The meeting in west London was in stark contrast to the 1-1 draw played out in Manchester last week, with Jody Morris’ side coming out on top in a repeat of last year’s final and lifting the trophy in front of owner Roman Abramovich and first-team head coach Antonio Conte. Real reserves thrash Deportivo Chelsea started brightly and took the lead inside six minutes when Trevoh Chalobah looped a header into the top-left corner from Mason Mount’s corner....

The 23-year-old defender was acquired by the Blues from Standard Liege in January 2012. He was immediately allowed to link up with ADO Den Haag, with an extension to that agreement put in place after Omeruo committed to fresh terms at Stamford Bridge. Kenedy may leave Chelsea The Nigeria international has since gone on to take in spells at Middlesbrough, Kasimpasa and Alanyaspor, with a competitive debut yet to be made for Chelsea....

German sacked by Blues in September 2022 Successor struggling to pick up results Disappointing defeat in FA Cup third round WHAT HAPPENED? The Blues headed to the Etihad Stadium for a FA Cup third round clash hoping to make amends for a 1-0 defeat against the Premier League champions at Stamford Bridge in midweek. They never looked like exacting revenge, finding themselves 3-0 down by half-time, and those in the stands made it clear that they are not entirely on board with under-fire coach Potter as they serenaded his Champions League-winning predecessor....

Luis Enrique, on sabbatical after leaving Barca at the end of last season, has been linked with replacing the under-pressure Antonio Conte at Chelsea. The 47-year-old won three Copa del Rey titles and La Liga twice during his time in charge at Camp Nou, as well as leading Barcelona to the Champions League crown in 2014-15. Vermaelen was a bit-part player at Barca under Luis Enrique but remains full of praise for his old boss....

Blues owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned on March 10, as his assets were frozen in a move which effectively paused most of the cash flow in and out of the club. That is an issue for scheduling the planned games overseas in the summer with significant planning, logistics and costs needed to stage the fixtures. MORE: What Abramovich sanctions mean for Chelsea Chelsea plans for summer U.S. tour The Blues are keen to finally monetize their signing of Christian Pulisic who they signed in 2019 but have not been able to visit the United States with him....

The wing-back went on to change position and play for Juventus’s fierce rivals Torino but he admitted that the former Ballon d’Or winner was his idol as a youngster. The Italy international moved to Stamford Bridge in a £22 million move over the summer and he has been rotated in and out of Antonio Conte’s side. He revealed why Nedved was his favourite player growing up. “My favourite player was Pavel Nedved, who was great, especially in the year that he won the Ballon d’Or,” Zappacosta told the Chelsea match-day programme ahead of Southampton....

The midfielder was sent off as the Blues slipped to a 3-2 defeat against Burnley on the opening day of the season, missing his side’s 2-1 victory over Tottenham last weekend as a result. But Fabregas has been named in the starting lineup against Everton alongside Pedro, who is fit enough to feature from the get go after starting on the bench against Spurs at Wembley. Tiemoue Bakayoko and Andreas Christensen have dropped to the bench for Fabregas and Pedro, while there is still no place for Eden Hazard as the forward continues to recover from an ankle problem....

The Belgium captain makes his second start of the season and his most high profile on after previously only starting in the League Cup against Nottingham Forest. Hazard 13/5 to score v Atletico Chelsea have also switched to a more conservative formation as they line up in a 3-5-2 system with their captain returning in place of Antonio Rudiger. David Luiz is back in the team for Andreas Christensen as his suspension doesn’t count in European competitions....

Thomas Tuchel’s men will fancy their chances at England’s national stadium, as the Blues come into the fixture off the back of a six-game winning run across all competitions, including continental success in the form of winning the Club World Cup. Liverpool enter the fray in confident spirits, too, after a whopping 6-0 win over Leeds United in midweek. Jurgen Klopp will believe his high-octane style of play can bring the cup home to Anfield come full-time on Sunday....

The midfielder has been at Stamford Bridge since 2003, and made his debut in the club’s Premier League opener against Burnley. But after spending the last two campaigns out at Rennes and Granada, the Ivory Coast international is now gearing up for another spell on loan after penning a new contract with Chelsea. “Jeremie Boga has today signed a new three-year contract with Chelsea and will now join Birmingham City on loan for the rest of the 2017-18 season,” the club confirmed in a statement....

They chose the latter — and it’s paying off. Dach scored Chicago’s first two goals in Sunday’s 4-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres, his first coming on an impressive backhand effort that combined speed, vision and hands. That tally extended his point streak to four games, and his second-period score gave him six points — including four goals — over his last five games. He’s just the fourth 18-year-old to record a point streak of four or more games in NHL history, according to NHL PR....

The 29-year-old Mexico international moved to Leverkusen from Old Trafford, following a season on loan at Real Madrid, in August 2015. Bet on West Ham to win the PL He scored 39 goals in 76 competitive games for the Bundesliga side and will bolster Slaven Bilic’s attacking options, with the West Ham boss having already signed Joe Hart on a season-long loan along with the England goalkeeper’s former Manchester City team-mate Pablo Zabaleta....

The Mexico international moved from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer but injuries and the midseason appointment of David Moyes limited his playing time in London. With Mexico heading to Russia this summer, Chicharito conceded the desire to get on the field lead to him wanting to leave the club in January. “Yes, it was the case that I wanted to go,” the striker told The Mirror. “Not because I don’t like West Ham, but because I need to have minutes on the pitch....

MORE: Live scoreboard | Week 7 photos | WATCH: Busted play; TD! It was a depleted opponent they beat—Keenum was playing his first NFL game, and Arian Foster went out with an injured hamstring on the Texans’ first possession. Houston has now lost five in a row behind three quarterbacks. The Chiefs won’t throw it back, though, not after finishing with the worst record in the NFL last season—and the 12th-worst yardage defense and eighth-worst scoring defense in the league....

The Chiefs running back, who has been out of action since going down with a torn ACL in October, is progressing enough with his rehabilitation that he might be back on the practice field as early as next week. MORE: 18 impact rookies for 2016 | NFL’s all-time most hated players “You might see him doing drills,” coach Andy Reid said Friday, via ESPN. “We’ll just have to see how he does....

Arrowhead Stadium, the longtime home of the Chiefs, looks set to unveil some changes to its field on “Thursday Night Football” against the Chargers. That includes bringing back the original Arrowhead logo at midfield as well as the return of red end zones — which haven’t been seen at the stadium in years. Rumors started to swirl online after the Chiefs posted a video on Twitter of the grounds crew hard at work painting the field....

Well, “fat” is certainly a bit harsh, but hefty Titans offensive lineman Dennis Kelly caught a ball for six in the AFC championship game Sunday. Titans fans were reasonably elated. In fact, in a bizarre twist of consequence, the man who drafted Kelly, Andy Reid, was on the opposite side of the field from the Titans on Sunday. Kelly was taken in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL Draft, the last season of Reid’s Philadelphia tenure....

The Chiefs have won 11 in a row, but to win a 12th straight game, they’ll have to beat the Patriots at Gillette Stadium. The Chiefs enter the game as the hottest team in the NFL, but Kansas City coach Andy Reid is trying to keep his team on an even keel. MORE: How every playoff team can with Super Bowl 50 | Chiefs D wins wild card, but Alex Smith needs to step up...

The hard part was that they were facing the Chiefs, who entered the game with the best record in the AFC. By the end of Sunday night, however, Seattle (9-6) had its ticket punched to the postseason thanks to some home cooking in a 38-31 win. Patrick Mahomes still did MVP-caliber things, of course, including slithering away from defenders and throwing a touchdown across his body at one point, but two Chiefs (11-4) turnovers stalled progress in the first half and a late game Seahawks drive with a pair of tremendous catches helped ice the game....

Any club that pays a transfer fee above €5.9 million (£5.1m) for a foreign player has to pay the equivalent amount to the Chinese Football Development Foundation, meaning anyone will essentially cost them double. Oscar sparks brawl in China The Chinese Super League has become known for spending massive amounts of money in the last two years, with Shanghai SIPG signing Oscar for £60m in January and Hulk for £46....