Chelsea are unlikely to sack manager Antonio Conte following the 4-1 defeat at Watford last night.

Watford 4 Chelsea 1: Antonio Conte’s future as Chelsea boss was cast into further doubt as his 10 men were thrashed 4-1 by Watford last night.

Antonio Conte's future as Chelsea boss was cast into further doubt as his 10-men were thrashed 4-1 by Watford in the Premier League.

Olivier Giroud’s presence on the sidelines provided confirmation Antonio Conte had got the new striker he wanted during the January transfer window.

Eden Hazard inspired Chelsea to victory at Brighton to give the champions their first Premier League win of 2018.

Chelsea  2 Bournemouth 1:  Alvaro Morata’s stoppage-time strike sent Chelsea into the Carabao Cup semi-finals with a 2-1 defeat of Bournemouth.

Willian insists Chelsea will not give up on the Premier League title after they bounced back from their loss to West Ham with a 3-1 win at Huddersfield.

Willian scored one and made two others as Chelsea finally turned in a display worthy of Premier League champions to win 3-1 at Huddersfield.

Jose Mourinho’s return to Stamford Bridge will be one to forget as Chelsea downed Man United thanks to Alvaro Morata’s header. Here’s what the game taught us

Roma 3 Chelsea 0: Chelsea crumbled last night as Roma moved to the top of Champions League Group C with a 3-0 victory at Stadio Olimpico last night.

Chelsea crumbled as Roma moved to the top of Champions League Group C with a 3-0 victory at Stadio Olimpico on Tuesday night.

Antonio Conte insists he is “not afraid to face the difficulties” at Chelsea.

Antonio Conte could never be accused of overhyping Chelsea’s chances of retaining their Premier League title, but the manager’s reaction to Saturday’s defeat at Crystal Palace only underlined the scale of the task confronting the defending champions.

Atletico Madrid 1 Chelsea 2: Alvaro Morata and Michy Batshuayi proved there is life after Diego Costa as Chelsea fought back to win 2-1 at Atletico Madrid last night.

Costa, whose return to Atletico was completed on Tuesday, watched on as Chelsea responded from David Luiz's needless concession of a penalty scored by Antoine Griezmann.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp felt "sick" due to his side's defending in Tuesday night's Carabao Cup loss at Leicester.

Diego Costa’s protracted return to Atletico Madrid after three years at Chelsea looks a done deal after terms were agreed over the striker’s transfer.

Arsenal ended a five-match losing streak at Stamford Bridge in an entertaining draw with Premier League champions Chelsea.

Daniel Storey shares the weekend’s storylines...

Manchester City topped the Premier League summer spending chart - despite their bid for Alexis Sanchez falling through.

Cesc Fabregas and Alvaro Morata were on target as Chelsea showed their Premier League pedigree by swatting aside Everton.

Premier League spending in the current transfer window is already at an all-time record level, with a week remaining.

Alexis Sanchez could return to the Arsenal team for their Premier League trip to face rivals Liverpool as manager Arsene Wenger says he is unaffected by transfer rumours concerning the Chilean.

Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte has laughed off Diego Costa's suggestion that he has been treated like "a criminal" and says the striker is in "the past".

Tottenham and Chelsea play at Wembley Stadium on Sunday in the Premier League.

Chelsea and Diego Costa’s dispute is no nearer to a resolution as the Blues begin their Premier League title defence in an apparent legal wrangle with the exiled striker.

The Premier League is ready to kick off into a 25th campaign on the back of yet another big summer spending spree.

Arsene Wenger sympathises with Chelsea counterpart Antonio Conte over the size of his squad — but reckons the Blues have made their own problems by loaning out so many players.

Chelsea skipper Gary Cahill is in no doubt the club have added quality to the squad over the summer - but it is the quantity which is a worry for the England defender.

Antonio Conte expects this season to be his most difficult in management.

Manchester United have announced the signing of midfielder Nemanja Matic from Chelsea.

Alvaro Morata has set his sights on winning further silverware at Chelsea after completing his move from Real Madrid.

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte challenged everyone at Stamford Bridge to "work even harder" as the Italian plots more success next season having signed a new two-year contract on improved terms.

Defender Calum Chambers says he plans to return to Arsenal and fight for his future at Emirates Stadium.

Borussia Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel believes his side are underdogs for tonight’s Champions League quarter-final with Monaco.

Monaco 3 Manchester City 1 (6-6 on agg, Monaco win on away goals): Manchester City played their part in another Champions League thriller but it ultimately cost them their place in the competiton after they crashed out on the away goal’s rule to Monaco.

The Champions League scripts department has been doing some clever rewrites lately.

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