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Bold predictions for Chelsea and the Premier League in 2022/23

By The Pride of London Staff

ORLANDO, FLORIDA - JULY 23: Jorginho of Chelsea passes the ball whilst under pressure from Granit Xhaka of Arsenal during the Florida Cup match between Chelsea and Arsenal at Camping World Stadium on July 23, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
ORLANDO, FLORIDA - JULY 23: Jorginho of Chelsea passes the ball whilst under pressure from Granit Xhaka of Arsenal during the Florida Cup match between Chelsea and Arsenal at Camping World Stadium on July 23, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) /
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BRENTFORD, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 16: Edouard Mendy of Chelsea makes a save during the Premier League match between Brentford and Chelsea at Brentford Community Stadium on October 16, 2021 in Brentford, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)
BRENTFORD, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 16: Edouard Mendy of Chelsea makes a save during the Premier League match between Brentford and Chelsea at Brentford Community Stadium on October 16, 2021 in Brentford, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images) /

13. What is the most outrageous goal Chelsea will concede? Who will be the scorer on the other side or will it be an own goal?

Abhishek: Jorginho and Edouard Mendy passing it to each other to pass the time, and one of them underhits a pass—could be either, it’s a coin toss—allowing the opposition forward to steal the ball and poke it home.

Anthony: Darwin Nunez will score a bicycle kick past Edouard Mendy at Anfield to win the game for Liverpool, 2-1.

Barrett: It’s going to be an amazing free kick from James Ward-Prowse or a Wilfried Zaha banger.

Bryan: I think Chelsea is going to lose to Real Madrid in one of the Champion’s League matches 2-1 with the winning goal being an Antonio Rudiger howler—we won’t know whether to celebrate or be heart broken.

Caden: It’s an FA Cup match against Portsmouth and the Blues are favored by a lot. Edouard Mendy scores on himself … kind of. He passes the ball right to the forward and he gets chipped in the end with an uncharacteristic mistake. This gives confidence to the opposition and makes the Blues play from behind for no reason.

Gabe: I just have this sneaking suspicion that Dominic Solanke is going to score a Goal of the Season candidate against his old club. Bournemouth does as Bournemouth does and gives Chelsea a late-season scare at Stamford Bridge.

Leighton: A Chelsea midfielder will be put under pressure by extra bounce of the ball then slips and put the opponent through one-on-one against Edouard Mendy. The keeper comes out and the opponent chips the ball, Mendy rushes back, not looking up to see the ball bounce off his back into the net.

Mike: It’s obviously going to be during one of the most important matches of the year and it will obviously be scored by the most annoying player possible. If I had to make it hurt the most for us supporters, we’re going to draw Barcelona in the Champions League group stage and Raphinha is going to send a beautiful curler into the top corner at Stamford Bridge. Ah, what could have been. If we’re living on the darkest timeline, this goal will knock us out of the UCL, but let’s hope for mercy from the footballing gods.

Nate: …Emi Martinez. There’ll be some nonsense where Aston Villa is down one in stoppage time and Slippy G brings the keeper up to attack a late corner. Bing bang boom the Argentine shot-stopper bundles one in.

Olaoluwa: It will be scored by Erling Haaland. Haaland’s ability to sniff out danger is one of the best in world football. Chelsea’s defenders will all forget to track him and clear the ball successfully, and Haaland will probably score the easiest goal of his league career. He runs from midfield, chasing a through ball by Kevin De Bruyne, Thiago Silva probably tried to clear it but will instead mis-clear it, sending the ball right behind him and right into Haaland’s path. Haaland will have a free run at Mendy and he will come out the obvious winner of that one-on-one duel.

Tom: Possibly an Edouard Mendy clanger, although I am certainly not hoping for one.

Travis: It’s May 13, 2023. Chelsea is hosting the “very much already relegated” Nottingham Forest. The Blues are comfortably top four, but a win against Manchester City the following matchday and other results going their way could see them do a miracle at the top. Enter the Cheshire Messi himself: Jesse Lingard. Late in the second half with the score at 0-0, Lingard snatches a ball away from a corner in his own half, channels all that he ever taught Messi and takes a wild shot from halfway to completely dumbfound whichever poor keeper was suited up for the Blues that day. 1-0 to Forest as they get the traditional “we’ve already been relegated but are due one feel good win before the season ends” as Chelsea’s slim title hopes are firmly crushed.

Varun: Antonio Conte in the London Derby. The ball will go toward the manager on the touchline, whose team is already four players down after five training sessions before the matchday. The Italian will do his classic kick-the-ball-I-am-angry, only this time it’ll go through Edouard Mendy’s legs and into the net. It will be later revealed that he’s in fact a player-manager and he’s still got it. He’ll run to Daniel Levy only to be told he’s been sacked because Spurs are 15th with 21 injuries. He’s not got it.

Yi Hao: Chelsea to be drawn against Barcelona in the Champions League, only to get knocked out by a Jules Kounde header, assisted by—you know—Raphinha.

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