Gittens back at Chelsea with an ankle injury
Jamie Gittens is coming home early. Chelsea's young winger picked up a kick on his ankle with England Under-21s and is returning to the club for treatment (1).
Lee Carsley did not hide it. "Jamie got a kick on his ankle. We never take any risks," the England U21 boss said (1). Nobody knows yet how long Gittens is out.
Chelsea Women host Arsenal at the Bridge on Sunday
This is the biggest game of the weekend. Chelsea Women welcome Arsenal to Stamford Bridge at 4.30pm on Sunday, and your team is still unbeaten (3).
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Renee Slegers knows what is coming. "We know what the games are like against Chelsea. Both home and away they're fights and we want to bring ourselves to the game, that's most important to us," the Arsenal boss said (3).
Arsenal are creating plenty and finishing little. That is the opening Chelsea can take (7).
McCabe faces Arsenal for the first time as a Chelsea player
Katie McCabe spent a decade at Arsenal. On Sunday she lines up against them for the first time in blue (4).
Thompson is the weapon Bompastor trusts
Sonia Bompastor has picked out Alyssa Thompson as the player who can hurt Arsenal (5). The Chelsea boss believes Thompson carries a weapon the visitors will struggle to handle (5).
Kone now costs roughly double
Chelsea looked at Manu Kone in the summer and passed at £43m. Roma would now reportedly want around £86m to sell him in January (6).
Chelsea join the chase for Bastoni
Chelsea are fighting Barcelona for Inter Milan's Alessandro Bastoni (8). Inter value him at around £70m, and Liverpool and Manchester City are watching too (12)(14).
Bastoni suits the back three, but Inter have little reason to sell (14).
Llorente is a cheap option at right-back
Marcos Llorente is on Chelsea's radar, with Liverpool and Manchester City also keen (15). His Atletico Madrid contract is running down, so he could arrive cheap or free (15).
Tuchel on Palmer and the England question
Thomas Tuchel has explained why Cole Palmer keeps missing England camps, and says Chelsea fans have no grounds to complain about it (9). Palmer has pulled out of the autumn Nations League squad (11), and Tuchel has not hidden his disappointment (13).
Acheampong made his case with England U21s
Josh Acheampong's England U21 performance showed why he could be useful to Chelsea this season (10).
Fan reactions
The sub is split between transfer bookkeeping and tactics. One thread argues the Garnacho deal to Aston Villa looks like a balance-sheet move, and there is a long back-and-forth about whether a back four would make Chelsea more solid once everyone is fit. Acheampong's England U21 showing came up in both.
What comes next
Bournemouth at home on Saturday 10 October, 4pm kick-off (Premier League). Before that, only the WSL derby matters.
