Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show

Host Matt Davies-Adams & The Athletic's Chelsea experts, Simon Johnson & Liam Twomey, reconvene following 'Deadline Day' and Chelsea's last-ditch efforts to offload some of their fringe players... 

Will Ruben Loftus-Cheek benefit from a loan spell at Fulham? Are the squad in a better place than before this summer's transfer window? 

Plus, the guys reflect on how well some of the new recruits settled in against Crystal Palace & details of the latest COVID-breach involving a few Blues stars.

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Host Matt Davies-Adams & The Athletic's Chelsea experts, Simon Johnson, Liam Twomey & Dom Fifield, reconvene following Mason Mount's missed penalty and Chelsea's untimely exit from the Carabao Cup... 

But has Mount been unfairly criticised? What is Lampard's 'brand of football' and what does Ross Barkley's loan to Villa mean for Loftus-Cheek? 

Plus, the guys look ahead to the Crystal Palace game - a side poised to exploit Chelsea's weaknesses - and assess new goalkeeper Edouard Mendy's debut too.

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Host Matt Davies-Adams & The Athletic's Chelsea experts, Simon Johnson, Liam Twomey & Dom Fifield, reconvene following a mistake-ridden defeat to Liverpool on Sunday...

Surely Kepa has made his last Chelsea blunder, as a deal for Edouard Mendy edges closer, does Lampard yet know how best to utilise Kai Havertz & how has Fikayo Tomori fallen so far down the pecking order? 

Plus, the guys look ahead to a League Cup game against Barnsley (and another opportunity for silverware this season) & next weekend's trip to West Brom. 

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Host Matt Davies-Adams & The Athletic's Chelsea experts, Simon Johnson, Liam Twomey & Dom Fifield, reconvene to assess Chelsea's 3-1 win away at Brighton, as Loftus-Cheek spurned another opportunity to impress Frank Lampard, Werner showed glimpses of what he'll bring to Stamford Bridge this season and Kepa... well there's an update on reputed incoming GK Edouard Mendy too! 

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Right now we're offering listeners of this show the opportunity to try out The Athletic for FREE. 

You can enjoy all of our writing on Chelsea, including the recent article from Simon, Liam and Raph Honigstein entitled, “How Chelsea signed Kai Havertz”, an in-depth look at how the club secured a player who had been on their radar for a number of years. 

Just go to www.theathletic.com/chelseapod to sign up for a 30 Day Free Trial.

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Right now we're offering listeners of this show the opportunity to try out The Athletic for FREE.

You can enjoy all of our writing on Chelsea, including Liam’s piece on what Thiago Silva can bring to the team’s defence, and an article explaining why the club are able to spend so much money this summer. 

Just go to www.theathletic.com/chelseapod to sign up for a 30 Day Free Trial.

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Right now we're offering listeners of this show the opportunity to try out The Athletic for FREE.

You can enjoy all of our great writing on Chelsea, including the lowdown on the signing of Ben Chilwell as well as liam’s excellent explainer on how timo werner will fit into the Chelsea team.

Just go to www.theathletic.com/chelseapod to sign up for a 30 Day Free Trial.

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Host Matt Davies-Adams & The Athletic's Chelsea experts, Simon Johnson, Liam Twomey & Dom Fifield, reconvene following a Bayern Munich mauling at the end of a LONG, but largely positive debut season for Lampard and his youngsters...

Will the club expect silverware next season & is that fair? What were the guys favourite moments from this season and can Chelsea really afford to fix their Kepa problem this summer? All this and more!
 

1. Lessons From Bayern - 00:01 

2. Lampards B+ Season - 8:40 

3. Transfer Q&A - 22:40

4. Cult Hero - Claude Makelele - 37:32

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Host Matt Davies-Adams & The Athletic's Chelsea experts, Simon Johnson & Dom Fifield, reconvene following Saturday's FA Cup Final defeat to Arsenal, with questions for referee Anthony Taylor, Frank Lampard & a number of players too...

Is another miracle in Munich on the cards when Chelsea return to Champions League action this weekend or will Frank struggle to field even field a team of eleven?

Plus, YOUR transfer questions answered - Ben Chilwell, Nathan Ake, & Willian's future!

1. FA Cup Final Blues - 00:01 

2. VAR - 14:06 

3. Bayern Munich Preview - 18:27

4. Transfer Q&A - 25:52

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1. Chelsea 2-0 Wolves - 00:01 

2. Kepa... Onana... Oblak? - 4:24

3. Giroud - The Unlikely Hero - 11:20

4. Mason Mount: Chelsea POTY? - 12:55

5. FA Cup Final v Arsenal: The Preview - 18:50

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