A response is needed...

Matt Davies-Adams has got The Athletic's Dom Fifield and Luke Bosher alongside him to look ahead to the visit of Brighton to Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

We ponder team selection given some of the costly suspensions in the backline, whether Roberto De Zerbi's swashbuckling style will actually suit Chelsea - and if the much-anticipated return of Nkunku could be upon us...

There's a quick recap of the Blues news elsewhere - including what Andrey Santos' next move could be following his failed loan at Forest - before we quiz!

We'll be back on Monday to reflect on the Seagulls game and look ahead to the midweek visit to Old Trafford...

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It was all going too well...

Matt Davies-Adams has The Athletic's Chelsea experts Simon Johnson and Liam Twomey alongside him to reflect on the hugely disappointing 4-1 defeat at St. James' Park.

But we begin with our tributes to Terry Venables - who has sadly died at the age of 80.

There's analysis of where it all went so horribly wrong against Newcastle, Poch's post-match fury, ill-discipline and your thoughts on the performance.

At least we can always count on CFCW - continuing their unbeaten start to the season and picking up their 20th (!) consecutive home WSL win after their 5-2 triumph over Leicester at Kingsmeadow.

We'll be back on Thursday to look ahead to the visit of old friends Brighton to Stamford Bridge.

Produced by Lucy Oliva.

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Better late than never...

Sickness has threatened to derail proceedings but alas - Matt Davies-Adams has got Dom Fifield and Producer Lucy alongside him to chat the latest Blues news and look ahead to the trip to Newcastle on Saturday.

We talk stadium redevelopment and the threat of sanctions before turning our focus to matters on the pitch - and Chelsea's hopes of coming away from Tyneside with all three points...

There's praise for CFCW after their turned on the style in the Champions League on Thursday night - plus Matt subjects us all to a quiz....

We'll be back on Monday (with hopefully a fully fit squad!) to reflect on the weekend's action.

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WHAT. A. GAME. !!!

Matt Davies-Adams has Simon Johnson and Luke Bosher alongside him to reflect on the extraordinary 4-4 draw with Manchester City at Stamford Bridge.

We take your thoughts and questions - lauding Cole Palmer, the character and spirit showed by the players - and what an important week it's been for Mauricio Pochettino.

It was a good weekend all round - with CFCW picking up a 3-0 victory at Everton and the U21's tasting victory at Leeds.

We're taking our own imposed international break - but we'll be back next Thursday to look ahead to the trip to Newcastle once the Premier League returns!

Produced by Lucy Oliva.

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Recovered from Monday night yet?

Matt Davies-Adams is joined by Dom Fifield and Liam Twomey to look ahead to the visit of Manchester City to Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon.

We ponder team selection, the Cole Palmer Derby, embracing the underdog status and whether the Blues are actually a bit better than we're giving them credit for...

The Emma Hayes farewell tour begins on Sunday - when CFCW make the trip to Everton. We have a quick look ahead to that one and reflect further on the news of Hayes' departure - before embarking on a quiz!

We'll be back on Monday to round up the City and Everton fixtures - whatever the results...

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The purest of pure Barclays...

Matt Davies-Adams is joined by two of The Athletic's finest - Liam Twomey and Simon Johnson - to TRY and round up one of the most ludicrous matches in Premier League history.

It finished Tottenham 1 Chelsea 4 - but how did we get there and how on earth did Nicholas Jackson manage to score a hat-trick?! And why on earth did Spurs play into their hands?! And just what the HELL was going on?!!!

Amid all the chaos we almost forget the seismic news to reach us on Saturday - that rather unthinkably, Emma Hayes will be leaving the club at the end of the season. Times like these call for an emergency appearance from the one and only Jessy Parker Humphreys to tell us more.

We'll be back on Thursday to preview the visit of Manchester City (eek) to Stamford Bridge.

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A precious home win...

Luke Bosher, Dom Fifield and Matt Davies-Adams are with you to reflect on the 2-0 win over Blackburn which secured safe passage to the quarter-finals of the League Cup - and set up a meeting with high-flying Newcastle in the next round.

Simon Johnson pops up with his take live from Stamford Bridge - before we round up the rest of the main talking points from the ultimately comfortable win for the Blues.

Then it's the small matter of a look ahead to the visit to North London on Monday night in the first official 'Mauricio Pochettino Derby' as he takes on his former side Tottenham. We've got a full preview and look at how Chelsea can go about nullifying and ultimately beating the table-toppers...

There's a word on the other Blues news including CFCW's trip to Aston Villa - we've got a quiz which takes *rather* a long time to complete.

We'll be back on Tuesday hot off the back of that game to HOPEFULLY be reflecting on a statement win for Poch & co.

Produced by Lucy Oliva.

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Just when you think things are starting to turn...

Matt Davies-Adams is joined by The Athletic's Simon Johnson and Luke Bosher to reflect on the 2-0 defeat by Brentford at Stamford Bridge.

With just one win in THIRTEEN Premier League home matches - we try and get to the root of the problem in SW6.

Attention then turns to Wednesday night - and the visit of Blackburn Rovers in the fourth round of the League Cup. We pick our starting XI for that game and highlight the importance of this competition for the Blues.

We'll be back on Thursday to hopefully assess safe passage to the next round - and look ahead to Monday night's visit to Tottenham in the Poch derby...

Produced by Lucy Oliva.

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Can Chelsea avoid being stung again?

The Athletic's Liam Twomey and Luke Bosher are alongside Matt Davies-Adams to look ahead to the visit of Brentford to Stamford Bridge.

We begin with an insight into the visitors with the help of Bees expert Jay Harris - plus questioning whether Ivan Toney is a likely January target for Mauricio Pochettino...

Plenty of focus on how Chelsea approach the game including some of the key selection issues - and how important it is to give the home crowd a much-needed win.

There's a brief round up of the Blues news elsewhere - before we quiz...

We'll be back on Monday to handle all the fallout from Saturday's early kick-off, plus look ahead to the visit of Blackburn Rovers in the League Cup on Wednesday night.

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So near yet so far...

Matt Davies-Adams is joined by Liam Twomey and Luke Bosher to look back on the 2-2 draw with Arsenal at Stamford Bridge. We've got a downbeat Simon Johnson on the whistle report - but we're not quite so despondent about the result and performance in particular. We take your questions and comments and round up the win which slipped through Chelsea's grasp.

Chelsea Women continued their phenomenal winning record on home soil as they came from behind to beat Brighton 4-2 at Kingsmeadow. We touch on that victory for Emma Hayes' side which takes them joint top of the WSL table - and round up the rest of the Blues news.

We'll be back on Thursday to look ahead to Saturday's lunchtime visit of Brentford to the Bridge.

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