Chelsea FanCast

Stamford Chidge is joined by no lesser man than Joe Tweedie to discuss a very satisfactory win against West Ham this week on a night when Eden Hazard reminded us how much we will miss him when he goes.On the show tonight we delight in Hazard’s performance against West Ham and muse over the bitter sweet farewell that looks increasingly likely.We've made the finals of the Football Blogging Awards for Best Podcast. You can vote for us here: https://footballbloggingawards.co.uk/vote-now/ In part two we discuss the turn round in Chelsea’s performances since Sarri started both Loftus-Cheek and Hudson-Odoi; and ponder what back to back wins which now leave Chelsea in 3rd mean for the run in and our hopes of a top four finish.In part three we look ahead to Thursday’s Europa League 1st leg quarter final against Slavia Prague and have an interview with journalist, Jan Pikous who writes for Czech football website eurofotbal.cz and knows Slavia Prague inside out. All this plus this week’s parish notices and in part four loads of your emails and questions to answer.Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/join Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd joining Johnny Burrow to look back at Chelsea's wins against Brighton and Cardiff last week and ahead to Monday night's match against West Ham.We kick off discussing Roman Abramovich not enjoying Chelsea's Hospitality; empty spaces at the Bridge and the Chelsea FanCast being nominated for Best Podcast in the finals of the Football Blogging Awards. Plus this week's Chelsea quiz: which players played for both Chelsea and West Ham - we found 37!Dom Fifield, The Guardian's London Football Correspondent ESPN's joins us on the phone to talk about Friday's press conference where Maurizio Sarri answered questions on possible squad rotation and team selection for the West Ham & Slavia Prague matches; Loftus-Cheek & Hudson-Odoi impressing for Chelsea against Brighton; the atmosphere at Stamford Bridge and the future of Gonzalo Higuain.Looking back to the Chelsea v Brighton match we ask are happy days back at the Bridge again and has Sarri redeemed himself by picking Loftus-Cheek and Hudson-Odoi? With Loftus-Cheek stamping his class and authority on the Brighton match capping it off wit a superb goal we ask has he come of age as a Chelsea player? And with Gonzalo Higuain struggling is Olivier Giroud head (beard) & shoulders above him at the moment? With Eden Hazard putting in yet another sublime display, with rumours still persisting about an imminent move to Real Madrid is it time to savour his last few Chelsea matches?Chelsea put in a woeful performance against Cardiff last weekend but still managed to win in part due to Willian’s hair obscuring the linesman's view of a clear offside. With Chelsea's away support continually chanting ‘We want Sarri out’ is it a help or hindrance and why do so many Chelsea fans want Sarri out?Looking ahead to Chelsea v West Ham on Monday should Sarri keep the same starting 11 and are West Ham a bogey side for Chelsea? In the 'Opposition View' Brian from Blowing Bubbles discusses complacency and consistency being a problem at West Ham; the disruptive Arnautovic saga and just how good is Declan Rice and will West Ham be able to keep him? Hiow does Brian see the match going and what is his prediction.We wrap up by discussing how we see Chelsea v West Ham going and give our match predictions as well as the answers to the Chelsea FanCast quiz: How many Chelsea players have played for West Ham? All this plus calls from Ruki from Canada; Yannick from Surrey and Daniel from Sweden.Chelsea Fancast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Joe Tweedie to discuss a very lucky win for Chelsea against Cardiff City, aided and abetted by Craig Pawson and the Assistant Referee.On the show tonight we muse over the fact that one of the worst offside decisions shouldn’t let Chelsea get away with a poor performance.Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!In part two we experience de ja vu all over again with Chelsea offering no creativity, no goal threat and bite or goals from midfield. With chants of “we want Sarri out” we ask is Sarri the most unpopular manager of Roman Abramovich’s reign and can we draw any real positives from what was after all a win for Chelsea and is there a way forward?In part three we take a quick look ahead to Wednesday’s match against Brighton before the usual parish notices and part one of a bumper crop of emails this week.In part four JK and Stamford Chidge read out the remainder of this week’s emails. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Dan Silver join Johnny Burrow to look back at the last week's Chelsea news which has been dominated by Callum Hudson-Odoi and look ahead to this weekend's match against Cardiff City.Liam Twomey, ESPN's Chelsea Correspondent joins us on the phone to talk about Friday's press conference where Maurizio Sarri answered questions about racism in football; Callum Hudson-Odoi's performances for England and his future with Chelsea and Chelsea's chances of finishing in the top four.Rounding up the rest of the week's Chelsea related news we discuss the injury to Pulisic and Higuain's retirement from International Football and ponder the chances of Callum Hudson-Odoi staying at Chelsea with interest in signing him widening to include Liverpool and Manchester United.With Chelsea's last 8 matches in the Premier League season about to start we look at the 'Run-In' and discuss Chelsea's chances of finishing in the Top 4. Will Sarri save his job if he can steer Chelsea to a top four finish or win the Europa League?The Premier League resumes after the International Break and Chelsea visit Cardiff on Sunday. With Chelsea's poor away form this year are we less confident than we should be about Chelsea's chances? Will Warnock set Cardiff up to target Hazard and Jorginho and will Callum Hudson-Odoi start?In this week's opposition view we ask Dom from Wales On-line about Cardiff's season; how will they set up and can they beat Chelsea. And we ask how he sees the match going and what his score prediction is.To wrap up we give our predictions for the Cardiff City v Chelsea match, and answer this week's Chelsea FanCast Quiz: Who played for both Chelsea and Cardiff?Chelsea Fancast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman and Joe Tweedie to digest the week's Chelsea news and discern fact from fiction.On the show tonight we take a look at Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ross Barkley’s performances in impressive wins for England against Czech Republic and Montenegro and ask is it easier to play for England than Chelsea, has Hudson-Odoi’s selection made a mockery of Sarri and are international breaks a help or a hindrance?In part two we round up the Chelsea news from the week and see if we can discern fact from fiction. Is it all just fake news or is there no smoke without fire when it comes to Chelsea? With all the negativity around Chelsea at the moment, we take stock to look at the good things about supporting Chelsea.In part three JK takes us for a trip down memory lane to talk about some of his favourite Chelsea matches, players and people and we try to solve the conundrum with Chelsea’s youth and also have a look ahead to next weekend’s match against Cardiff.In part four we have a bumper load of emails for JK and me to read out plus all the usual parish notices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Johnny Burrow are joined by special guest, Chelsea legend, Kerry Dixon to talk about Chelsea, England and his time playing for both club and country.Liam Twomey, ESPN's Chelsea Correspondent joins us on the phone to talk about media reports that Maurizio Sarri is on the brink of losing his job at Chelsea; the claims by the press that Chelsea fans are boycotting Stamford Bridge and what's behind the story that PSG fans caused trouble at the match against Chelsea Women's team.With Chelsea's disappointing performances this season, special guest Kerry Dixon asks what actually is 'Sarriball' and is it suited to Chelsea and the Premier League; are Chelsea’s players good enough and why does Chelsea have an issue with strikers?With England playing Czech we talk to Kerry about his England Career and what’s changed from the England of his day and what does he think of Gareth Southgate's England?We ask Kerry about playing for Chelsea in the 1980’s, a very up and down time for the club; who were the best players he played with and against and what was his relationship with the supporters like, then and now.To wrap up we talk about the impact Roman Abramovich on Chelsea, which of Kerry's 193 goals for Chelsea was his favourite; who is Kerry's favourite Chelsea player of all time and does he have any regrets about his time at Chelsea.All of this plus the answer to the Chelsea Fancast Quiz: How many Chelsea players have played for England and a reminder for your vote for Chelsea FanCast as Best Podcast in the Football Blogging Awards!Chelsea Fancast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Tony Glover and ESPN's Liam Twomey to look back at the defeat against Everton and the win against Dynamo Kiev. Just an average week in the life of a Chelsea supporter...On the show tonight we discuss a game of two halves if ever there was one; Chelsea firing blanks again; Chelsea’s poor defending again and Chelsea losing away again.In part two we ask have the players reached their limit or has Sarri and what is it about mentality? Has Sarri run out of excuses and why can’t Chelsea bounce back from setbacks? And with Chelsea’s terrible away form, is it more realistic to aim for winning the Europa League than finishing in the top 4.In part three we look back at last Thursday’s Europa Cup tie against Dynamo Kiev and look at the Quarter Final draw against Slavia Prague and a route to the final via Benfica or Frankfurt which could see a final against either Arsenal or Napoli. We’ll also talk about the announcement that the Club have frozen season ticket prices but have increased ticket prices for members and general admission.In part four we have four absolutely superb emails to read out and all the usual parish notices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Clayton Beerman join Johnny Burrow to look back at the win Europa Cup win against Dynamo Kiev the draw against Wolves last weekend and this weekends match against Everton.Liam Twomey, ESPN's Chelsea Correspondent joins us on the phone to talk about Sarri's comments after the win against Dynamo Kiev; the reaction to the Europa Cup draw where Chelsea play Slavia Prague in the quarter finals and his thoughts on the match against Everton this weekend.It was a great performance against Kiev but are they no more than a pub team? Does Giroud deserve more credit for his perfect hat-trick and a regular starting place? Ruben Loftus Cheek & Callum Hudson-Odoi both started and got 90 mins. Do Chelsea look quicker, more threatening & direct when they play? Is Kovacic more suited to be Jorginho’s understudy and did Sarri miss an opportunity in not playing Ampadu?Chelsea have been drawn against Slavia Prague in the quarter final which seems like a good draw in a fantastic City? Although Slavia are massive underdogs they shouldn’t be underestimated having beaten Sevilla and if we beat them Chelsea could still meet Arsenal or Napoli in the final so are the team confident?After last week’s draw, is the match against Everton this weekend a must win to get a Top 4 finish? Everton away is often a tough match, are they a bogey side for us? Everton parked the bus at the Bridge in the 0-0 draw, will they be easier to break down at Goodison and is Chelsea’s away form still a worry?In this week's opposition view we ask an Everton writer and fan has Everton’s season & Silva disappointed and given the expectations will Silva survive this season? And we ask how he sees the match going and what his score prediction is.To wrap up we give our predictions for the Everton v Chelsea match, and answer this week's Chelsea FanCast Quiz: Who played for both Chelsea and Everton? Plus a plug for your vote for Chelsea FanCast as best podcast in the Football Blogging Awards! Vote at chelseafancast.comChelsea Fancast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Joe Tweedie to look back at Chelsea's last gasp draw against Wolves and the routine win against Dynamo Kiev.On the show tonight we rue Chelsea’s missed opportunity to get in to the top four while considering the fact that Wolves are a decent nuggety side. But are teams genuinely difficult to break down or does possession-based football without penetration simply not work?In part two we discuss Sarri’s change to 4:2:3:1; ask is Hazard a blessing or a curse and argue that Loftus-Cheek, if fit, should start every game. With key positions and players not working on the pitch we ask should the players or Sarri be blamed. And why are the fans so unhappy at the moment and is this the main reason why the atmosphere is so poor at the moment? We'll also explain how you can vote Chelsea FanCast for Best Podcast in the Football Blogging Awards!In part three we look back at last Thursday’s Europa Cup tie against Dynamo Kiev and look ahead to the second leg in Kiev this week. We ask what’s the best route to the Champions League – top 4 or Europa Cup and does Sarri have to do one or the other to survive?In part four we have four absolutely superb emails to read out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd join Johnny Burrow to look back at a the wins against Fulham in the Premier League, Dynamo Kiev in the Europa Cup and look ahead at a potentially tough fixture against Wolves this weekend.Dom Fifield, the London Football Correspondent of The Guardian joins us on the phone to talk about the news that FIFA has denied Chelsea's request to freeze the transfer ban while they appeal against the punishment handed out. Does this mean Chelsea will be unable to sign players from this summer's window or will the ban ultimately be delayed as it was for Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid? Will the ban mean Chelsea will have to blood their youth players and how safe is Sarri in his job?Chelsea supporters were frustrated with Sarri's team selection against Dynamo Kiev on Thursday night, with Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Callum Hudson-Odoi left on the bench, But with Pedro on fire and a stunning Willian free kick Chelsea strolled through to win 3-0. Loftus-Cheek and Hudson-Odoi combined well to score the third so was Sarri right to bring them on late in the game or should they have started? With a 3-0 lead to take in to the second leg, is the tie done and dusted?Chelsea made hard work of beating neighbours Fulham last weekend, in part due to the fatigue of the players after a touch week but it also revealed the conundrum for Sarri in whether to defend deep but not create or press high and pose more of a threat but looking vulnerable defensively. At least Jorginho and Higuain, his main Sarriball disciples both found the back of the net.Wolves beat Chelsea 2-1 back in November and are a dangerous side, so can we expect Sarri to start his tried and tested line up, many of whom got a rest on Thursday. How should Sarri set up - high press or defend deeper? With the battle for top four now back on is this a must win game for Chelsea and what would it mean for Sarri should they lose?This week's opposition view is with Harry Mansell from the Wolves 77 Club and we has this season exceeded his expectations? Does he worry that Espirito Santo will get poached? Who have the stand out players for Wolves been this season and which Chelsea players does he think will be the threat to Wolves on Sunday? Finally we ask Harry how he sees the match going and get a score prediction out of him.To wrap up we give our predictions for the Chelsea v Wolves match, relive some memories of past matches against Wolves and answer this week's Chelsea FanCast Quiz: Who played for both Chelsea and Wolves.Plus a plug for your vote for Chelsea FanCast as best podcast in the Football Blogging Awards! Vote here: https://footballbloggingawards.co.uk/vote-now/Chelsea Fancast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Alex 'the Girl who likes Balls' Churchill to look back to a great and ever so funny victory against bitter rivals Spurs and a more tense than it should have been win against Fulham.On the show tonight we applaud Kepa’s man of the match come back; question Chelsea’s defensive fragility and ponder Sarri’s dichotomy with defending and attacking.In part two we check that we were not hallucinating when we saw Jorginho score; applaud a proper striker’s goal with Higuain opening up the scoring; ponder why Sarri won’t give the youth more game time when he has a squad full of knackered players and breathe again as Chelsea look be in a better position to finish in the top four. But how difficult will it be? We look at the comparative run ins for Chelsea, Arsenal, Spurs and Utd to see how it might pan out.In part three we look back at a great and ever so funny 2-0 defeat of Spurs last Wednesday and look ahead to this Thursday’s Europa Cup tie against Dynamo Kiev.In part four we have four absolutely superb emails to read out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge and Clayton Beerman join Aaron Paul to look back at a great win against Spurs in midweek and look forward to this weekend's match against neighbours Fulham.Oliver Harbord Chelsea correspondent for Football.London, joins us on the phone to report back on Friday's presser with Maurizio Sarri talking about Claudio Ranieri getting the sack; will Kepa be back in action against Fulham having been on the naughty step; will Sarri change his tactical approach for each game and what are his thoughts on Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Gonzalo Higuain and club Captain Gary Cahill?Look back at the match against Spurs on Wednesday, it doesn't get much better than Trippier's comedy goal, but has Sarri been listening to the players about how to set up tactically? Should Harry Kane have been punished for his 'headbutt' on Cesar Azpilicueta? While Chelsea were outstanding defensively, is the fact that we only had one shot on target a cause for concern and has victory over our biggest rivals given Sarri a stay of execution?Chelsea came up just short against Man City in the Carabao Cup Final last weekend, losing out on penalties, but all the post-match talk was about Kepa refusing to be substituted for Willy Caballero. We discuss the fall out about 'Kepa-gate' and ask whether the resolution of it has actually galvanised the squad and strengthened Sarri's position.Looking ahead to this weekend's match against Fulham we discuss whether we should be concerned by yet another match against a team who have sacked their manager and may benefit from 'manager bounce'. How should Sarri set up tactically and which team will he pick and is there any way Fulham can win against Chelsea?This week's opposition view is with Jack Kelly from the Fulhamish podcast. We ask Jack whether Ranieri should have been sacked and what are his expectations of Scott Parker? Can Fulham get anything out of the game and how does he see it going?To wrap up we give our predictions for the Fulham v Chelsea match and answer this week's Chelsea FanCast Quiz: How many goals did Peter Osgood score against Fulham? We also talk about the late great Peter Osgood to commemorate the 13th anniversary of the untimely death of the 'King of Stamford Bridge'.All this plus your calls to the show!Chelsea Fancast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Tony Glover to look back at the drama at the Carabao Cup final, penalties, Kepa-Gate and all!On the show tonight we discuss ‘Kepa-Gate’. Are you ‘Kepa in’ or ‘Kepa out’ or is it all just a storm in a tea-cup, best forgotten?In part two we discuss a much-improved performance from Chelsea; the drama of the penalties and ask has Sarri turned a corner by showing a willingness to adapt or is it all too little too late?In part three we look back at the Europa Cup win against Malmo; look ahead to this week’s crucial match against Spurs and ask what the transfer ban will mean for Chelsea.In part four we have loads of emails to read out, many of them talking about Kepa-gate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Alex 'The Girl Who Likes Balls' Churchill join Aaron Paul to discuss a trilogy of Cup matches where Chelsea were humbled by Man Utd in the FA Cup, beat Malmo in the Europa Cup and take on Man City in the Carabao Cup final.Liam Twomey Chelsea correspondent for ESPN, joins us on the phone to report back on this weeks press news starting with the report on a Transfer Ban for Chelsea; Sarri's comments about Callum Hudson-Odoi in the post match presser after the Malmo game and the rumours that Steve Holland might be in the frame to take over from Sarri.Talking of the match against Malmo, Chelsea were dreadful, clueless and nervous until they scored and then the confidence seemed to flow back. But were they playing Sarriball? Plus N'Golo Kante showed us again why he is one of the best and Hudson-Odoi had arguably his best performance in a Chelsea shirt.Did the limp defeat against Man Utd in the FA Cup on Monday night mark the beginning of the end for Maurizio Sarri? His tactics were picked apart by United; his substitutions were criminally insane and the players played with no belief. Is it any wonder then that the supporters have lost belief in him and his 'football'?Long time listener to the Chelsea FanCast, Fredric Karberg, joins us in the studio to talk about following Chelsea from Sweden and to talk about the support Chelsea gets from the Swedish Blues.Looking ahead to the Carabao Cup final against Man City, we ask will it be another disaster if Sarri doesn’t change? Is there any way Chelsea can win and if Sarri makes the same mistakes and we get hammered will he be fired & will it be deserved? We also have Dave Walker joining us on the phone from 'Read but never Red' to give us the City fans perspective on the match.To wrap up we answer this week's Chelsea FanCast Quiz: Name the Chelsea scorers in all of Chelsea’s League Cup finals? And give our predictions for the Carabao Cup final.Chelsea Fancast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Liam Twomey, ESPN's Chelsea correspondent to look back at a very disappointing and somewhat mutinous night at Stamford Bridge where Man Utd knocked Chelsea out of the FA Cup.On the show tonight we discuss the nightmare at Stamford Bridge, Sarri’s shortcomings, the substitutions and the increasing toxicity and vitriol aimed at the manager by the supporters who he seems to have lost. In part two we ask does Sarri have to go now? Is his position untenable? Is the situation worse than it was with Rafa, AVB and Scolari? What must happen to limit the damage and what potential replacements are there longer term. Zidane and Laurent Blanc have been mentioned in dispatches but what about Frank Lampard? In parts three and four, as you can imagine we have had loads of emails with Chelsea supporters venting their spleen at what’s going on with the club so we have dedicated two parts to read them all out! It's all part of the therapy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd join Aaron Paul to look back at Chelsea's first away win of 2019 against Malmo in the Europa Cup and much as it pains us we revisit the horror of last weekend's 6-0 defeat against Man City. We also look forward to Monday nights FA Cup tie against Man Utd.Ollie Harbord, Chelsea correspondent for Football.London, joins us on the phone to report back on Friday's press conference with Gianfranco Zola. Why was Chelsea Chairman Bruce Buck at Sarri's press conference and watching the warm up against Malmo from the touchline? What does this bode for Sarri's future at Chelsea and what too of the future for Callum Hudson-Odoi who didn't get a place in the starting line up against Malmo?The win against Malmo, while not completely convincing, was at least an away victory. Annoyingly Chelsea switched off allowing Malmo to score and get back in to the tie, putting more pressure on Chelsea for the return leg than they would have liked. But does it underline Chelsea's defensive issues and is it a question of concentration or Sarri's tactics.The shocking defeat to Man City heaped more pressure on Sarri and suspicions that he may get the sack sooner rather than later, but is he solely to blame for Chelsea's 'up and down' form or should the players and the Club shoulder the blame too? Is Sarri stupid, arrogant or both? Will the Board pull the trigger if it looks like Chelsea will miss out on Champions' League qualification? Will anything ever change in terms of managers being wasted unless changes happen in the Boardroom, a willingness to spend the money need to revamp the squad and the hiring of a Director of Football?Looking ahead to the FA Cup tie against Man Utd we recognise it's importance as a classic cup tie, but how important is it for Sarri's future? Martin Blackburn from the Sun joins us on the phone to give us the 'Opposition View' and believes that Utd's loss to PSG in the Champions League will make them more determined against Chelsea on Monday as their last chance to win a trophy this season.To wrap up we answer this week's Chelsea FanCast Quiz: Since 1945 how many times has Chelsea lost 6-0 and what year and against which teams did they lose?Chelsea Fancast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Alex 'The Girl Who Likes Balls' Churchill and Joe Tweeds to look back at the horrific 6-0 hiding dished out by Man City on Sunday (from behind the sofa of course).On the show tonight we discuss the goals that hit Chelsea for six. Could they have been avoided? Was it just a bad day at the office or have the warning signs been there for months and how much of it was down to City just being phenomenally good? In part two we try to give some historical context to the defeat – just how bad was it; and with many Chelsea supporters calling for Sarri to be sacked we mount the case for the prosecution and the case for the defence and ask is there a realistic solution to the perpetual chaos Chelsea find themselves in. In part three we have an interview with this month’s Hyundai Extra Mile competition winner who is an 8-year-old girl called Beth and to give us some perspective and to prove there are more important things in life than football we’ll be plugging Kenny Rice’s forthcoming do in aid of Leukemia and wishing the best to Chelsea cult hero Mickey Thomas who faces his own battle with cancer. Finally, Jonathan has some great emails to read out this week and I wrap up with the usual Parish notices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman join Aaron Paul to look back at Chelsea's horrible 5-0 win against Huddersfield Town and look ahead to this weekend's big match against Man City.Ollie Harbord, Chelsea correspondent for Football.London, joins us on the phone to report back on Maurizio Sarri's press conference, where Sarri was asked about Chelsea's chances in the title race, Higuain's impact, Hazard's comments on his future and Chelsea's need for consistency.Looking back at the win against Huddersfieldto we discuss Chelsea being consistently inconsistent; is Higuain the solution to Sarriball and will this be Eden Hazard's last season with Chelsea?Chelsea has a tough month ahead with matches against Man City, Man Utd and Spurs. How will this affect their chances of a top four finish and with City first up, will Chelsea's big match players turn up? Will Chelsea play defensively like they did in the 2-0 win against City at home?Former Man City striker Dennis Tuert joins us for 'The Opposition View' to give us the low down on City; are they over their blip? What has been the secret of Pep's success and how does Dennis see the match going?To wrap up we answer this week's Quiz on which players played for both Chelsea and Man City.Chelsea Fancast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After an extended break, Chelsea legend Kerry Dixon joins Stamford Chidge to talk all things Chelsea.Stamford Chidge and Kerry Dixon discuss Chelsea's inconsistency and whether or not the Club will have patience in Maurizio Sarri and what Kerry thinks of the manager.Having scored two goals on his home Premier League debut, Kerry tells us what he thinks of Gonzalo Higuain and the potential of his partnership with Eden Hazard. Talking of Hazard, Kerry discusses whether or not he thinks Hazard will leave Chelsea at the end of this season and what Hazard's impact on the club has been.Alvaro Morata has already left and Kerry, never really convinced by the Spaniard, reflects on his time with Chelsea Kerry also gives his view on the Callum Hudson-Odoi situation.To wrap up Chidge and Kerry discuss Chelsea's prospects against Man City this Sunday. What would be a good result against City and can we get it? Who are the main City threats and who will be key for Chelsea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Tony Glover to report back on a topsy turvey week for Chelsea with a 4-0 defeat away to Bournemouth followed by a 5-0 thumping of Huddersfield.On the show tonight we discuss the seeds of another potentially great Chelsea partnership up front with Hazard and Higuain scoring two goals each in the 5-0 defeat of Huddersfield.In part two we discuss Kante and Barkley catching the eye as well as Hazard and Higuain, but with Chelsea so inconsistent at the moment, are we just becoming flat track bullies? Will a very testing February be too much for Sarri?In part three we look back at the 4-0 defeat to Bournemouth. Have Sarri’s criticisms of the players mentality and motivation been misconstrued? In spite of bouncing back against Huddersfield do many of the current issues with Sarri, the players and the Board remain? And will it ultimately boil down to whether or not Sarri can get Chelsea in to the top four.Finally, Jonathan has some great emails to read out this week and I wrap up with the usual Parish notices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd join Aaron Paul to look back at Chelsea's horrible 4-0 defeat away to Bournemouth and discuss whether they can reprieve themselves against Huddersfield on Saturday.Liam Twomey, Chelsea correspondent for ESPN, joins us on the phone to report back on Maurizio Sarri's press conference, where Sarri was asked about his management style; is he able to motivate the players; does he have a Plan B; what does he think about the disgruntlement of the supporters and will he get the time he needs to see his 'football dream' come to fruition?Looking back at the defeat to Bournemouth, Chelsea worst defeat since 1996, we discuss how bad is it really? Is it the players, Sarri or both?Should the Board shoulder some of the blame? Where is it going wrong and where do we go from here? Will the Club stick or twist and if Sarri gets the sack will it mean going back to square one again?With the Huddersfield match on Saturday we ask which Chelsea will turn up and while something clearly needs to change, do we see Sarri making any changes?Former Huddersfield Town striker Iain Dunn joins us for 'The Opposition View' to give us the low down on the Terriers; how disappointing has the season been; why did David Wagner leave; what does Iain think of Jan Siewart; can Huddersfield Town get a result and how does Iain see the match going?To wrap up we answer this week's Quiz on which players played for both Chelsea and Huddersfield Town.Plus, of course, your calls to the show and questions answered.Chelsea Fancast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman to look back at quite a week for Chelsea with two Cup wins against Spurs and Sheffield Wednesday.On the show tonight we discuss Callum Hudson-Odoi’s performance and goal against Sheffield Wednesday and attempt to answer the question; should he stay or should he go?In part two we discuss Higuain’s debut for Chelsea; Willian turning up with a couple of goals; Ampadu and VAR and who we face in the 5th round of the FA Cup.In part three we look back at the Carabao Cup semi-final against Spurs last Thursday night. Was it one of the best performances of the season? Was referee Martin Atkinson’s performance one of the worst of the season and what are our chances of beating Man City in the final? Plus a quick plug for the Hyundai for the Extra Mile competition which gives UK supporters a chance to win match tickets and merch. To enter, just share how you have gone the Extra Mile following Chelsea on their blog page – the link can be found on our Twitter and Facebook pages.Finally, Jonathan has more of your emails to read out and I wrap up with the usual Parish notices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd join Aaron Paul to look ahead to Chelsea's match against Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup and the glorious Carabao Cup semi-final victory against Spurs this week.Oliver Harbord from Football.London joins us to report back on the press conference at Chelsea today where Gianfranco Zola talked about the player's reaction after Sarri's criticism last week; the signing of Higuain and what it will mean for Chelsea and who is fit and available for the Sheffield Wednesday match.We look back at a superb Carabao Cup semi-final victory over Spurs where the players bounced back from defeat against Arsenal with a a top notch performance and bang on mentality to give Chelsea their 15th final in 16 years.Paul Canoville joins us on the phone to talk about the win against Spurs and looks ahead to Sunday's match against Sheffield Wednesday as well as recalling the 4-4 against them in 1985 - Canners' finest hour!Looking ahead to the FA Cup match we discuss guarding against complacency on and off the pitch and Nancy Frostick from the Sheffield Star joins us for 'The Opposition View' to give us the low down on Wednesday.To wrap up we answer this week's Quiz on which players played for both Chelsea and Sheffield Wednesday.Plus, of course your calls to the show.Chelsea Fancast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Tony Glover and Liam Twomey to look back at a miserable defeat to Arsenal and Sarri's post match outburst.On the show tonight we look back at a sour defeat to Arsenal which revealed the same old weaknesses in the players and Sarri’s tactics.In part two we ask whether Sarri’s public criticism of the players will end in his departure. Should he take some of the responsibility? Is it all down tothe players?In part three we continue the discussion and ask is it a question of square pegs and round holes and whose fault it that? Will Higuain solve all of the problems or are they deeper than that. How important is Thursday’s match against Spurs to Sarri’s future and is Champions’ League football next season now in jeopardy after defeat to Arsenal.Finally, Jonathan has a couple of emails to read out and I wrap up with the usual Parish notices including a quick plug for the Hyundai for the Extra Mile competition which gives UK supporters a chance to win match tickets and merch. To enter, just share how you have gone the Extra Mile following Chelsea on their blog page – the link can be found on our Twitter and Facebook pages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman join Aaron Paul to look ahead to Chelsea's match against Arsenal and the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg against Spurs.Dom Fifield, The Guardian's London Football Correspondent joins us on the phone to discuss Maurizio Sarri's press conference and provides some great insight in to the mixed messages and confusion with Chelsea’s transfer strategy. We also delve in to the transfer rumours around Higuain, Morata and Hudons-Odoi.We pay tribute to Petr Cech who announced that he'll be retiring at the end of the season and ask is he Chelsea's and the Premier Leagues greatest ever 'keeper?We take a quick look ahead to the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg against Spurs and in the 'Opposition View' we talk to Harry Symeou from 'The Chronicles of a Gooner' and preview the Arsenal v Chelsea match.To wrap up we answer this week's Quiz on which players played for both Chelsea and Arsenal, before giving our predictions for the Arsenal v Chelsea match. Plus, of course your calls to the show.Chelsea Fancast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Dan Silver to look back at the 2-1 win against Newcastle on Saturday and at last weeks Carabao Cup semi-final 1st leg against Spurs.On the show tonight we ask is playing Hazard in the False 9 really false logic and is Sarri making some sort of a statement to the club by doing so?In part two we marvel at the marvelous N’Golo Kante who is increasingly adapting to his new role. The other 9 players would do well to follow his example. What’s happened to Jorginho whose early season form seems to have deserted him. And thanks to our mate Stewart Harrington we’ll discuss whether we go to football to see Chelsea win or be entertained. Oh and we’ll have a quick recap of the Carabao Cup semi with Spurs.In part three we announce the first winner of the Hyundai Extra Mile competition, Adam Walczak or Valky to his mates. I spoke to him yesterday and talked about his experiences following Chelsea since the 1980’s – the interview is well worth a listen. Massive thanks to Hyundai for the Extra Mile competition which gives UK supporters a chance to win match tickets and merch. To enter, just share how you have gone the Extra Mile following Chelsea on their blog page – the link can be found on our Twitter and Facebook pages.Finally, Jonathan has some emails to read out and I wrap up with the usual Parish notices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman join Aaron Paul to look back at Chelsea's Carabao Cup defeat to Spurs and the FA Cup win against Nottingham Forest and look forward to this weekend's Premier League match against Newcastle.Liam Twomey, Chelsea correspondent for ESPN joins us by phone to report on Friday's Press Conference with Maurizio Sarri and discusses the latest transfer window rumours.Chelsea's performance against Spurs in the first leg of the Carabao Cup Semi was much improved but the lack of an effective striker hampered us yet again. But was Kane offside and is VAR questionable? How is the tie poised; can we overturn the 1-0?Hudson-Odoi impressed in Chelsea's 2-0 victory against Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup 3rd round tie. Morata scores 2 goals but he’s not happy and we said farewell to Fabregas.Looking at the Transfer Window we have so many questions but few answers; is Hudson-Odoi off? Is Morata off? Is Willian off? Why is Batshuayi returning? Are we signing Higuain, Icardi, or Wilson??? And what about Barello or Paredes? More to the point what do we really need and will we get it. Will/can the Board deliver and is there an issue between Marina & Sarri?Looking ahead to Chelsea v Newcastle given our poor goal scoring form will this be tough match? Will they aim to kick Hazard out of the match and do we still hate Rafa.In this week's 'Opposition View' we have former Newcastle player, Mick Martin, joining us on the phone. We discuss with Newcastle unlucky in August, will Rafa park the bus & hope to mug Chelsea? With Newcastle flirting with relegation again, will they survive?Are Rondon & Perez the main threat to Chelsea? How is the Ashley v Rafa saga panning out – will Rafa stay; will Ashley sell?To wrap up we answer this week's Quiz on which players played for both Chelsea and Newcastle, before giving our predictions for the Chelsea v Newcastle match. Plus, of course your calls to the show.Chelsea Fancast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Dan Silver to look back at Chelsea's 2-0 FA Cup 3rd round win against Nottingham Forest and discuss transfers, injuries and the Carabao Cup semi-final against Spurs.On the show tonight we’ll be assessing Callum Hudson-Odoi’s performance on asking should he stay or should he go?In part two we say adios Fabregas and thanks for the memories; ask Morata to smile like he means it; sympathise with injury struck Loftus-Cheek and ask who do we want in the Cup next?In part three we look at the current transfer rumours and ask do we need a replacement for Fabregas and Morata? We also look at the current list of injuries and preview the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against Spurs on Tuesday.Finally, Jonathan has plenty of New Year emails to read out including an homage to JT; the Americanization of Chelsea, or not and a review of Sarriball.Don’t forget you can listen to the show live every Monday at 7.00 pm by going to mixlr, where you can join in the chat by posting on the live chat page. You can also follow us on twitter @ChelseaFanCast and tell us what you think about the games and anything else on Chelsea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd join Aaron Paul to look back at Chelsea's Premier League fixtures against Southampton, Watford and Leicester and look forward to the FA Cup 3rd round match against Nottingham Forest.Liam Twomey, Chelsea correspondent for ESPN joins us by phone to report on the Press Conference with Gianfranco Zola and discusses the latest transfer window rumour.We discuss is Sarriball failing to deliver? Do we have an injury crisis? Will Sarri get the support he needs and should we be worried about making the top 4?Looking at the Transfer Window we discuss the signing of Pulisic, Bayern Munich trying to sign Hudson-Odoi plus Cahill moving to Fulham and Fabregas to MonacoChelsea loves the FA Cup and we ask is this special weekend still relevant? Is 'The Magic of the Cup' still alive and kicking? What is the likely team selection for Chelsea v Nottingham Forest and will it be Fabregas' last stand or will Sarri play the youth?Baz Cooper from the Nottingham Post joins us for 'The Opposition View' and we discuss: How close to PL football are Forest? Despite beating Leeds last week how close is Karanka to the sack? Which Forest players are the main threat and will Forest take it seriously?To wrap up we answer this week's Quiz on which players played for both Chelsea and Forest, before giving our predictions for the Chelsea v Nottingham match. Plus, of course your calls to the show.Chelsea Fancast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our mates from across the pond, the London is Blue podcast are on their annual pilgrimage to Stamford Bridge together with their tour group.We thought it would be fun to join them for a live podcast, so we did!Held at the Classic Football Shirts shop in the Old Truman Brewery in Brick Lane, Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Clayton Beerman joined Brandon Busbee, Nick Verlaney, Dan Dormer and Mike aka @RainierBlues to discuss the challenges of Supporting the Club Locally and from overseas.How do we deal with the cost, travel, balancing midweek matches with work and family life and how difficult is it following Chelsea across different time zones, thousands of miles away? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our mates from across the pond, the London is Blue podcast are on their annual pilgrimage to Stamford Bridge together with their tour group.We thought it would be fun to join them for a live podcast, so we did!Held at the Classic Football Shirts shop in the Old Truman Brewery in Brick Lane, Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Clayton Beerman joined Brandon Busbee, Nick Verlaney, Dan Dormer and Mike aka @RainierBlues to discuss, appropriately enough, Chelsea shirts past and present.The boys talked about the history of Chelsea’s kit and discuss some that are still fresh as the year they were crafted and others that were stale from day one in the design room.What was everyone’s favorite kit? What is the worst Chelsea kit of all time?What’s your dream kit scenario? All was revealed! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Dan Silver and Jonathan Kydd join Aaron Paul to look back at the Carabao cup match against Bournemouth and the Premier League win against Brighton & Hove Albion and look forward to Chelsea v Leicester match.In a pulsating Carabao Cup quarter-final against Bournemouth, Ruben Loftus-Cheek continued his improvement with a Man of the Match performance while Eden Hazard came to the rescue once again. And while Chelsea lacked a cutting edge, did Callum Wilson fail his audition?With Chelsea reaching their 34th semi final since 1994 and with Sarri taking the Carabao Cup seriously is a semi-final revenge v Spurs in the air? In the win against Brighton, Hazard again proved how indispensable & vital he is for Chelsea but will he be kicked out of the PL? Will Sarri keep the False 9 and what’s the future for Giroud and Morata? Are replacements such as Isco, Icardi, Wilson on their way??As the year draws to a close we look back at some of the best and worst moments for Chelsea this year and discuss our hopes for 2019.Leicester are Chelsea's next opponents and have a solid defence conceding over 2 goals only twice this season while Vardy always poses a threat up front. Will their counter attacks and balls over the top cause problems for Chelsea and will Sarri make changes?Former Leicester Captain, Steve Walsh, joins us for the 'Opposition View' and we ask him if 12th in the league is disappointing or is it where he expects Leicester to be? Are the fans happy with Claude Puel? How is the club & fans recovering from tragedy of the owner’s death?We discuss where ‘And Leicester comes from in the "We all follow the Chelsea" song and answer this week's Quiz on which players played for both Chelsea and Leicester, before giving our predictions for the Chelsea v Leicester match. Plus, of course your calls to the show.Chelsea Fancast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Tony Glover to look back at Chelsea's 2-1 win against Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday.On the show tonight we’ll be asking with Eden Hazard showing such great form, is he irreplaceable and will playing him in the false 9 role and the lack of protection he gets from referees lead to him leaving Chelsea?In part two we ask why does Chelsea fail to kill teams off. Should an out of form Alonso get a rest in favour of Emerson? Why was Bruce Buck talking to Chelsea supporters outside the AMEX stadium and what are Chelsea’s prospects for a top 4 finish. Plus we have a look Malmo FF, Chelsea’s opponents in the Europa League.In part three we preview Chelsea’s Carabao Cup quarter final against Bournemouth on Wednesday and the Premier League match against Leicester on Saturday; plus a couple of great emails for Jonathan to read out with questions for us to answer.In part four we have a few more emails for Jonathan to read out plus the usual round up of worthy Chelsea causes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Clayton Beerman and Jonathan Kydd join Aaron Paul to look back at the 2-2 draw with Mol Vidi in Hungary, last week's superb 2-0 win against Man City and look ahead to this weekend's match against Brighton & Hove Albion.In a somewhat meaningless 2-2 draw against Mol Vidi, at least some of the youth got a run out, but why were Chelsea going through the motions?And with Morata going off injured, will it hamper a potential transfer and will we need a replacement? We also discuss the fall out from the anti-Semitic chant heard during the match and where Chelsea and the supporters go from here.Looking at the fantastic 2-0 win against Man City, something which none of us expected we ask do the players just raise their game for a big match and why can’t they bring this mentality, energy, determination and commitment every week? With such a massive statement by Chelsea, is this a vindication for Sarri and proof that he does have a Plan B? And with a superb atmosphere, it was a timely reminder of what football is about; suffering the lows to enjoy the highs.With Chelsea facing Brighton in Sussex-by-the Sea on Sunday, we beat them 4-0 last time out, but Brighton may not be push overs this season. We ponder what will Sarri’s starting XI be and will he go for Giroud up front or Hazard?Ady Packham from Albion Roar joins us on the phone for the 'Opposition View' and discusses Chris Hughton's management; Glen Murray's goal scoring; Brighton's impressive home form and which players will cause Chelsea problems.To wrap up we reveal the answers to this week's quiz - name the Chelsea players who have double barreled or hyphenated surnames. And finally, we reveal our predictions for the match.Plus, of course your calls to the show.Chelsea Fancast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd join Aaron Paul to look back at the 2-1 defeat to Wolves, the 2-0 win against Fulham last weekend and look forward to Chelsea v Man City on Sunday.ESPN's Chelsea correspondent Liam Twomey joins us on the phone to report on Friday's Chelsea press conference. With City visiting this weekend, has Sarri raised the white flag? What is it about Blackouts, mentality and leadership and why Alonso and not Emerson.While the 2-1 defeat to Wolves was beyond disappointing, Chelsea actually played quite well and had they put away the chances they had it would have been a different result. But, the lack of cohesion after Wolves scored is clearly very worrying.The same could be said about the Fulham match where had it not been for Loftus Cheek scoring after coming on as a sub, we may have seen a similar result as we did at Molineaux.Ryan Dellinger from North Carolina, USA, joins us in the studio to talk about supporting Chelsea from across the pond. Ryan has been listening to the Chelsea FanCast since our very first show, over 10 years ago and brings an interesting perspective on what it is like supporting Chelsea from afar and what it means to get over here for a match,Looking ahead to Chelsea v Man City, we have Dave Walker from 'Read But Never Red', the Man City blog to tell us who Chelsea need to worry about, City's form where he sees the match going.To wrap up we reveal the answers to this week's quiz - who are the players who have played for both Chelsea and Man City. And finally, what are our predictions for the match.Chelsea Fancast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman to look back at Chelsea's 2-0 victory over Fulham on Saturday.On the show tonight we’ll be asking whether Ruben Loftus-Cheek is ready for the first team and why do Chelsea seem to be going backwards at the moment after a good start to the season and indeed to this game? And are both Alonso and Azpi culpable for the poor crosses and delivery at the moment.In part two we doff our cap to Kepa who is establishing himself as a very fine keeper; the next in a long line of decent Chelsea keepers. We ask is Hazard being overburdened and should we be more patient with Sarri and the players. And what is going on with the atmosphere, which at times was as turgid as the football yesterday.In part three we discuss what the prospects for Chelsea are against Wolves on Wednesday and against City on Saturday; plus a couple of great emails for Jonathan to read out with questions for us to answer.In part four we have a few more emails for Jonathan to read out plus the usual round up of worthy Chelsea causes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd join Aaron Paul to look back at the Europa Cup win against PAOK, last weekends defeat to Spurs and look forward to Chelsea v Fulham on Sunday.Fototball.London's Chelsea correspondent Oliver Harbord joins us on the phone to round up the Chelsea news including Sarri on Kante; concerns about Hazard and the rumour of Bayern Munich looking to sign Callum Hudson-Odoi.And talking of Hudson-Odoi, with his eye catching performance against PAOK has he staked a claim to first team football at Chelsea? Ruben Loftus-Cheek also put in a decent performance as Chelsea brushed a poor 10 man PAOK aside to finish top of the Group. We go through what the draw for the round of 32 to be held on 17th December will entail.Reflecting on the fall out from the defeat to Spurs, will there only be one winner in the Jorginho v Kante debate and will Sarri's stubbornness be his downfallNeighbours Fulham are the visitors to Stamford Bridge this weekend. Although they are in the relegation zone, under new manager, former Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri, they have some good players and the new manager bounce could be a cause for concern for Chelsea. Can Fulham contain Hazard and Jorginho? Will Chelsea start the game with the right intensity? Should Giroud start ahead of Morata?To get the Fulham perspective, Emilio De Nello joins us from the Cottage podcast and discusses his Fulham's chances against Chelsea.To wrap up we discuss the reasons why there really isn't a bitter rivalry between the two clubs only a mile apart. Chidge reveals the answers to this week's quiz - who are the 31 players who have played for both Chelsea and Fulham. And finally, what are our predictions for Sunday's match.Chelsea Fancast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hyundai – The Extra Mile Competition:The lengths that Chelsea FC fans go to in support of their club will be recognised by Hyundai as part its new competition – 'The Extra Mile'.To launch the competition, Hyundai has told the story of Blues fan, Jake Cohen, who, in May 2017, flew to London from Boston, USA, to watch Chelsea legend John Terry’s last home game for the club, before flying back the following day for work. The next week, he travelled all the way back to London to watch the Blues play in the FA Cup Final against Arsenal at Wembley.The Extra Mile will celebrate fans by acknowledging the lengths they go to follow their team. Every month, the competition will reward the most dedicated fans with club prizes including match tickets and club merchandise.At the end of the season, one of the monthly winners will win the ultimate prize for any football fan; the opportunity to travel across Europe to watch each of Hyundai’s partner clubs in action – Chelsea, AS Roma, Atletico Madrid and Hertha Berlin.So, how have you gone the extra mile in support of Chelsea?To enter, fans simply need to visit the website on https://blog.hyundai.co.uk/the-extra-mile and tell their story about how they have gone the extra mile in support of Chelsea.You’ll need to tell your story in 400 characters or less and upload an image showing your passion for Chelsea for a chance to win club prizes such as match tickets and official merchandise and the winners get to appear on the Chelsea FanCast to tell their story!Hyundai Motor has announced a new multi-year partnership with Chelsea Football Club, which will see the Hyundai brand presented on the sleeve of the club’s new shirt in all domestic competitions from next season until 2022, as the global automotive partner.As well as visibility on the shirt, the car manufacturer will also benefit from exposure through car displays at the club, home matchday presence including LED perimeter branding, and various media and digital content rights.Over the course of the partnership, Hyundai will work closely with the Chelsea to develop a range of initiatives and benefits for the club’s supporters, as part of its aim to improve mobility and make football more accessible to fans.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Tony Glover and ESPN's Chelsea correspondent Liam Twomey to look back at a horrible defeat to Chelsea's London rivals Spurs.On the show tonight we’ll be revisiting the horror that played out at Wembley on Saturday. Was this the worst performance since Arsenal away in 2016? Were the defence or midfield the most culpable; if Sarri predicted this might happen why could he not do anything to counter it? In part two we announce the new Hyundai ‘Extra Mile’ competition where every month, the most dedicated fans will be rewarded with club prizes including match tickets and club merchandise. And then we’ll continue with the fallout from the horrible defeat to Spurs. Is there a solution to the Jorginho v Kante debate? Will Sarri adapt to meet the challenges ahead and is this really a time to panic? In part three we have loads of emails for Jonathan to read out from all over the world and in part four we announce the winner of a signed copy of Neil Smith’s “Where were you when we were shocking” book, plus more emails for Jonathan to read out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Dan Silver join Aaron Paul to round up all the latest Chelsea news and look forward to Spurs v Chelsea this weekend.With Didier Drogba announcing his retirement this week we ask where does he stand in the pantheon of Chelsea greats and what are our favourite memories of him?We pick up on today's Press Conference and discuss the importance of N'Golo Kante signing a new 5 year deal. And with Chelsea about to enter a very busy and crucial part of the season, what will be critical to Chelsea's success and what would be a decent points haul from our next four fixtures.With an away trip to bitter rivals Spurs this weekend, we ask will it be our toughest match of the season so far? Will the poor Wembley pitch be a factor? Will Spurs try and mark Jorginho and Hazard out of the game? How do we see it all going, plus a look back at some of the most memorable Spurs v Chelsea clashes from the past.Chelsea Fancast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558Follow on twitter: @lovesportradio and facebook: www.facebook.com/lovesportradio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Clayton Beerman to reflect on Chelsea and Maurizio Sarri's start to the season, plus an interview with Neil Smith about his book 'The A to Z of Chelsea "Where Were You When We Were Shocking?'On the show tonight we’ll be pondering whether Chelsea and Sarri’s start to the season has been a case of ‘so far, so good’? Who has impressed and who hasn’t? What are the critical success factors to ensure a successful season? With Gary Cahill looking certain to leave in January will there be any other departures and arrivals and what would be the measure of success this season?In part two and three we have the full interview recorded with Neil ‘Smiffy’ Smith a couple of weeks ago about his book 'The A to Z of Chelsea "Where Were You When We Were Shocking?' Neil’s book covers his reminiscences of 23 Chelsea away games from 1974 to 1995, taken from his personal diaries, the days when Chelsea were often, indeed, shocking. Evocative and heartfelt, funny and honest; from defeat at Queens Park Rangers to defeat at Zaragosa, via Tottenham, York, Fulham, York, Everton, a 6-0 defeat at Rotherham and many more. He tells us what it was actually like to travel to away games 30-40 years ago when heavy police escorts were the norm, and real ingenuity was needed to get a pre-match pint. (You can buy Neil's book from Amazon or from the cfcuk stall)In part four, we have a couple of emails for Jonathan to read; we look at the 'Americanisation' of Football and give a tribute to Joe Cole who retired last week and we have our usual Chelsea Specials. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Jake Watson are joined by very special guest Neil 'Spy' Barnett, former Chelsea TV presenter and stadium announcer, talking about his 30 years behind the scenes at Chelsea!On the show we discuss the fall out surrounding the £5m 'golden handshake' for outgoing Premier League Chief, Richard Scudamore and what this and the appointment of new Premier League Chief, Susanna Dinnage , will mean for supporters.Neil gives us his thoughts on Joe Cole after he announced his retirement from the game at the age of 37 plus the news that struggling Chelsea striker, Alvaro Morata, has been seeing a Psychologist in an attempt to turn his form around.For the second half of the show, we talk to 'Spy' about his 30 years behind the scenes at Chelsea, complete with some hilarious anecdotes;his relationship with Roman Abramovich, the players and the managers; how he became the on-pitch announcer and why he nearly got arrested for winding up opposition supporters and why it all came to an end.Former Chelsea player, Paul Canoville, a great friend of Neil's joins us on the phone to talk about the pitch presentations and their overseas tours together.Plus we have questions for 'Spy' from the listeners who phoned in.Chelsea Fancast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558Follow on twitter: @lovesportradio and facebook: www.facebook.com/lovesportradio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Mark Worrall and Alex Churchill to look back at an attritional 0-0 draw with Everton on Sunday.On the show tonight we’ll be pondering whether Chelsea has been sussed and will the opposition use Everton’s performance as a blueprint to stifle Chelsea?In part two we address the lack of a quality striker again; bemoan the incompetence of Premier League referees; ask whether it should be the supporters who lift the team or the team who should lift the supporters after Luiz’s exhortations to the Matthew Harding lower and with Chelsea seemingly way behind a rampant Man City we ask how will Sarri manage expectations this season.In part three, we have two superb emails for Jonathan to read out and for us to answer.In part four, our Chelsea Specials include a chat with Marco about the cfcuk 200th edition party and book fair and Alex about how Chelsea helped her commemorate Remembrance Day plus a roundup of the usual shout outs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman are joined by Love Sport's Aaron Paul to have a look back at Chelsea's 1-0 victory over Bate Borisov in the Europa League and last week's 3-1 win against Crystal Palace as well as looking ahead to Chelsea v Everton this weekend.Rounding up the Chelsea news this week, we discuss why a European Super League will be a disaster for English football; Chelsea in the market for Callum Wilson for £35m in January; Ruben Loftus Cheek being recalled to the England squad and Chelsea legend Didier Drogba announcing his retirement.Looking back at the Europa League match against Bate Borisov, we ask was this Chelsea's worst performance of the season? With Bate hitting the woodwork 4 times, when will Chelsea’s luck run out? With Giroud scoring his first goal since May will this be the confidence boost he needs to find the onion bag more regularly? And with qualification secured and the job done, will Sarri look to rest players in the final group match?We have an interview with Neil 'Smiffy' Smith, author of "Where Were You When We Were Shocking", who's first Chelsea match was in 1966, since when he has been to over 2,000 matches. Neil gives us an insight in to what it was like following Chelsea in an era when we lost more than we won and reveals that thanks to the bond between the supporters, it was the pre and post match that more than made up for it.Re-visiting the win against Crystal Palace last weekend, we praise Morata, Jorginho and Sarri for the great team spirit he is building.To wrap up we take a look at Chelsea v Everton on Sunday with the 'Opposition View' from Tom Clarke from the Toffee Blues Podcast and discuss Sarri's chances of breaking the record of match wins as a new manager and Chelsea's excellent record against Everton at home over the last 24 years before revealing our predictions.All this plus calls from Kendall, Mark and Dan.Chelsea Fancast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558Follow on twitter: @lovesportradio and facebook: www.facebook.com/lovesportradio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea, Kerry Dixon, to look back at Chelsea's 3-1 win against Crystal Palace and ahead to the Europa Cup match against Bate Borisov and Sunday's Premier League clash against Everton.Chelsea finally got their just deserts against Crystal Palace on Sunday but the South Londoners didn't make it easy and the match was only really settled by Eden Hazard coming on as a sub. Kerry was encouraged by Morata scoring two goals and putting himself about a bit, but still thinks it's too early to pass judgement on the Spaniard.With Sarri's Chelsea pushing Man City hard and still to be beaten in any competition, Kerry believes that as well as the quality of football improving, Sarri has generated a great team spirit.Looking ahead to Bate Borisov, several key players have been rested including three quarters of the defence and Alvaro Morata, however, Hazard, Kante and Jorginho who probably need a rest have made the trip. Kerry believes that whoever Sarri picks should be capable of beating Bate pretty much ensuring qualification to the last 32. Hopefully Ruben Loftus Cheek will get another chance to impress.Everton visit the Bridge on Sunday and although they had a poor start to the season, Silva their new manager seems to be getting them performing much better recently. Another opponent not to be taken lightly, Kerry still believes that Chelsea will have enough to beat Everton and keep the unbeaten run going. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Tony Glover and ESPN's Chelsea correspondent Liam Twomey to look back at Chelsea's 3-1 win against Crystal Palace on Sunday.On the show tonight we’ll be asking has Morata turned a corner and what do we make of Ruud Gullit’s comments that he hasn’t been getting the service he needsIn part two we applaud Hazard, Sarri’s tactical subs; look at our impressive attacking options; give due praise to Jorginho, Chelsea’s unsung hero, smell the team spirit at Chelsea at the moment and ask why isn’t Sarri and Chelsea getting the credit they deserve.In part three, we have four superb emails for Jonathan to read out and for us to answer.In part four we have an interview with Chelsea Chadder on his new book ‘100 Memorable Matches’ which is out today and finally we give a nod to what's going on in the FanCast world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Alex Churchill are joined by Love Sport's Aaron Paul to have a look back at Chelsea's 3-2 victory over 'Frank Lampard's' Derby County and Burnley v Chelsea and look ahead to Chelsea v Crystal Palace this Sunday.Ollie Harbord, Football.London's Chelsea correspondent, joins us on the phone to report back on Sarri's press conference on Friday: Hazard fit for 45 mins? Kante mentally ready; the good start being unexpected; Gary Cahill is the Captain; Barkley is important and Ruben Loftus Cheek has improved but needs to keep improving & won't go on loan. Looking back at the Carabao Cup match against Derby County, we discuss the great reception for Frank Lampard & Jody Morris; a bonkers match where Derby played well and were unlucky not to win. Was the dodgy defending from Emerson, Cahill, Christensen, Zappacosta a question of being not good enough or just rusty? Are Frank & Jody a future Chelsea management team? We have former Chelsea player and Manager, John Hollins on the phone to share his memories of colleague Ken Shellito who sadly passed away at the age of 78 this week. Ken, one of 'Docherty's Diamonds', played for Chelsea from 1959-1965 and also managed Chelsea from 1977-1978.Chelsea Chadder joins us on the phone to talk about his new book '100 Memorable Matches' delving in to some of Chelsea's greatest and not so great matches from 1905 to 2018. Re-visiting the win against Burnley, we ask was this Chelsea's best performance of the season or were Burnley just poor? And has Morata really improved?To wrap up we take a look at Chelsea v Crystal Palace on Sunday with the 'Opposition View' from former Palace player Shaun Derry and nail our colours to the mast with our match predictions,Chelsea Fancast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558Follow on twitter: @lovesportradio and facebook: www.facebook.com/lovesportradio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea legend Kerry Dixon to look back to the wins against Derby County and Burnley and look ahead to this weekends match against Crystal PalaceThere was a great reception for Frank Lampard & Jody Morris as Chelsea took on Derby County in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday in a somewhat bonkers match – Derby played well and were unlucky not to win. Was this in part due to some dodgy Chelsea defending with the B team defence of Emerson, Cahill, Christensen and Zappacosta - are they not good enough or just rusty?On the plus side we had more minutes for Loftus Cheek and Willian continuing his recent good form. What did Kerry think of the performances of Mason Mount & Tomori?With Chelsea still unbeaten in all games and Bournemouth next in the quarter finals, can we smell another trophy? How important is it for Sarri?Was it performance of the season against Burnley or were Burnley just poor? Should we be considered serious title challengers?Did the win against Burnley prove that Chelsea can play well, score and win without Hazard? With Chelsea playing Crystal Palace on Sunday, we hope that Hazard will be fit. The rest of the team picks itself but will Barkley to start ahead of Kovacic?Finally Chidge and Kerry discuss the need to keep the unbeaten run going; keep pressure on at the top and show no complacency. Arsenal, Liverpool and Spurs could all drop points this weekend and we have tougher games against Everton at home and spurs away next.Apologies, but there is a technical fault on the recording this week with an echo on Kerry's contribution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd & Alex 'The Girl Who Likes Balls' Churchill to look back at a convincing win against Burnley and Bate Borisov and look ahead to Wednesday's match against Derby County.On the show tonight we’ll be asking with Chelsea still unbeaten can we really challenge for the title? And with Chelsea purring without Hazard, can we envisage a future without him?In part two we give the plaudits to Ross Barkley; Willian and Alvaro Morata and pick up on Sarri’s comments that Barkley and Loftus Cheek could play together.In part three, we look back at the Bate Borisov match and Ruben Loftus Cheek’s hat-trick and look ahead to the return of Frank Lampard and Jody Morris on Wednesday when Chelsea play Derby County in the Carabao cup. We also give you another chance to enter the competition to win a very rare DVD of the Bobby Tambling film – Bobby Tambling 202 – signed by the great man himself.In part four we have a roundup of all the Chelsea supporter news and we’ll be reflecting on a grim weekend for football supporters with the news of the death in a helicopter crash of Leicester City’s owner and Glenn Hoddle being seriously ill with a heart attack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Jonathan Kydd and Mark Worrall are joined by Love Sport's Aaron Paul have a look back at Chelsea's 3-1 victory over Bate Borisov and look ahead to Burnley v Chelsea this Sunday.Liam Twomey joins us to discuss Chelsea's week from a press perspective: Sarri's thoughts on the Bate Borisov match and the fall out from the Man Utd match.Looking at the match against Bate Borisov, with Ruben Loftus Cheek scoring a hat-trick and playing a starring role, could he be played up front? And was Callum Hudson-Odoi's cameo enough to warrant a few more chances to impress?Re-visiting the draw against Man Utd we ask was Mourinho the 'classless' one plus Hazard being kicked out of the game; Ross Barkley pressing for a place in the starting eleven and Morata going missing in action again.To wrap up we take a look at Burnley v Chelsea on Sunday with the 'Opposition View' and nail our colours to the mast with our match predictions,Chelsea Fancast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558Follow on twitter: @lovesportradio and facebook: www.facebook.com/lovesportradio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.