Year: 2022

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - JANUARY 15: Romelu Lukaku of Chelsea reacts during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Chelsea at Etihad Stadium on January 15, 2022 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Chelsea at Manchester City player ratings: Lackluster across the board

Chelsea veteran midfielder joins Stoke City after 17 years with club

Chelsea at Manchester City: Three lessons learnt in uninspiring loss

Malang Sarr was the bright spot for Chelsea at Manchester City

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 25: Gabriel Jesus of Manchester City and Ruben Loftus-Cheek of Chelsea during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on September 25, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by James Williamson - AMA/Getty Images)

Chelsea at Manchester City score predictions: A tough title bout

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 25: Timo Werner of Chelsea with Ruben Dias of Manchester City during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on September 25, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Chelsea and Manchester City combined XI: Elite hues of blue

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 14: Emerson of Chelsea during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge on August 14, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by James Williamson - AMA/Getty Images)

Chelsea should not recall left back Emerson from his Lyon loan

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 25: Antonio Rudiger of Chelsea and Thomas Tuchel the manager / head coach of Chelsea at full time of the Premier League match between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on September 25, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by James Williamson - AMA/Getty Images)

Chelsea at Manchester City predicted XI: 3-4-1-2 to exact revenge?

BARCELONA, SPAIN - OCTOBER 24: Sergino Dest of FC Barcelona (L) vies with Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid (R) during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid at Camp Nou in Barcelona on October 24, 2021 (Photo by Adria Puig/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Chelsea would be smart to bring in Barcelona right back Sergino Dest

SEVILLA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 21: Ousmane Dembele of FC Barcelona during the La Liga Santander match between Sevilla v FC Barcelona at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on December 21, 2021 in Sevilla Spain (Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images)

Chelsea could poach star attacker away from Barcelona

SEVILLA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 18: Yannick Carrasco of Atletico Madrid during the La Liga Santander match between Sevilla v Atletico Madrid at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on December 18, 2021 in Sevilla Spain (Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images)

Chelsea could look to Atletico ace to solve wingback issues

Chelsea's Italian midfielder Jorginho (L) and Tottenham Hotspur's Brazilian defender Emerson Royal compete during the second leg of the English League Cup semi final football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, in London on January 12, 2022. - - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / IKIMAGES / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by GLYN KIRK/IKIMAGES/AFP via Getty Images)

Chelsea at Tottenham player ratings: The Blues are through to Wembley

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 12: Antonio Ruediger of Chelsea celebrates with Romelu Lukaku after scoring their side's first goal during the Carabao Cup Semi Final Second Leg match between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on January 12, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Three lessons learnt in Chelsea at Tottenham: Men amongst boys

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 05: Marcos Alonso of Chelsea acknowledges their support after the Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on January 05, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Chloe Knott - Danehouse/Getty Images)

Chelsea at Spurs score predictions: Blues through to EFL Cup final?

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 05: Timo Werner of Chelsea is challenged by Japhet Tanganga of Tottenham Hotspur during the Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on January 05, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)

Chelsea at Spurs predicted XI: 4-2-3-1 to step into EFL Cup final

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 05: Thomas Tuchel the manager / head coach of Chelsea celebrates with Romelu Lukaku his players at full time during the Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on January 5, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by James Williamson - AMA/Getty Images)

Chelsea at Tottenham: Three things to look for in Carabao Cup semifinal

Chelsea's Brazilian midfielder Oscar (L) celebrates after scoring the opening goal of the English FA Cup fourth round football match between MK Dons and Chelsea at Stadium MK in Milton Keynes, central England, on January 31, 2016. / AFP / BEN STANSALL / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images)

Former Chelsea star being linked with shock Barcelona transfer

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - APRIL 27: The Chelsea club crest on a first team home shirt on April 27, 2020 in Manchester, England (Photo by Visionhaus)

Chelsea makes its first signing of the winter transfer window

NORWICH, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: Billy Gilmour of Norwich City during the pre season friendly between Norwich City and Gillingham at Carrow Road on August 3, 2021 in Norwich, England. (Photo by James Williamson - AMA/Getty Images)

Billy Gilmour returns to Chelsea from Norwich City loan

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 14: Emerson of Chelsea during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge on August 14, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by James Williamson - AMA/Getty Images)

Chelsea’s wingback approach in the transfer window is flawed

BARCELONA, SPAIN - OCTOBER 24: Sergino Dest of FC Barcelona (L) vies with Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid (R) during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid at Camp Nou in Barcelona on October 24, 2021 (Photo by Adria Puig/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Chelsea transfer roundup 1 January to 9 January 2022

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 04: Christian Pulisic of Chelsea during the pre season friendly between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on August 4, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by James Williamson - AMA/Getty Images)

The curious case of Chelsea winger Christian Pulisic

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 08: Lewis Hall of Chelsea in action during the Emirates FA Cup Third Round match between Chelsea and Chesterfield at Stamford Bridge on January 8, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Craig Mercer/MB Media/Getty Images)

Chelsea mostly does everything they need to do against Chesterfield

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 11: Romelu Lukaku of Chelsea celebrates with Mateo Kovacic and Timo Werner after scoring their side's third goal during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on September 11, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Chelsea going all in offensively against Chesterfield

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 02: Kai Havertz of Chelsea during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on January 2, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)

Chelsea vs Chesterfield score predictions: FA Cup feasting

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 05: Malang Sarr of Chelsea during the Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on January 5, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by James Williamson - AMA/Getty Images)

Chelsea vs Chesterfield predicted XI: Another 4-3-3 with injury returnees

BRENTFORD, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 22: Harvey James Vale of Chelsea is challenged by Ethan Pinnock and Sergi Canos of Brentford during the Carabao Cup Quarter Final match between Brentford and Chelsea at Brentford Community Stadium on December 22, 2021 in Brentford, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Chelsea should field its kids against Chesterfield in the FA Cup

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 05: Hakim Ziyech of Chelsea runs with the ball during the Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on January 05, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Chloe Knott - Danehouse/Getty Images)

Hakim Ziyech shows why he needs game time at Chelsea