1905: The Chelsea FC Podcast

Arsenal v Chelsea Preview | Test

Chelsea haven't won at Arsenal since Tammy Abraham's last-minute winner under Frank Lampard in 2019 — Sunday is the biggest shot yet at ending that run. Chris and Joe pr

Chelsea 4–3 Brighton | Entertainers

Chelsea are many things right now, but boring isn't one of them. Chelsea's centre-backs played more diagonal balls than five-yard passes at the weekend, and that's the

Chelsea 2–0 Luton | Rebuild

One game was all it took. Xabi Alonso watched Robert Sánchez against Fulham and Chelsea signed Emiliano Martínez three days later — £7.5m, two years, mentality monster, n

Fulham 2–3 Chelsea | 31 Seconds

31 seconds. That's all it took for the Xabi Alonso era to get started. Chris and Joe are buzzing after Chelsea's breathless 3-2 win at Fulham, with Cole Palmer back to

Fulham v Chelsea Preview | Fear Factor

Xabi Alonso wants Chelsea to put fear back into the Premier League — and Monday night at Craven Cottage is where that starts. Chris and Joe preview the season opener, p

The 2026/27 Chelsea Season Preview

There's a real buzz around Chelsea heading into 2026/27 — Chris and Joe call it the most open Premier League in years. Xabi Alonso's aura alone has lifted the mood among

Dark Horses?

Xabi Alonso has two unsolved problems going into the season — goalkeeper and central midfield — and Chris and Joe work through why neither gets fixed by the transfer busi

Chelsea Pensioners

Chelsea have signed two grandads — and somehow it feels exactly right. Danny Welbeck and Jordan Henderson arrive with 71 years of experience between them, the grown-ups

Talking Tactics

The tingles are back. Chelsea just dropped £117m on Morgan Rogers, prised from under Arsenal's nose, and suddenly a squad still recovering from 10th place feels like one

Match Fit

Five names, one question: who actually turns up fit and firing under Xabi Alonso? Chris and Joe run through the Chelsea players with most to prove this pre-season — Col

New Era

New manager, new swagger, and a transfer window already splitting the fanbase. Xabi Alonso's first day at Cobham brought a calm Chelsea have been missing for years — then

26/27 Chelsea Squad Pick

Chris and Joe build their full 26/27 squad for Xabi Alonzo — position by position. Exits that feel overdue. New faces that could make the difference. And a squad that, re

The 25/26 Chelsea Awards

The season is over — and not a moment too soon. Chris and Joe hand out the awards nobody wanted to give. Goals, moments, and one word that perfectly sums up the whole s

Sunderland 2–1 Chelsea | 10th

Tenth.Same distance from relegation as from fourth — and that symmetry tells you everything about the season. Chelsea didn't just miss Europe, they didn't fancy it. Chr

Chelsea 2–1 Spurs | Again

Chelsea beat Spurs. Again. Six in a row, three doubles in three seasons, 11 wins in the last 13. Enzo Fernandez produces an absolute worldy and reminds everyone exact

Chelsea 0–1 Man City | Reset

The reset button has been pressed — and with the appointment of Xabi Alonso as manager, not head coach, are BlueCo finally admitting their mistakes? Chelsea lose the FA

Cup Final Preview

AMan City haven't lost a domestic game since January 17th. Chelsea have lost six consecutive Wembley finals. On paper, this shouldn't be close - but Chris and Joe aren'

Liverpool 1–1 Chelsea | Hope

A point at Anfield shouldn't feel like oxygen. And yet here we are. Chelsea draw 1–1 with Liverpool and for the first time in what feels like months, there's something f

Chelsea 1–3 Forest | Rotten

Forest come to the Bridge and leave with three points they barely had to work for. A major clear-out is needed this summer. That's where Chris and Joe land after furthe

Chelsea 1–0 Leeds | Spirit

Chelsea channelled the spirit of 1970 at Wembley - direct, aggressive, unafraid - and suddenly this season has a pulse again. Enzo Fernandez's header broke the goal dro