchester United

2/26 - UEL 2nd Leg
Arsenal 3:0 Rosenborg BK
Bayer Leverkusen 04 1:2 Spurs
Everton 2:0 Ajax
Manchester City 3:1 1. FSV Mainz 05

[steelerfan]

And now, the highlight film from the match with Leicester City:


http://youtu.be/W81n-sd2Tr4

Leicester City / Chelsea
Shots 16/14
On Target 4/8
Possession 51/49
Tackles 18/8
Fouls 4/2
Yellow 1/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 1/3
Corners 6/4
Shot Accuracy % 25/57
Pass Accuracy % 80/77

CFC Goals: Costa 2', Costa 23', Salah 57', Costa 62', Schurrle 74'
CFC Assists: Schurrle 2, Drogba
CFC Bookings: Ramires 84'

Chelsea have signed the following English nationals to their Youth Academy: 15-year-olds Jack Rigg (48-64 OVR, 65-87 POT) and Michael Barchum (57-75 OVR, 81-94 POT) and 16-year-olds Jim Morris (39-51 OVR, 66-88 POT) and Michael Fletcher (45-59 OVR, 67-91 POT). They have also added 3 youth players from Spain: 15-year-olds Gabriel Rodriguez (42-56 OVR, 67-91 POT) and Xabi Lopez (39-55 OVR, 61-85 POT) as well as 16-year-old Julio Gutierrez (47-61 OVR, 70-94 POT).

Chelsea (13-11-2) will visit East London rivals West Ham United (5-8-13) on Thursday, March 5th at Boleyn Ground in Upton Park. Chelsea demolished the Hammers, 7-2, at Stamford Bridge on Boxing Day.

Around the Grounds
2/28 - EPL
Burnley 2:0 Swansea City
Leicester City 2:5 Chelsea
Newcastle 2:1 Aston Villa
QPR 1:2 Arsenal
West Brom 1:0 Southampton
West Ham 0:1 Crystal Palace

3/1 - Capital One Cup Final
Stoke City 0:1 Manchester United

3/3 - EPL
Aston Villa 1:2 West Brom
Hull City 1:0 Sunderland
Newcastle 2:1 Arsenal
Manchester City 3:1 Leicester City

3/3 - FAC Round 5 Replay
QPR 0:1 Wigan Athletic

CFC Fixtures for March 2015
3/5 EPL - West Ham (away)
3/7 EPL - Burnley
3/11 UCL R16 2nd Leg - Atletico Madrid
3/14 FAC Quarter Finals - Liverpool
3/29 EPL - Hull City (away)

[steelerfan]

Barclays Premier League Table (through March 4, 2015)





Played
Wins
Draws
Losses
Goals For
Goals Against
Goal Difference
Points


1.
Manchester United
26
20
3
3
49
16
33
63


2.
Manchester City
26
16
5
5
46
21
25
53


3.
Chelsea
26
13
11
2
55
32
23
50


4.
Newcastle United
27
14
8
5
40
28
12
50


5.
Tottenham
25
12
7
6
36
24
12
43


6.
West Bromwich
28
12
7
9
36
31
5
43


7.
Queens Park
27
11
9
7
32
28
4
42


8.
Arsenal
27
10
10
7
37
28
9
40


9.
Liverpool
25
10
8
7
42
28
14
38


10.
Everton
26
9
10
7
40
38
2
37


11.
Leicester City
28
9
9
10
30
43
-13
36


12.
Stoke City
25
8
7
10
25
25
0
31


13.
Sunderland
27
6
12
9
31
39
-8
30


14.
Southampton
26
7
7
12
30
41
-11
28


15.
Swansea City
27
4
12
11
26
35
-9
24


16.
Aston Villa
27
4
12
11
26
36
-10
24


17.
West Ham
26
5
8
13
23
40
-17
23


18.
Hull City
27
5
8
14
23
43
-20
23


19.
Burnley
26
6
1
19
20
45
-25
19


20.
Crystal Palace
26
3
6
17
21
47
-26
15

[steelerfan]

Barclays Premier League
League Leaders (through March 4, 2015)

Top Scorers
1. Costa (Chelsea) 19
2. Soldado (Spurs) 11
2. Aguero (Manchester City)
4. 3 with 10

Assists
1. Milner (Manchester City) 7
2. 5 with 6

Clean Sheets
1. Lindegaard (Manchester United) 9
1. Caballero (Manchester City) 9
3. Foster (West Brom) 8
4. Szczesny (Arsenal) 7
5. 4 with 6

Yellow Cards
1. Trippier (Burnley) 8
2. Johnson (Liverpool) 7
2. Britton (Swansea) 7
2. Reid (West Ham) 7
5. 2 with 6

Red Cards
1. 8 with 2

[psusnoop]

I hope you take it easy on me, from those vids I'm in for a rude lesson here once I download this game :nod:

Looking forward to many games being played though.

[steelerfan]

I hope you take it easy on me, from those vids I'm in for a rude lesson here once I download this game :nod:

Looking forward to many games being played though.
Lol. I'm not that good. I just play alot. :)

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A

[steelerfan]

Highlights from the London Derby featuring West Ham United and Chelsea:


http://youtu.be/tS9UvnbpOU0

West Ham / Chelsea
Shots 11/22
On Target 4/10
Possession 48/52
Tackles 23/10
Fouls 3/2
Yellow 1/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 1/1
Corners 3/4
Shot Accuracy % 36/45
Pass Accuracy % 81/76

CFC Goals:Costa 34', Hazard 69', Salah 78'
CFC Assists: Willian, Matic, Ramires

Chelsea (14-11-2) will host Burnley (6-1-20) at Stamford Bridge, following just one day off, on Saturday. Chelsea won the previous meeting, 3-0, at Turf Moor on August 16. Expect Jose Mourinho to deploy several substitutes and reserves in his starting XI.

The Blues have added 15-year-old Brazilian Eulogio Barros (45-59 OVR, 66-88 POT) to the club's youth squad.

Around the Grounds
3/4 - EPL
Manchester City 3:1 Leicester City

3/5 - EPL
Liverpool 2:0 Burnley
Spurs 2:0 Swansea City
Stoke City 0:1 Everton
West Ham 1:3 Chelsea

3/6 - EPL
Newcastle 1:2 Manchester United
Southampton 1:1 Crystal Palace

[steelerfan]

Highlights of Chelsea vs Burnley:


http://youtu.be/OyAvf2QlOro

Chelsea / Burnley
Shots 16/13
On Target 12/8
Possession 51/49
Tackles 14/21
Fouls 3/2
Yellow 1/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 0/0
Corners 3/4
Shot Accuracy % 75/61
Pass Accuracy % 89/90

CFC Goals: Remy 10', Schurrle (PK) 16', Remy 39', Ramires 66'
CFC Assists: Schurrle, Zouma
CFC Bookings: Baker 48'

Chelsea will play the 2nd Leg of their Round of 16 tie with Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night at Stamford Bridge. Last month the Blues took a 2-1 result over Atleti in Madrid.

Around the Grounds
3/7 - EPL
Arsenal 0:0 Everton
Chelsea 4:2 Burnley
QPR 0:2 Spurs

3/8 - EPL
Manchester United 1:1 Sunderland
Stoke City 1:1 Hull City

3/9 - EPL
Manchester City 4:2 West Brom
Spurs 2:1 West Ham

3/10 - EPL
Crystal Palace 1:3 QPR
Southampton 2:2 Liverpool

3/10 - UCL R16 2nd Leg
Shakhtar Donetsk 1:2 PSG (PSG advance on Aggregate, 4-2)
Juventus 2:2 Sporting CP (Juventus advance on Aggregate, 4-3)

[steelerfan]

Chelsea host Atletico Madrid in the 2nd Leg of their UEFA Champions League Round of 16 tie. Chelsea were winners in the 1st Leg, 2-1.


http://youtu.be/xWwFiS7nE-k

Despite a 4-4 Aggregate Chelsea have crashed out of a 2nd competition this season, losing 3-2 on Road Goals. With 11 points separating the Blues and Premier League leaders Manchester United, it would appear that Chelsea's best hopes for silverware this season are in the FA Cup. Chelsea will look to continue their run toward the FA Cup on Saturday when they clash with Liverpool on Saturday at Stamford Bridge. The Blues and Reds have met once this season, a 1-1 draw at Anfield on November 8th.

Chelsea / Atletico Madrid
Shots 11/15
On Target 5/7
Possession 44/56
Tackles 12/17
Fouls 0/0
Yellow 0/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 1/1
Corners 0/6
Shot Accuracy % 45/46
Pass Accuracy % 78/84

CFC Goals: Oscar 65', Schurrle 88'
CFC Assists: Schurrle

Around the Grounds
3/11 - UCL R16 2nd Leg
Chelsea 2:3 Atletico Madrid (Atleti advance on Road Goals, 3-2)
Real Madrid 3:1 Napoli (Real Madrid advance on Aggregate, 5-3)

3/11 - EPL
Aston Villa 4:0 Stoke City

3/12 - UEL R16 1st Leg
Besiktas JK 1:1 Manchester City
Estoril-Praia 1:2 Arsenal
Everton 1:2 Athletic Bilbao
Spurs 4:0 FC Krasnodar

Note: I made a few changes to my settings and sliders as things have gotten a bit too easy. The biggest change was going to MANUAL on Through Balls. I have made the changes in the 2nd post of this thread.

[steelerfan]

Highlights from Chelsea's FA Cup Quarter Final match with Liverpool:


http://youtu.be/RopvAG3oN8s

Chelsea / Liverpool
Shots 13/18
On Target 6/5
Possession 49/51
Tackles 13/23
Fouls 1/5
Yellow 1/2
Red 0/0
Offsides 2/0
Corners 5/2
Shot Accuracy % 46/27
Pass Accuracy % 80/81

CFC Goals: Salah 8', Hazard (PK) 15', Willian 30'
CFC Assists: Ramires, Costa
CFC Booking: Ramires 29'

The Blues advanced to the Semi Final round of the FA Cup with a 3-1 win over Liverpool at Stamford Bridge but lost wide man Mohamed Salah for what would appear to be the remainder of the 2014-15 season with an LCL injury that is expected to keep him out 3 months. Salah scored in the 8th minute to get Chelsea off and running as the West London side scored 3 times by the half hour mark. Salah has made 15 appearances for boss Jose Mourinho this season, his first full campaign with Chelsea since joining from FC Basel in January 2014, and has scored 3 goals and added one assist.

Chelsea learned, after the win over the Reds, that their March 17 date with Hull City has been rescheduled until after the International Break. Chelsea will visit the Tigers on Sunday, March 29. The Blues (15-11-2) are 3rd in the Premier League table, while Hull City (6-9-14) are 16th.

Around the Grounds
3/14 - EPL
Leicester City 0:1 Hull City
Sunderland 1:2 Aston Villa
West Brom 3:1 Stoke City

3/14 - FAC Quarter Finals
Birmingham City 1:3 Crystal Palace
Chelsea 3:1 Liverpool
Spurs 2:1 Manchester United
Wigan Athletic 2:2 Arsenal

3/17 - UCL R16 2nd Leg
Barcelona 2:1 Galatasaray (Barcelona advances on Aggregate, 4-1)
Benfica 0:3 Roma (Roma advances on Aggregate, 4-2)

3/17 - EPL
Aston Villa 1:1 Swansea City
Southampton 2:0 Burnley
West Ham 1:1 Sunderland

3/18 - UCL R16 2nd Leg
Borussia Dortmund 2:0 AS Monaco (Borussia Dortmund advances on Aggregate, 3-1)
Bayern Munich 2:1 Liverpool (Bayern Munich advances on Aggregate, 3-2)

3/19 - UEL R16 2nd Leg
Arsenal 3:1 Estoril-Praia (Arsenal advances on Aggregate, 5-2)
Athletic Bilbao 2:3 Everton (Everton advances on Road Goals, 3-2)
FC Krasnodar 1:2 Spurs (Tottenham advances on Aggregate, 6-1)
Manchester City 2:0 Besiktas JK (Manchester City advances on Aggregate, 3-1)

3/21 - IF (simmed)
USA 1:3 Brazil (Bradley 70')

3/25 - IF (simmed)
India 2:1 USA (Dempsey 65')

3/28 - EPL
Manchester United 2:2 Spurs

[jaymo76]

Steeler, how long does it usually take to make a 10-15 minute clip? They look really good. I haven't played around with the feature too much as I am so busy lately but maybe I should find the time?

[steelerfan]

Steeler, how long does it usually take to make a 10-15 minute clip? They look really good. I haven't played around with the feature too much as I am so busy lately but maybe I should find the time?
I've gotten really quick with it. To actually make the videos only takes me about 10-15 minutes now. There is alot more than that involved though, of course.

I save a bunch of 1-5 minute clips throughout my games. The length just depends on how far I think I need to go back to capture what I want. You can change the length of your clips, before saving them, in the Options of the Share menu.

When the Gane is over, I go to the SHAREfactory and make the video which takes the aforementioned 10-15 minutes.

Next, I save the video to the PS4 hard drive. That's another 10 minutes.

Then, I copy it to my flash drive which takes about 30 minutes.

After that, I upload it to YouTube. That takes about an hour. During that time, I usually do my write up about the game on TGT.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A

[steelerfan]

Highlights from Hull City vs Chelsea on March 29, 2015:


http://youtu.be/CpGfyUM46iI

Hull City / Chelsea
Shots 15/13
On Target 6/4
Possession 50/50
Tackles 17/8
Fouls 2/2
Yellow 0/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 0/1
Corners 3/4
Shot Accuracy % 40/30
Pass Accuracy % 88/80

CFC Goal: Schurrle (90'+4)
CFC Assist: Ramires

After leaving it to the dying embers of stoppage time, Andre Schurrle produced a result for Chelsea by slotting one into the bottom left corner to lift the blues to a 1-0 win over relegation-threatened Hull City. After the match, the club announced that they had paid more than 1 million pounds to buy out the Loan deal of Marko Marin, returning him to Stamford Bridge from Fiorentina. The midfielder had become necessity, rather than surplus, after the Blues lost Mohamed Salah for the season to a knee injury.

Marin may well feature for Jose Mourinho when Chelsea (16-11-2) host Southampton (8-9-13) on Wednesday, April 1 at Stamford Bridge.

Around the Grounds
3/29 - EPL
Hull City 0:1 Chelsea
Manchester City 1:0 Newcastle
Swansea City 2:1 Liverpool

3/30 - EPL
Everton 3:0 Southampton
Leicester City 1:2 West Ham

3/31 - EPL
Liverpool 1:2 Manchester United
Sunderland 0:1 Newcastle United

3/31 - UCL Quarters 1st Leg
Barcelona 1:1 Juventus
Bayern Munich 2:1 Real Madrid

Note: Stevan Jovetic of Manchester City was named Barclays Premier League Player of the Month for March 2015. In 23 league appearances this season, Jovetic has 6 goals and is tied for 3rd in the Premiership with 6 assists.

CFC Fixture List for April 2015
4/1 - EPL Southampton
4/4 - EPL Stoke City
4/11 - EPL Queens Park (away)
4/18 - FAC Semi Final Tottenham Hotspur
4/25 - EPL Arsenal

[steelerfan]

Barclays Premier League Table (through March 31, 2015)





Played
Wins
Draws
Losses
Goals For
Goals Against
Goal Difference
Points


1.
Manchester United
30
22
5
3
56
21
35
71


2.
Manchester City
29
18
6
5
53
25
28
60


3.
Chelsea
29
16
11
2
63
35
28
59


4.
Tottenham
29
15
8
6
44
27
17
53


5.
Newcastle United
30
15
8
7
42
31
11
53


6.
West Bromwich
30
13
7
10
41
36
5
46


7.
Queens Park
29
12
9
8
35
31
4
45


8.
Everton
29
11
11
7
44
38
6
44


9.
Liverpool
30
11
10
9
50
36
14
43


10.
Arsenal
28
10
11
7
37
28
9
41


11.
Leicester City
30
9
9
12
31
46
-15
36


12.
Southampton
30
8
9
13
35
47
-12
33


13.
Stoke City
29
8
8
13
27
34
-7
32


14.
Sunderland
31
6
14
11
34
44
-10
32


15.
Aston Villa
30
6
13
11
33
38
-5
31


16.
Swansea City
30
5
13
12
29
39
-10
28


17.
West Ham
30
6
9
15
28
47
-19
27


18.
Hull City
30
6
9
15
25
45
-20
27


19.
Burnley
29
6
1
22
22
53
-31
19


20.
Crystal Palace
28
3
7
18
23
51
-28
16

[steelerfan]

Highlights from Chelsea vs Southampton:


http://youtu.be/zwEVCvffLJM

Chelsea / Southampton
Shots 13/10
On Target 8/4
Possession 51/49
Tackles 17/23
Fouls 1/4
Yellow 0/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 1/2
Corners 2/1
Shot Accuracy % 61/40
Pass Accuracy % 79/86

CFC Goals: Schurrle (PEN) 4', Luis (FK) 24', Hazard (PEN) 76'

Eden Hazard came off the bench to secure the points from the spot for Chelsea, after John Obi Mikel drew a second penalty against Southampton. Loic Remy drew the first penalty as well as the foul that led to Filipe Luis' 30-yard penalty kick. Remy, however, left the match early after bruising his right shoulder and is expected to miss the Blues next match.

Chelsea (17-11-2) will host Stoke City (8-8-13) on Saturday at Stamford Bridge. In their previous match this season, the West London side were 2-1 winners at Britannia Stadium on December 20.

Around the Grounds
4/1 - EPL
Chelsea 3:2 Southampton

4/1 - UCL Quarters 1st Leg
Borussia Dortmund 1:0 PSG
Roma 2:2 Atletico Madrid

4/2 - UEL Quarters 1st Leg
Arsenal 0:2 Everton
Fiorentina 1:2 VfL Wolfsburg
Sevilla FC 2:1 Inter Milan
Spurs 0:1 Manchester City

Note: Chelsea added 15-year-old Spaniard Alex Navas to the club's Youth Academy.

[steelerfan]

Here is the highlight package from Chelsea vs Stoke City:


http://youtu.be/UdREI5etKaU

Chelsea / Stoke City
Shots 15/10
On Target 9/2
Possession 48/52
Tackles 14/21
Fouls 2/2
Yellow 1/0
Red 0/1
Offsides 1/1
Corners 3/1
Shot Accuracy % 60/20
Pass Accuracy % 71/84

CFC Goals: Costa 62', Hazard 89'
CFC Assist: Luis
CFC Booking: Hazard 60'

For the third consecutive match Chelsea left it until late on to claim 3 points from a Premier League match, with Eden Hazard again providing the heroics. The Chelsea wideman struck in the 89th minute to cap a 2-1 win at Stamford Bridge over Stoke City on Saturday. With the victory, Chelsea have now earned maximum points in their last 8 matches in England's top flight as well as winning 10 straight among all domestic competitions.

Next Saturday, Chelsea (18-11-2) will visit London rivals Queens Park Rangers (12-9-9) at Loftus Road.

Around the Grounds
4/4 - EPL
Chelsea 2:1 Stoke City
Manchester United 0:0 Aston Villa
Swansea City 0:2 Hull City
West Brom 1:0 QPR

4/6 - EPL
Manchester United 2:0 Manchester City
Southampton 1:1 Hull City

4/6 - FAC Quarters Replay
Arsenal 1:0 Wigan Athletic

4/7 - EPL
Liverpool 1:0 Newcastle
Stoke City 2:0 Crystal Palace

4/7 - UCL Quarters 2nd Leg
Atletico Madrid 1:1 Roma (Atletico Madrid advance on Road Goals, 2-1)
PSG 1:1 Borussia Dortmund (Borussia Dortmund advance on Aggregate, 2-1)

4/8 - UCL Quarters 2nd Leg
Juventus 1:2 Barcelona (Barcelona advance on Aggregate, 3-2)
Real Madrid 0:3 Bayern Munich (Bayern Munich advance on Aggregate, 5-1)

4/9 - UEL Quarters 2nd Leg
Everton 1:1 Arsenal (Everton advance on Aggregate, 3-1)
Inter Milan 0:0 Sevilla FC (Sevilla FC advance on Aggregate, 2-1)
Manchester City 2:0 Spurs (Manchester City advance on Aggregate, 3-0)
VfL Wolfsburg 2:1 Fiorentina (VfL Wolfsburg advance on Aggregate, 4-2)

Note: Chelsea added 3 English players to their youth squad: Andrew Layne, 15, and Gary Benning and Ryan Blackman, both 16. They also added German Michael Contento, 15.

[steelerfan]

Highlights from QPR vs Chelsea:


http://youtu.be/aTetgryMAFw

QPR / Chelsea
Shots 14/11
On Target 6/4
Possession 46/54
Tackles 32/16
Fouls 4/0
Yellow 2/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 2/0
Corners 3/4
Shot Accuracy % 42/36
Pass Accuracy % 80/83

CFC Goal: Costa 33'
CFC Assist: Matic

Chelsea failed to earn maximum points for the first time in their last 10 domestic matches on Saturday, drawing at Loftus Road 1-1 with QPR.

The Blues will play Tottenham Hotspur next Sunday in an FA Cup Semi Final at Wembley Stadium. The winner will play current cup holders Arsenal at Wembley next month for the Football Association Challenge Cup.

[steelerfan]

Around the Grounds
4/11 - EPL
QPR 1:1 Chelsea
Sunderland 1:1 Crystal Palace
West Brom 2:0 Leicester City
West Ham 2:2 Stoke City

4/13 - EPL
Arsenal 1:2 Liverpool
Spurs 1:1 Aston Villa

4/14 - EPL
Burnley 1:1 Manchester City
Swansea City 0:1 Everton

4/15 - EPL
Crystal Palace 1:1 Arsenal

4/18 - EPL
Aston Villa 1:1 QPR
Everton 2:1 Burnley
Hull City 2:2 Liverpool
Leicester City 2:3 Swansea City
Manchester City 1:0 West Ham
Stoke City 0:1 Southampton

4/18 - FAC Semi Final
Arsenal 3:0 Crystal Palace

[steelerfan]

Highlights of the FA Cup Semi Final between Chelsea and Tottenham:


http://youtu.be/aSru0HKkdzE

Chelsea / Tottenham
Shots 9/15
On Target 3/5
Possession 42/58
Tackles 22/29
Fouls 4/3
Yellow 1/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 2/1
Corners 4/4
Shot Accuracy % 33/31
Pass Accuracy % 70/80

CFC Booking: Matic 53'

Chelsea may have squandered their only hopes of capturing silverware this season when Vlad Chiriches beat Thibaut Courtois in the dying embers of stoppage time to lift Spurs to a 1-0 win in Sunday's FA Cup Semi Final match. The Blues had already crashed out of the Capital One Cup (which was eventually won by Manchester United) and the UEFA Champions League. With the FA Cup now out of reach, the club is down to playing out their final 6 Premier League matches and they are 9 points back of the leaders Manchester United. Chelsea have not lifted a trophy since winning the UEFA Europa League under Rafa Benitez in May 2013.

Making Sunday's loss even more devastating, Chelsea lost Gary Cahill in the 50th minute to an ankle injury and Diego Costa followed in the 73rd minute with an ankle sprain of his own. Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho said that both Cahill and Costa will likely miss a month meaning they may not return until the Blues final game or two. In response to the injuries, the club paid 600,000 pounds to recall Tomas Kalas, a star defender in last year's late season win at Anfield that gifted the league to Manchester City, from 1. FC Koln. Kalas, 21, will likely rotate with Kurt Zouma to try and replace Cahill.

Chelsea (18-12-2) will try to regroup when they visit rivals Arsenal (10-13-8) in a London Derby at Emirates Stadium next Saturday to close out the month of April.

Around the Grounds
4/19 - FAC Semi Finals
Chelsea 0:1 Spurs

4/20 - EPL
Newcastle 1:0 Swansea City
Stoke City 1:2 Sunderland

4/21 - UCL Semi Finals 1st Leg
Barcelona 1:0 Atletico Madrid

4/22 - EPL
Arsenal 1:1 West Ham
Burnley 1:2 Spurs

4/22 - UCL Semi Finals 1st Leg
Bayern Munich 0:1 Borussia Dortmund

4/23 - UEL Semi Finals 1st Leg
Manchester City 3:1 VfL Wolfsburg
Sevilla FC 2:1 Everton

[steelerfan]

Highlights from a London Derby between Arsenal and Chelsea


http://youtu.be/n_clhkjM0xY

Arsenal / Chelsea
Shots 17/9
On Target 5/2
Possession 54/46
Tackles 20/18
Fouls 6/0
Yellow 1/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 1/1
Corners 5/4
Shot Accuracy % 29/22
Pass Accuracy % 86/74

CFC Goal: Hazard (PEN) 41'

Eden Hazard scored from the spot in the 41st minute and Chelsea were 1-0 winners at Emirates Stadium over their rivals from North London, Arsenal, on Saturday. With a win and a draw against the Gunners this season, Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has kept his unbeaten managerial record against Arsene Wenger in tact.

The West Londoners will open the month of May on Saturday the 2nd when Chelsea (19-12-2) host bottom-of-the-table side Crystal Palace (3-9-20) in another London Derby. Chelsea were 2-0 winners over the club that seems a lock for relegation, in their previous meeting on October 7 at Selhurst Park.

Around the Grounds
4/25 - EPL
Arsenal 0:1 Chelsea
Burnley 1:0 Leicester City
Crystal Palace 1:2 Hull City
QPR 0:1 West Ham
Southampton 1:1 Spurs
West Brom 1:1 Liverpool

4/26 - EPL
Everton 1:1 Newcastle
Manchester City 2:2 Aston Villa

4/27 - EPL
Manchester United 3:0 West Brom
Sunderland 1:1 Southampton

4/28 - EPL
Spurs 3:0 Leicester City

4/28 - UCL Semi Finals 2nd Leg
Borussia Dortmund 1:2 Bayern Munich (Bayern Munich advance on Road Goals, 2-1)

4/29 - EPL
Burnley 1:2 Arsenal

4/29 - UCL Semi Finals 2nd Leg
Atletico Madrid 1:0 Barcelona (Atletico Madrid advance on Penalties, 5-4)

4/30 - UEL Semi Finals 2nd Leg
Everton 1:1 Sevilla FC (Sevilla FC advance on Aggregate, 3-2)
VfL Wolfsburg 2:1 Manchester City (Manchester City advance on Aggregate, 4-3)

CFC Fixture List for May 2015:
5/2 - EPL Crystal Palace
5/5 - EPL Manchester United
5/9 - EPL Liverpool
5/16 - EPL West Brom (away)
5/24 - EPL Sunderland

Other Notable Matches in May:
5/16 - FA Cup Final: Arsenal vs Tottenham
5/20 - UEFA Europa League Final: Manchester City vs Sevilla FC
5/30 - UEFA Champions League Final: Atletico Madrid vs Bayern Munich

Note: Wayne Rooney of Manchester United was named Barclays Premier League Player of the Month for April 2015. Rooney has 12 goals and an assist in 30 league appearances for the Red Devils this season. Across all competitions, Rooney has made 40 appearances, scoring 15 goals and adding 2 assists.

[steelerfan]

Barclays Premier League Table (through May 1, 2015)





Played
Wins
Draws
Losses
Goals For
Goals Against
Goal Difference
Points


1.
Manchester United
33
24
6
3
61
21
40
78


2.
Chelsea
33
19
12
2
70
39
31
69


3.
Manchester City
33
19
8
6
57
30
27
65


4.
Tottenham
33
17
10
6
51
30
21
61


5.
Newcastle United
33
16
9
8
44
33
11
57


6.
West Bromwich
34
15
8
11
45
40
5
53


7.
Liverpool
34
13
12
9
56
40
16
51


8.
Everton
32
13
12
7
48
40
8
51


9.
Queens Park Rangers
33
12
11
10
37
35
2
47


10.
Arsenal
33
11
13
9
42
34
8
46


11.
Southampton
35
9
12
14
41
53
-12
39


12.
Sunderland
34
7
16
11
38
47
-9
37


13.
Stoke City
34
9
9
16
33
41
-8
36


14.
Leicester City
34
9
9
16
33
55
-22
36


15.
Aston Villa
34
6
17
11
37
42
-5
35


16.
Hull City
34
8
11
15
32
49
-17
35


17.
West Ham
34
7
11
16
32
51
-19
32


18.
Swansea City
34
6
13
15
32
45
-13
31


19.
Burnley
34
7
2
25
27
60
-33
23


20.
Crystal Palace
32
3
9
20
26
57
-31
18

[steelerfan]

Highlights of a shock result at Stamford Bridge between Chelsea and Crystal Palace:


http://youtu.be/e_Pz3a8tkjs

Chelsea / Crystal Palace
Shots 19/9
On Target 10/5
Possession 51/49
Tackles 11/28
Fouls 1/1
Yellow 0/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 1/1
Corners 7/0
Shot Accuracy % 52/55
Pass Accuracy % 81/79

CFC Goal: Oscar 23'
CFC Assist: Ramires

Chelsea's bleak title hopes took a massive blow on Saturday as the Blues were soundly beaten by Crystal Palace, 3-1. With Diego Costa already on the mend, Chelsea took another setback when Didier Drogba suffered a bruised shoulder. Drogba will miss Tuesday's match with Manchester United. The Blues will host the league leaders at Stamford Bridge.

Around the Grounds
5/2 - EPL
Chelsea 1:3 Crystal Palace
Hull City 1:0 Arsenal
Leicester City 1:1 Newcastle
Liverpool 4:1 QPR
Swansea City 1:2 Stoke City
West Ham 2:0 Burnley

5/4 - EPL
Everton 1:1 Sunderland
Leicester City 1:0 Southampton

Note: Burnley has been relegated to The Football Championship after just one season back in the English top flight.

[steelerfan]

Highlights from Chelsea vs Manchester United:


http://youtu.be/NMR0pzYw9FA

Chelsea / Manchester United
Shots 14/15
On Target 7/4
Possession 51/49
Tackles 9/16
Fouls 2/7
Yellow 0/2
Red 0/1
Offsides 0/0
Corners 2/3
Shot Accuracy % 50/26
Pass Accuracy % 83/89

CFC Goals: Hazard (PEN) 43', Remy 66', Remy 70', Remy 80', Remy (PEN) 84'
CFC Assists: Marin 3, Matic

Manchester United came to Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night with the opportunity to secure the league title on the home ground of a bitter rival, second-placed Chelsea. However, there would be no celebration for the Red Devils on this night as they suffered a demoralizing 5-0 defeat that keeps Chelsea's slim title hopes alive.

Chelsea have 72 points with 3 league matches remaining. If they take maximum points, they can finish with 81. United have 78 points with 4 matches remaining. Should United falter down the stretch and Chelsea pull level, the goal difference would almost certainly go to Chelsea as the Blues are +34 and United is +35. Manchester City, the defending champions, are still alive as they can earn a maximum of 80 points. With United's next match being with relegated side Crystal Palace it is likely that they get to 81 over the weekend.

Chelsea (20-12-3) will face Liverpool (14-12-9) on Saturday at Stamford Bridge. The two played to a 1-1 draw at Anfield on November 8.

Around the Grounds
5/5 - EPL
Chelsea 5:0 Manchester United
Crystal Palace 1:1 West Brom

5/6 - EPL
Aston Villa 2:2 Everton
Newcastle 1:1 Spurs

5/7 - EPL
Arsenal 2:1 Sunderland

Note: Chelsea have added several players to their youth squad:
Kofi Acheampong (Ivory Coast) age 15 (44-58 OVR, 79-94 POT)
Ricardo Catarino (Portugal) age 15 (43-57 OVR, 65-87 POT)
Mario Golley (Germany) age 16 (42-56 OVR, 64-86 POT)
Soren Nothe (Germany) age 16 (43-57 OVR, 68-92 POT)
Timo Luck (Germany) age 15 (46-62 OVR, 69-94 POT)

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Highlights from Chelsea vs Liverpool


http://youtu.be/he8LNHijM9U

Chelsea / Liverpool
Shots 7/12
On Target 4/2
Possession 45/55
Tackles 7/15
Fouls 1/4
Yellow 0/2
Red 0/0
Offsides 2/1
Corners 3/1
Shot Accuracy % 57/16
Pass Accuracy % 78/83

CFC Goal: Hazard (PEN) 57'

Chelsea kept their slim title hopes alive with a 1-0 result against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge. The Blues were aided by Crystal Palace's 0-0 draw with Manchester United on Saturday at Selhurst Park and by Everton earning a 1-1 draw with United at Goodison on Tuesday.To win the title, Chelsea must win both of their last 2 matches while United do no better than a draw and a loss. Chelsea will visit West Brom and then host Sunderland to close the season, while United host Arsenal and then travel to Hull City.

Chelsea (21-12-3) will visit The Hawthorns to play West Bromwich Albion (15-10-11) on Saturday. West Brom are currently 6th in the league and would take the spot in the Europa League that was earned by Manchester United for winning the Capital One Cup if they maintain that position. Liverpool and Everton trail West Brom by just 1 point and Everton has a game in hand. With Spurs nearly assured a spot in Europe next season through their place in the table, Arsenal would also go to the Europa League either as FA Cup winners or as runners-up to Tottenham.

Around the Grounds
5/9 - EPL
Arsenal 2:2 Swansea City
Aston Villa 1:2 West Ham
Chelsea 1:0 Liverpool
Crystal Palace 0:0 Manchester United
Hull City 1:0 Burnley
Manchester City 2:0 QPR
Newcastle United 1:1 West Brom
Stoke City 2:1 Spurs

5/12 - EPL
Everton 1:1 Manchester United

5/13 - EPL
Crystal Palace 0:2 Manchester City

Notes: Chelsea have Brazilian signed Left Back Raul Acuna to their senior squad. Acuna (64 OVR), 17, is the second Youth Academy player promoted this season (Nicky Hugill) and will likely be made available for loan next season. Acuna's contract will carry him through the 2016-17 season and will pay him 500 pounds per week.

The Blues also announced that they have given a new contract to Brazilian midfielder Willian. Willian injured his ankle in the win over Liverpool and is expected to miss the remainder of this season. His new contract adds one year to his term with the club, which now runs through the 2018-19 season, and will give him a slight raise to 120k pounds per week.

Andre Schurrle also suffered a knock in the Liverpool match, suffering a bruised elbow, but boss Jose Mourinho says he expects Schurrle to be available for West Brom. Mourinho also said that Diego Costa and Gary Cahill could return this weekend from their ankle injuries.

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From The Hawthorns, highlights featuring West Bromwich Albion and Chelsea:


http://youtu.be/OOhR3K5huzw

West Brom / Chelsea
Shots 11/9
On Target 1/2
Possession 48/52
Tackles 29/15
Fouls 1/1
Yellow 1/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 1/0
Corners 0/3
Shot Accuracy % 9/22
Pass Accuracy % 83/80

CFC Goal: Oscar 65'
CFC Assist: Matic

Chelsea did their part to stay in title race, winning over West Brom 1-0 at The Hawthorns on Saturday. On Wednesday, Manchester United failed to clinch the title for the 14th time in the Premier League era, drawing at Old Trafford 1-1 with Arsenal.

That sets the stage for Championship Sunday with the league title, and little else, up for grabs. Chelsea will host Sunderland and Manchester United will vist Hull City.

Around the Grounds
5/16 - EPL
Burnley 1:1 Stoke City
Liverpool 4:1 Crystal Palace
QPR 1:1 Newcastle
Southampton 2:1 Aston Villa
Sunderland 3:1 Leicester City
Swansea City 1:2 Manchester City
West Brom 0:1 Chelsea
West Ham 2:0 Everton

5/16 - FA Cup Final
Arsenal 1:2 Spurs

5/18 - EPL
Spurs 5:1 Hull City

5/19 - EPL
QPR 2:1 Everton

5/20 - EPL
Manchester United 1:1 Arsenal

5/20 - UEFA Europa League Final
Manchester City 4:1 Sevilla FC

5/22 - EPL
Spurs 2:0 Manchester City

Barclays Premier League Championship Sunday
5/24/15
Arsenal vs West Bromwich Albion
Aston Villa vs Burnley
Chelsea vs Sunderland
Crystal Palace vs Swansea City
Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur
Hull City vs Manchester United
Leicester City vs Queens Park Rangers
Manchester City vs Southampton
Newcastle United vs West Ham United
Stoke City vs Liverpool

What's at stake?
Arsenal vs West Brom: Arsenal has secured a Europa League spot despite losing the FA Cup Final to Spurs, since Spurs has qualified for the Champions League through their position in the table. West Brom can secure a Europa League spot with a win AND a Liverpool loss at Stoke. The UEL spot up for grabs has been vacated by Manchester United for winning the Capital One Cup since United have qualified for the UEFA Champions League. This last UEL spot will go to the club that finishes 6th in the final table.

Aston Villa vs Burnley: The Villains are safe in the 17th spot and can do no better, nor can they be relegated. Burnley is 19th and has been relegated to The Football Championship. Burnley could drop to 20th with a loss OR a draw AND a Crystal Palace win.

Chelsea vs Sunderland: Chelsea can win the league title with a win AND a Manchester United loss at Hull City. Chelsea can do no worse than 2nd and have clinched a Champions League spot. Sunderland are currently 13th but can finish anywhere between 11th and 16th.

Crystal Palace vs Swansea City: Both have been relegated. Swans will finish 18th, Palace will finish 19th or 20th depending on this result AND the result at Villa Park.

Everton vs Spurs: Everton cannot qualify for Europe but can finish anywhere from 7th to 10th, Tottenham has qualified for the Champions League and will finish 4th.

Hull City vs Manchester United: The Tigers are 15th and can finish anywhere from 11th to 16th. United wins the league with a win OR a draw OR with a Chelsea draw or loss.

Leicester City vs QPR: The Foxes are 16th and can do no worse; they can finish as high as 12th. QPR are 10th and can do no worse; they can finish as high as 8th.

Manchester City vs Southampton: City will finish 3rd and have qualified for the Champions League. Southampton are 12th and will finish between 11th and 16th.

Newcastle vs West Ham: Newcastle will finish 5th and have secured a Europa League spot. West Ham are 14th and will finish between 11th and 16th.

Stoke City vs Liverpool: Stoke are 11th and can do no better but could fall as far as 15th. Liverpool will finish 6th with a win OR a draw but will drop to 7th with a loss AND a West Brom win at The Emirates. 6th qualifies for the Europa League, 7th misses out on Europe.

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Highlights from Championship Sunday, Chelsea vs Sunderland:


http://youtu.be/5vZUxFbwS20

Chelsea / Sunderland
Shots 14/9
On Target 4/2
Possession 56/44
Tackles 17/30
Fouls 2/3
Yellow 0/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 2/0
Corners 2/2
Shot Accuracy % 28/22
Pass Accuracy % 85/82

With a slim chance to win their 4th league title in the Premier League era and their 5th title in England's top flight, Chelsea failed to get the necessary results to bring the silverware to Stamford Bridge on Sunday. Needing a win along with a Manchester United loss at KC Stadium , the Blues were held to a scoreless draw by the Black Cats while the Tigers earned a scoreless draw of their own with United.

For Manchester United, it is their 14th title in the Premier League era and it comes a year after a 7th place finish saw the Red Devils miss out on continental competition and finish lower in the table than had been done since the pre-1992 First Division days. Elsewhere, Liverpool managed to finish 6th and claim a spot in the 2015-16 Europa League that was vacated by Manchester United for winning the Capital One Cup when United qualified for the Champions League.

Around the Grounds
5/24 - EPL
Arsenal 2:2 West Brom
Aston Villa 1:1 Burnley
Chelsea 0:0 Sunderland
Crystal Palace 1:2 Swansea City
Everton 1:0 Spurs
Hull City 0:0 Manchester United
Leicester City 2:1 QPR
Manchester City 1:2 Southampton
Newcastle 0:3 West Ham
Stoke City 0:2 Liverpool

5/30 - UCL Final
Atletico Madrid 2:1 Bayern Munich

Notes: Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois of Chelsea Football Club was named Barclays Premier League Player of the Year. Courtois made 32 starts for the Blues and lost just twice while keeping 11 Clean Sheets in his first season in England.

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2014-15 Barclays Premier League Final Table





Played
Wins
Draws
Losses
Goals For
Goals Against
Goal Difference
Points


1.
Manchester United
38
24
10
4
63
28
35
82


2.
Chelsea
38
22
13
3
78
42
36
79


3.
Manchester City
38
22
8
8
64
35
29
74


4.
Tottenham
38
19
11
8
60
35
25
68


5.
Newcastle United
38
16
13
9
48
40
8
61


6.
Liverpool
38
16
12
10
66
43
23
60


7.
Everton
38
14
15
9
54
48
6
57


8.
West Brom
38
15
11
12
49
45
4
56


9.
Arsenal
38
12
16
10
49
41
8
52


10.
Queens Park Rangers
38
13
12
13
42
45
-3
51


11.
Southampton
38
11
12
15
45
56
-11
45


12.
West Ham
38
11
11
16
41
52
-11
44


13.
Stoke City
38
11
10
17
38
46
-8
43


14.
Leicester City
38
11
10
17
38
60
-22
43


15.
Sunderland
38
8
18
12
43
51
-8
42


16.
Hull City
38
10
12
16
35
54
-19
42


17.
Aston Villa
38
6
19
13
42
49
-7
37


18.
Swansea City
38
7
14
17
38
52
-14
35


19.
Burnley
38
7
4
27
29
65
-36
25


20.
Crystal Palace
38
4
11
23
32
67
-35
23



Denotes Qualified for UEFA Champions League
Denotes Qualified for UEFA Europa League
Denotes Relegated to The Football League Championship
Notes: Liverpool has qualified for the UEFA Europa League through a spot vacated by Manchester United who won the Capital One Cup. Arsenal has qualified for the UEFA Europa League as Runners-Up to Tottenham in the FA Cup.

Notable European Winners:
England
Barclays Premier League: Manchester United (24-10-4)
Football League Championship: Cardiff City (32-10-4) (also promoted are Norwich City and Watford who finished 5th but won the Promotion Playoff)
Football League 1: Coventry City (30-10-6)
Football League 2: Portsmouth (29-14-3)
FA Cup: Tottenham Hotspur
Capital One Cup: Manchester United

Europe
UEFA Champions League: Atletico Madrid
UEFA Europa League: Manchester City

Austria
Bundesliga: RB Salzburg (27-7-2)

Belgium
Belgian Pro League: Standard Liege (21-8-1)

Denmark
Danish Superliga: FC Kobenhaven (21-9-3 on Goal Difference over Brondby IF)

France
Ligue 1: PSG (30-6-2)
Ligue 2: Valenciennes FC (26-7-5)

Germany
Bundesliga: Bayern Munich (26-2-4)
2. Bundesliga: 1. FC Nuremberg

Italy
Serie A: Roma (21-12-3)
Serie B: Pescara (29-6-7)

Netherlands
Eredivisie: Ajax (26-7-1)

Norway
Norwegian Premier League: Valerenga (21-6-3)

Poland
Ekstraklasa: Lech Poznan (19-6-5)

Portugal
Primeira Liga: SL Benfica (26-5-3)

Republic of Ireland
League of Ireland Premier Division: Shamrock Rovers (21-7-5)

Russia
Russian Premier League: CSKA Moskva (19-9-2)

Scotland
Scottish Premiership: Celtic (24-7-2)

Spain
Liga BBVA: Real Madrid (28-5-3)
Liga Adelante: Real Valladolid (34-4-4)

Sweden
Allsvenskan: Malmo FF (19-7-4)

Switzerland
Swiss Super League: FC Basel (25-6-5)

Turkey
Super Lig: Fenerbahce SK (27-4-3)

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June 3, 2015
Chelsea have signed CB John Terry, 34, to a one-year contract that will pay the club Captain 90k pounds per week. Terry joined the club's youth squad at age 14.

He is considered to be one of the best central defenders of his generation. Terry was named UEFA Club Defender of the Year in 2005, 2008 and 2009, PFA Players' Player of the Year in 2005, and was included in the FIFPro World XI for five consecutive seasons, from 2005 to 2009. He was also named in the all-star squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the only English player to make the team. He wears the number 26 shirt for Chelsea.

Terry is Chelsea's most successful captain, having led them to three Premier League titles, four FA Cups, two League Cups and a UEFA Champions League since 2004. He is one of five players to have made over 500 appearances for Chelsea and is also the club's all-time highest scoring defender. In 2007, he became the first captain to lift the FA Cup at the new Wembley Stadium in Chelsea's 1–0 win over Manchester United, and also the first player to score an international goal there, scoring a header in England's 1–1 draw with Brazil.

Terry missed most of the 2014-15 season with a knee injury.

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Chelsea have added the following players to their youth squad:
Germany
Andreas Weber age 15 (38-52 OVR, 64-88 POT)
Marco Morys age 15 (40-54 OVR, 63-87 POT)
Marco Stahl age 15 (39-51 OVR, 66-88 POT)

Ivory Coast
Abdoulaye Ankrah age 16 (47-63 OVR, 75-94 POT)
Dembe Aduamah (52-70 OVR, 70-94 POT)


Notes: The club announced on June 7, 2015 that they will allow Gael Kakuta to leave on a free transfer when his contact expires at the end of the month.

Chelsea announced on June 30, 2015 that CB Gary Cahill would not be under contract when the Summer transfer period begins on July 1st. The two sides have been unable to reach an agreement after more than 6 weeks of negotiations.

Manchester United's Louis van Gaal was named Barclays Premier League Manager of the Year.

2015-16 Chelsea Football Club Details:

League Objective: Win the League Title
Champions League: Reach the Final
Domestic Cup: Win the Cup

Transfer Budget: 41,565,000
Wage Budget: 266,442
Total Budget: 55,420,000

Jose Mourinho will lead the United States into his first international competition this July. The US, along with Mexico, have been invited to join CONMEBOL's Copa America beginning July 5. The 12-team competition includes 2 CONCACAF nations since CONMEBOL has just 10 members. USA will be in Group B with Argentina, Chile and Venezuala. Mexico will play in Group C with Brazil Paraguay and Peru. Group A features Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador and Uruguay. The top 2 sides from each group as well as the 2 best 3rd place nations advance to the knockout stage. The highest finishing member of CONMEBOL will qualify to represent the confederation in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.

USA Fixture List for Copa America Group Stage:
7/5 Chile
7/9 Argentina
7/13 Venezuala

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Highlights from the opening Copa America Group Stage fixture between USA and Chile:


http://youtu.be/lE_S3ZZiP5w

USA / Chile
Shots 10/12
On Target 3/5
Possession 48/52
Tackles 12/26
Fouls 4/1
Yellow 0/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 0/1
Corners 0/1
Shot Accuracy % 30/41
Pass Accuracy % 82/89

USA were unlucky with their finishing on Sunday in their opening group stage match with Chile. Manager Jose Mourinho looked on with anguish as his forwards found the woodwork four times over the 90 minutes and Chile prevailed 2-0. The match started terribly for the Americans when Chile went ahead just 33 seconds in and their luck did not improve thereafter. USA will need to regroup quickly as they face Argentina on Thursday in the second of 3 group matches.

Around the Grounds
Copa America Group Stage
7/4
Bolivia 1:0 Uruguay
Colombia 2:1 Ecuador
7/5
Argentina 1:1 Venezuala
US 0:2 Chile
7/6
Brazil 4:0 Peru
Mexico 3:0 Paraguay
7/8
Bolivia 0:3 Colombia
Uruguay 4:0 Colombia

Notes:
Chelsea added 2 Portuguese nationals to their Youth Academy:
Fernao Medeiros age 16 (43-55 OVR, 69-87 OVR)
Martinho Jardim age 15 (43-57 OVR, 64-86 OVR)

The Blues have terminated the contact of Finnish Youth Scout Kalle Koskinen.

[steelerfan]

Highlights from the Copa America group stage match between USA and Argentina:


http://youtu.be/xj9ZsDBhBcM

USA / Argentina
Shots 11/13
On Target 3/5
Possession 50/50
Tackles 24/23
Fouls 2/2
Yellow 0/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 2/0
Corners 2/3
Shot Accuracy % 27/38
Pass Accuracy % 78/82

USA Goals: Dempsey 30', Bradley 70'
USA Assists: Bradley

In one of the biggest wins in USMNT history, the United States upset Lionel Messi and Argentina on Thursday in the Copa America, 2-1. Clint Dempsey scored in the 30th minute to give the US the lead but Messi would equalize just before half time. In the 70th minute, Michael Bradley sunk the Argentinians when, on a set piece, the ball deflected to him at just inside the 18-yard line. Bradley shot a laser through heavy traffic that ricocheted of a defender and into the Argentine net. The Americans would survive the final 20 minutes to secure a big 3 points that puts them on the brink of moving to the knockout phase.

A draw against Venezuela in their final group stage match will be enough to assure USA a spot in the Quarter Finals.

Around the Grounds
Copa America Group Stage
7/9
Chile 2:0 Venezuela
USA 2:1 Argentina
7/10
Mexico 1:0 Brazil
Paraguay 2:1 Peru
7/12
Colombia 1:2 Uruguay
Ecuador 3:0 Bolivia

Notes: Chelsea have signed 17 year old CB Ryan Blackman, an English national, to a senior contract from the youth squad. The deal will pay Blackman (68 OVR) 500 pounds per week on a two year contract. Chelsea are expected to list Blackman available for Loan.

The Blues have also, reportedly, agreed with German giants Bayern Munich on a massive transfer fee that would bring CB Jerome Boateng, 26, to Stamford Bridge as a replacement for Gary Cahill who left the club on a free transfer. Boateng is said to be in negotiations with the West London side on a new contract to complete his move from Germany. Meanwhile, Cahill has yet to find a new club.

[steelerfan]

Copa America Match Day 3, Venezuela vs USA:


http://youtu.be/ULIC5iSGhis

Venezuela / USA
Shots 14/5
On Target 4/2
Possession 57/43
Tackles 13/15
Fouls 5/5
Yellow 2/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 1/2
Corners 4/2
Shot Accuracy % 28/40
Pass Accuracy % 83/73

USA Goal: Zusi 37'
USA Booking: Donovan 33'

4 days after one of the greatest wins in US Soccer history, the Americans had a huge letdown and lost to Venezuela, 2-1. The United States finished 4th in Group B of the Copa America and were eliminated from the competition.

Around the Grounds
Copa America Group Stage
7/13
Argentina 3:0 Chile
Venezuela 2:1 USA
7/14
Brazil 3:1 Paraguay
Peru 0:1 Mexico

Copa America Quarter Finals
7/17
Colombia 1:0 Brazil
Uruguay 3:1 Ecuador
7/18
Chile 2:1 Venezuela
Mexico 0:1 Argentina

Copa America Semi Finals
7/21
Uruguay 2:1 Colombia
7/22
Chile 0:1 Argentina

Copa America Third Place
7/25
Colombia 0:1 Chile

Copa America Final
7/26
Uruguay 2:3 Argentina

Notes: Chelsea signed 17 year old English Goalkeeper Gary Benning (63 OVR) to their senior squad from the club's youth team. His deal is 2 years and will pay him 500 pounds per week.

Chelsea agreed to a 3-year contract with 26 year old CB Jerome Boateng, completing his 30 million pound transfer from Bayern Munich. Boateng will earn 160k pounds per week over the course of the contract making him the club's second highest paid player behind only Eden Hazard (170k).

Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has agreed to a contract with Borussia Dortmund, completing his 5.5 million pound move from Stamford Bridge.

Arsenal have completed the capture of Manchester City forward Edin Dzeko foe a reported fee of 26.5 million pounds.

[steelerfan]

Chelsea has two preseason friendlys this season. I simmed both.

7/30
Montpellier 0:2 Chelsea
CFC Goals: Marin 42', Marin 80'

In the first friendly, I played subs and reserves. Mohamed Salah suffered a pulled quad and will be out for 2 weeks. In the second friendly, I'll go with my regular XI.

Chelsea 2:0 Lazio
CFC Goals: Hazard 25', Oscar 80'

Lewis Baker has been sold to Millwall for 250k Pounds. Baker (64 OVR), 20, has not shown the promise that Chelsea were hoping for from the CAM.

Andre Schurrle was signed to a 1 year contract extension. The new deal raises his wages to 110k Pounds per week and ties him to Chelsea through the 2018-19 season.

Chelsea have added 16 year old Scot Coady (44-60 OVR, 74-94 POT), an English national, to their Youth Academy.

Robbie Keane, 35, has agreed to join newly-promoted Cardiff City from LA Galaxy.

CFC Fixture List for August 2015:
8/17 Everton
8/22 Southampton (away)
8/29 Hull City

[steelerfan]

2015-16 Chelsea Football Squad

Starting XI
GK Thibaut Courtois 86
LB Filipe Luis 82
CB Jerome Boateng 85
CB John Terry 81 (Captain)
RB Branislav Ivanovic 82
CDM Nemanja Matic 82
CM Cesc Fabregas 84
LM Eden Hazard 88
RM Andre Schurrle 82
CAM Oscar 84
ST Diego Costa 86

Substitutes
ST Fernando Torres 83*
ST Loic Remy 82
RM Willian 82
CDM Ramires 82
LB Cesar Azpilicueta 79
CB Tomas Kalas 75
GK Petr Cech 89*

Reserves
LW Lucas Piazon 80
LW Christian Atsu 78**
RW Bertrand Traore 74**
LW Nicky Hugill 65**
ST Isaiah Brown 64**
CAM Marko Marin 80*
CAM Thorgan Hazard 78
CM Marco van Ginkel 78
RM Mohamed Salah 76
RM Victor Moses 75*
CDM Oriol Romeu 74
CM Mario Pasalic 72**
CDM Ryan Blackman 68**
CM Ruben Loftus-Cheek 61**
CB Kurt Zouma 75
LB Ryan Bertrand 74*
CB Nathan Ake 70**
RB Todd Kane 67**
LB Raul Acuna 64**
CB Andreas Christensen 58*
GK Gary Benning 64**

*- indicates Transfer Listed
**- indicates Loan Listed

Note: Fernando Torres was recently recalled from Loan at AC Milan and promptly Transfer Listed.

[steelerfan]

The following players are beginning the final year of their current contracts:

Victor Moses (Transfer Listed)
24 years old
75 OVR
Position(s): RM/RW/LW
Wages: 50k/week

Todd Kane (Loan Listed)
21 years old
67 OVR
Position(s): RB/RM
Wages: 6k/week

Thorgan Hazard
22 years old
78 OVR
Position(s): CAM/LM
Wages: 60k/week

[steelerfan]

Highlights of the 2015-16 Barclays Premier League season opener between Chelsea and Everton:


http://youtu.be/bF90Vcsw3FQ

Chelsea / Everton
Shots 17/14
On Target 8/6
Possession 49/51
Tackles 14/22
Fouls 0/7
Yellow 0/3
Red 0/0
Offsides 0/0
Corners 5/3
Shot Accuracy % 47/42
Pass Accuracy % 84/86

CFC Goal: Hazard (PEN) 90'+5

It was a disappointing season debut for Chelsea as they lost a Premier League match under Jose Mourinho for just the third time at Stamford Bridge in his 6+ total seasons with the Blues. Previously, Chelsea had only lost to Sunderland in April 2014 and to Crystal Palace in May 2015 but Everton spoiled the Monday night opener, 2-1.

Chelsea will visit St. Mary's Stadium on Saturday where they will face Southampton who were 3-1 winners at The Boleyn Ground over West Ham last weekend.

Around the Grounds
8/15 - EPL
Aston Villa 3:0 Hull City
Cardiff City 1:1 Stoke City
Newcastle United 1:2 Manchester City
QPR 2:1 Arsenal
Spurs 2:1 Liverpool
Sunderland 1:0 Leicester City
West Ham 1:3 Southampton

8/16 - EPL
Watford 1:1 Manchester United
West Brom 1:1 Norwich City

8/17 - EPL
Chelsea 1:2 Everton

8/18 UCL Playoff Round 1st Leg
Vitesse 2:0 Spurs

8/20 - UEL Qualifying Round 1st Leg
Everton 2:1 Helsingborgs IF
Liverpool 3:1 Molde FK

Note: Chelsea signed Eden Hazard to a new contract that will pay the 24 year old 180,000 Pounds per week and ties him to the club through the 2018-19 season.

[steelerfan]

Highlights of Southampton vs Chelsea:


http://youtu.be/x07Wro5McPc

Southampton / Chelsea
Shots 6/14
On Target 1/4
Possession 47/53
Tackles 28/15
Fouls 4/0
Yellow 3/1
Red 1/0
Offsides 2/0
Corners 0/4
Shot Accuracy % 16/28
Pass Accuracy % 77/77

CFC Goals: Costa 66', Oscar 86', Remy 90'+5
CFC Assists: Schurrle 2

Chelsea bounced back strong from a bitter 2-1 opening defeat to Everton with a 3-0 trouncing of Southampton on Saturday. In the week leading up to the next Saturday's match (Hull City at Stamford Bridge), Chelsea managed to make several transfer moves.

19 year old center back Anrdeas Christensen (58 OVR) was sent to Dagenham & Redbridge of England's Football League 2 for a sum of just 70,000 Pounds; 18 year old striker Izzy Brown (64 OVR) was sent on a seaon-long loan to Middlesbrough FC of England's Football League Championship; 26 year old full back Ryan Bertrand (74 OVR) was sent to 1. FSV Mainz 05 of Germany's Bundesliga for a transfer fee of 3.2M Pounds; 27 year old attacking midfielder Marko Marin (80 OVR) was sent to Premier League rival Manchester City for 12M Pounds and finally, Willian (82 OVR) was sent with 16M Pounds to Manchester City in exchange for 29 year old Spanish attacking midfielder David Silva (88 OVR).

Silva is expected to take over the central attacking role with Oscar moving to the right side and Eden Hazard staying on the left. Silva will be available for selection by Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho this weekend and the deals with City may not be done either. Chelsea are said to have agreed with the Sky Blues on a fee that would send much-maligned striker Fernando Torres (83 OVR) to Manchester. The deal is pending agreement on a new contract for Torres.

Silva's deal with the Blues is for 2 years and will pay him 170,000 Pounds per week. Even with all of those shake ups, Chelsea managed to agree to a new contract with Eden Hazard's brother, Thorgan Hazard (78 OVR). Thorgan's deal keeps the 22 year old tied to the club through the 2018-19 season and will pay him 70,000 Pounds per week. Chelsea have also announced that they have made Mohamed Salah available for loan.

Around the Grounds
8/22 - EPL
Hull City 1:2 West Ham
Leicester City 2:1 Newcastle
Manchester City 2:1 Watford
Norwich City 1:1 Aston Villa
Southampton 0:3 Chelsea
West Brom 2:2 QPR

8/23 - EPL
Everton 0:0 Sunderland
Liverpool 0:2 Cardiff City
Manchester United 0:2 Spurs
Stoke City 1:1 Arsenal

8/26 - UCL Playoff Round 2nd Leg
Spurs 4:0 Vitesse (Spurs qualify for Group Stage on Aggregate, 4-2)

8/27 - UEL Qualifying Round 2nd Leg
Helsingborgs IF 0:2 Everton (Everton qualify for Group Stage on Aggregate, 4-1)
Molde FK 1:0 Liverpool (Liverpool qualify for Group Stage on Aggregate, 3-2)

8/28 - European Super Cup
Atletico Madrid 2:1 Manchester City


2015-16 UEFA Champions League Group Stage Draw
Group A
Manchester United
Juventus
Sevilla FC
FC Kobenhavn

Group B
Bayern Munich
Zenit St. Petersburg
Marseille
Celtic

Group C
PSG
Inter Milan
FC Porto
FC Basel

Group D
Manchester City
Bayer Leverkusen 04
CSKA Moscow
Ajax

Group E
Atletico Madrid
VfL Wolfsburg
LOSC Lille
Standard Liege

Group F
Chelsea
Roma
Fenerbahce SK
Brondby IF

Group G
Real Madrid
Borussia Dortmund
SL Benfica
Dinamo Moscow

Group H
FC Barcelona
Tottenham Hotspur
Besiktas JK
RB Salzburg

In the UEFA Europa League, Everton will play in Group B with RSC Anderlecht, Vitesse and FK Austria; Newcastle United will play in Group F with FC Twente, PAOK and Grasshopper; Liverpool will play in Group K with SC Braga, KRC Genk and Aberdeen; Arsenal will play in Group L with 1899 Hoffenheim, FC Utrecht and Aalborg BK.

[steelerfan]

Chelsea vs Hull City highlights:


http://youtu.be/FlmUJujnhGw

Chelsea / Hull City
Shots 17/12
On Target 8/3
Possession 50/50
Tackles 22/21
Fouls 1/1
Yellow 0/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 3/0
Corners 3/2
Shot Accuracy % 47/25
Pass Accuracy % 75/78

CFC Goals: Costa 53', Matic 63', Oscar 90'+5
CFC Assists: Silva, Luis, Piazon

Chelsea were easy winners again on Saturday as they closed out the month of August with a 3-0 result over Hull City at Stamford Bridge. Former Manchester City man David Silva impressed in his debut for the Blues with several near misses and by assisting on Diego Costa's match winning goal in the 53rd minute.

Chelsea completed several more transfers before the window slammed shut on Monday. 20 year old midfielder Mario Pasalic (72 OVR) was sent to Nottingham Forest of the Football League Championship on a season-long loan; Chelsea added 22 year old English striker Connor Wickham (75 OVR) after agreeing to a fee of 5.25M Pounds with Sunderland; The Blues sent 23 year old forward Christian Atsu to Germany's Bayer Leverkusen for a season long loan with the Bundesliga side and they finally rid themselves of former Liverpool striker Fernando Torres (83 OVR) by agreeing to a 9.5M transfer with Manchester City.

Torres scored just 20 Premier League goals in 111 appearances for Chelsea after joining the West London side from Liverpool during the 2010-11 season. Torres, 31, had scored 65 goals in 102 appearances with the Reds before moving to Stamford Bridge for a whopping 50M Pounds.

In total, there were 167,375,000 Pounds spent on Deadline Day. Chelsea spent 51.25M Pounds in the Summer window while bringing in 30.695M from outgoing transfers.

Chelsea will visit Morecambe FC on Tuesday night in the 2nd Round of the Capital One Cup. The Shrimps are currently 16th in Football League 2.

Around the Grounds
8/29 - EPL
Arsenal 2:2 Liverpool
Aston Villa 1:1 West Brom
Cardiff City 2:2 Manchester City
Chelsea 3:0 Hull City
Newcastle 2:0 Everton
QPR 1:1 Stoke City
Sunderland 1:0 Southampton
Watford 2:1 Leicester City
West Ham 2:2 Norwich City

8/30 - EPL
Spurs 1:0 Manchester City

CFC Fixture List for September 2015
9/1 - COC Morecambe (away)
9/12 - EPL Norwich City (away)
9/15 - UCL Fenerbahce SK
9/19 - EPL West Brom
9/26 - EPL Aston Villa (away)
9/30 - UCL Brondby IF (away)

[steelerfan]

Highlights of the Capital One Cup 2nd Round tie between Morecambe and Chelsea


http://youtu.be/iHROUIb2GYw

Morecambe / Chelsea
Shots 6/16
On Target 1/7
Possession 49/51
Tackles 25/15
Fouls 4/2
Yellow 0/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 2/0
Corners 0/2

CFC Goals: Remy 45'+3, Piazon (PEN) 64', Wickham 90'
CFC Assist: van Ginkel
CFC Booking: Salah (Y) 57'

Chelsea were easy 3-0 winners in Morecambe on Tuesday night in the 2nd Round of the Capital One Cup and have drawn to visit Blackburn Rovers in Round 3 on September 22. Following the upcoming international break, Chelsea (2-0-1) will visit Norwich City (0-3-0) on September 12. The Canaries were re-promoted after spending last season in The Football League Championship.

The Blues added 7 players to their Youth Academy. They are:
England
Damian Kightly - age 16 (45-59 OVR, 70-94 POT)
Lee Wheeler - age 15 (46-60 OVR, 68-90 POT)

Brazil
Jorge Prestes - age 16 (50-62 OVR, 71-89 POT)
Ricardo Aldair - age 15 (41-53 OVR, 70-94 POT)
Jaoa Aldair - age 15 (44-60 OVR, 67-91 POT)
Fabio Anibal - age 16 (35-45 OVR, 68-88 POT)
Estevao Catarino - age 15 (40-54 OVR, 63-87 POT)

Around the Grounds
9/1 - COC 2nd Round
Leicester City 2:1 Bolton
Liverpool 1:2 Spurs
Millwall 1:2 Newcastle
MK Dons 1:2 Stoke City
Morecambe 0:3 Chelsea
Southampton 3:0 West Brom
Watford 2:1 Oxford United

9/2 - COC 2nd Round
Arsenal 3:1 Brentford
Chesterfield 0:1 Sunderland
West Ham 2:1 Shrewsbury

9/5 - IF (simmed)
Uruguay 2:1 USA
USA Goal: Brooks 16'

9/9 - IF (simmed)
USA 2:1 Venezuela
USA Goals: Donovan 36', 50'
USA Injury: Aron Johannson (LCL - out 3 months)

[steelerfan]

Highlights of Norwich City vs Chelsea:


http://youtu.be/2vK-hpvsMBc

Norwich City / Chelsea
Shots 15/10
On Target 4/4
Possession 50/50
Tackles 26/19
Fouls 5/3
Yellow 1/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 0/1
Corners 4/5
Shot Accuracy % 26/40
Pass Accuracy % 87/82

CFC Booking: Terry (Y) 30'

Chelsea were shock-result losers to Norwich City 1-0 on Saturday. Left Back Filipe Luis suffered a broken toe in the first half and is expected out for 2 months. The Blues will open UEFA Champions League play on Tuesday at Stamford Bridge against Turkish side Fenerbahce in Group F.

Chelsea announced that they have signed 17 year old German winger Robin Andrich (63 OVR) to their senior squad from their Youth Academy. The club intends to make Andrich available for loan in January.

Around the Grounds
9/12 - EPL
Everton 4:0 Watford
Hull City 3:1 Sunderland
Leicester City 0:1 Spurs
Liverpool 1:0 Stoke City
Manchester United 1:1 Arsenal
Norwich City 1:0 Chelsea
Southampton 2:1 Newcastle
West Brom 2:2 West Ham

9/13 - EPL
Aston Villa 0:1 QPR
Manchester City 3:1 QPR

[steelerfan]

UEFA Champion League Group Stage highlights of Chelsea and Fenerbahce SK on Match Day 1:


http://youtu.be/-1MeVFttpRY

Chelsea / Fenerbahce
Shots 13/16
On Target 8/5
Possession 49/51
Tackles 16/22
Fouls 2/3
Yellow 0/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 1/0
Corners 1/2
Shot Accuracy % 61/31
Pass Accuracy % 83/86

CFC Goals: Oscar 45', Oscar 53', Schurrle 88', Costa 90'+3
CFC Assists: Schurrle, Remy, Silva

Oscar scored a pair of goals, including a brilliant header late in the first half, to help get Chelsea off to a flying start to the Champions League Group Stage with a 4-1 win over Turkish side Fenerbahce SK at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night. The Blues (2-0-2) will return to Premier League action on Saturday when they host West Bromwich Albion (0-4-0) before visiting Football Championship League side Blackburn Rovers on Tuesday in the League Cup's 3rd Round.

Around the Grounds
9/15 - UCL
Atletico Madrid 1:0 Lille
Brondby IF 0:2 Roma
Chelsea 4:1 Fenerbahce Sk
Dinamo Moskva 0:3 Borussia Dortmund
Barcelona 2:1 Besiktas JK
RB Slazburg 1:0 Spurs
Real Madrid 0:1 SL Benfica
Standard Liege 1:0 VfL Wolfsburg

9/16 - UCL
Ajax 1:2 Bayer Leverkusen 04
Celtic 1:1 Zenit
FC Basel 1:1 Inter
Bayern Munich 2:1 Marseille
FC Kobenhavn 0:1 Juventus
Manchester City 1:1 CSKA Moskva
Manchester United 2:1 Sevilla FC
PSG 3:1 FC Porto

9/17 - UEL
Arsenal 2:0 FC Utrecht
Everton 1:0 Vitesse
Liverpool 2:1 KRC Genk
Newcastle 1:1 PAOK

[steelerfan]

Highlights of Chelsea vs West Brom from Stamford Bridge:


http://youtu.be/1Y_cXjuWaZk

Chelsea / West Brom
Shots 14/7
On Target 8/3
Possession 49/51
Tackles 15/26
Fouls 2/2
Yellow 1/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 0/0
Corners 3/3
Shot Accuracy % 57/42
Pass Accuracy % 87/87

CFC Goal: Costa 64'
CFC Assist: Silva
CFC Booking: Fabregas 12'

Following Chelsea's 1-1 draw with West Brom on Saturday, the Blues have taken just 7 of a possible 15 points in the Premier League through 5 matches this season as Jose Mourinho's side have struggled to find chemistry with new additions David Silva and Jerome Boateng. Chelsea will visit Blackburn Rovers on Tuesday in the 3rd Round of the Capital One Cup where Mourinho is expected to deploy a Starting XI of mostly substitutes though he is almost certain to mix in a few regulars and also some reserves.

Around the Grounds
9/19 - EPL
Arsenal 2:2 Manchester City
Cardiff City 2:1 Leicester City
Chelsea 1:1 West Brom
Newcastle 2:2 Hull City
Spurs 2:1 Everton
Stoke City 0:3 Manchester United
Sunderland 0:3 Norwich City
Watford 1:2 Southampton
West Ham 1:2 Aston Villa

9/20 - EPL
QPR 1:2 Liverpool

[steelerfan]

Highlights of the 3rd Round of the Capital One Cup, Blackburn Rovers vs Chelsea:


http://youtu.be/YTkQyXiglS4

Blackburn / Chelsea
Shots 10/13
On Target 1/8
Possession 50/50
Tackles 21/9
Fouls 6/2
Yellow 4/1
Red 2/0
Offsides 0/1
Corners 1/2
Shot Accuracy % 10/61
Pass Accuracy % 82/78

CFC Goals: Remy 25', Remy 33', Evans (OG) 35', Remy 54', Piazon (PEN) 81', van Ginkel 90'+2
CFC Assists: T. Hazard, E. Hazard, Wickham
CFC Booking: T. Hazard 90+2'

For all of the struggles that Chelsea have experienced in their first 5 Premier League matches this season, there have been no such trials in their 3 cup ties. With wins over Morecambe (3-0) and Fenerbahce (4-1) under their belts already in domestic and continental cup competitions, the Blues destroyed Blackburn Rovers 6-0 in the 3rd Round of the Capital One Cup on Tuesday. Loic Remy led the charge scoring a hat trick for Chelsea. Full back Cesar Azpilicueta suffered a bruised shoulder in the win and is expected to miss the West Londoners next 2 fixtures, making things difficult with Filipe Luis (broken toe) already down for another 2 months.

The Blues have drawn to host Sunderland at Stamford Bridge on October 28 in the League Cup's Round of 16. But, up next, Chelsea (2-1-2) will travel to Villa Park to face 5th placed Aston Villa (2-2-1) in Premier League action.

Around the Grounds
9/22 - COC R3
Arsenal 2:1 Manchester City
Blackburn 0:6 Chelsea
Cardiff City 0:1 Southampton
Charlton Athletic 3:1 Doncaster
Everton 1:2 Norwich City
Ipswich Town 1:0 Stoke City
Newcastle 1:2 Brighton & Hove
Reading 1:0 Leed United
Spurs 4:1 Birmingham City
Sunderland 2:1 Fleetwood Town
West Ham 2:2 (4-3p) Watford

9/23 - COC R3
Aston Villa 3:1 Middlesbrough
Leicester 0:2 Hull City
Manchester United 3:0 Blackpool
QPR 1: Bradford City
Wolverhampton 2:0 Southend United

[steelerfan]

From Villa Park, highlights of Aston Villa and Chelsea:


http://youtu.be/hB2NzQreX34

Aston Villa / Chelsea
Shots 13/11
On Target 1/7
Possession 49/51
Tackles 25/9
Fouls 3/1
Yellow 2/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 1/2
Corners 1/2
Shot Accuracy % 7/63
Pass Accuracy % 80/77

CFC Goals: Silva 28', Costa 80'
CFC Assist: Oscar

Chelsea took a much-needed 3 points from Villa over the weekend to climb to 5th in the Premier League table. The Blues will visit Danish side Brondby on Wednesday in the Champions League.

Around the Grounds
9/26 - EPL
Aston Villa 0:2 Chelsea
Everton 2:0 Cardiff City
Manchester City 3:1 Stoke City
Manchester United 1:2 Liverpool
Norwich City 1:2 Newcastle
Southampton 1:0 Spurs
West Brom 1:1 Sunderland
West Ham 0:2 QPR

9/27 - EPL
Hull City 0:0 Watford
Leicester City 1:1 Arsenal

9/29 - UCL
Ajax 2:2 Manchester City
Bayer Leverkusen 04 1:1 CSKA Moskva
Celtic 1:0 Bayern Munich
FC Basel 1:1 PSG
FC Kobenhavn 0:3 Manchester United
Inter 2:0 FC Porto
Juventus 0:1 Sevilla FC
Zenit 0:1 Marseille

[steelerfan]

Highlights from Match Day 2 in the Group Stage of the UEFA Champions League. Brondby vs Chelsea:


http://youtu.be/b5G8ZuQSznU

Brondby IF / Chelsea
Shots 13/12
On Target 3/9
Possession 50/50
Tackles 18/19
Fouls 2/3
Yellow 1/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 0/1
Corners 1/2
Shot Accuracy % 23/75
Pass Accuracy % 82/78

CFC Goals: van Ginkel 3', Schurrle 45'+1, Hazard 83'
CFC Assists: Ramires, Remy, Schurrle
CFC Booking: Remy 77'

Chelsea were easy winners in another cup match on Wednesday, defeating Brondby IF 3-0 behind a brilliant goal from Marco van Ginkel in the third minute and tallies from both Andre Schurrle and Eden Hazard. Petr Cech kept his 2nd clean sheet in 4 cup appearances this season, playing ahead of Thibaut Courtois who has 3 clean sheets in 6 Premier League starts.

Ahead of the upcoming international break, Chelsea (3-1-2) will open the month of October at Stamford Bridge on Sunday in a London Derby against East London's West Ham United (1-2-3).

Around the Grounds
9/30 - UCL
Borussia Dortmund 1:1 SL Benfica
Brondby IF 0:3 Chelsea
Dinamo Moskva 0:1 Real Madrid
RB Salzburg 1:1 Barcelona
Roma 3:1 Fenerbahce SK
Spurs 1:1 Besiktas JK
Standard Liege 2:1 Atletico Madrid
VfL Wolfsburg 2:2 LOSC Lille

10/1 - UEL
Aalborg BK 2:2 Arsenal
Aberdeen 1:0 Liverpool
FK Austria 0:1 Everton
Grasshopper 0:0 Newcastle

10/3 - EPL
Cardiff City 1:2 Southampton
Stoke City 2:1 Leicester City
Watford 2:0 Norwich City

Notes: Cesar Azpilicueta has recovered from the bruised shoulder that he suffered in the win over Blackburn Rovers in the Capital One Cup and will be available for selection on Sunday.

Chelsea have signed two players from their Youth Academy to their senior squad. Center back (67 OVR) Miguel Varela, 16, a Spanish national has been signed through the 2016-17 season and English national Michael Barchum, 16, a CAM (72 OVR) has been signed through 2016-17 as well. Both players have immediately been made available for Loan.

[steelerfan]

Highlights from the Premier League, Chelsea vs West Ham United:


http://youtu.be/iDNgrSpRORc

Chelsea / West Ham
Shots 9/7
On Target 5/2
Possession 48/52
Tackles 13/15
Fouls 4/1
Yellow Cards 2/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 0/2
Corners 2/2
Shot Accuracy % 55/28
Pass Accuracy % 76/79

CFC Goal: Costa 26'
CFC Assist: Schurrle
CFC Bookings: Ivanovic 11', Fabregas 19'

A thundering Diego Costa header in the 26th minute provided the difference on Sunday at Stamford Bridge as West Londoners Chelsea were 1-0 winners over East Londoners West Ham United in Premier League action.

The Blues have added 2 English nationals to their Youth Academy, Hakeeb Barker (age 15, 39-51 OVR, 69-93 POT), Reise Murphy (age 16, 49-65 OVR, 74-94 POT) as well as Brazilian Luciano Caldeira (age 15, 50-66 OVR, 69-93 POT). Chelsea has also agreed to a new contract with Cesar Azpilicueta. The new deal will pay the defender 90,000 pounds per week and keeps "Dave" with the club through the 2019-20 campaign.

Following the international break, 4th placed Chelsea (4-1-2) will clash with West London rivals Queens Park Rangers (3-2-2) who are currently 6th in the table. Of interesting note in the EPL table through 7 games this season, the league's only unbeaten side are West Bromwich Albion who are ninth in the league with 1 win and 6 draws. 17th placed Arsenal are the competition's lone winless club at 0-5-2.

Around the Grounds
10/4 - EPL
Arsenal 0:1 Everton
Chelsea 1:0 West Ham
Liverpool 1:2 Manchester City
Newcastle United 0:2 West Brom
QPR 0:1 Manchester United
Spurs 2:1 Hull City
Sunderland 0:1 Aston Villa

10/10 - IF
Egypt 0:1 USA (simmed)
USA Goal: Donovan 74'

10/14 - IF
USA 3:0 Ivory Coast
USA Goals: Zardes 7', Zusi 46', Bradley 65'

[steelerfan]

Rumors have begun to swirl in the media that midfielder Andre Schurrle is unsettled at Chelsea and is considering a move away from the West London club.

Neither the club nor Schurrle have confirmed the reports to date.

Schurrle, 24, won the World Cup in Brazil in 2014 with Germany and has been with the Blues since 2013.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A

[steelerfan]

Highlights of a West London Derby between Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers:


http://youtu.be/BGwi6LXDB-E

Chelsea / QPR
Shots 14/9
On Target 5/4
Possession 52/48
Tackles 12/30
Fouls 0/4
Yellow 0/2
Red 0/1
Offsides 0/1
Corners 6/4
Shot Accuracy % 35/44
Pass Accuracy % 80/76

CFC Goals: Remy 18', van Ginkel 90'+5
CFC Assists: Oscar, Ake

In the dying embers of stoppage time, Marco van Ginkel scored his 3rd goal in just 4 appearances this season (his first of each in the Premier League) to lift Chelsea to a 2-1 win against West London rivals QPR. Striker Loic Remy sustained a right knee injury (MCL) and is expected out 3 months. Chelsea have a big Champions League match ahead on Wednesday night at Stamford Bridge against Roma. The Blues are level atop Group F with Roma at 6 points (2-0-0) though Chelsea have a +6 to +4 goal differential advantage.

Around the Grounds
10/17 - EPL
Chelsea 2:1 QPR
Everton 4:0 Stoke City
Hull City 1:2 Cardiff City
Leicester City 0:0 Liverpool
Manchester City 1:1 Manchester United
Norwich City 0:2 Spurs
West Ham 1:1 Sunderland

10/18 - EPL
Aston Villa 0:0 Newcastle
Southampton 1:0 Arsenal
West Brom 1:0 Watford

10/20 - UCL
CSKA Moskva 3:1 Ajax
Bayern Munich 3:0 Zenit
FC Porto 1:2 FC Basel
Manchester City 1:1 Bayer Leverkusen 04
Manchester United 1:1 Juventus
Marseille 1:0 Celtic
PSG 1:1 Inter
Sevilla FC 4:0 FC Kobenhavn

[steelerfan]

From Match Day 3 in the Group Stage of the UEFA Champions League, highlights of Chelsea vs Roma:


http://youtu.be/W-kkXyjJvac

Chelsea / Roma
Shots 11/12
On Target 4/9
Possession 47/53
Tackles 11/19
Fouls 3/1
Yellow 1/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 2/0
Corners 6/6
Shot Accuracy % 36/75
Pass Accuracy % 77/84

CFC Goal: Costa 60'
CFC Assist: Silva
CFC Booking: Boateng (Y) 18'

A pair of penalties inside 20 minutes from kickoff doomed Chelsea to a 2-1 loss to Roma in Champions League Play as Rome seized control of the group at the halfway mark of the stage.

Chelsea (5-1-2) will now play Sunderland (2-3-3) twice in a five day span. First will be Saturday's Premier League clash at the Stadium of Light followed by Wednesday's Capital One Cup Round of 16 tie at Stamford Bridge.

Around the Grounds
10/21 - UCL
Atletico Madrid 1:1 VfL Wolfsburg
Besiktas JK 4:1 RB Salzburg
Chelsea 1:2 Roma
FC Barcelona 1:1 Spurs
Fenerbahce SK 2:0 Brondby IF
LOSC Lille 2:1 Standard Liege
Real Madrid 1:0 Borussia Dortmund
SL Benfica 2:1 Dinamo Moskva

10/22 - UEL
Arsenal 1:1 1899 Hoffenheim
Everton 3:1 RSC Anderlecht
Liverpool 4:0 SC Braga
Newcastle 1:0 FC Twente

UEFA Champions League Group Tables
Group A
Manchester United 7 points, +4
Sevilla FC 6, +4
Juventus 4,0
FC Kobenhavn 0, -8

Group B
Bayern Munich 6, +3
Marseille 6, +1
Celtic 4,0
Zenit 1, -4

Group C
PSG 5, +2
Inter 5, +2
FC Basel 5, +1
FC Porto 0, -5

Group D
CSKA Moskva 5, +2
Bayer Leverkusen 04 5, +1
Manchester City 3,0
Ajax 1, -3

Group E
Standard Liege 6, +1
Atletico Madrid 4,0
LOSC Lille 4,0
VfL Wolfsburg 2, -1

Group F
Roma 9, +5
Chelsea 6, +5
Fenerbahce SK 3, -3
Brondby IF 0, -7

Group G
SL Benfica 7, +2
Real Madrid 6, +1
Borussia Dortmund 4, +2
Dinamo Moskva 0, -5

Group H
FC Barcelona 5, +1
Besiktas JK 4, +2
RB Salzburg 4, -2
Spurs 2, -1

[steelerfan]

Rumors continue to swirl that Andre Schurrle is unsettled at Stamford Bridge and is homesick for his native Germany. German side Bayern Munich are said to be among the club's that have taken notice and are preparing to make a swoop for the attacking midfielder should Chelsea decide to sell in January.

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[steelerfan]

From the Barclays Premier League, Sunderland vs Chelsea:


http://youtu.be/QLN8lxPsJo8

Sunderland / Chelsea
Shots: 12/14
On Target: 6/6
Possession: 52/48
Tackles 29/23
Fouls: 2/3
Yellow: 1/2
Red: 1/0
Offsides: 0/3
Corners: 1/2
Shot Accuracy %: 50/42
Pass Accuracy %: 74/78

CFC Goals: Costa 15', Silva 68', Hazard (PEN) 74'
CFC Assists: Matic 2, Costa
CFC Bookings: Matic (Y) 8', Costa (Y) 33'

In a back-and-forth Premier League match on Saturday, Chelsea were disappointed to come away with just a draw in a 3-3 result at the Stadium of Light as Sunderland pulled level in the 87th minute despite being a man down. The sides will face one another again on Wednesday at Stamford Bridge. Wednesday's match is a cup tie in the Capital One Cup's Round of 16.

Around the Grounds
10/24 - EPL
Arsenal 3:2 Hull City
Cardiff City 2:2 Norwich City
Manchester United 3:1 Leicester City
QPR 1:1 Manchester City
Spurs 1:0 West Brom
Stoke City 2:1 Southampton
Sunderland 3:3 Chelsea
Watford 0:3 Aston Villa

10/25 - EPL
Liverpool 1:2 Everton
Newcastle United 3:1 West Ham

10/27 - COC R16
Brighton & Hove 2:0 Hull City
Charlton Athletic 0:1 Manchester United
Ipswich Town 1:0 Arsenal
Norwich City 0:1 Southampton
Spurs 2:1 Wolverhampton

[steelerfan]

Highlights from the Capital One Cup Round of 16 between Chelsea and Sunderland:


http://youtu.be/RT0BcXd_TrI?list=UUXxk0-5FWZITvw3zAkCHkzg

Chelsea / Sunderland
Shots 13/8
On Target 6/1
Possession 53/47
Tackles 9/22
Fouls 2/2
Yellow 1/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 0/1
Corners 4/2
Shot Accuracy % 46/12
Pass Accuracy % 79/82

CFC Goals: Silva 62', Costa 90'
CFC Assists: Costa, Hazard
CFC Booking: Oscar (Y) 5'

After coming on for Branislav Ivanovic in the 72nd minute, Chelsea Captain John Terry went from goat to hero on Wednesday night at Stamford Bridge, with a helping hand from Diego Costa. The Blues were clinging to a 1-0 lead in the 86th minute when Terry put an attempted clearance past Thibaut Courtois into the Chelsea net for an equalizing Own Goal. However, Costa answered with a 90th minute go-ahead goal and Terry cleared another potential equalizer off the Chelsea goal line deep into stoppage time to preserve the 2-1 result.

The Blues will face West Ham United at Stamford Bridge on December 2nd in the Quarter Finals of the competition after the Hammers took down Queens Park Rangers 2-0 in the Round of 16. But up next, Chelsea (5-2-2) close out October with a Halloween visit from Newcastle United (3-2-4) on Saturday in Premier League action.

Around the Grounds
10/28 - COC R16
Chelsea 2:1 Sunderland
Reading 1:2 Aston Villa
West Ham 2:0 QPR

[steelerfan]

Highlights of Chelsea and Newcastle United:


http://youtu.be/--G9MJJcMY0

Chelsea / Newcastle
Shots 11/11
On Target 9/5
Possession 51/49
Tackles 13/20
Fouls 2/4
Yellow 1/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 2/1
Corners 5/4
Shot Accuracy % 81/45
Pass Accuracy % 78/84

CFC Goals: Piazon 30', Piazon (PEN) 38', Wickham 75'
CFC Assists: Oscar, Matic, Silva
CFC Booking: Terry (Y) 11'

Chelsea fell behind the Magpies twice but fought back and eventually got a 75th minute winner from Conner Wickham after Lucas Piazon had scored twice in the first half. The result went to the Blues, 3-2 winners over Newcastle United.

Chelsea will return to Champions League action on Tuesday, November 3rd as they open the new month with a trip to Turkey to face Fenerbahce SK whom they beat 4-1 at Stamford Bridge on September 15.

Around the Grounds
10/31 - EPL
Aston Villa 2:2 Spurs
Chelsea 3:2 Newcastle
Everton 1:0 Manchester United
Hull City 1:1 Stoke City
Norwich City 0:0 Arsenal
West Brom 2:1 Cardiff City
West Ham 2:2 Watford

11/1 - EPL
Leicester 1:2 Manchester City
Southampton 2:0 Liverpool
Sunderland 1:2 QPR

[steelerfan]

CFC Fixture Last for November 2015:

11/3 UCL - Fenerbahce SK (away)
11/7 EPL - Watford (away)
11/11 EPL - Tottenham
11/21 EPL - Cardiff City (away)
11/25 UCL - Roma (away)
11/28 EPL - Arsenal

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A

[steelerfan]

In Chelsea's 3-2 win over Newcastle United, attacking mid Oscar suffered a sprained ankle and could miss a month.

Jose Mourinho's side are still without left back Filipe Luis (toe) for 3 weeks and striker Loic Remy (MCL) for about 3 months.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A

[steelerfan]

Highlights from Match Day 4 of the Group Stage of the UEFA Champions League: Fenerbahce vs Chelsea:


http://youtu.be/Nac75Uveq-c?list=UUXxk0-5FWZITvw3zAkCHkzg

Fenerbahce / Chelsea
Shots 8/15
On Target 2/6
Possession 44/56
Tackles 20/15
Fouls 6/1
Yellow 2/1
Red 1/0
Offsides 1/2
Corners 0/3
Shot Accuracy % 25/40
Pass Accuracy % 75/75

CFC Goals: Schurrle 3', Fabregas (PEN) 45', Costa 76', E. Hazard 79', T. Hazard 87'
CFC Assists: E. Hazard, Costa, Schurrle
CFC Booking: Salah (Y) 87'

Chelsea were easy winners in Turkey on Tuesday night in Champions League action, dispatching Fenerbahce SK 5-2. The Blues (6-2-2) will return to domestic action on Saturday when they visit Watford (2-3-5) in a Barclays Premier League clash at Vicarage Road.

Around the Grounds
11/3 - UCL
Besiktas JK 0:3 Barcelona
Fenerbahce SK 2:5 Chelsea
LOSC Lille 1:2 Atletico Madrid
Real Madris 2:0 Dinamo Moskva
Roma 3:0 Brondby IF
SL Benfica 0:2 Borussia Dortmund
Spurs 3:1 RB Salzburg
VfL Wolfsburg 1:1 Standard Liege

11/4 - UCL
Bayer Leverkusen 04 2:0 Ajax
CSKA Moskva 1:2 Manchester City
Bayern Munich 2:0 Celtic
FC Porto 1:1 Inter MIlan
Manchester United 1:0 FC Kobenhavn
Marseille 1:0 Zenit St. Petersburg
PSG 4:0 FC Basel
Sevilla FC 2:1 Juventus

11/5 - UEL
Everton 3:1 FK Austria
FC Utrecht 0:2 Arsenal
Liverpool 4:0 Aberdeen
PAOK 1:1 Newcastle

[steelerfan]

Highlights of Watford vs Chelsea:


http://youtu.be/OkajJ-J4F6Q?list=UUXxk0-5FWZITvw3zAkCHkzg

Watford / Chelsea
Shots 11/7
On Target 6/2
Possession 51/49
Tackles 30/16
Fouls 3/1
Yellow 0/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 1/1
Corners 2/4
Shot Accuracy % 54/28
Pass Accuracy % 74/73

CFC Booking: Hazard (Y) 90'

With several of the "big guns" watching from the bench, Chelsea were scoreless draw victims at Vicarage Road on Saturday against Watford. Jose Mourinho chose to rest many of his key players for Wednesday's clash with league-leading Spurs, but he did bring Eden Hazard, Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas on late in an unsuccessful attempt to steal the points.

Chelsea (6-3-2) will host Tottenham (9-1-1) Wednesday night at Stamford Bridge. Trailing Spurs by 7 points this is a crucial match for Chelsea, should they expect to contend for the league title.

Around the Grounds
11/7 - EPL
Arsenal 1:1 West Brom
Cardiff City 1:1 Aston Villa
Liverpool 1:1 Hull City
Manchester City 0:1 Everton
Manchester United 1:2 Southampton
Newcastle 2:1 Sunderland
QPR 1:1 Leicester City
Spurs 2:0 West Ham
Stoke City 1:1 Norwich City
Watford 0:0 Chelsea

11/10 - EPL
Southampton 0:3 Manchester City
West Brom 1:0 Stoke City
West Ham 2:1 Cardiff City

[steelerfan]

Highlights of Chelsea vs Tottenham:


http://youtu.be/lgklomfs0Nk

Chelsea / Spurs
Shots 11/16
On Target 6/4
Possession 49/51
Tackles 14/20
Fouls 1/4
Yellow 0/1
Red 0/1
Offsides 1/3
Corners 4/1
Shot Accuracy % 54/25
Pass Accuracy % 73/76

CFC Goals: Costa 16', Costa 45', Costa 56', Costa 85'
CFC Assists: Fabregas 2, E. Hazard, Salah

Diego Costa exploded for 4 goals to take the lead atop the Premier League's scoring chart with 10 goals on the season as Chelsea were runaway winners over table-toppers Tottenham on Wednesday night at Stamford Bridge, 4-1. The points move Chelsea to third in the table, 4 points behind Spurs and 2 behind Everton as the international break calls.

Following the break, Chelsea (7-3-2) will visit Cardiff City (3-4-5). The Bluebirds are currently 13th in the league with 13 points from 12 matches.

Around the Grounds
11/11 - EPL
Aston Villa 1:2 Arsenal
Chelsea 4:1 Spurs
Everton 0:0 Leicester City
Hull City 1:1 Manchester United
Newcastle 2:1 QPR
Norwich City 0:2 Liverpool
Sunderland 2:1 Watford

11/14 - IF (simmed)
USA 3:1 Belgium
USA Goals: Altidore 13', Dempsey 35', Marshall 89'

11/18 - IF (simmed)
India 0:0 USA

Note: Chelsea have signed 16-year-old England National John Clarke (46-62 OVR, 68-92 POT) to their youth squad.

[steelerfan]

Cardiff City vs Chelsea, the highlights:


http://youtu.be/jsCIYxiwTpM

Cardiff City / Chelsea
Shots 13/12
On Target 4/6
Possession 49/51
Tackles 27/16
Fouls 2/1
Yellow 1/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 1/2
Corners 6/2
Shot Accuracy % 30/50
Pass Accuracy % 82/83

CFC Goals: Costa 23', Piazon 38', Silva 45', Wickham 50'
CFC Assists: Moses 3, Matic

Chelsea were easy winners over Cardiff City on Saturday, 4-0. The Blues will visit Roma on Wednesday night in a critical UEFA Champions League Group F match. Roma (4-0-0) are 3 points clear of Chelsea (3-0-1) but are level on goal difference meaning a win for the West Londoners would vault them to the top of the group table. Both clubs look comfortable to advance to the knockout rounds.

Around the Grounds
11/21 - EPL
Arsenal 3:1 West Ham
Cardiff City 0:4 Chelsea
Manchester City 1:1 Hull City
Manchester United 3:1 Norwich City
QPR 3:2 Everton
Spurs 1:1 Sunderland
Stoke City 0:0 Aston Villa
Watford 1:1 Newcastle

11/22 - EPL
Leicester 0:1 Southampton
Liverpool 0:2 West Brom

11/24 - UCL
Ajax 1:1 CSKA Moskva
Bayer Leverkusen 04 0:1 Manchester City
FC Porto 0:0 PSG
Inter 3:0 FC Basel
Juventus 3:0 FC Kobenhavn
Marseille 2:2 Bayern Munich
Sevilla FC 3:1 Manchester United
Zenit 0:1 Celtic

[steelerfan]

Highlights of Match Day 5 in the Group Stage of the UEFA Champions League - Roma vs Chelsea:


http://youtu.be/iYp15q3_k_Y

Roma / Chelsea
Shots 11/10
On Target 5/4
Possession 48/52
Tackles 18/10
Fouls 4/2
Yellow 1/0
Red 1/0
Offsides 0/2
Corners 4/2
Shot Accuracy % 45/40
Pass Accuracy % 77/80

CFC Goal: Costa 90'
CFC Assist: Wickham

Despite being a man up for the entirety of the second half Chelsea were unable to claim the 3 points and the top spot in Group F and, instead, needed a late Diego Costa equalizer to secure second place in the group and assure themselves a spot in the Champions League Round of 16. With the 1-1 result, Match Day 6 has become completely irrelevant in Group F.

Roma (13 points) have secured the top spot by virtue of earning 4 points against Chelsea. The Blues (10 points) will finish 2nd in the group. Fenerbahce SK (6 points) will finish 3rd and will drop down to the Round of 32 in the UEFA Europa League. Brondby IF (0 points) will crash out of Europe after their final group stage match with Chelsea.

In the draw with Roma, full back Filipe Luis suffered a hyper-extended knee and will miss about 3 weeks. Luis has appeared in just 6 of the Blues' 21 matches this season and the cup tie with Roma was just his second appearance after missing time with a broken toe.

Rumors of Andre Schurrle's departure from the West London club have remained persistent. Schurrle is said to be unsettled at Stamford Bridge and, per reports, is drawing interest from his native Germany in the form of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund as well as from Merseyside's Everton FC.

Chelsea (8-3-2) will play Arsenal (3-7-3) on Saturday at The Bridge in a London Derby in the Premier League.

Around the Grounds
11/25 - UCL
Borussia Dortmund 1:1 Dinamo Moskva
Brondby IF 0:3 Fenerbahce SK
RB Salzburg 1:2 Besiktas JK
Roma 1:1 Chelsea
SL Benfica 0:2 Real Madrid
Spurs 1:0 Barcelona
Standard Liege 1:1 LOSC Lille
VfL Wolfsburg 1:0 Atletico Madrid

[steelerfan]

Chelsea vs Arsenal, the highlights:


http://youtu.be/-8Na_XZj_Ro

Chelsea / Arsenal
Shots 8/14
On Target 2/8
Possession 48/52
Tackles 14/13
Fouls 1/3
Yellow 1/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 0/0
Corners 1/6
Shot Accuracy % 25/57
Pass Accuracy % 85/86

CFC Goals: Ramires 7', E. Hazard (PEN) 78'
CFC Assists: Kalas, van Ginkel
CFC Booking: Piazon (Y) 66'

Ramires scored on a brilliant chest-volley in the 7th minute and Eden Hazard converted from the spot in the 78th as Chelsea were 2-1 winners over Arsenal on Saturday at Stamford Bridge.

The Blues won 4 and drew 2 in November, across all competitions, and will open a busy month of December on Wednesday night when they host East London side West Ham United in the Quarter Finals of the Capital One Cup. Chelsea were 1-0 winners over the Hammers in a Premier League match at The Bridge on October 4.

Around the Grounds
11/28 - EPL
Aston Villa 1:1 Liverpool
Chelsea 2:1 Arsenal
Hull City 0:1 Leicester City
Newcastle 0:3 Spurs
Norwich City 1:1 Manchester City
Southampton 2:1 Everton
Sunderland 2:3 Cardiff City
Watford 2:1 QPR
West Brom 0:2 Manchester United
West Ham 1:2 Stoke City

12/1 COC Quarter Finals
Brighton & Hove 0:2 Ipswich Town
Manchester United 2:1 Aston Villa

CFC Fixture List for December 2015:
12/2 COC - West Ham
12/5 EPL - Stoke City (away)
12/8 UCL - Brondby IF
12/12 EPL - Manchester United (away)
12/15 EPL - Liverpool
12/19 EPL - Manchester City
12/26 EPL - Leicester City (away)

[steelerfan]

Highlights of the Quarter Finals of the Capital One Cup, Chelsea vs West Ham:


http://youtu.be/Sxoxb9HqOOE

Chelsea / West Ham
Shots 24/13
On Target 10/5
Possession 56/44
Tackles 12/29
Fouls 1/4
Yellow 0/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 2/1
Corners 15/4
Shot Accuracy % 41/38
Pass Accuracy % 80/80

CFC Goal: E. Hazard 113', Costa 120'
CFC Assist: Costa

It took 120 minutes at a snowy Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night but Chelsea were 2-0 winners over West Ham in the Quarter Finals of the Capital One Cup, with both goals coming in the second half of Extra Time. Chelsea have drawn to play Manchester United in the League Cup Semis on January 13th and 27th with the first leg in West London. In the other semi final, Premier League leaders Tottenham will play Ipswich Town who are currently 24th in the Football League Championship.

The Blues lost right back Branislav Ivanovic in the 60th minute to a broken ankle. The 31-year-old Serbian national is expected out 3 months.

Expect Manager Jose Mourinho to use a lineup of substitutes and reserves in Saturday's match away to Stoke City, after playing his regular XI in the 120-minute match with West Ham.

Around the Grounds
12/2 - COC Quarter Finals
Chelsea 2:0 West Ham (ET)
Spurs 2:0 Southampton

12/3 - UEL
1899 Hoffenheim 1:1 Arsenal
FC Twente 1:1 Newcastle
KRC Genk 2:2 Liverpool
Vitesse 0:1 Everton

[steelerfan]

Editor's Note: That last match is WHY I play FIFA. That game was so much fun and so frustrating all at the same time. I had most of the ball and had a TON of chances (including 15 - yes 15 - corners) but I could not convert until the 113th minute. I think I had more space in the box than I can ever remember having in FIFA but great goalkeeping, timely blocks, poor finishing and missed passes kept the game in doubt until Diego Costa's absolute garbage goal in the 120th minute. Good stuff and VERY satisfying game. :up:

[steelerfan]

Stoke City vs Chelsea, the highlights:


http://youtu.be/mhV0vcNrWRU

Stoke City / Chelsea
Shots 14/7
On Target 5/2
Possession 50/50
Tackles 18/14
Fouls 3/2
Yellow 0/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 1/1
Corners 1/2
Shot Accuracy % 35/28
Pass Accuracy % 82/76

CFC Goal: Wickham 45'
CFC Assist: Schurrle

A lineup comprised of subs and reserves almost earned Jose Mourinho maximum Points at Britannia Stadium on Saturday but, ultimately, Chelsea drew 1-1 with Stoke City. Reserve defender Nathan Ake was lost for 3 weeks with a sprained knee, in the first half.

Chelsea will host Brondby IF on Tuesday night in a completely meaningless Match Day 6 tie in the Group Stage of the UEFA Champions League. Brondby were 3-0 losers to the Blues in the first meeting and are on pace for a historically poor group stage having lost all 5 matches to date by conceding 13 goals while failing to score a single one.

Around the Grounds
12/5 - EPL
Manchester United 1:3 Aston Villa
QPR 0:2 Southampton
Spurs 4:0 Watford
Stoke City 1:1 Chelsea

12/6 - EPL
Arsenal 2:1 Sunderland
Cardiff City 0:1 Newcastle
Everton 1:2 Hull City
Leicester City 1:1 Norwich City
Liverpool 4:1 West Ham
Manchester City 3:0 West Brom

[steelerfan]

Highlights of the UEFA Champions League on Match Day 6, Chelsea vs Brondby:


http://youtu.be/OwIXaNXvGKU?list=UUXxk0-5FWZITvw3zAkCHkzg

Chelsea / Brondby
Shots 21/12
On Target 11/3
Possession 56/44
Tackles 12/25
Fouls 1/1
Yellow 1/2
Red 0/0
Offsides 1/1
Corners 5/3
Shot Accuracy % 52/25
Pass Accuracy % 84/80

CFC Goals: Traore 5', Moses 8', Moses 79'
CFC Assists: Moses, Oscar, Salah
CFC Booking: Ramires (Y) 72'

Chelsea were 3-2 winners on Tuesday night at Stamford Bridge behind a goal from Bertrand Traore and a brace by Victor Moses. Todd Kane made his season debut and professional debuts were made by Ryan Blackman and Michael Barcham, both of whom are 16 years old. Despite his early heroics, Traore was forced from the match in the first half after suffering a sprained ankle which will sideline the 20-year-old reserve forward for 3 weeks.

The Blues finished 2nd in Group F and have, unluckily, drawn to play Spanish giants Real Madrid in the Round of 16 with the first leg scheduled for February 16th in West London.

Up next, Chelsea (9-4-2) will visit Old Trafford to face Manchester United (5-5-5) at the Theater of Dreams in Premier League action this Saturday.

Note: Chelsea have added 16-year-old England national Liam Green (42-56 OVR, 67-91 OVR) to their youth squad.

Around the Grounds
12/8 - UCL
Atletico Madrid 3:0 Standard Liege
Besiktas JK 1:1 Spurs
Borussia Dortmund 0:2 Real Madrid
Chelsea 3:2 Brondby IF
Dinamo Moskva 0:0 SL Benfica
Barcelona 2:0 RB Salzburg
Fenerbahce SK 0:2 Roma
LOSC Lille 0:0 VfL Wolfsburg

12/9 - UCL
Celtic 0:2 Marseille
CSKA Moskva 0:2 Bayer Leverkusen
FC Basel 0:2 FC Porto
FC Kobenhavn 2:1 Sevilla FC
Inter Milan 1:1 PSG
Juventus 3:2 Manchester United
Manchester City 1:1 Ajax
Zenit 0:2 Bayern Munich

12/9 - EPL
Newcastle 1:1 Arsenal

UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Draw:
Bayer Leverkusen vs Marseille
Roma vs Manchester City
Real Madrid vs Chelsea FC
Sevilla FC vs Borussia Dortmund
PSG vs Standard Liege
Bayern Munich vs Tottenham Hotspur
Barcelona vs Inter Milan
Atletico Madrid vs Juventus

List of clubs who will exit the Champions League and enter the Round of 32 of the UEFA Europa League:
Manchester United
Celtic
FC Porto
CSKA Moskva
VfL Wolfsburg
Fenerbahce SK
SL Benfica
Besiktas JK

[steelerfan]

Highlights from the Barclays Premier League of Manchester United vs Chelsea:


http://youtu.be/fYmG2QTe6Ww

Manchester United / Chelsea
Shots 14/8
On Target 7/3
Possession 52/48
Tackles 29/14
Fouls 2/5
Yellow 1/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 1/0
Corners 1/4
Shot Accuracy % 50/37
Pass Accuracy % 89/80

A disappointing result at Old Trafford for Chelsea as they were 1-0 losers to Manchester United.

The Blues (9-4-3) will host Liverpool (6-4-6) on Tuesday at Stamford Bridge.

Around the Grounds
12/12 - EPL
Arsenal 1:1 Watford
Everton 1:1 West Brom
Leicester City 2:1 Aston Villa
Liverpool 3:0 Sunderland
Manchester City 1:2 West Ham
Manchester United 1:0 Chelsea
QPR 0:3 Hull City
Southampton 1:2 Norwich City

12/13 - EPL
Cardiff City 2:0 Spurs
Stoke City 1:1 Newcastle

[steelerfan]

Highlights from the Premier League, Chelsea vs Liverpool:


http://youtu.be/lesvhu2aUAc

Chelsea / Liverpool
Shots 4/17
On Target 2/8
Possession 54/46
Tackles 11/32
Fouls 4/3
Yellow 2/0
Red 1/0
Offsides 5/3
Corners 1/0
Shot Accuracy % 50/47
Pass Accuracy % 68/72

CFC Bookings: Matic (Y) 3', Matic (Y/R) 8', Ramires (Y) 27'

Namanja Matic drew a second yellow card and was sent off in just the 8th minute, forcing Jose Mourinho's side to play a defensive, countering style against Liverpool on Tuesday night at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea managed to escape 82 minutes of 10-man football with a scoreless draw against the Reds. Matic will miss this Saturday's match as he serves his 1-match ban.

The 2nd Round Replays have concluded in the FA Cup and the 3rd Round will introduce the Premier League clubs in January. Chelsea have drawn to face Wigan Athletic, away from home, in the 3rd Round Proper on Sunday, January 10, 2016.

On Saturday third-placed Chelsea (9-5-3) will face fourth-placed Manchester City (8-6-3) at Stamford Bridge in a crucial league fixture.

Around the Grounds
12/15 - EPL
Aston Villa 2:2 Manchester City
Chelsea 0:0 Liverpool
Hull City 1:1 Southampton
Norwich City 0:1 Everton

12/16 - EPL
Spurs 1:1 QPR
Sunderland 1:2 Stoke City
Watford 1:0 Cardiff City
West Brom 0:2 Leicester City
West Ham 1:1 Manchester United

12/17 - UEL
Arsenal 2:0 Aalborg BK
Newcastle 2:1 Grasshopper
RSC Anderlecht 0:0 Everton
SC Braga 0:2 Liverpool

Everton, Newcastle United, Liverpool and Arsenal have all advanced to the UEFA Europa League Round of 32 where they will be joined by Manchester United who was booted from the Champions League.

[steelerfan]

Highlights of Chelsea vs Manchester City:


http://youtu.be/WKfq4xjKll0

Chelsea / Manchester City
Shots 8/16
On Target 6/11
Possession 45/55
Tackles 16/25
Fouls 5/3
Yellow 2/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 1/1
Corners 7/3
Shot Accuracy % 75/68
Pass Accuracy % 74/86

CFC Goal: Fabregas (PEN) 89'
CFC Bookings: Costa (Y) 27', Ramires (Y) 47'

Chelsea were soundly beaten by the Citizens on Saturday, losing 3-1 at Stamford Bridge. The lone bright spot was Cesc Fabregas' penalty conversion in the 89th minute which ended a goalless spell of 279 minutes for the Blues.

Chelsea (9-5-4) will play away to Leicester City (4-6-8) next Saturday in a Boxing Day clash that will close 2015 for the West London side.

Around the Grounds
12/19 - EPL
Cardiff City 0:2 QPR
Chelsea 1:3 Manchester City
Norwich City 0:1 Hull City
Sunderland 1:1 Manchester United
West Brom 0:1 Southampton
West Ham 1:1 Leicester City

12/20 - EPL
Aston Villa 0:2 Everton
Newcastle 1:1 Liverpool
Spurs 1:2 Arsenal
Watford 2:1 Stoke City

[steelerfan]

Highlights of Leicester City vs Chelsea:


http://youtu.be/eziSwY9Bjjs

Leicester City / Chelsea
Shots 18/13
On Target 3/6
Possession 48/52
Tackles 24/11
Fouls 4/2
Yellow 0/1
Red 1/0
Offsides 0/3
Corners 5/3
Shot Accuracy % 16/46
Pass Accuracy % 81/84

CFC Goals: Silva 4', Fabregas 45'+1, E. Hazard 90'+5
CFC Assist: Matic
CFC Booking: Fabregas (Y) 68'

Chelsea got back on track on Saturday with a 3-1 win over Leicester City at King Power Stadium. The Blues got a scare when the league leader in goals, Diego Costa, was forced from the match with an elbow injury. However, Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho confirmed on Monday that Costa's injury was just a bruise that won't keep the Spanish national out of Chelsea's match on January 3rd.

Chelsea (10-5-4) will face Tottenham (12-3-4) at White Hart Lane on the 3rd, two days after the opening of the Winter Transfer Window.

Around the Grounds
12/26 - EPL
Everton 1:1 West Ham
Hull City 0:1 West Brom
Leicester City 1:3 Chelsea
Liverpool 3:1 Watford
Manchester City 2:0 Sunderland
Southampton 2:1 Aston Villa
Stoke City 0:1 Spurs

12/27 - EPL
Manchester United 1:0 Newcastle
QPR 1:1 Norwich City

12/28 - EPL
Arsenal 3:1 Cardiff City

1/2 - EPL
Arsenal 2:2 Aston Villa
Cardiff City 2:3 West Ham
Liverpool 4:1 Norwich City
Manchester City 3:1 Southampton
QPR 2:2 Newcastle
Stoke City 1:1 West Brom
Watford 0:0 Sunderland

CFC Fixture List for January 2016:
1/3 - EPL Tottenham (away)
1/6 - EPL Watford
1/10 - FAC Wigan Athletic (away)
1/13 - COC Manchester United
1/16 - EPL Norwich City
1/20 - FAC Wigan Athletic
1/23 - EPL Hull City (away)
1/27 - COC Manchester United (away)
1/30 - FAC QPR

[steelerfan]

Barclays Premier League Table (through January 2, 2016)





Played
Wins
Draws
Losses
Goals For
Goals Against
Goal Difference
Points


1.
Southampton
20
13
1
6
27
22
5
40


2.
Manchester City
20
11
6
3
37
20
17
39


3.
Tottenham
19
12
3
4
29
16
13
39


4.
Chelsea
19
10
5
4
34
18
16
35


5.
Everton
19
10
4
5
27
15
12
34


6.
Liverpool
20
8
6
6
29
21
8
30


7.
Manchester United
19
7
7
5
25
20
5
28


8.
Arsenal
20
6
10
4
29
25
4
28


9.
West Brom
20
6
9
5
20
21
-1
27


10.
Newcastle United
20
6
7
7
25
27
-2
25


11.
Queens Park
20
6
7
7
25
27
-2
25


12.
Aston Villa
20
5
9
6
25
23
2
24


13.
Watford
20
5
7
8
17
29
-12
22


14.
Stoke City
20
4
9
7
18
27
-9
21


15.
Hull City
19
4
7
8
21
26
-5
19


16.
Cardiff City
20
5
4
11
24
35
-11
19


17.
West Ham
20
4
7
9
25
37
-12
19


18.
Leicester City
19
4
6
9
17
23
-6
18


19.
Norwich City
20
3
9
8
19
28
-9
18


20.
Sunderland
20
3
7
10
18
31
-13
16

[steelerfan]

Highlights of Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea:


http://youtu.be/odICoDVNco0

Spurs / Chelsea
Shots 21/8
On Target 8/5
Possession 50/50
Tackles 31/14
Fouls 6/4
Yellow 3/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 0/2
Corners 3/1
Shot Accuracy % 38/62
Pass Accuracy % 88/90

CFC Goal: E. Hazard (PEN) 63'
CFC Booking: Fabregas (Y) 55'

Despite being heavily out-shot at White Hart Lane on Sunday, Chelsea earned a vital 3 points with a 1-0 win over third-placed Spurs. The match's lone goal came in the 63rd minute when Eden Hazard converted from the penalty spot after Nemanja Matic had been taken down from behind just inside the edge of the area. Thibaut Courtois kept his 8th clean sheet in the Premier League this season, keeping level with Everton's Tim Howard for the league lead.

With the rumors that wide midfielder Andre Schurrle was unsettled at Stamford Bridge having been recently laid to rest, it appeared that the German's future with the club was no longer in question. However, new rumors circulated on Sunday that Chelsea are in talks with Borussia Dortmund on a transfer that would send Schurrle and cash to the Bundesliga's third-ranked squad in exchange for 26-year-old sensation Marco Reus. It appears as though Schurrle's future with the West London side will continue to be a topic of speculation through the January window.

Chelsea (11-5-4) will host Watford (5-7-8) on Wednesday night at Stamford Bridge. The two sides played a scoreless draw at Vicerage Road on November 7th.

Around the Grounds
Leicester City 0:0 Everton
Manchester United 2:0 Hull City
Spurs 0:1 Chelsea

[jaymo76]

Hugely outshot Steeler... looks like you really stole one. Nice work! I have been looking at your stats and it seems like cpu cards are almost non-existent. That was the case two years ago too. I guess the FIFA team hasn't figured out how to address that issue yet.?

By the way,when you get a chance could you give an update on Celtic? Also, any chance of Wolves getting back to the big league?

PS Need to try and catch one of your streams sometime soon. Maybe a party chat over the Christmas break?

[steelerfan]

Hugely outshot Steeler... looks like you really stole one. Nice work! I have been looking at your stats and it seems like cpu cards are almost non-existent. That was the case two years ago too. I guess the FIFA team hasn't figured out how to address that issue yet.?

By the way,when you get a chance could you give an update on Celtic? Also, any chance of Wolves getting back to the big league?

PS Need to try and catch one of your streams sometime soon. Maybe a party chat over the Christmas break?

Yeah, it was definitely tougher to go to White Hart Lane than it was when Spurs came to West London. I was lucky to get maximum points from that one.

As for CPU bookings, if you really go back and look at my stats, the CPU gets booked more than I do. It is much better on 15 but there is always room for improvement.

I will give an update on how Celtic is doing domestically next time I post. I know they finished 3rd in their group in the Champions League so they are out of it and into the round of 32 in the Europa League. I was going to post highlights of the Watford match tonight but the video keeps getting hung up at 93% when I try to save it to the Capture Gallery from SHAREfactory. I may have to re-make the video.

I'm not streaming anymore since I'm doing the highlight videos but I'm sure we can figure something out to catch up over Christmas. :up:

I #TrustTheScript

[steelerfan]

Highlights of Chelsea vs Watford:


http://youtu.be/LBLFhyL3nPU?list=UUXxk0-5FWZITvw3zAkCHkzg

Chelsea / Watford
Shots 11/7
On Target 4/3
Possession 55/45
Tackles 12/33
Fouls 2/6
Yellow 1/3
Red 0/0
Offsides 1/1
Corners 2/0
Shot Accuracy % 36/42
Pass Accuracy % 83/85

CFC Goals: Wickham 16', Wickham 36', T. Hazard 52'
CFC Assists: T. Hazard, Matic
CFC Booking: Luis (Y) 66'

Chelsea were 3-2 winners on Wednesday night at Stamford Bridge over Watford, despite resting several of their top players. Expect several substitutes and reserve squad members to see time again on Sunday when the Blues visit Wigan Athletic in the 3rd Round Proper of the English Football Association Challenge Cup.

Around the Grounds
1/6 - EPL
Aston Villa 1:1 Cardiff City
Chelsea 3:2 Watford
Everton 0:2 Manchester City
Hull City 1:0 Liverpool
Leicester City 2:2 QPR
Norwich City 1:3 Stoke City
Southampton 2:2 Manchester United
Sunderland 1:1 Newcastle
West Brom 1:1 Arsenal
West Ham 1:0 Spurs

[steelerfan]

FA CUP 3rd Round highlights, Wigan Athletic vs Chelsea:


http://youtu.be/zAL0HlSObsQ?list=UUXxk0-5FWZITvw3zAkCHkzg

Wigan Athletic / Chelsea
Shots 9/14
On Target 3/3
Possession 52/48
Tackles 32/17
Fouls 3/4
Yellow 3/2
Red 0/0
Offsides 1/0
Corners 1/5
Shot Accuracy % 33/21
Pass Accuracy % 84/78

CFC Goal: Oscar 35'
CFC Assist: Ramires
CFC Bookings: van Ginkel (Y) 17', Ramires (Y) 66'

Chelsea were unable to get past Wigan in the 3rd Round of the FA Cup on Sunday, drawing 1-1. With the result, the clubs will meet again the 3rd Round Replay on January 20th at Stamford Bridge.

The Blues should field a regular Starting XI on Wednesday when they host Manchester United in the first leg of the Capital One Cup semi finals.

Around the Grounds
1/9 - FAC
Blackburn Rovers 2:1 Hull City
Cardiff City 2:0 Shrewsbury Town
Coventry City 1:1 Leicester City
Everton 3:1 AFC Wimbledon
Liverpool 2:0 Plymouth Argyle
Manchester United 1:2 Manchester City
QPR 2:2 West Ham
Rotherham United 1:3 Newcastle
Spurs 2:0 Stoke City
Sunderland 3:0 Birmingham City
West Brom 1:2 Arsenal

1/10 - FAC
Bolton 2:0 Southampton
Crewe Alexandra 1:1 Aston Villa
Leyton Orient 0:0 Norwich City
Millwall 2:1 Watford
Wigan Athletic 1:1 Chelsea

1/12 - COC Semi Finals
Ipswich Town 0:3 Spurs

[steelerfan]

For jaymo...

Celtic currently leads the Scottish Premier League with a record of 15-2-4 through 21 matches. They have 47 points while second placed Aberdeen (12-4-5) have 40. the table drops to 31 points after that with third placed St. Mirren and fourth placed Patrick Thistle.

Celtic went 2-1-3 in Group B in the UEFA Champions League, finishing 3rd and being booted to the UEFA Europa League Round of 32 where they will face Italian side Napoli on February 18th and 25th.

[steelerfan]

Highlights of the 1st Leg of the Semi Finals of the Capital One Cup between Chelsea and Manchester United:


http://youtu.be/urd0Pwg3S6w

Chelsea / Manchester United
Shots 9/13
On Target 3/9
Possession 48/52
Tackles 17/32
Fouls 2/2
Yellow 0/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 2/1
Corners 5/8
Shot Accuracy % 33/69
Pass Accuracy % 80/79

CFC Goal: Oscar 73'

Andre Schurrle made his final appearance for Chelsea on Wednesday night, coming on in the 81st minute in a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge in the 1st Leg of the Capital One Cup Semi Finals with Manchester United. On Thursday, Chelsea announced that a transfer had been completed that sent Schurrle and 19 million pounds to Borussia Dortmund for midfielder Marco Reus. Schurrle had been unsettled in London but recently stated that he was ready to fulfill his obligation to the Blues. The club seized the opportunity to capture a world class player in Reus and sent Schurrle back to his native Germany.

Reus, 27, is Schurrle's squad-mate on the German national team and brings a strong skill set to West London (86 OVR). His pace, dribbling, distance shooting and free kick abilities are amongst his strongest qualities and he is expected to supplant Oscar opposite Eden Hazard at the right midfield spot in Jose Mourinho's lineup. The 5'11" 161-pounder signed a 3 year contract with Chelsea that will pay him 195,000 pounds per week and make him the highest paid player in club history (Eden Hazard, 180,000).

Chelsea (12-5-4) will host Norwich City (3-9-9) on Saturday as they return to Premier League action.

Around the Grounds
1/13 - COC Semi Finals
Chelsea 1:1 Manchester United

[steelerfan]

Highlights of Marco Reus' Chelsea debut, Chelsea vs Norwich City:


http://youtu.be/gvABlqBV5ts?list=UUXxk0-5FWZITvw3zAkCHkzg

Chelsea / Norwich City
Shots 13/10
On Target 6/2
Possession 48/52
Tackles 16/31
Fouls 3/3
Yellow 1/2
Red 0/1
Offsides 0/2
Corners 2/4
Shot Accuracy % 46/20
Pass Accuracy % 85/87

CFC Goal: Wickham 5'
CFC Assist: T. Hazard
CFC Booking: Piazon (Y) 70'

Chelsea secured maximum points on Saturday at a snowy Stamford Bridge with a 1-0 win over Norwich City. Connor Wickham scored the match's only goal in the 5th minute and Petr Cech kept a clean sheet in the win. Newly-signed midfielder Marco Reus debuted for the Blues, just 2 days after signing the richest weekly contract in club history.

Chelsea will host Wigan Athletic on Wednesday night in an FA Cup Round 3 Replay. The sides drew, 1-1, at DW Stadium on January 10.

Around the Grounds
1/16 - EPL
Arsenal 0:1 Manchester United
Cardiff 1:2 Manchester City
Chelsea 1:0 Norwich City
Newcastle 0:1 Southampton
Spurs 4:1 Leicester City
Watford 0:1 Everton
West Ham 1:3 West Brom

1/17 - EPL
QPR 1:0 Aston Villa
Stoke City 2:1 Liverpool
Sunderland 0:1 Hull City

[steelerfan]

Highlights of the Round 3 Replay in the FA Cup between Chelsea and Wigan Athletic:


http://youtu.be/MWoOgDbVpAo

Chelsea / Wigan Athletic
Shots 14/5
On Target 11/2
Possession 55/45
Tackles 10/23
Fouls 0/2
Yellow 0/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 2/0
Corners 5/2
Shot Accuracy % 78/40
Pass Accuracy % 80/80

CFC Goals: Costa 45', E. Hazard 58', Costa 63', Costa 88'
CFC Assists: E. Hazard 2, Matic, Azpilicueta

After drawing with Wigan Athletic in the 3rd Round Proper of the FA Cup 10 days earlier, Chelsea were easy 4-0 winners in Wednesday night's Replay and have advanced to play West London rivals Queens Park Rangers on Saturday the 30th at Stamford Bridge. Diego Costa had made 7 appearances for the Blues since scoring his last goal but came unhinged against Wigan, scoring a hat-trick.

On Saturday, Chelsea (13-5-4) will visit The KC Stadium for a Premier League clash with Hull City (6-7-9).

Around the Grounds
1/20 - FAC
Aston Villa 3:0 Crewe Alexandra
Chelsea 4:0 Wigan Athletic
Leicester City 1:1 Coventry City (4-3p)
Norwich City 2:1 Leyton Orient
West Ham 1:2 QPR

[steelerfan]

Highlights of Hull City vs Chelsea:


http://youtu.be/TJ43_yjERiw

Hull City / Chelsea
Shots 8/17
On Target 2/9
Possession 44/56
Tackles 21/19
Fouls 4/1
Yellow 0/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 1/1
Corners 2/4
Shot Accuracy % 25/52
Pass Accuracy % 81/81

CFC Goals: Oscar 65', Piazon 69'
CFC Assists: Piazon, van Ginkel

Chelsea kept a third consecutive clean sheet on Saturday at the KC Stadium, earning maximum points in a 2-0 win over Hull City. With the points, Chelsea have jumped Manchester City to claim the top spot in the league table after 23 match days.

Chelsea will travel north to Old Trafford on Wednesday night and will face Manchester United in the second leg of their Capital One Cup semi final tie with the Red Devils. The sides played to a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge in the first leg, two weeks ago. The winner will advance to the Final to play Tottenham Hotspur who eliminated Ipswich Town on aggregate, 6-0, on Tuesday.

Around the Grounds
1/23 - EPL
Everton 2:1 Newcastle
Hull City 0:2 Chelsea
Leicester City 2:2 Watford
Liverpool 1:1 Arsenal
Manchester City 1:2 Spurs
Manchester United 2:0 Cardiff City
Southampton 1:2 Sunderland
Stoke City 1:0 QPR

1/24 - EPL
Norwich City 0:2 West Ham
West Brom 1:1 Aston Villa

1/26 - COC
Spurs 3:0 Ipswich Town

[steelerfan]

Highlights of the 2nd Leg of the Capital One Cup Semi Finals - Manchester United vs Chelsea:


http://youtu.be/jgsE8nAa-ho

Manchester United / Chelsea
Shots 19/11
On Target 8/6
Possession 48/52
Tackles 18/9
Fouls 3/2
Yellow 1/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 1/1
Corners 6/4
Shot Accuracy % 42/54
Pass Accuracy % 76/83

CFC Goals: Costa 14', Costa 37', Fabregas (PEN) 41', Matic 50', Costa 74'
CFC Assists: Reus, Silva, Fabregas, Ramires
CFC Booking: Ramires (Y) 86'

Diego Costa exploded for his second hat-trick in as many appearances and Thibaut Courtois made 12 saves to keep a clean sheet as Chelsea flexed their muscles at Old Trafford on Wednesday night, with a convincing 5-0 win over Manchester United in the 2nd Leg of the Capital One Cup Semi Finals. Chelsea have advanced to the February 28 Final on a 6-1 aggregate. The Blues will face Tottenham who were 6-0 aggregate winners over Ipswich Town in the other semi final tie.

The news wasn't all good for Chelsea however as they will be without wide man Eden Hazard for about 3 weeks after the Belgian superstar sprained a knee in the first half at the Theater of Dreams.

Chelsea will close a busy month of January on Saturday when they host Queens Park Rangers in the 4th Round of the FA Cup. Chelsea needed a 4-0 win in a 3rd Round Replay to eliminate 2013 winners Wigan Athletic, while QPR won 2-1 in East London over West Ham United in their Replay. The Blues have kept 4 consecutive clean sheets and have only conceded a single penalty conversion in their last 5 matches.

Around the Grounds
1/27 - COC
Manchester United 0:5 Chelsea

1/27 - EPL
Arsenal 2:1 Leicester City
Newcastle 4:0 Norwich City
Stoke City 0:1 Manchester City

[steelerfan]

Highlights of Chelsea vs QPR in the 4th Round of the FA Cup:


http://youtu.be/cRErmo3m-4Y

Chelsea / QPR
Shots 12/11
On Target 6/4
Possession 54/46
Tackles 8/21
Fouls 3/4
Yellow 1/2
Red 0/1
Offsides 2/0
Corners 4/2
Shot Accuracy % 50/36
Pass Accuracy % 87/77

CFC Goal: Reus (PEN) 90'+5

Chelsea left it until the dying embers of stoppage time but were 1-0 winners over Queens Park Rangers on a penalty conversion from the newest Blue, Marco Reus, who opened his Chelsea account in the 95th minute of play. Chelsea have drawn to visit Bolton Wanderers in the 5th Round on February 20, after eliminating QPR in the 4th Round of the FA Cup.

The Transfer Window closed on Sunday, with relative quiet fanfare. When the dust settled Chelsea's move to capture Reus from Borussia Dortmund for Andre Schurrle and cash was the biggest move of them all, over the Winter.

Chelsea (14-5-4) will visit West Bromwich Albion (7-11-5) on Sunday at The Hawthorns in Premier League action.

Around the Grounds
1/30 - FAC
Aston Villa 2:0 Norwich City
Chelsea 1:0 QPR
Crystal Palace 2:1 Leicester City
Everton 3:1 Swindon Town
Ipswich Town 0:1 Cardiff City
Manchester City 4:0 Derby County
Reading 1:2 Newcastle
Spurs 2:0 Scunthorpe United
Sunderland 1:3 Arsenal
Walsall 2:0 Liverpool

1/31 - EPL Watford 1:0 Hull City

2/6 - EPL
Aston Villa 1:1 West Ham
Everton 2:1 Spurs
Leicester City 1:1 Cardiff City
Liverpool 2:1 QPR
Manchester City 1:1 Arsenal
Manchester United 4:0 Stoke City
Norwich City 0:1 Sunderland

CFC Fixture List for February 2016
2/7 - EPL West Brom (away)
2/10 - EPL Aston Villa
2/13 - Manchester City (away)
2/16 - UCL R16 (1st) Real Madrid
2/20 - FAC R16 Bolton (away)
2/23 - EPL Manchester United
2/28 - COC Final Tottenham (Wembley)

[steelerfan]

Highlights of West Brom and Chelsea from The Hawthorns:


http://youtu.be/IfZwtn_LJr0

West Brom / Chelsea
Shots 8/19
On Target 2/7
Possession 46/54
Tackles 20/13
Fouls 2/0
Yellow 1/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 0/5
Corners 3/8
Shot Accuracy % 25/36
Pass Accuracy % 72/71

CFC Goals: Costa 2', Matic 76'
CFC Assists: van Ginkel, Salah

Chelsea escaped The Hawthorns with a 2-1 win over West Brom on Sunday, despite conceding for the first time in 555 minutes. After Diego Costa struck in the 2nd minute, the Baggies equalized in the 19th and Chelsea left it to the 76th minute before Nemanja Matic scored the winner.

League leaders, Chelsea (15-5-4) will try for a 7th consecutive league win on Wednesday night when Aston Villa (5-12-7) visits Stamford Bridge. Chelsea were 2-0 winners at Villa Park on September 26.

The Blues added 3 England natives to their Youth Academy on Monday. 15 year old Darryl Welsh (53-71 OVR, 69-93 POT) and 16 year olds Jordy da Silva Barbosa (46-62 OVR, 72-94 POT) and Omozusi Antoine (55-73 OVR, 79-94 POT).

Around the Grounds
2/7 - EPL
Hull City 0:1 Newcastle
Southampton 2:1 Watford
West Brom 1:2 Chelsea

2/9 - EPL
Liverpool 1:1 Manchester United

[steelerfan]

Highlights of Chelsea vs Aston Villa:


http://youtu.be/IGNdlot7TL8

Chelsea / Aston Villa
Shots 15/12
On Target 6/2
Possession 53/47
Tackles 10/17
Fouls 0/4
Yellow 0/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 2/1
Corners 5/5
Shot Accuracy % 40/16
Pass Accuracy % 81/85

CFC Goals: Remy 12', Remy 73', Silva 76', Sanchez (OG) 86'
CFC Assists: Moses, Reus, Remy

Chelsea won for the 7th consecutive time in league play on Wednesday night at a snowy Stamford Bridge, with Loic Remy scoring a brace and adding an assist in the 4-1 drubbing of Aston Villa. The win also gives Chelsea 7 straight across all competitions and 12 straight without a loss (10-2-0).

The Blues did lose Victor Moses, who was removed in favor of Marco Reus in the 39th minute, to a bruised elbow. However, boss Jose Mourinho classified the injury as "just a niggle" and said that he expects Moses to be "100% in 7 to 10 days".

The 3 points gives Chelsea their biggest lead of the season, atop the Premier League table. Chelsea (53 points) leads second-placed Manchester City (49) by four points and, with their last loss coming December 19 to the Citizens in West London, sets up a crucial match this coming Saturday at Etihad Stadium in Manchester.

Around the Grounds
2/10 - EPL
Cardiff City 1:3 Everton
Chelsea 4:1 Aston Villa
QPR 2:1 West Ham
Spurs 4:1 Southampton
Sunderland 2:1 West Brom

[steelerfan]

Highlights of Manchester City vs Chelsea:


http://youtu.be/IjLsmVjSGAg

Manchester City / Chelsea
Shots 16/12
On Target 4/5
Possession 42/58
Tackles 16/9
Fouls 6/0
Yellow 0/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 1/0
Corners 3/4
Shot Accuracy % 25/41
Pass Accuracy % 89/89

CFC Goals: Oscar 12', Silver 39', Fabregas (PEN) 59'
CFC Assists: Costa 2

Chelsea were dominant at a snowy Etihad Stadium over the weekend, dispatching their closest competitors, Manchester City, 3-0. The Blues completely reversed the result of the previous meeting between the clubs (a 3-1 loss at Stamford Bridge) with clinical passing (89%) and by maintaining the lion's share of possession (58%).

Chelsea will play the first leg of their UEFA Champions League Round of 16 tie with Spanish giants Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night.

Around the Grounds
2/13 - EPL
Arsenal 1:2 Spurs
Leicester City 0:0 West Ham
Liverpool 3:1 Newcastle
Manchester City 0:3 Chelsea
Manchester United 1:0 Sunderland
Stoke City 0:3 Watford

2/14 - EPL
Everton 4:0 Aston Villa
Hull City 2:2 Norwich City
QPR 1:1 Cardiff City
Southampton 0:1 West Brom

[steelerfan]

Barclays Premier League Table (through February 14, 2016)





Played
Wins
Draws
Losses
Goals For
Goals Against
Goal Difference
Points


1.
Chelsea
26
17
5
4
50
22
28
56


2.
Tottenham Hotspur
26
16
3
7
42
24
18
51


3.
Everton
26
15
5
6
39
20
19
50


4.
Manchester City
26
14
7
5
44
27
17
49


5.
Southampton
26
15
2
9
34
32
2
47


6.
Manchester United
26
12
9
5
38
23
15
45


7.
Liverpool
26
10
8
8
37
28
9
38


8.
West Brom
26
8
11
7
28
28
0
35


9.
Arsenal
26
7
13
6
35
32
3
34


10.
Queens Park
26
8
9
9
32
34
-2
33


11.
Newcastle United
26
8
8
10
33
34
-1
32


12.
Stoke City
26
7
9
10
24
37
-13
30


13.
Watford
26
7
8
11
26
37
-11
29


14.
Aston Villa
25
5
12
9
29
35
-6
27


15.
West Ham United
26
6
9
11
31
43
-12
27


16.
Hull City
26
6
8
12
25
34
-9
26


17.
Sunderland
26
6
8
12
24
36
-12
26


18.
Leicester City
26
4
11
11
24
34
-11
23


19.
Cardiff City
26
5
7
14
29
45
-16
22


20.
Norwich City
26
3
10
13
22
41
-19
19

[steelerfan]

Highlights of Chelsea and Real Madrid in the 1st Leg of their UEFA Champions League Round of 16 tie:


http://youtu.be/sEZZA7heGp8?list=UUXxk0-5FWZITvw3zAkCHkzg

Chelsea / Real Madrid
Shots 11/17
On Target 4/6
Tackles 11/25
Fouls 1/3
Yellow 0/1
Red 0/1
Offsides 2/1
Corners 0/5
Shot Accuracy % 36/35
Pass Accuracy % 77/83

CFC Goals: Reus 41', Reus (PEN) 65'
CFC Assist: Ramires

Despite being outplayed and, largely, outclassed on Tuesday night at Stamford Bridge Chelsea were able to claim a 2-2 draw with Spain's Real Madrid. Marco Reus starred for the Blues scoring an astonishing header into the top right corner just minutes before half time and then converting from the penalty spot in the 65th minute. Reus, however, misfired with his chance to win the game in stoppage time when he hit the right post on a second penalty opportunity.

Chelsea striker Diego Costa suffered a sprained ankle in the 49th minute and was eventually lifted in favor of Loic Remy in the 51st. Costa could be sidelined for up to a month, according to manager Jose Mourinho.

Chelsea will visit Macron Stadium on Saturday as they play in the FA Cup's Round of 16 against League Championship side Bolton Wanderers. Bolton are currently 11th in England's second-tier division.

Around the Grounds
2/16 - UCL R16 1st Leg
Borussia Dortmund 2:1 Sevilla FC
Chelsea 2:2 Real Madrid

2/17 - UCL R16 1st Leg
Manchester City 0:2 Roma
Marseille 0:2 Bayer Leverkusen 04

2/17 - EPL
Spurs 4:0 Cardiff City

2/18 - UEL R32 1st Leg
Arsenal 3:1 Spartak Moskva
Borussia Monchengladbach 0:1 Liverpool
KRC Genk 1:2 Everton
PSV 0:2 Manchester United
Valencia CF 2:1 Newcastle

[steelerfan]

From the Round of 16 in the knockout Stages of the FA Cup, highlights of Bolton Wanderers vs Chelsea:


http://youtu.be/avTCy8uG3Yo?list=UUXxk0-5FWZITvw3zAkCHkzg

Bolton / Chelsea
Shots 5/19
On Target 1/7
Possession 47/53
Tackles 22/11
Fouls 3/4
Yellow 1/2
Red 0/0
Offsides 1/1
Corners 2/6
Shot Accuracy % 20/36
Pass Accuracy % 75/79

CFC Goal: Oscar 32'
CFC Assist: E. Hazard
CFC Bookings: Oscar (Y) 79', Matic (Y) 79'

Despite the close scoreline, Chelsea were never really threatened in their 1-0 win over Bolton at Macron Stadium in the 5th Round of the FA Cup. Oscar scored the match's only goal in the 32nd minute, taking a feed from Eden Hazard and beating the keeper on the short side from an unlikely angle. Despite the win, Chelsea suffered 2 devastating injuries.

Marco Reus sprained an ankle in the 3rd minute and Loic Remy sprained a knee in the 52nd. Both players are expected out for a month. With Diego Costa already sidelined with an ankle injury, the Blues are left with Connor Wickham, who joined the club on transfer from Sunderland last Summer, as the side's only true striker.

The league-leading Blues (17-5-4) will visit clash with sixth-placed Manchester United (12-9-5) on Tuesday night at Stamford Bridge. The clubs have played three times this season with each winning one, including Chelsea's 5-0 win at Old Trafford in the 2nd Leg of their Capital One Cup Semi Final pairing.

Around the Grounds
2/20 - FAC R16
Bolton 0:1 Chelsea
Cardiff City 1:1 Bournemouth
Huddersfield Town 1:1 Aston Villa

2/21 - FAC R16
Arsenal 1:2 Manchester City
Crystal Palace 2:1 Spurs
Everton 3:0 Millwall
Newcastle 2:0 Brighton & Hove
Walsall 0:2 Swansea City

[steelerfan]

Highlights of Chelsea vs Manchester United:


http://youtu.be/EeO5GrhiXy4

Chelsea / Manchester United
Shots 10/11
On Target 5/3
Possession 54/46
Tackles 17/21
Fouls 1/1
Yellow 0/1
Red 0/1
Offsides 0/1
Corners 5/0
Shot Accuracy % 50/27
Pass Accuracy % 77/89

CFC Goals: T. Hazard 76', E. Hazard 90'
CFC Assists: Azpilicueta, Ramires

Chelsea were able to grind out a 2-0 result over Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night by putting men behind the ball, controlling possession and capitalizing on the opportunities that they did create. The Blues have now won 9 consecutive games in the Premier League and are unbeaten in their last 16 across all competitions.

Chelsea will have their first shot at silverware since winning the UEFA Europa League in May 2013 when they play Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium on Sunday in the final of the Capital One Cup. In two previous meetings this season, Chelsea were 4-1 winners at Stamford Bridge on November 11 and were 1-0 winners at White Hart Lane on January 3.

Around the Grounds
2/23 - UCL R16 1st Leg
Inter 1:3 Barcelona
Juventus 0:1 Atletico Madrid

2/23 - EPL
Chelsea 2:0 Manchester United

2/24 - UCL R16 1st Leg
Spurs 2:1 Bayern Munich
Standard Liege 1:0 PSG

2/25 - UEL R32 2nd Leg
Everton 2:0 KRC Genk (Everton advances on Aggregate, 4-1)
Liverpool 1:1 Borussia Monchengladbach (Liverpool advances on Aggregate, 2-1)
Manchester United 0:0 PSV (Manchester United advances on Aggregate, 2-0)
Newcastle 0:1 Valencia CF (Valencia advances on Aggregate, 3-1)
Spartak Moskva 1:1 Arsenal Arsenal advances on Aggregate, 4-2)

2/27 - EPL
Aston Villa 4:0 Leicester City
Newcastle 0:1 Stoke City
Watford 2:1 Arsenal
West Brom 1:1 Everton
West Ham 0:2 Manchester City

[steelerfan]

Highlights of Tottenham vs Chelsea in the Capital One Cup Final at Wembley Stadium:


http://youtu.be/p9F5aEc9pwQ?list=UUXxk0-5FWZITvw3zAkCHkzg

Tottenham / Chelsea
Shots 11/10
On Target 0/4
Possession 49/51
Tackles 34/13
Fouls 3/4
Yellow 2/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 0/1
Corners 8/2
Shot Accuracy % 0/40
Pass Accuracy % 84/90

CFC Goal: Wickham 80'
CFC Assist: Oscar
CFC Booking: E. Hazard (Y) 40'

Connor Wickham beat Spurs' keeper Hugo Lloris with a header in the 80th minute on Sunday at Wembley Stadium and Chelsea lifted their first silverware since May 2013, beating Tottenham 1-0 in the Final of the Capital One Cup.

Chelsea (18-5-4) will visit Emirates Stadium on Saturday to face Arsenal (7-13-7) in a second consecutive London Derby with a North London side. This derby will not have an addition to the trophy cabinet for the winner, but Chelsea are hopeful that the points they earn can push them toward winning the league in May.

In other cup news, Chelsea have drawn to play Everton at Goodison Park on March 13 in the Quarter Finals of the FA Cup.

Around the Grounds
2/28 - EPL
West Brom 1:1 QPR
Norwich City 1:2 Southampton
Sunderland 1:2 Liverpool

2/28 - COC Final
Tottenham 0:1 Chelsea

3/1 - FAC R5 Replay
Aston Villa 4:0 Huddersfield Town
Bournemouth 2:2 Cardiff City (4-3 p)

CFC Fixture List for March 2016:
3/5 - EPL Arsenal (away)
3/9 - UCL R16 2nd Leg Real Madrid (away)
3/13 - FAC Quarter Final Everton (away)
3/26 - EPL Southampton
3/29 - UCL Quarter Final 1st Leg Marseille

[steelerfan]

From the Barclays Premier League, highlights of Arsenal and Chelsea:


http://youtu.be/FgmjFf57LS0

Arsenal / Chelsea
Shots 15/5
On Target 5/1
Possession 50/50
Tackles 25/19
Fouls 2/0
Yellow 0/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 1/0
Corners 6/1
Shot Accuracy % 33/20
Pass Accuracy % 88/84

CFC Goals: Piazon (PEN) 69', Ramsey (OG) 81'
CFC Assist: T. Hazard

Chelsea needed a penalty conversion by Lucas Piazon and an Own Goal by Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey to claim a 2-1 win in North London, against the Gunners on Saturday. The Blues have won 10 consecutive matches in the Premier League and have gone 18 straight without a loss across all competitions.

That run of form will face a severe test on Wednesday night as Chelsea visits Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in the 2nd Leg of their UEFA Champions League Round of 16 cup tie. The sides played to a 2-2 draw in the 1st Leg at Stamford Bridge on February 16.

Around the Grounds
3/5 - EPL
Arsenal 1:2 Chelsea
Cardiff City 1:2 Sunderland
Everton 3:0 Southampton
Leicester City 0:3 Hull City
Liverpool 3:1 Aston Villa
Manchester City 5:0 Norwich City
Manchester 1:2 West Brom
QPR 2:1 Watford
Spurs 3:0 Newcastle
Stoke City 0:3 West Ham

3/8 - UCL R16 2nd Leg
Bayer Leverkusen 04 0:3 Marseille (Marseille advance on Aggregate, 3-2)
Roma 1:2 Manchester City (Roma advance on Aggregate, 3-2)

Note: Chelsea have signed 16-year-old English national Juan Fernandez (49-67 OVR, 70-94 POT) to their youth squad.

[steelerfan]

Highlights of the 2nd Leg of the Round of 16 cup tie in the UEFA Champions League between Real Madrid and Chelsea:


http://youtu.be/S52-CfIMCu4

Real Madrid / Chelsea
Shots 12/16
On Target 4/9
Possession 45/55
Tackles 20/13
Fouls 6/0
Yellow 4/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 0/3
Corners 3/5
Shot Accuracy % 33/56
Pass Accuracy % 78/88

CFC Goals: Silva 23', Piazon 68', Wickham 79', Fabregas (FK) 87'
CFC Assists: Matic, Costa

Chelsea served notice to the rest of Europe on Wednesday night in Madrid that the Blues are not to be taken lightly in their quest to become European Champions. A dominating 4-0 win over Real Madrid put Chelsea through to the UEFA Champions League Quarter Finals on aggregate, 6-2. The win was very costly however, as Chelsea lost wide man Eden Hazard in the 36th minute to a broken ankle. Hazard is expected to miss 3 months and, of course, the remainder of the 2015-16 season.

The Blues will visit Goodison Park on Sunday where they will play in the Quarter Finals of the FA Cup against Everton. The Toffees were 2-1 winners at Stamford Bridge on the opening day of the Premier League, August 17, in the only previous meeting between the sides. They are slated to meet again at Goodison, in the Premier League, on April 2.

Around the Grounds
3/9 - UCL R16 2nd Leg
Real Madrid 0:4 Chelsea (Chelsea advance on Aggregate, 6-2)
Sevilla FC 1:1 Borussia Dortmund (Borussia Dortmund advance on Aggregate, 3-2)

3/9 - EPL
Aston Villa 1:0 Stoke City
Newcastle 1:0 Watford

3/10 - UEL R16 1st Leg
Athletic Bilbao 1:1 Arsenal
Besiktas JK 1:1 Everton
Manchester United 1:1 SL Benfica
AC Milan 2:2 FC Schalke 04
Napoli 1:1 1899 Hoffenheim
Real Sociedad 0:0 CSKA Moskva
Valencia CF 3:1 Olympique Lyon
VfL Wolfsburg 1:0 Liverpool

3/12 - FAC Quarter Finals
Bournemouth 1:2 Crystal Palace
Newcastle 0:0 Manchester City
Swansea City 1:2 Aston Villa

3/12 - EPL
Norwich City 0:1 Manchester United
Southampton 4:1 Leicester City
Sunderland 1:1 Spurs
West Brom 0:1 Liverpool
West Ham 1:2 Arsenal

[steelerfan]

Highlights of Everton vs Chelsea in the Quarter Finals of the FA Cup:


http://youtu.be/Yq8cVvvPlxg

Everton / Chelsea
Shots 16/13
On Target 3/8
Possession 51/49
Tackles 22/22
Fouls 6/0
Yellow 4/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 2/2
Corners 6/1
Shot Accuracy % 18/61
Pass Accuracy % 77/77

CFC Goals: Costa 74', Wickham 86'
CFC Assists: Ramires, van Ginkel

Chelsea advanced to the Semi Finals of the FA Cup on Sunday with a 2-0 win at Goodison Park over Everton, in their last match before the upcoming international break. In the days following the match, Chelsea learned that they have drawn to face French side Marseille in the Quarter Finals of the UEFA Champions League with the 1st Leg to be played on March 29 at Stamford Bridge. The Blues have also drawn to play at Villa Park on April 17, against Aston Villa, in the Semi Finals of the FA Cup.

Up next though, is a home clash with Southampton (17-2-10) on Saturday the 26th. The Saints are currently 5th in the Premier League with 53 points, 9 points behind the leaders, Chelsea (19-5-4).

Around the Grounds
3/13 - FAC Quarter Finals
Everton 0:2 Chelsea

3/15 - FAC Quarter Final Replay
Manchester City 2:1 Newcastle

3/15 - UCL R16 2nd Leg
Bayern Munich 2:0 Spurs (Bayern Munich advance on Aggregate, 3-2)
PSG 2:0 Standard Liege (PSG advance on Aggregate, 2-1)

3/16 - UCL R16 2nd Leg
Atletico Madrid 0:2 Juventus (Juventus advance on Aggregate, 2-1)
Barcelona 1:0 Inter Milan (Barcelona advance on Aggregate, 4-1)

3/17 - UEL R16 2nd Leg
1899 Hoffenheim 0:1 Napoli (Napoli advance on Aggregate, 2-1)
Arsenal 3:1 Athletic Bilbao (Arsenal advance on Aggregate, 4-2)
CSKA Moskva 1:2 Real Sociedad (Real Sociedad advance on Aggregate, 2-1)
Everton 2:2 Besiktas JK (Besiktas JK Advance on Away Goals, 2-1)
FC Schalke 04 1:2 AC Milan (AC Milan advance on Aggregate, 4-3)
Liverpool 1:1 VfL Wolfsburg (VfL Wolfsburg advance on Aggregate, 2-1)
Olympique Lyon 1:0 Valencia CF (Valencia CF advance on Aggregate, 3-2)
SL Benfica 1:2 Manchester United (Manchester United advance on Aggregate, 3-2)

3/19 - IF (simmed)
Ireland 1:0 USA

3/23 - IF (simmed)
USA 2:0 Scotland
USA Goals: Besler 20', Gonzalez 89'

[steelerfan]

Highlights from the Barclays Premier League, Chelsea vs Southampton:


http://youtu.be/OOaDyysXnKw

Chelsea / Southampton
Shots 19/5
On Target 4/1
Possession 57/43
Tackles 11/13
Fouls 3/3
Yellow 0/2
Red 0/0
Offsides 1/1
Corners 6/1
Shot Accuracy % 21/20
Pass Accuracy % 87/82

CFC Goals: Ramires 18', Remy (PEN) 21', Reus 71'
CFC Assists: Remy 2

Southampton took a second heavy defeat to the league leaders on Saturday as Chelsea matched their 3-0 win in August at St. Mary's Stadium with another 3-0 result over the Saints. Loic Remy starred for the Blues, converting a 21st minute penalty and assisting on the other 2 Chelsea goals.

The West London side has won 11 in a row in the Premier League, 7 straight across all competitions and has gone 21 in a row without defeat in total. On Tuesday, Chelsea will play host to France's Marseille in the 1st Leg of their UEFA Champions League Quarter Final tie. Marseille are currently 1 point behind PSG in Ligue 1. The 2nd Leg is scheduled for Wednesday, April 6 in France.

Around the Grounds
3/26 - EPL
Arsenal 2:1 Stoke City
Cardiff City 1:2 Liverpool
Chelsea 3:0 Southampton
Newcastle 2:1 Leicester City
QPR 2:1 West Brom
Spurs 1:0 Manchester United
Sunderland 1:2 Everton
Watford 2:1 Manchester City

3/27 - EPL
Aston Villa 1:2 Norwich City
West Ham 1:2 Aston Villa

[steelerfan]

Barclays Premier League Table (through March 28, 2016)





Played
Wins
Draws
Losses
Goals For
Goals Against
Goal Difference
Points


1.
Chelsea
29
20
5
4
57
23
34
65


2.
Tottenham Hotspur
30
19
4
7
51
25
26
61


3.
Everton
29
16
7
6
45
22
23
57


4.
Manchester City
29
16
7
6
52
29
23
55


5.
Southampton
30
17
2
11
40
40
0
53


6.
Liverpool
30
14
8
8
45
31
14
50


7.
Manchester United
30
13
9
8
40
28
12
48


8.
Arsenal
30
9
13
8
41
38
3
40


9.
Queens Park Rangers
29
10
10
9
37
37
0
40


10.
West Bromwich Albion
30
9
12
9
32
33
-1
39


11.
Newcastle United
30
10
8
12
36
39
-3
38


12.
Watford
30
9
8
13
31
42
-11
35


13.
Aston Villa
30
7
12
11
36
40
-4
33


14.
Hull City
29
8
9
12
31
36
-5
33


15.
Stoke City
30
8
9
13
26
43
-17
33


16.
West Ham United
30
7
9
14
36
49
-13
30


17.
Sunderland
30
7
9
14
29
42
-13
30


18.
Leicester City
30
4
11
15
26
47
-21
23


19.
Cardiff City
29
5
7
17
31
53
-22
22


20.
Norwich City
30
4
10
16
25
50
-25
22

[steelerfan]

Highlights of the 1st leg of the Quarter Finals of the UEFA Champions League, Chelsea vs Marseille:


http://youtu.be/nGYph-M2HfY?list=UUXxk0-5FWZITvw3zAkCHkzg

Chelsea / Marseille
Shots 22/12
On Target 13/5
Possession 47/53
Tackles 11/19
Fouls 5/4
Yellow 1/2
Red 0/0
Offsides 2/0
Corners 2/2
Shot Accuracy % 59/41
Pass Accuracy % 86/85

CFC Goals: Costa 9', Remy 89'
CFC Assists: Luis

Chelsea were the better side throughout Tuesday night's match at Stamford Bridge with French side Marseille. However, the heavy shot total advantage did not produce a result for the Blues and it took a late Loic Remy goal to escape the first Chelsea loss in 22 matches as the sides played to a 2-2 draw. The positive for Chelsea is that, in the Round of 16, they played to a 2-2 draw at the Bridge with Spanish giants Real Madrid before winning 4-0 in Spain.

Chelsea have signed youth squad player Abdoulaye Ankrah, a 16-year-old from Ivory Coast, to their senior squad. Ankrah (54 OVR) is an attacking midfielder and will be paid 500 pounds per week through the 2018-19 season, under the terms of the contract. Expect him to be made available for loan at the earliest opportunity.

Chelsea will open the month of April on Saturday with another visit to Goodison Park. Chelsea (20-5-4) were 2-0 winners over Everton (17-6-6) on that very ground just 20 days earlier in the Quarter Finals of the FA Cup.

Around the Grounds
3/29 - UCL Quarter Finals 1st Leg
Borussia Dortmund 1:0 Juventus
Chelsea 2:2 Marseille

3/30 - UCL Quarter Finals 1st Leg
Barcelona 2:1 Bayern Munich
PSG 2:0 Roma

3/31 - UEL Quarter Finals 1st Leg
Besiktas JK 2:1 AC Milan
Napoli 0:2 Valencia CF
Real Sociedad 1:2 Manchester United
VfL Wolfsburg 0:1 Arsenal

CFC Fixture List for April 2016:
4/2 - EPL Everton (away)
4/6 - UCL Quarter Finals 2nd Leg Marseille (away)
4/9 - EPL Newcastle (away)
4/13 - EPL Sunderland
4/16 - FA Cup Semi Finals Aston Villa (away)
4/19 - UCL Semi Finals 1st Leg Borussia Dortmund (away)
4/24 - EPL Queens Park Rangers (away)
4/27 - UCL Semi Finals 2nd Leg Borussia Dortmund

[steelerfan]

Highlights from the Barclays Premier League of Everton and Chelsea:


http://youtu.be/7Y9gjcrGjiA

Everton / Chelsea
Shots 11/9
On Target 4/4
Possession 49/51
Tackles 18/14
Fouls 4/4
Yellow 0/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 0/1
Corners 3/2
Shot Accuracy % 36/44
Pass Accuracy % 83/81

CFC Goals: Piazon (PEN) 59', Stones (OG) 85'
CFC Assist: Hazard

Chelsea tied a club record on Saturday with their 23rd consecutive match without a loss, something the Blues have done on 2 other occasions in their 111 year history. The result was a 2-1 win at Goodison Park over 3rd placed Everton and was earned when Toffee defender John Stones scored an Own Goal in the 85th minute, breaking a 1-1 tie.

The Blues will play a critical match in the Champions League on Wednesday night in southeastern France, as they attempt to establish a new club record. Chelsea will clash with Marseille in the 2nd leg of their Quarter Final tie, with the aggregate score at 2-2 after last Tuesday night's draw at Stamford Bridge.

In other Chelsea news, defender Tomas Kalas, who has been asking the club for a contract extension, has reportedly turned down a 2-year extension and is seeking an extension of at least 3 years. The 22-year-old Czech (75 OVR) joined the club in the Summer of 2010, just after his 17th birthday, and has made 25 appearances for Chelsea, including 17 in the Premier League, for the West London club during this campaign.

Around the Grounds
4/2 - EPL
Everton 1:2 Chelsea
Hull City 1:1 Aston Villa
Leicester City 1:2 Sunderland
Liverpool 1:1 Spurs
Norwich City 1:2 West Brom
Southampton 2:1 West Ham
Stoke City 1:1 Cardiff City

4/3 - EPL
Manchester City 4:0 Newcastle
Manchester United 3:1 Watford

4/5 - UCL Quarter Finals 2nd Leg
Bayern Munich 2:2 Barcelona (Barcelona advance on Aggregate, 4-3)
Roma 1:2 PSG (PSG advance on Aggregate, 4-1)

Note: Wayne Rooney of Manchester United, who is currently second in the Premier League with 13 goals just behind Nabil Ghilas of Newcastle United (14) and just ahead of Chelsea's Diego Costa (12), suffered a torn quadriceps muscle in United's 3-1 win over Watford on Sunday and will likely miss the remainder of the season.

[steelerfan]

Celtic update for jaymo:

Celtic crashed out of the Champions League before Christmas, finishing 3rd in Group B behind Bayern Munich and Marseille and ahead of Zenit St. Petersburg. From there, they immediately crashed out of Europe altogether, losing in the Europa League's Round of 32 to Napoli on Aggregate, 4-1. Napoli would go on to eliminate 1899 Hoffenheim in the Round of 16 (2-1 Aggregate) and then lost the first leg of their ongoing Quarter Final tie with Valencia CF, 2-0. The second leg is scheduled for April 7 in Spain.

Both Bayern Munich and Marseille, Celtic's Champions League group partners, advanced to that competition's Quarter Finals. After beating Tottenham (3-2 Aggregate) in the Round of 16, Bayern were eliminated by FC Barcelona (4-3 Aggregate) in the Quarters. Marseille were winners (3-2 Aggregate) over Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the Round of 16 and are currently level (2-2) with Chelsea FC in the Quarter Finals.

Domestically, Celtic have won the 50th title in the top flight of Scottish football (currently the Scottish Premiership) in their history as they have a 19 point lead over second-placed Aberdeen with 5 matches remaining. By winning the Premiership title, Celtic have qualified for the 2016-17 UEFA Champions League.

[steelerfan]

Highlights from the UEFA Champions League Quarter Finals, it's the 2nd leg of the cup tie between Marseille and Chelsea:


http://youtu.be/rw4E-PLED30

Marseille / Chelsea
Shots 7/17
On Target 2/9
Possession 47/53
Tackles 17/11
Fouls 2/2
Yellow 1/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 0/2
Corners 2/2
Shot Accuracy % 28/52
Pass Accuracy % 78/86

CFC Goals: Mandanda (OG) 30', Costa 45', Oscar 66', Remy 90'
CFC Assists: Oscar 2

Chelsea were once again easy winners in the 2nd leg of a Champions League knockout tie after having drawn the 1st leg. This time the victim was French side Olympique de Marseille, with Chelsea getting a 4-1 result. Chelsea have drawn to face German side Borussia Dortmund in the Semi Finals, with the 1st leg set for April 19 at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund and the 2nd leg to follow at Stamford Bridge in London on April 27.

This Saturday the Blues (21-5-4) will return to Premier League action where they will put their 12-match league win streak and their new club record 24-match unbeaten streak (all competitions) on the line at St. James Park when they clash with eleventh-placed Newcastle United (10-8-13).

Around the Grounds
4/6 - UCL Quarter Finals 2nd Leg
Juventus 1:1 Borussia Dortmund (Borussia Dortmund advance on Aggregate, 2-1)
Marseille 1:4 Chelsea (Chelsea advance on Aggregate, 6-3)

4/7 - UEL Quarter Finals 2nd Leg
Arsenal 2:0 VfL Wolfsburg (Arsenal advance on Aggregate, 3-0)
Manchester United 2:1 Real Sociedad (Manchester United advance on Aggregate, 4-2)
AC Milan 3:1 Besiktas JK (AC Milan advance on Aggregate, 4-3)
Valencia CF 2:2 Napoli (Valencia CF advance on Aggregate, 4-2)

[steelerfan]

Highlights of Newcastle United and Chelsea:


http://youtu.be/DhKorZli2aU?list=UUXxk0-5FWZITvw3zAkCHkzg

Newcastle / Chelsea
Shots 12/16
On Target 7/5
Possession 50/50
Tackles 24/13
Fouls 1/1
Yellow 0/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 2/0
Corners 3/5
Shot Accuracy % 58/31
Pass Accuracy % 81/78

CFC Goals: T. Hazard 3', Ake 42', Remy 90'
CFC Assist: Ramires

Chelsea ran their Premier League winning streak to 13 on Saturday with a thrilling 3-2 win over Newcastle United as Loic Remy came off the bench to provide the difference-maker in the 90th minute. The Blues are digging deep into their bench and reserves as success in multiple competitions has caused a fixture pile-up. Chelsea will play 8 matches in 26 days this month, with 3 of those behind them already. Over the next 15 days, the West Londoners have 5 matches including 3 cup semifinal matches so relief is not forthcoming.

On Wednesday, Chelsea (22-5-4) will host Sunderland (9-9-14) at Stamford Bridge in another Premier League clash. The Blues top the table with 71 points and have an 8-point advantage over second-placed Tottenham, with a game in hand.

Around the Grounds
4/9 - EPL
Cardiff City 1:2 West Brom
Manchester City 4:1 Leicester City
Newcastle 2:3 Chelsea
QPR 1:2 Sunderland
Stoke City 2:2 Hull City
Watford 1:0 West Ham

4/10 - EPL
Arsenal 3:0 Norwich City
Liverpool 1:1 Southampton
Manchester United 2:2 Everton
Spurs 1:1 Aston Villa

[steelerfan]

Highlights of Chelsea vs Sunderland:


http://youtu.be/skaP6_F1xiM?list=UUXxk0-5FWZITvw3zAkCHkzg

Chelsea / Sunderland
Shots 16/8
On Target 8/6
Possession 51/49
Fouls 1/2
Yellow 0/1
Red 0/1
Offsides 1/0
Corners 5/3
Shot Accuracy % 50/75
Pass Accuracy % 87/84

CFC Goal: Matic 79'
CFC Assist: Remy

Chelsea's run of 13 consecutive wins in the Premier League came to an end on Wednesday night at Stamford Bridge, but a 1-1 draw with Sunderland continued the Blues club record run of matches without a loss across all competitions. That streak has reached 26 matches and will be tested on Saturday at Wembley Stadium.

Chelsea will clash with Aston Villa in the Semi Finals of the FA Cup on Saturday. The West London side has already lifted the Capital One Cup this season, they lead the Premier League table and will compete in the Semi Finals of the UEFA Champions League later this month.

Around the Grounds
4/13 - EPL
Aston Villa 3:1 Watford
Chelsea 1:1 Sunderland
Manchester City 2:1 QPR

[steelerfan]

Highlights of the FA Cup Semi Final between Aston Villa and Chelsea:


http://youtu.be/GKppkMLWo48?list=UUXxk0-5FWZITvw3zAkCHkzg

Aston Villa / Chelsea
Shots 8/14
On Target 0/5
Possession 48/52
Tackles 21/16
Fouls 2/0
Yellow 1/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 5/1
Corners 2/4
Shot Accuracy % 0/35
Pass Accuracy % 79/66

CFC Goals: Wickham, 24', T. Hazard 56', T. Hazard 59', T. Hazard (PEN) 65', Traore 72'
CFC Assist: Salah

Thorgan Hazard filled the shoes often worn by his brother Eden, on Saturday at Wembley Stadium as he recorded his first hat-trick for Chelsea in a convincing 5-0 win over Aston Villa in the Semi Final round of the FA Cup. Chelsea will face Crystal Palace in the FA Cup Final at Wembley on Saturday, May 14. Palace secured their place in the Final by eliminating Manchester City, 5-4 on penalties, after the sides played to a 1-1 draw. The Eagles are currently 2nd in the Football League Championship table, 3 points behind Swansea City.

Chelsea will travel to Germany next for the 1st Leg of their UEFA Champions League Semi Final tie with Borussia Dortmund. Paris St. Germain and Barcelona will meet in the other semi final tie.

Around the Grounds
4/16 - EPL
Hull City 1:1 Arsenal
Leicester City 1:0 Manchester United
Norwich City 1:1 Cardiff City
Southampton 1:1 Stoke City

4/16 - FAC Semi Finals
Aston Villa 0:5 Chelsea
Crystal Palace 1:1 Manchester City (5-4 p)

4/17 - EPL
Everton 0:1 Liverpool
West Brom 0:2 Spurs
West Ham 1:1 Newcastle United

[steelerfan]

Highlights of the 1st Leg of the UEFA Champions League Semi Final between Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea:


http://youtu.be/TxTiN8V_OG0

Borussia Dortmund / Chelsea
Shots 14/11
On Target 2/6
Possession 47/53
Tackles 22/13
Fouls 3/3
Yellow 0/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 1/1
Corners 4/2
Shot Accuracy % 14/54
Pass Accuracy % 79/75

CFC Goals: Luis 25', Weidenfeller (OG) 52'
CFC Assist: Reus

Chelsea were 2-0 winners in Germany on Tuesday night over Borussia Dortmund as the Blues, who were the beneficiaries of a bizarre Own Goal, took a big step toward securing a spot in the UEFA Champions League Final for the second time in 4 years.

Full Back Todd Kane (69 OVR) has agreed to a new contract with Chelsea that will pay the 22-year-old England boy 10,000 pounds per week and ties him to the club through the 2019-20 season. Kane has made 3 appearances for Jose Mourinho's side this season with 2 coming in the Premier League and the other in the Champions League. The signing leaves midfielder Victor Moses as the only senior player who is without a contract beyond this season.

Premier League table-toppers Chelsea (22-6-4) will play at Loftus Road on Sunday in a West London Derby with Queens Park Rangers (10-10-12). Chelsea were 2-1 winners over QPR at Stamford Bridge on October 17.

Around the Grounds
4/19 - UCL Semi Final 1st Leg
Borussia Dortmund 0:2 Chelsea

4/20 - UCL Semi Final 1st Leg
PSG 0:3 Barcelona

4/21 - UEL Semi Final 1st Leg
Arsenal 1:3 AC Milan
Manchester United 1:1 Valencia CF

4/23 - EPL
Liverpool 2:0 Leicester City
Stoke City 1:0 Everton
Sunderland 1:0 West Ham

[steelerfan]

Highlights of QPR and Chelsea:


http://youtu.be/tVJNevf1A_8

QPR / Chelsea
Shots 15/7
On Target 5/3
Possession 49/51
Tackles 28/15
Fouls 4/3
Yellow 1/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 1/1
Corners 3/0
Shot Accuracy % 33/42
Pass Accuracy % 80/79

CFC Goal: Remy 36'
CFC Assist: van Ginkel
CFC Booking: Piazon (Y) 49'

Chelsea were 1-0 winners at Loftus Road on Sunday afternoon, with Loic Remy scoring the game's only goal. The Blues were able to squeeze out maximum points despite fielding a lineup of substitutes and reserves. The win secures a Champions League spot for Chelsea in the 2016-17 campaign as the Blues can finish no worse than 3rd in the Premier League this year.

Speaking of the Champions League, Chelsea will clash with Borussia Dortmund at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night in the 2nd leg of their semi final tie. Chelsea were 2-0 winners in Germany, in the 1st leg. The winner will face FC Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League Final on May 28. Barcelona were 4-1 winners, on Aggregate, over PSG in the other semi final which concluded on Tuesday.

Around the Grounds
4/24 - EPL
Arsenal 2:0 Southampton
Cardiff City 2:1 Hull City
Manchester United 1:2 Manchester City
Newcastle 1:1 Aston Villa
QPR 0:1 Chelsea
Spurs 2:1 Norwich City
Watford 1:1 West Brom

4/26 - UCL Semi Final 2nd Leg
Barcelona 1:1 PSG (Barcelona advance on Aggregate, 4-1)

[steelerfan]

Highlights of the 2nd semi final leg of the UEFA Champions League between Chelsea and Borussia Dortmund:


http://youtu.be/Zl19HVOPlEI

Chelsea / Dortmund
Shots 9/14
On Target 3/3
Possession 53/47
Tackles 12/32
Fouls 2/2
Yellow 1/2
Red 0/0
Offsides 3/0
Corners 1/5
Shot Accuracy % 33/21
Pass Accuracy % 79/80

CFC Goals: Costa 38', Fabregas (PEN) 45'
CFC Assist: Ivanovic
CFC Booking: Costa (Y) 45'

Chelsea have joined FC Barcelona in May 28's UEFA Champions League Final, following the Blues 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday night at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea advanced through the Germans on Aggregate, 4-0.

The West London club, league leading Chelsea (23-6-4) will play a London Derby, to open the month of May, in the Premier League on Sunday against East London's West Ham United (7-10-17) who are currently relegation-threatened, sitting 17th in the table.

Around the Grounds
4/27 - UCL Semi Final 2nd Leg
Chelsea 2:0 Borussia Dortmund (Chelsea advance on Aggregate, 4-0)

4/28 - UEL Semi Finals 2nd Leg
AC Milan 2:0 Arsenal (AC Milan advance on Aggregate, 5-1)
Valencia CF 0:3 Manchester United (Manchester United advance on Aggregate, 4-1)

4/30 - EPL
Hull City 1:0 Spurs
Leicester City 1:1 Stoke City
Manchester City 0:1 Liverpool
Norwich City 1:1 Watford
Southampton 4:0 Cardiff City
West Brom 1:0 Newcastle

CFC Fixture List for May 2016:
5/1 - EPL West Ham (away)
5/4 - EPL Cardiff City
5/7 - EPL Liverpool (away)
5/11 - EPL Stoke City
5/14 - FAC Final Crystal Palace
5/22 - EPL Leicester City
5/28 - UCL Final FC Barcelona

[steelerfan]

Barclays Premier League Table (through April 30, 2016)





Played
Wins
Draws
Losses
Goals For
Goals Against
Goal Difference
Points


1.
Chelsea
33
23
6
4
64
27
37
75


2.
Tottenham Hotspur
35
21
6
8
57
29
28
69


3.
Manchester City
34
20
7
7
64
33
31
67


4.
Liverpool
35
17
10
8
51
33
18
61


5.
Southampton
35
19
4
12
48
45
3
61


6.
Everton
33
17
7
9
48
28
20
58


7.
Manchester United
34
14
10
10
46
34
12
52


8.
Arsenal
34
12
14
8
49
40
9
50


9.
West Bromwich Albion
35
12
13
10
38
38
0
49


10.
Queens Park Rangers
33
10
10
13
40
44
-4
40


11.
Newcastle United
35
10
10
15
40
49
-9
40


12.
Sunderland
34
10
10
14
35
45
-10
40


13.
Watford
35
10
10
15
36
50
-14
40


14.
Stoke City
35
9
13
13
32
48
-16
40


15.
Aston Villa
34
8
15
11
42
44
-2
39


16.
Hull City
34
9
12
13
37
42
-5
39


17.
West Ham United
34
7
10
17
38
54
-16
31


18.
Cardiff City
34
6
9
19
36
62
-26
27


19.
Leicester City
35
5
12
18
30
56
-26
27


20.
Norwich City
35
4
12
19
29
59
-30
24

[steelerfan]

Highlights of West Ham and Chelsea:


http://youtu.be/964UJ5tBpSo

West Ham / Chelsea
Shots 7/13
On Target 3/6
Possession 48/52
Tackles 24/9
Fouls 4/0
Yellow 2/0
Red 1/0
Offsides 3/2
Corners 2/8
Shot Accuracy % 42/46
Pass Accuracy % 65/71

CFC Goals: Costa 21', Piazon 38'
CFC Assists: Silva, Azpilicueta

Goals from Diego Costa and Lucas Piazon lifted Chelsea to a 2-1 win over West Ham United on Sunday as the Blues continue to zero-in on the Premier League title. Chelsea need just 2 points from their final 4 league matches to earn the 5th top-flight domestic league title in club history.

The title looks likely to be earned at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night when Chelsea (24-6-4) host 18-placed Cardiff City (6-9-19). Maximum points over the Bluebirds would secure the title and a double for the Blues who have already lifted the Capital One Cup this season. Chelsea were 4-0 winners in Cardiff on November 21.

Around the Grounds
5/1 - EPL
Aston Villa 0:1 Sunderland
Everton 0:1 Arsenal
Manchester United 1:0 QPR
West Ham 1:2 Chelsea

[steelerfan]

Highlights of Chelsea and Cardiff City:


http://youtu.be/YG6XA5y_X_Y

Chelsea / Cardiff City
Shots 20/8
On Target 11/2
Possession 56/44
Tackles 15/22
Fouls 1/4
Yellow 1/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 1/2
Corners 2/1
Shot Accuracy % 55/25
Pass Accuracy % 82/76

CFC Goals: Matic 5', Costa 17', Costa 35', Fabregas 38', Reus (FK) 51', Costa 60', Fabregas (FK) 89'
CFC Assists: Reus 2, Oscar 2, Remy, Costa
CFC Booking: Matic (Y) 23'

Despite conceding twice, including once in the first minute, Chelsea secured the Premier League title with a convincing 7-2 win over Cardiff City at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night. The league title, the Blues first since 2009-10, secures a domestic double for the West Londoners who have already won the Capital One Cup. With 3 league matches remaining, Chelsea can move their focus to a pair of cup finals later this month.

On Saturday Chelsea (25-6-4) will visit Anfield to play the red half of Merseyside. Liverpool (17-10-8) are currently clinging to the last Champions League spot but are not assured of a spot in Europe as they lead 6th placed Everton by just 3 points.

Around the Grounds
5/4 - EPL
Chelsea 7:2 Cardiff City
Everton 1:2 QPR
Hull City 1:3 Manchester City

[steelerfan]

Highlights from Anfield of Liverpool vs Chelsea:


http://youtu.be/KzVApMeUvkA

Liverpool / Chelsea
Shots 16/9
On Target 3/3
Possession 52/48
Tackles 28/7
Fouls 3/2
Yellow 1/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 0/1
Corners 6/4
Shot Accuracy % 18/33
Pass Accuracy % 87/81

CFC Goal: Reus 84'
CFC Booking: van Ginkel (Y) 60'

Having already secured the Premier League title, Chelsea traveled to Merseyside on Saturday and came away 1-0 winners behind an 84th minute goal from Marco Reus and a clean sheet that was kept by Thibaut Courtois.

The Blues announced on Sunday that they have added Brazilian 15-year-old Andriy Mielitz to their youth squad and that they have extended the contract of Diego Costa. The Spain international Costa, 27, won the Premier League's Golden Boot in 2014-15 with 22 goals and this year is the league leader with 16. The striker has accounted for 32 goals across all competitions in 42 appearances this campaign. Costa's new contract ties him to the club through the 2019-20 season and will see his pay jump to 190k pounds per week making him the second-highest paid player in the squad behind Marco Reus (195k).

Chelsea (26-6-4) will host 16th-placed Stoke City (9-13-14) at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night, ahead of Saturday's FA Cup Final with London rivals Crystal Palace at Wembley Stadium.

Around the Grounds
5/7 - EPL
Arsenal 1:0 Newcastle United
Cardiff City 2:2 Watford
Everton 1:1 Norwich City
Leicester City 2:3 West Brom
Liverpool 0:2 Chelsea
Southampton 1:2 Hull City
Stoke City 1:2 Sunderland

5/8 - EPL
Manchester City 2:2 Aston Villa
Manchester United 2:0 West Ham
QPR 1:1 Spurs

[steelerfan]

Highlights of Chelsea vs Stoke City:


http://youtu.be/53qaZKfkDec

Chelsea / Stoke City
Shots 17/15
On Target 5/5
Possession 48/52
Tackles 11/26
Fouls 6/2
Yellow 3/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 2/0
Corners 4/1
Shot Accuracy % 29/33
Pass Accuracy % 79/83

CFC Goals: Costa 17', Costa 26', Costa 44', Oscar 45'
CFC Assists: Oscar 2, Terry, Costa
CFC Bookings: Matic (Y) 18', Salah (Y) 30', van Ginkel (Y) 86'

In advance of Saturday's FA Cup Final, Chelsea were 4-1 winners at Stamford Bridge over Stoke City behind a first half hat-trick from Spanish international Diego Costa who leads the Premier League with 19 goals on the season.

Having already secured the Premier League title as well as having won the League Cup, Chelsea will attempt to win a domestic treble this weekend when the Blues travel a short distance to Wembley to face League Championship side Crystal Palace in a London Derby that will decide the 2016 winners of the English Football Association Challenge Cup.

Around the Grounds
5/11 - EPL
Chelsea 4:1 Stoke City

[steelerfan]

Highlights of the FA Cup Final between Chelsea and Crystal Palace:


http://youtu.be/xt5jnOUrbwE

Chelsea / Crystal Palace
Shots 12/4
On Target 5/0
Possession 50/50
Tackles 13/27
Fouls 3/2
Yellow 0/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 3/0
Corners 4/1
Shot Accuracy % 41/0
Pass Accuracy % 74/72

Chelsea secured a domestic treble on Saturday at Wembley Stadium, winning the 8th FA Cup in club history with a 1-0 result over South London rivals Crystal Palace. The Blues are FA Cup winners for the first time since getting a 2-1 result over Liverpool in the 2012 Final and add the illustrious silverware to the Capital One Cup and Premier League title they have already captured this season. The West Londoners will play for an unprecedented quadruple on Saturday May 28th when they face Spanish giants Barcelona in the final of the UEFA Champions League.

Chelsea's victory did come at a high cost, however. Marco Reus (Femur Contusion) and Diego Costa (Sprained Ankle) were both lost to first half injuries. Boss Jose Mourinho is hopeful that the duo can make a return for the Champions League Final but has ruled each out for next weekend's Premier League finale. On a bright note, Mourinho added that Ramires (Sprained Knee) and Eden Hazard (Broken Ankle) have returned to training and that each of them could not be ruled out of featuring later this month against Barcelona.

Chelsea (27-6-4) will go through the motions one more time on Sunday, before being presented with the Premier League trophy. The Blues will host 18th-placed Leicester City (5-13-19). The The Foxes are 3 points from safety and are -6 on goal difference to 17th-placed West Ham, making Leicester an all-but-certain candidate for relegation with Cardiff City and Norwich City.

Swansea City (winners of The Football League Championship) and Crystal Palace (2nd in the League Championship) have attained promotion to the Premier League for 2016-17. They will be joined by the winners of the Promotion Playoff which features Burnley, Nottingham Forest, Blackburn Rovers and Wigan Athletic.

In the Premier League, Chelsea, Spurs and Manchester City have secured Champions League spots for next season, with the final spot up for grabs between Liverpool (64 points) and Southampton (62 points). Everton, Manchester United and Arsenal each have a chance to secure a Europa League spot, pending this weekend's results. Southampton visit Aston Villa, while Liverpool visit Watford on Championship Sunday.

Around the Grounds
5/14 - EPL
Southampton 2:2 QPR
Watford 0:1 Spurs
West Ham 1:3 Liverpool

5/14 - FAC Final
Chelsea 1:0 Crystal Palace

5/15 - EPL
Aston Villa 1:1 Manchester United
Hull City 1:1 Everton
Newcastle 2:0 Cardiff City
Norwich City 2:2 Leicester City
Sunderland 1:2 Arsenal
West Brom 1:0 Manchester City

5/18 - UEL Final
AC Milan 2:1 Manchester United