Happy birthday, Jes Hogh! 🎉

 🗣️ Calum McFarlane ahead of @Liverpool_Always [A] in the Premier League:

🏥 𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬:

“We’ve got a few lads returning.

“Levi [Colwill] has trained a full week with us, and so has Reece, so it’s really positive with those two.

“We’ve still got another session [before facing Liverpool], but both trained fully today and we’re hopeful [that they could start].

“Pedro Neto and [Alejandro] Garnacho are both carrying knocks and it’s unlikely that they will be available. While Rob [Sanchez] won’t be available after the head injury he sustained against Nottingham Forest.

“The early signs with Jesse [Derry] are very positive and I spoke to his dad [Shaun] after the Forest game.

“I also spoke with his family yesterday. I don’t have all the details but all the early signs are really positive.

“Jesse won’t be available for us now until the end of the season, which is an abrupt end for him, but he showed in that first half what he can bring to the team.

“Of course, it’s disappointing for him [to see his season end] but as long as he’s healthy, that’s all that matters.

“It was great to give him his first start. I’ve worked a lot with him in the Academy and I know how talented he is.”

🔴 𝐎𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧:

“They’re a really good side, a lot of good players, there’s a lot of threats that we have to be aware of. We also have a lot of good players and we’re just focussing on ourselves at the moment and making sure that our performance levels are at a higher level than what they have been.”

“As a staff, you watch your opponents’ games, you always watch the previous game from the last time you played them to see how it looks, to see how it matches up, to see if there’s anything you can go after. So, we haven’t discussed it with the group per se, but we’ve watched a lot of Liverpool games.”

(Via chelseafc & bobbyvincentfl - Football London)

#CFC #ChelseaFC

🚨How Chelsea’s shirt will look next week in the FA Cup Final. [chelseafc]

Winning team 🤩💙

‼️ Shumaira Mheuka has just one year left on the first pro deal he signed in 2024, although the club have the option to extend for another year.

Sources say both the club and the player are relaxed about the situation and that they will sit down to discuss a longer-term extension, possibly as soon as this summer.

~ SJohnsonSport

🚨 Cole Palmer's rapid drop-off in form:

■ First 54 Chelsea games:

▪︎ 0.98 goal involvements per game with 19 open play goals.

■ Last 54 Chelsea games:

▪︎ 0.37 goal involvements per game with 6 open play goals.

(peterrutzler) #CFC 📉