Chelsea want Kolo Muani in January, contact with @Paris_Saint_Geermain is set to start in the coming days.

➡️ Chelsea like Kolo Muani’s qualities, his versatility and the fact he’s available. PSG would like a loan + option. (Santi Arouna)

Understand Randal Kolo Muani is not in Chelsea's plans.

Natural respect for the player, but no approach expected in January.

Chelsea have several names on their list of possible striker options for 2025, but nothing imminent, and big confidence in Nicolas Jackson.🔵

🔗 Ben Jacobs

Ipswich Town's only win in their last 19 matches against #Chelsea in all competitions was by 1-0 at Portman Road in the Premier League in August 1993.

[via BBCSport]

#Chelsea are unbeaten in their final league game in each of the past 12 years since a 3-1 home defeat by Aston Villa in 2011 [W8, D4].

[via BBCSport]

‼️Chelsea are eying both Liam Delap and Evan Ferguson as potential new striker options.

~ Alex Crook

🚨Gabriel Slonina returns to Chelsea, recalled from his loan at Barnsley as club sent formal letter.

Slonina suffered a finger injury and he’s still not fit, so Chelsea staff will take care of the GK before deciding on a new loan.

(Fabrizio Romano)

🚨 BREAKING: Aaron Anselmino will join the Chelsea squad early and will be at Cobham on the 3rd of January.

(GerGarciaGrova & urieliugt) #CFC

➡️ Aaron Anselmino will travel to London at the end of this week, ready to join Chelsea training at Cobham from next week. 🛩

(FabrizioRomano) #CFC

Chelsea tonight. 🔵

#CFC | #IPSCHE

Our final game of 2024. Come on Chelsea!! 🔵✊

#CFC | #IPSCHE

Goal. Ipswich Town. Delap.

0-1.

HT: Ipswich Town 1-0 #Chelsea

Thoughts, Blues? 🤕

▶️ Second half begins

Hutchinson makes it two.

🚜 2-0 ⚪️ [53] #CFC | #IPSCHE

Enzo Maresca on Chelsea’s 2-0 defeat to Ipswich Town [A] in the Premier League:

🤝 “It was a bit of a strange game. We created so many chances in the first half and in the first five or 10 minutes of the second half, we had two clear chances; the header from Joao [Felix] and another shot.

“Then I think the second goal killed the game a little bit. Sometimes when you create so many chances, the post, the VAR, the ‘keeper saves or the defenders that block the shot, sometimes it has to go in that way.

“It’s a shame because it was another chance for us but congratulations to them because probably when you save so many shots on the line, the goalkeeper, the body, the desire from them was very high.”

🤨 𝐎𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝:

“No, tonight’s game, I don’t think it’s physical or condition. When you play and you don’t create chances, you don’t create nothing, and you are not dangerous, then you can say we probably we struggled physically, we are not good enough, or we are not fresh.

“But when you create so many chances, the post, the amount of chances, the VAR; I think we have so many chances in the first half. In the second half, we started in the same way. We have two clear chances and then the second goal kills the game. It is just a matter that sometimes it is not the right day for us.”

(Via chelseafc)

#CFC #Chelsea

𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑 𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒:

✍️ by grahambearman

STARTING XI:

Jorgensen 5: Responsible for the soft penalty leading to the opener. Made a couple decent saves throughout.

Disasi- 2: Exposed down the right flank repeatedly. Poor distribution leading to the second goal.

Tosin - 3: Had a good block very early on to deny a goal. Was dominated 1v1 by Delap, failing to ever get close to prevent a shot or pass. Often looked weak in a challenge.

Colwill - 4: Immature yellow card again at the end. Needs to improve on his discipline. Uncharacteristically gave the ball away on multiple occasions.

Cucurella - 4: Was unable to have an effect in attack. Asked to play very high which left him out of position on defence often.

Enzo - 5.5: Combined well with Palmer often to create a majority of Chelsea’s chances. Leaves Caicedo isolated defensively in midfield often, leading to counter attacks.

Caicedo - 5: Defended alone in midfield much of the game showing great intensity to win the ball back. Was uncharacteristically loose in possession on a number of times.

Madueke - 3.5: Great intensity to recover and win the ball back on multiple occasions. Technique was lacking in the final third with multiple poor touches and crosses.

Palmer - 5.5: Hit the post on an intelligent free-kick routine. Played in a deeper play making role and created multiple opportunities which could have ended in goals. Looked out of ideas late in the game and began to turn over possession often.

Félix - 4.5: Constantly involved going forward. Denied a well taken goal by a close VAR offsides. Was not clinical enough in the final third on other occasions.

Nkunku - 2.5: Rarely involved in the attack. Wasted an open goal opportunity. Pressing lacks intensity. Needs to show more.

SUBSTITUTES:

Jackson - 4: Unable to create any significant chances.

Sancho - 4: Unable to make an impact.

Neto - N/A

Gusto - N/A

Thoughts? 🔵⬇️

#CFC #Chelsea #IPSCHE

Torino have made their first official bid to Chelsea for Cesare Casadei.

The offer is a loan with an option to buy.

[lucabendoni & gianlucadimarzio - gianlucadimarzio_com]

#CFC #Chelsea #ChelseaFC