Marcos Alonso

Premier League: Marcos Alonso double sees Chelsea retain top-four spot; West Ham, Crystal Palace move away from relegation zone

Alonso opened the scoring in the 33rd minute with a crisp strike after Olivier Giroud struck the crossbar with an acrobatic flick, but Chelsea were punished for dwelling on that lead

Premier League: Vital win for Chelsea as VAR calls take center stage again; Manchester City beat Leicester

Selected in the starting XI for only the third time in the league this season, Giroud lashed home the opener inside the near post in the 15th minute after Ross Barkley had struck the goal frame

Premier League: Liverpool survive Chelsea onslaught to extend perfect record; 10-man Arsenal fight back to beat Aston Villa

Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool side extended their perfect start to the title race as they became the first club to win their opening six games in consecutive top-flight seasons

Premier League: David de Gea's costly error helps Chelsea escape with draw and all but ends Manchester United's top-four hopes

Another error from David de Gea dealt Manchester United's chances of Champions League football a potentially fatal blow as Chelsea escaped with a draw.

Premier League: Everton dent Chelsea's Champions League qualification hopes with comfortable win at Goodison Park

Maurizio Sarri endured a frustrating afternoon as his Chelsea side's second-half collapse saw them suffer a 2-0 Premier League defeat at mid-table Everton.

Europa League: Arsenal overcome first-leg deficit to see off Rennes; Chelsea rout Dynamo Kiev to reach quarter-finals

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang spearheaded Arsenal's revival by scoring twice in a 3-0 win over Rennes to reach the Europa League quarter-finals 4-3 on aggregate, as Chelsea and Napoli also booked a last-eight spot on Thursday

FA Cup: Paul Pogba sizzles to help Manchester United cruise into the quarter-finals at the expense of lacklustre Chelsea

Paul Pogba drove Manchester United into the FA Cup quarter-finals and pushed Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri closer to the sack as the troubled holders crashed to a 2-0 defeat on Monday.

League Cup: Marcos Alonso urges Chelsea to come back stronger in semi-final clash against Tottenham Hotspur

Chelsea have lost their last three games against Tottenham dating back to last season, with two of those defeats coming under Maurizio Sarri.

Premier League: Maurizio Sarri needs to fix Chelsea’s broken system but their feeble stars aren’t free from blame

Chelsea’s system is broken. Teams have worked a way out to stop them from effectively playing their football and so far Sarri has had no answer to counter that

League Cup: Harry Kane's penalty fires Tottenham Hotspur to crucial win over Chelsea in first leg of semi-final