After a successful first season in charge of Chelsea, Frank Lampard is expected to significantly improve the Blues in his sophomore campaign.
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Chelsea start off their crucial run of games with Manchester United at home. The combined XI pulls pretty evenly from the two sides.
Chelsea and Olivier Giroud are stuck with each other for the rest of the season. With the odds predicting a close game, Giroud could ensure the result.
The last month has been a bit grim for Chelsea fans who love goals. Here are a few goal-related things to look for against Hull City on Saturday.
Chelsea hasn’t exactly been putting teams away, and Newcastle is the type of team to make that hurt. Expect goals from both sides, but more from the Blues
With all the rumors, transfers, and gossip of the January window, the hardest thing to predict is how the noise will affect Chelsea on the pitch.
After riding the high from the come-from-behind victory against Arsenal, Chelsea fans and bettors alike should be wary of a letdown match or trap game.
Sunday's match should be about Chelsea versus Tottenham Hotspur, but no one - not even the betting public - can ignore Frank Lampard versus Jose Mourinho.
Chelsea have a month to focus on the Premier League, starting with the unfortunate Bournemouth. Nothing says Chelsea like a low-scoring December affair.
Chelsea face an Everton once again under the command of an interim managers. The Toffees are so far gone even a new-manager bounce won't help them.
Chelsea are odds-on favorites for a win against Aston Villa, but the margin of victory will turn on whether Tammy Abraham is in the starting XI.