Bournemouth at the Bridge on Saturday, and you need a win
Chelsea host Bournemouth on Saturday, and your team has not won any of the last three. The last one was Brentford 3–0 Chelsea on September 18. Before that, Chelsea 2–2 Hull City at home, and Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea at the Emirates. You are 10th in the Premier League on 7 points from 5 games.
Morgan Rogers is not letting the results change his mood. "10. I've enjoyed it. I'm feeling as good as I've ever felt," he said. "I'm playing, contributing, scoring goals, assists, creating chances, as good as I have ever done in my career. So why would it not be a 10?" (5).
Mike Penders is back in training, Caicedo is not
Mike Penders was pictured back in first-team training ahead of Bournemouth (7). Estevao, Emmanuel Emegha and Marco Palestra were also out there (11). Moises Caicedo was still absent (11).
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Chelsea lead the race for a 16-year-old from Palmeiras
Chelsea are ahead of Barcelona and Manchester United for Eduardo Conceicao, the 16-year-old Palmeiras player (8). That is the same pipeline that has already brought Estevao Willian to west London.
Gusto's future is open, and £75m is the number
Malo Gusto could be more available in January, and Chelsea may rethink their asking price (1). Liverpool and Tottenham are interested, and the valuation being talked about is £75m (6).
Tuchel had a warning for Palmer
Thomas Tuchel sent Cole Palmer a clear message after Palmer missed the September and October international break (4).
Laurence Stewart is leaving
Laurence Stewart, Chelsea's co-sporting director, is leaving the club after an agreement on his exit (9) (11). He joined from Monaco in 2022 and worked closely with Paul Winstanley.
Lacroix made the most of the break
Maxence Lacroix impressed Zinedine Zidane over the international break, and Xabi Alonso noticed (10). Could mean more Premier League minutes for him.
Fan reactions
The sub is talking availability more than anything else. Estevao, Pedro Neto and Jorrel Hato are back in training, while the absence of Caicedo, Joao Pedro and Reece James from the sessions has people guessing at Saturday's team (2). There is also a thread doing the rounds on Ben Jacobs claiming Alonso sees Reece James's primary position as midfielder (3), and Romeo Lavia saying he has not felt this good physically or mentally in a long time (1).
