Hull City on Saturday, Chelsea heavy favourites
Your team is back at Stamford Bridge on Saturday against Hull City. Chelsea are strong favourites, with one betting preview putting the chance of a home win at 85% (2). James, Caicedo and Cole Palmer are the names in the preview. Hull's threat comes through João Pedro and McBurnie (2). After the Arsenal loss, this is the match to reset.
Havertz scored the winner against you
Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea on Sunday, and Kai Havertz scored (7). Joe Cole did not hold back on Chelsea selling him to Arsenal, calling it completely insane and comparing it to Kevin De Bruyne's exit: the club has spent big on strikers since letting him walk (4).
EFL Cup tie at Stamford Bridge Tuesday
Chelsea host Leeds United in the EFL Cup third round on 9th September, 20:00 UK time (3). One round deeper is the prize, and insidefutbol.com flagged Reece James and Malo Gusto as key men for the tie (3).
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Enzo Fernández joined City after Real Madrid snub
Enzo Fernández pushed hard to leave Chelsea this summer, and he saw Real Madrid as his next destination. Madrid did not return the interest (5). It ended with a €145m move to Manchester City, who opened their Champions League campaign at Porto (1)(5).
Chelsea in a three-way fight for Tom Atcheson
Chelsea reportedly bid for Blackburn Rovers centre-back Tom Atcheson in the summer, and the 19-year-old is now also wanted by Manchester United and Tottenham (10).
Loanees making moves
Mamadou Sarr made his competitive debut for Real Sociedad in their win over Elche (12). And former Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois could soon extend his Real Madrid contract, a relationship that started when he left Chelsea in 2018 (11).
Fan-reaktioner
Chelsea fans are leaning into a stat that cuts both ways: their team became the first in Premier League history to score the opener in their first three matches within five minutes. The mood after the Arsenal loss is split between pride in the fast starts and frustration over Havertz's winner, with several threads asking why the club keeps letting midfielders of that calibre go. The fast-start record has the fanbase talking most this morning.
