🗣️ Xabi Alonso on Chelsea’s 5-1 win over AFC Bournemouth [H] in the Premier League:

🤝 “I think that today was a very complete performance.

“We were in control for most of the parts of the game, so I’m happy with that. We had a good stability in defence as well, just a couple of situations in the first half.

“And the second half, after conceding the 3-1 for eight minutes to the 4-1, we were not in control but overall happy with the game, with the performance.

“It’s many positives to take from the future and other ones to keep going.”

😅 𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬:

“I have nothing to do [with it], so I don’t have the answer. We always speak about how we try to start the game with good energy, but I have no explanation, no credit to me.

“It has never happened to me in such a short period to score that many early goals. So, let’s see if we can keep doing that. But after the goals, many other things need to happen. Maybe I prefer to score the first one in the last minute. It will happen one day, hopefully.”

🎩 𝐎𝐧 𝐉𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧’𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭:

“We signed him for everything. If he’s able to score two beauties as today, we are more than happy for him. But apart from the goals, he’s done many, many good things.

“He’s played a very midfielder performance, always being involved in the action, always giving solutions to the teammates.”

🏥 𝐎𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐞𝐜𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬’ 𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐲, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐝:

“He felt something but after we did the tests later in the afternoon and he had some little issues on the knee so we need to check how long it will be.

“We will assess it week by week.”

(Via bobbyvincentfl - Football London)

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🗣️ Xabi Alonso ahead of Chelsea’s match against Everton [A] in the Premier League:

🏥 𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬:

“He [Emmanuel Emegha] is not available for tomorrow; he felt something yesterday [Thursday], a little thing. He is going to be training next week but still not 100 per cent fit to be playing in tomorrow’s game.

“When he is fit, he is very special. He is 1.95 metres, is quick, attacks space, and is a threat. Unfortunately, he’s had little things and he hasn’t been available.

“[Jamie Gittens] is not yet [ready], it’s still a few weeks.

“We are all disappointed, and especially for him [Reece James].

“He wanted to have a good start after the international break, but in the last training session he picked up an injury. We wanted to be cautious and wait for the result of the tests.

“I wish him the best recovery. We won’t set timelines, but we expect him to be out for several weeks. It’s not going to be short [his knee injury]. Whether it’s before or after Christmas then time will tell. It needs to be done properly.”

💪 𝐎𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧:

“It’s going to be a tough game.

“We are looking forward to this game, intensity, high-demand game, high-tempo. I haven't been in the stadium, but they've told me it's a nice one with good atmosphere, so we are looking forward.

“We know what it takes to win Premier League games away in tough stadiums, in stadiums that they create a great energy, emotional, but we are able to deal with that playing, but as well competing well, and for sure, the experience for Brentford is not forgotten.”

(Via Chelsea FC & absolutechels)

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🗣️ Xabi Alonso on Chelsea striker Joao Pedro:

💪 𝐎𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧:

“That’s what we want, that’s what he wants. It’s not just about right now that he has scored five goals.

“From the first day of pre-season we spoke about that, the next step that he wanted, and he started really well with the pre-season and this season as well. So it’s about continuing.

“When you want to become a top striker in this league, you need to be ready in each game to have your impact. He’s having it and we need that he keeps going.

“So far, and before this, I could see him scoring lots of goals, and he’s in a good moment. He will have a very good season because he’s hungry for that and he’s scoring goals.

“He wants to be in the box and wants to help the team around the box as well. He’s very complete. I really like the way he plays and the way he’s connecting with his team-mates.”

(Via chelseaFC)

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Our 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 lineup for Chelsea’s match against Everton [A[ in the Premier League.

✍️ by franstanic_

🏟️ Venue: Hill Dickinson Stadium
⏰ Kick-off time: 12:30pm [UK]

➡️ 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬:

— Jamie Gittens is unavailable due to an ankle injury suffered on international duty.

— Emmanuel Emegha remains unavailable due to a small injury setback in training.

— Reece James is unavailable following knee surgery and is expected to be out until at least January.

Thoughts. 🔵⬇️

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🗣️ Xabi Alonso on Chelsea’s 2-0 win over Everton [A] in the Premier League:

🤝 “We are very happy with the result and the performance.

“We needed one of these wins away, where we have played very professionally and seriously, looking solid. It was a very good win. We got many things right.

“We looked in control of the game, there were moments for sure when we had to defend, especially in the first half, but overall the team looked mature, knew what to do in each moment, and knew we’d have our own moment. That happened in the second half.

“After that, we were good with the ball, creating chances and not conceding much. To win away is always tough, and we got the clean sheet. We knew it was a matter of time and finally we got it.”

💪 𝐎𝐧 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬:

“We need to keep working; it’s just one game.

“One [clean sheet this season] would be very poor; we need to get many more clean sheets in the rest of the league games.

“The first of the season feels good, so we have to keep going in this way, working well and being serious, and knowing that wherever we go we can play in an efficient and professional way, as we did today.”

(Via chelseafc)

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🗣️ Xabi Alonso ahead of Chelsea’s match against @Tottenhm Hotspur [H] in the Premier League:

🏥 𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬:

“Malo [Gusto] is fine.

“Pep [Chavarria] is training a little bit more, but he is not going to make it [for the @Tottenhm game].

“Emmanuel Emegha is feeling better, but we need to wait.

“Emi [Martinez] is doing better.

“He had the surgery and day by day he is feeling better, but we still need to wait. A few weeks. Hopefully, less than more, but we need to wait.

“The good thing is that he is feeling better and we need to listen to his feelings, the opinions of the doctors, the specialists, the surgeons. Considering it was a bad one, he is doing good.”

💪 𝐎𝐧 𝐚 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐲:

“Every derby is special. You feel the energy, you feel the excitement from the stands. We need that energy to be used on the pitch, because that will connect well and we know that can be a boost. We need to have a good mentality for that. We need to have good emotional control as well, because in the derbies there’s a lot of passion, there’s a lot of commitment from both sides. Play football with heart, this is what we want.

“I have seen a good Spurs, I have seen a good team, even in bad results. So we are expecting a tough game against a good opposition. They do many good things. We need to be well prepared with the ball, what to do in different momentums. It’s still game seven, this is going to be game eight I think. So early days for everything.”

(Via Chelsea FC & Bobby Vincent - Football London)

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 🗣️ Xabi Alonso on whether he is relying on Chelsea midfielder Jordan Henderson to help keep cool heads ahead of rivals @Tottenhm Hotspur:

🤝 “Absolutely, I think it helps [having Henderson around for games like this]. It helps for that experience and that composure that you need in certain moments.

“You have players that sometimes, even during the game, they take a step back to see, this is happening and now we need to keep focused and calm.”

💪 𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞:

“Yes, we are expecting a good atmosphere, electric, with good energy, knowing that in a derby this passion is really in the air in the stadium.

“We need to use it in a proper way because this is all about those games where you feel that excitement, it’s something you need, that extra motivation.

“That will come naturally because of the history of the derby and this is a top game.”

(Via Bobby Vincent - Football London)

#CFC #ChelseaFC #CHETOT

𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋: Chelsea have entered a multi-year partnership with Sokin, the embedded finance and payments company used by businesses worldwide. Sokin will be named a Principal Partner and Official Business Payments and FX Partner of Chelsea FC and Chelsea FC Women. 👕🤝

As a Principal Partner on #CFC , Sokin will be represented on the sleeves of the Chelsea FC men’s, women’s and academy home, away, and third kits from the 2026/27 season.

The partnership brings together two ambitious London-headquartered organisations with worldwide reach – a club with millions of fans across the world and a fintech platform through which businesses move more than $11 billion a year.

[Chelsea FC]

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 🗣️ Xabi Alonso on Chelsea’s 2-0 defeat against @Tottenhm Hotspur [H] in the Premier League:

🤝 “We all take the blame for the result and for the performance. Today we were not at our best.

“I felt that in the second half, the game was even and could have gone either way. Once we conceded that first goal, and then with the red card, it was difficult.

“In the second half, it was tight, with some half-chances for them and half-chances for us. It was about taking a moment and once we conceded the first goal, it conceded everything. Then, when we wanted to have a reaction, we got the red card. Then it went the other way.

“We can do better. It's one to reflect after this big game that it was against a good opponent. And the performance, it's one to improve.”

🟥 𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐫:

“We think [up until] now we haven’t received any red card and we need to continue that way because we need to have this maturity to deal with difficult moments, when you have conceded 1-0, still probably was 15-20 minutes to go, so we have to be on the way. I need to check the action to talk with Cole but it is one to learn for the future for sure.”

😶‍🌫️ 𝐎𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥:

“We win, we lose together and it is part of the job to deal with and to overcome from mistakes, myself as well and everyone, so we support Mike and we support the rest of the team. He will learn from that and he will want to prove that he can do better and we have to show that we can do better.”

(Via bobbyvincent - Football London)

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🗣️ Xabi Alonso ahead of Chelsea’s match against @Liverpool_Always [A] in the Carabao Cup Round of 16:

“Joao Pedro has an injury on his thigh and he is going to be out for a few weeks. Let’s see how many. We don’t want to predict on that, but he’s not ready for the next games.

“We will miss him, but we will have to be ready to deal with the injury and to be competitive and to try to win games with the players that we have available. We are starting tomorrow against Liverpool, a cup game. This is the situation.

“We are ready to fight for it and ready to prove that we can show the level.”

“Emmanuel [Emegha] is in the squad.

“It’s important that we have him available because he has special qualities.

“He has to feel fully fit. He’s been training for the last couple of weeks, 10 days, in a good way that allows him to build a strong base for his fitness and now gradually we want to see him and maybe tomorrow he has the chance to play.”

(Via Bobby Vincent - Football London)

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Our 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 lineup for Chelsea’s match against @Liverpool_Always [A] in the Carabao Cup Round of 16.

✍️ by bdn.006

🏟️ Venue: Anfield
⏰ Kick-off time: 8pm [UK]

➡️ 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬:

— Jamie Gittens is unavailable due to an ankle injury suffered on international duty.

— Reece James is unavailable following knee surgery and is expected to be out until at least January.

— Pep Chavarria is training following a small injury but is unavailable for this match.

— Emiliano Martinez is expected to be out for a ‘few weeks’ following jaw surgery.

— Joao Pedro is unavailable with a thug injury suffered in training.

— Cole Palmer serves his one-suspension following his red card against Tottenham Hotspur.

Feel free to leave your thoughts. 🔵⬇️

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 🗣️ Xabi Alonso on Chelsea’s 6-5 defeat [1-1 AFT] on penalties to @Liverpool_Always [A] in the Carabao Cup Round of 16:

🤝 “For sure the outcome is not what we wanted.

“It’s not what we expected before the game. You know, once you reach the penalties, there’s going to be a sad side. This is us in the case, but I have to say that the game we have played a very good competitive level, with good performance.

“We showed an improvement, I would say. That’s what we wanted. We played with courage. The game was really close. It could have gone not many chances for both sides and we have tried to overcome difficult moments as well.

“After the injury, we had to deal with and to change a few things. But it’s a small setback in this competition. It’s probably the least important competition for us in the year, so we need to move on. And as soon as we leave Anfield, our focus is on Saturday’s Premier League [game]. This is the main and the most important thing.”

🤔 𝐎𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐞‌𝐯𝐚‌𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞:

“We started with Pedro [Neto], with Danny [Welbeck] and with Morgan [Rogers] up front.

“The game had very intense moments. We knew that it was going to be physical and after we had to deal with Moi [Caicedo], he had little problems. Malo [Gusto], as well, he had cramps - so we were a little bit forced with substitutions.

“The season is going to be long and there will be moments for everyone.

“I’m sure that Este will have his moment. It’s my responsibility and we need to deal with that.”

🧱 𝐎𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞:

“He looked really solid, with good composure. Like he had dealt well with Saturday.

“This is what it takes in this job, to overcome difficult situations and he did quite well.”

(Via Bobby Vincent - Football London)

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🗣️ Xabi Alonso ahead of Chelsea’s match against @ManchesterUnited [H] in the Premier League:

🏥 𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬:

“Maxence [Lacroix] picked up an injury and we expect that he will not be ready before the international break. So he will be a few weeks out.

“No issue [with Moises Caicedo]. He is ok for tomorrow.

“He [Aaron Anselmino] is not available yet. He has had a few things, a few injuries, and it will take a few weeks until he is fully fit. We need to be cautious with him as he’s had a few of them, so he is still not there.

“Yes, there is a chance [that Emiliano Martinez will be available before the international break]. We need to still wait for next week, but let’s see how things go. But there is a chance.”

Alonso also confirmed that Jorrel Hato will be absent against United, but Pep Chavarria is in contention after missing the last three matches.

👹 𝐎𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝:

“United have a good squad, they have good players, good manager, so it’s going to be a tough game and we’ll have to be on our top in a good version of us to win the game.

“We know how important it is, each game, and tomorrow’s is a big one against United in the early kick-off.

“We are back in Premier League mode, and that’s for me the main competition for us this year and almost every year, I would say. And it’s a big one.

“It’s one that we didn’t have that [much] time to prepare, but it’s really important after the last home game that we had, that we keep winning games, that we have this winning feeling. And we know that every game is tough and we are expecting that.”

(Via Chelsea FC & bobby vincent - Football London)

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🗣️ Xabi Alonso on why Chelsea attacker Cole Palmer has struggled in matches against the Premier League’s so-called ‘Big Six’, scoring just three times in 18 matches in all competitions:

“For sure, everyone needs to show their best level in all the games. But in the big ones, sometimes it’s harder because the opponents have good qualities, because of the quality of the game.

“We need to support the attackers so that they get the ball in the right place, so that they are involved, so they are connected to the game and Cole, with the rest, needs to play a good game tomorrow.”

(Via bobbyvincent - Football London)

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 🗣️ Xabi Alonso on Chelsea’s 2-0 win over @ManchesterUnited [H] in the Premier League:

🤝 “I think that there were different moments in the game.

“The first half was intense, there were momentums for both sides. United had their chances, we were close as well, so at half-time we have spoken and the reaction from the second half was better.

“We started quite well, we got the lead, we looked in better control and after with the 2-0 and the red card the context of the game changed. But you know, it has not been easy.”

⭐️ On Estêvão’s performance:

“We spoke after Tottenham [Hotspur] and he knew that he was going to be playing today.

“He has had the best response to show that he deserves more, that he was prepared and that’s what you want from a football player, so I’m very happy for him.

“He deserved to enjoy his game, he had a good connection with the crowd. He was really close to scoring that goal and he fought really hard. It has been a good day for him.”

🔝 On Romeo Lavia’s performance:

“He knew yesterday [he was starting in the absence of Jordan Henderson].

“From a midfielder point of view, for me it has been a top, top performance. He’s done so many things right, he’s been always connecting the defence with the attacker players, he’s been able to switch the game, he’s taken many right decisions, he’s been very dynamic, competitive.

“I’m very happy for him and today he deserves a huge recognition for his performance.

“He’s feeling more confident to play more minutes, with more load. After playing around at Anfield the whole game, not even 72 hours later, to play that way with that energy. But sometimes the head is more important than the legs and now his head is in a good place.”

🧱 On Mike Penders’ reaction to last weekend’s mistake against Tottenham:

“Not just today, I think that in Liverpool he was really solid, he had a very good performance, very stable for a keeper and today he has shown good level. Another clean sheet, the second one in three games and we need to keep going.”

(Via bobbyvincent - Football London)

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🗣️ Xabi Alonso ahead of Chelsea’s match against Sunderland [A] in the Premier League:

🏥 𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬:

“Tomorrow we have our last training session before Sunday and we will decide [if Emiliano Martinez is fit]. But he is training well.

“It is very good that Emi has made a great effort to be back and is ahead of the plan to be part of the team. So, tomorrow we will check and then on Sunday we will take the final decision.

“He [Moises Caicedo] had little problems after the last game, so we expect to check tomorrow on different situations and Moi is one of them. It’s a discomfort, more than his calf.

“He [Jorrel Hato] isn’t fit yet.

“It will take some more weeks. Not yet to be close, maybe after the international break but it’s going to take longer.

“Aaron Anselmino has been training for the last 10 days.”

🐈‍⬛ 𝐎𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝:

“We know what it takes to to win there. We know how demanding it will be. I think that they deserve more points than they’ve got and it’s going to be a tough game away.

“We are fully focused on Premier League and for sure they have the Europa League.

“We need to keep winning, winning, winning and to build this mentality to go game by game.”

(Via Chelsea FC & Jake Stokes - Football London)

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 🗣️ Xabi Alonso on Chelsea’s 1-0 defeat against Sunderland [A] in the Premier League:

🤝 “I would say there were situations that we could have defended better, situations that we could have got better advantages in attack, but the game was really even, really competitive.

“They were waiting for the chance – and they got it. After they took the lead, we were trying, but we were not producing much. The first goal is always important and today, when we were behind, we didn’t produce enough.

“It wasn’t the best game. I think that we didn’t deserve more than probably one point. The game was really close.

“Not much happened, to be honest, just that action [for the Sunderland penalty]. We had the cross in the first half, the header from Morgan (Rogers), but we didn’t produce enough to deserve to win.

“We were against a low block. We missed a bit of patience and a bit of quality, creativity in the last third to create more chances. You need to be more consistent to move the ball from one side to the other, and we didn’t do good enough.”

(Via Chelsea FC)

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Chelsea have warned staff to be careful about inadvertently revealing team news through Fantasy Premier League after Joao Pedro’s injury appeared to have been disclosed through team selections.

An email was sent to staff reminding them of the potential consequences of using inside information when playing Fantasy Premier League or other public gaming platforms, where team selection choices could reveal which players are unavailable or close to returning.

It followed leaks before the 2-0 home defeat by @Tottenhm, when Pedro was a surprise absentee because of what has since emerged to be a quad injury.

Several influential Fantasy Premier League content creators claimed to have seen evidence that forward Morgan Rogers, along with several members of Chelsea staff, had removed Pedro from their Fantasy Premier League teams before kick-off at Stamford Bridge, despite no club announcement having been made about his injury.

[Nizaarkinsella - BBC Sport]

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