Chelsea

There is a first start of the season for Trevoh Chalobah as Chelsea host Leicester City in the Premier League this afternoon.

The young defender is expected to play in the back three alongside Reece James and Thiago Silva, with Edouard Mendy retained in goal. The referee is Paul Tierney and the VAR is Andre Marriner. The defender is the one change from last weekend’s defeat at Leeds United, replacing the suspended Kalidou Kouliably at the back.

Chelsea look to have finally got their man after agreeing a £70 million transfer for Leicester City defender Wesley Fofana.

When Chelsea first registered their interest in Fofana, Rodgers publicly stated the centre-back was not for sale. Leicester will reportedly receive £70 million, along with add-on's that likely involve appearances for the club, as well as club and personal honours. It comes after weeks of talks between the two sides, with the 21-year-old making his intentions clear to Leicester that he'd like to join Chelsea.

Trevoh Chalobah comes into the Chelsea in place of the suspended Kalidou Koulibaly. Mateo Kovacic, back in the squad after a knee injury, is among the Blues ...

Sterling

Chelsea found out who they will face in this year's Champions League campaign after the draw took place on Thursday afternoon. Here are the dates, times and ...

There has been some history between the two sides dating all the way back to 1999. The following week the Blues return to Stamford Bridge where they take on FC Salzburg. This will be the first meeting between the two sides in any competition. MD4: AC Milan [a] - 11/10 / 8pm MD6: Dinamo Zagreb [h] - 02/11 / 8pm MD3: AC Milan [h] - 05/10 / 8pm

Pundits Paul Merson and Chris Sutton are both expecting Chelsea to beat Leicester City at Stamford Bridge this afternoon.

"I fancy Chelsea to respond from their 3-0 defeat at Elland Road. [BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62560106), Sutton said: "Chelsea have their interest in Leicester defender Wesley Fofana, which does not seem like a deal that will get over the line by Saturday. "Leicester will need to shut shop at Stamford Bridge, but I don't think they will. James Maddison could get a bit restless as well, and Leicester may well have a mutiny on their hands. They had to bring on their big guns to get it done on penalties against Stockport the other day. "Wesley Fofana and Youri Tielemans are two of their best players, and they're going to leave.

The dates and kick-off times for all six of our fixtures in this season's Champions League group stage have now been confirmed.

Wednesday 5 October - Chelsea vs AC Milan Our trip to Fulham a week later remains on Saturday 10 September in the 12.30pm lunchtime kick-off slot. That takes place on Tuesday 6 September in the early evening kick-off slot, 5.45pm UK time.

Chelsea news: The fixtures for the Champions League group stages have been announced and it makes for difficult reading for fans and the club when it comes ...

Chelsea face 11 games in 36 days, with nine matches packed into the October schedule. Tuesday, October 11 - Chelsea vs AC Milan Wednesday, October 5 - AC Milan vs Chelsea Chelsea will face a nightmare run of fixtures in October and the start of November that will make or break their season. They then travel to Zagreb for the Champions League clash on Tuesday, September 5 for a 5.45pm kick-off. [Chelsea were drawn in Group G in Thursday's draw in Istanbul](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/breaking-chelsea-champions-league-draw-24851515), alongside AC Milan, Salzburg and Dinamo Zagreb.

Thomas Tuchel admits Chelsea must consider N'Golo Kante's injury record during potential contract talks with the Frenchman.

Nobody is counting these matches, so maybe in real life it is even more than just the matches he is missing. “He makes players simply better around him. “And on the table is his potential, on the table is his influence, and his quality.

Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that Wesley Fofana will leave Leicester City and join Chelsea this summer transfer window.

This is a big move for the Blues, especially considering that Leicester were apparently holding out for £85million. The reported fee that Chelsea will pay for the Frenchman is £75million, with add-ons included. Last night, it was heavily reported that the Blues were on the 'verge' of agreeing a deal with Leicester for his signature. [Fabrizio Romano](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1563442006105669634), Chelsea and Leicester reached an agreement on Friday for the 21-year-old. The Foxes had rejected three bids and Fofana thought the last two were more than reasonable. After multiple rejected bids and the player trying to force a move, it looks like Wesley Fofana is set to join Chelsea.

Chelsea are closing in on signing Wesley Fofana after agreeing a fee with Leicester City in the region of £75 million, sources have told ESPN.

[Marc Cucurella](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/259910/Marc-Cucurella), [Raheem Sterling](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/156366/Raheem-Sterling), [Kalidou Koulibaly](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/150312/Kalidou-Koulibaly), [Carney Chukwuemeka](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/294317/Carney-Chukwuemeka), [Cesare Casadei](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/336394/Cesare-Casadei) and [Gabriel Slonina](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/286774/Gabriel-Slonina). [Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)](https://www.espn.com/watch/catalog/88f27099-2a08-4c9c-9792-6aa026eff3f1) [Get instant access](https://promo.espn.com/espn/contests/instantaccess/?ex_cid=instant_access_editorial_cta) [Harry Maguire](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/157073/Harry-Maguire) when he moved to [Manchester United](/soccer/team?id=360) in 2019. [Chelsea](/soccer/team?id=363) are closing in on the signing of [Wesley Fofana](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/270190/Wesley-Fofana) after agreeing a fee with [Leicester City](/soccer/team?id=375) in the region of £75 million, sources have told ESPN.

Chelsea are set to sign the Leicester City defender in a deal that could reach £80 million.

Elsewhere, the Blues have been linked with moves for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and young talent Arsen Zakharyan from Dinamo Moscow, with a deal said to be close for the Russian wonderkid. Chelsea had been in talks with the Foxes over a move for Fofana throughout the past month and have seen three previous offers rejected for the France Under-21s international. Gary Lineker has named Wesley Fofana as the "most prodigiously talented young central defender in the world". This would take the transfer above the £80million that Manchester United paid for Harry Maguire in 2019. Yes, I believe he’s that good." [Chelsea](https://www.football.london/all-about/chelsea) had gone in with a fourth bid worth a guaranteed £70million and further add-ons.

Leicester were unable to capitalise on Conor Gallagher's first-half dismissal and had a goal ruled out in their 2-1 defeat.

Barnes and the substitute Kelechi Iheanacho both wasted chances to grab a point for the visitors while Vardy was also denied by Mendy on more than one occasion as Chelsea somehow hung on for a crucial victory. Mason Mount was sacrificed at the break for César Azpilicueta as Chelsea reverted to a back three and the change of shape paid dividends immediately. “We went to sleep at the start of the second half,” he said. Some excellent play down the right and an inch-perfect cross from James allowed Sterling the easiest of tap-ins at the far post. “He is responsible for what he did and of course he knows it was a huge mistake.” Jamie Vardy and Timothy Castagne also had opportunities to punish Chelsea before half-time, while Reece James struck the outside of the post at the other end.

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He should do better. He is up front on his own and is tasked with holding the ball up and is doing so well using his strength and technique to combine with the midfielders. He is nervous about Leicester getting an equaliser. Iheanacho then has a chance, he should shoot with his weaker foot but he wants it on his left, the angle isn't there for it and he pulls it wide. The veteran striker ghosts in behind Chalobah and latches onto a ball over the top but Mendy is out quickly to narrow the angle and make the save. Chelsea are hanging on now, Perez finds Vardy running in behind and he bullies Chalobah off the ball and is in at goal.

Sterling's second-half double proved decisive at Stamford Bridge as the hosts overcame the loss of manager Thomas Tuchel and England midfielder Conor Gallagher.

They doubled their lead in the 63rd minute when Sterling tapped in James’ cross at the far post, however, the Foxes had hope three minutes later when Barnes beat Mendy at his near post to pull a goal back. A little more than a minute after the restart, Sterling broke the deadlock with a shot from the edge of the area, after being found by Marc Cucurella. The Blues started brightly and – after Ruben Loftus-Cheek had seen a shot saved by goalkeeper Danny Ward – they were awarded a penalty when Loftus-Cheek went down in the box.

A handful of Chelsea supporters have been left furious with Thomas Tuchel following Conor Gallagher's sending off amid the Blues' clash with Leicester City.

He said: "It was a very good start and a good match for him. He made a huge step in his development at Palace and became an England player." "Conor trains at a really high level. The Cobham graduate's marching orders is the second successive red-card shown to a Chelsea player after Kalidou Koulibaly was sent offer versus Everton at Goodison Park. [Gallagher](https://www.football.london/all-about/conor-gallagher) was shown his first yellow after clipping Kieran Dewsbury-Hall. The 22-year-old midfielder was granted a second successive start for the west Londoners as Leicester City looked to record their first win of the Premier League season.

Raheem Sterling scored twice – his first goals for the club – as 10-man Chelsea won at Stamford Bridge. The Blues took the points despite the first-half ...

“We conceded a goal – totally unnecessary – and were under pressure. We were lucky in the end not to concede an equaliser, but we did everything to get that chance.” “I’m happy that we hung in and happy that we showed the mentality that was necessary to have at least the chance to get away with the win.

Match report and highlights as 10-man Chelsea survive a desperate Leicester fightback to win 2-1 at Stamford Bridge; Conor Gallagher sent off in first half ...

"We started well and looked a threat in the game. There's no doubt we should have taken at least a point." "We're disappointed with the goal that was disallowed. Sterling (3pts), Tielemans (2pts), James (1pt) It was a great header." But Sterling had other ideas and came roaring out of the blocks for the second half. [Play Fantasy Premier League and see more stats here.](https://fantasy.premierleague.com/) "It's not purely his fault," said Tuchel. Brendan Rodgers was left to rue the host of chances his team squandered, as well as a Barnes goal that was ruled out in the first half for what looked a soft foul on Mendy. "It's not good enough how we take set pieces and on top of it we give chances away and are sloppy in the coverage, we are bad in decision-making. Despite seeing his team hold on for victory, Tuchel was in no mood to let Gallagher off the hook after the match, saying: "Today he is responsible for what he did and he knows this was a huge mistake. However, Sterling scored both his first and second Chelsea goals to lift the mood at a nervous Stamford Bridge and, while Harvey Barnes quickly hit back for the Foxes, the home side were able to hold on and move back into the top half of the Premier League.

Raheem Sterling's brace helped Chelsea overcome Conor Gallagher's two yellows against Leicester, but the Blues are in need of a striker up front.

[Conor Gallagher](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/266696/conor-gallagher) -- Chelsea were forced to play with 10 men for more than an hour after the midfielder was sent off for two yellow cards in the space of six minutes. Sterling and [Kai Havertz](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231182/Kai-Havertz) will both likely hit double figures in terms of goals this season, but there is nobody else in Tuchel's squad who would expect to score 10 or more goals in a season, so if either or both are injured or lose form, Chelsea will have a major problem. The Fofana money will be crucial to helping Rodgers bring in the new players he needs, but the clock is ticking and Leicester might have left it too late. Unless manager Brendan Rodgers is able to make significant signings before the transfer deadline on Thursday, Leicester will face a season of struggle at the wrong end of the table. Having been signed as the first major addition to the squad since the Todd Boehly-led takeover of Chelsea in the summer, Sterling had failed to deliver in his first three games for the club. [Upcoming fixtures](http://www.espnfc.com/soccer/fixtures?league=eng.1) Raheem Sterling scored his first goals for Chelsea since his £47.5 million summer move from Manchester City, netting both in a 2-1 win against Leicester at Stamford Bridge. [Upcoming fixtures](#fixtures) [Key stats](#stats) [Notable social moments](#highlights) [Postmatch quotes](#quotes) [Player ratings](#ratings)

Wesley Fofana has all but confirmed his transfer to Chelsea but responding to a tweet by Leicester icon Gary Lineker. The Match of the Day presenter had ...

Rodgers said that Fofana had missed a team training session and had been demoted to the club's U21 side for the remainder of the transfer window. Fofana had already agreed on personal terms with Chelsea and an announcement now seems imminent. Fofana now seems to have confirmed that he will join Chelsea. The Match of the Day presenter had wished Fofana well after news emerged on Friday night that Leicester had accepted a bid from Chelsea. Leicester head coach Brendan Rodgers did not want to lose Fofana. Chelsea had a fourth, £75million offer accepted by the Foxes on Friday.

Chelsea FC boss Thomas Tuchel has been expressing his concerns about transfers since last season. The German was worried the sale of the club was hindering ...

Instead, Chelsea has a 31 and 37-year-old in its first-choice backline, something the arrival of Fofana is meant to fix. The American was specifically The situation is not ideal.” Granovskaia has “remain[ed] available to Boehly and the Club for the duration of the current transfer window, to the extent required to support the transition,” but reports have suggested this input was limited. One of the new board’s first orders of business was to dispense with sporting director Marina Granovskaia, the Russian-Canadian executive who became one of the few constants at a club where players and managers rarely last long. The German was worried the sale of the club was hindering the Blues from laying the groundwork for a successful transfer window.

All the latest Chelsea news and transfers on our daily live blog including update on transfers, injuries and everything in-between.

The report adds that Chelsea are still pushing for a deal of their own, but are yet to reach an agreement with Barcelona. Thomas Tuchel determined to reunite with the forward. It's believed that [the Frenchman has already agreed personal terms over a move to west London](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/transfer-news/wesley-fofana-anthony-gordon-chelsea-24767452) despite three initial offers rejected by Brendan Rodgers' side. Chelsea and Leicester City have reach an agreement on the signing of Wesley Fofana. [Chelsea](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/) clambered towards three points, the German stepped out to congratulate his players upon the final whistle. With a move of the cards for Fofana, Rodgers was quizzed on the defender's future in his post-match press conference. The former Blues boss said: "I have been fortunate enough to work with fantastic young players in my time at Derby and Chelsea seen them develop and become Champions League winners and worth maybe triple figures. Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine makes the acquisition of a work permit and actually paying for the transfer complicated. Chelsea have to play a three, he would have suited that. The west Londoners have reached an agreement with the Foxes for Wesley Fofana and Thomas Tuchel is banned from the touchline. Hakim Ziyech is also pushing to make a late exit, with former side Ajax circling the saga as AC Milan's and Manchester United's interest cools. But, with just a few days until the summer transfer window does slam shut, Chelsea and, more specifically, Todd Boehly is set to be very busy on all fronts.

In a review of one of Koulibaly's video messages one Blues fan wrote: 'Absolutely amazing! Cheers Kalidou, you've made an old school Chelsea fan's birthday ...

Koulibaly isn't the only active professional to sell video messages to fans on Cameo though. It's win win.' The source added. 'This is just a bit of fun.

Chelsea bin tink say dem get penalty, but e dey ruled out by VAR, midfielder Conor Gallagher den get imsef sent off, Leicester bin tink say dem score but ...

Leicester dey bang on di door. 45' one great save from Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy for di final seconds of di first half. 22' Dewsbury-Hall get around di outside of Gallagher and dey subsequently clipped by di Chelsea midfielder. E look soft foul, but Chelsea no dey complaig as it's still 0-0. Di 10 men of Chelsea dey ahead and na Raheem Sterling's first goal for di club following im summer move from Manchester City. Di corner from Youri Tielemans dey swung in, Harvey Barnes get to di ball before goalkeeper Edouard Mendy and head at goal, di ball bounce off di post and Daniel Amartey slide in to convert di rebound.

The Blues haven't had the most energetic of starts to the new Premier League campaign, but Thomas Tuchel knows exactly what he needs from his side in order ...

Tuchel continued: "I think the benchmark is the game against Tottenham with the way we played, not only tactically, but from the mindset in terms of aggression and grit as well. Performances are usually only measured by their results, but perhaps the heated meeting with Tottenham in game week two would be a good example of what supporters expect to see from their team moving forward. [Breaking: Leicester Reject Chelsea's Third Bid For Wesley Fofana](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/transfer-news/breaking-leicester-reject-chelseas-third-bid-for-wesley-fofana) [Report: Ethan Ampadu Close To Italy Move Once Again](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/transfer-news/report-ethan-ampadu-close-italy-move-once-again) [Pundit On Edouard Mendy's Mistakes Against Leeds United](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/news/pundit-on-edouard-mendys-mistakes-against-leeds-united) [Pundit Urges Chelsea to Sign Brentford’s Ivan Toney This Summer](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/transfer-news/pundit-urges-chelsea-to-sign-brentfords-ivan-toney-this-summer) ['That's Second Nature To Us' - Emma Hayes Ahead Of Chelsea Women's 2022/23 Season](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/news/thats-second-nature-to-us-emma-hayes-ahead-of-chelsea-womens-2022-23-season) [Confirmed Referee Team For Chelsea vs Leicester City](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/match-coverage/confirmed-referee-team-for-chelsea-vs-leicester-city) ['We Need To Give Him Time And Not Get Over-Excited' - Thomas Tuchel On Cesare Casadei](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/news/we-need-to-give-him-time-and-not-get-over-excited-thomas-tuchel-on-cesare-casadei) [Anthony Gordon Wants Chelsea Move To Boost World Cup Hopes](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/transfer-news/anthony-gordon-wants-chelsea-move-to-boost-world-cup-hopes) [Report: Everton Is Considering A Late Loan Move For Chelsea Star Armando Broja](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/transfer-news/report-everton-is-considering-a-late-loan-move-for-chelsea-star-armando-broja) This is where we need to push this team." A win, a draw and a convincing defeat have set Chelsea's pace so far and as they prepare for their second home game of the season versus Leicester City, the German coach is convinced they're about to move through the gears. The Blues haven't had the most energetic of starts to the new Premier League campaign, but Thomas Tuchel knows exactly what he needs from his side in order to get there.

The latest Chelsea news including updates on Wesley Fofana's potential move to Stamford Bridge and what Thomas Tuchel had to say on Conor Gallagher's red ...

[Read the full story here](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/wesley-fofana-contract-chelsea-transfer-24870112). [Read the full story here](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/transfer-news/tuchels-dream-chelsea-starting-line-24861312). [Wesley Fofana ](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/wesley-fofana-contract-chelsea-transfer-24870112)and Everton winger Anthony Gordon have all been linked with a move to West London. It comes after weeks of talks between the two sides, with the 21-year-old making his intentions clear to Leicester that he'd like to join Chelsea. "We are sloppy on the coverage, bad with the decision making how we cover the set-pieces. [Chelsea](https://www.football.london/all-about/chelsea) returned with a fourth bid worth a guaranteed £70million and further add-ons that would take the transfer above the £80million that Manchester United paid for Harry Maguire in 20219. "It's not purely his fault alone because it's a set-piece for us and it's sloppy how we take set-pieces at the moment. It’s not good enough how we take set-pieces at the moment and on top of it, we give chances away. It’s a very, very bad decision from Conor and, of course, he is upset. We spoke briefly after the game and things like this can happen. Thomas Tuchel admitted that Conor Gallgher must take responsibility for being sent of in Chelsea's 2-1 win over Leicester City, but was unhappy with the Blues' set-piece play that led to the incident. Of course, he knows it was a huge mistake.

Chelsea's new signing scores first 2 goals, head coach Tuchel serves touchline suspension - Anadolu Agency.

[Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. It marked a vital victory for Chelsea as in addition to playing most of the game with 10 men, the Blues also played without their manager in the bench as Thomas Tuchel served his one-match touchline suspension in the game. Raheem Sterling carried the 10-men Chelsea to a crucial victory against Leicester City in the English Premier League on Saturday.

Raheem Sterling's first goals for Chelsea gave the 10-man Blues a 2-1 victory over winless Leicester in the Premier League, while Brighton continued their ...

The 21-year-old winger shrugged off the noise surrounding a potential switch to Stamford Bridge with a well-taken first goal of the season. They doubled their lead in the 63rd minute when Sterling tapped in James' cross at the far post, however, the Foxes had hope three minutes later when Barnes beat Mendy at his near post to pull a goal back. A little more than a minute after the restart, Sterling broke the deadlock with a shot from the edge of the area, after being found by Marc Cucurella.

CHELSEA are likely to move some of their current players on if Wesley Fofana and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang arrive.

Havertz will not be happy with a position on the bench - but he is unlikely to dislodge Mount and Sterling from the first-choice supporting roles. The 23-year-old will not be short of suitors and was believed to be a target for [Manchester United](/latest/manchester-united-fc) before they focused their attention on Antony. Chalobah could therefore be set to leave the club on loan with Tuchel hoping to get the Englishman more match experience. His future at the club looks bleak as he has not been able to break into the line-up despite performances suggesting they badly lack an out-and-out striker. Should Thomas Tuchel manage to get the deals over the line they are likely to move on some of their out-of-favour players in order to balance the books. Express Sport looks at the Chelsea stars who could find themselves looking for new clubs should Fofana and Aubameyang arrive.