A good 873 days ago - the day after Chelsea spent their smartest £42.5million under current ownership to sign Cole Palmer from Manchester City - Rosenior’s Hull claimed a 1-0 win over Enzo Maresca’s Leicester in the Championship. The scorer: Delap.

Chelsea boosted their chances of automatic qualification for the UEFA Champions League last 16 with a narrow but vital victory over FC Pafos at Stamford Bridge.A late header from Moises Caicedo

The UEFA Champions League continues on Wednesday as Chelsea hosts Pafos at Stamford Bridge for a league phase match.

Chelsea is reportedly set to sign Sheffield Wednesday's teenage left-back Yisa Alao, a promising defender that Manchester United also want.

Chelsea circle Jérémy Jacquet as Rennes brace for defining decisionChelsea’s transfer strategy rarely whispers. It hums, loudly, persistently, and with intent. According to reporting from RMC

Arsenal were well on their way to booking their place in the League Cup final at 2-0 ahead just four minutes into the second half on Wednesday, until super-sub Alejandro Garnacho gave Chelsea faint hope of a second-leg comeback.

Two years at Paris Saint-Germain split Luiz’s spells at Chelsea. The fates would conspire to pit the Brazilian against his former employers in the Champions League last 16 twice. It was Luiz’s goal at the Bridge which knocked Chelsea out in 2015 before he played the full 180 minutes across both legs of a 4–2 aggregate triumph the following year.

Meanwhile, the Blues are edging closer to signing Sheffield Wednesday's 17-year-old defender Yisa Alao. (Sheffield Star)

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Chelsea star Cole Palmer wasn't risked by head coach Liam Rosenior in Wednesday's Carabao Cup semifinal first leg.

The Blues already have eight central defenders on their books, so why are they still looking to bring another centre-back to the club?