Can Chelsea head into the international break on a high?

Matt Davies-Adams has got Simon Johnson and Sam Parkin for company to look ahead to Sunday’s trip to Sunderland.

After the chastening defeat at the Stadium of Light which saw Chelsea miss out on European football on the final day of last season, has progress been made under Xabi Alonso since then? How do the Blues go about picking up another three points on the road? And will Lavia and Estevao continue in the team after their performances against Man United?!

00:00 - Intros & MOTs

03:18 - Get Shirty

06:21 - Evaluating the performance v Man United

09:50 - What will it take to get a UCL place?

12:15 - What kind of away performance will we see?

14:14 - Have there been improvements since the last meeting?

16:31 - Could Penders keep the GK jersey?

20:40 - Key team selection issues

22:29 - Romeo Lavia to keep his place?

28:39 - Will Estevao stay in the team?

32:23 - Danny Welbeck’s role

35:01 - Cole Palmer’s current form

36:09 - Would Palmer get back in the England squad?

39:57 - Sunderland (A) predictions / nostalgia

44:53 - Elsewhere in Chelsea news

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Chelsea win at home! And keep a clean sheet! For the first time since January!

Matt Davies-Adams has The Athletic’s Liam Twomey and Luke Bosher for company for a look back on the 2-0 win over Manchester United on Saturday.

After a tumultuous first half where the visitors had Xabi Alonso’s side on the ropes - the second brought far more positive signs. We lavish praise on Acheampong and Lavia, laud Estevao’s first Premier League start of the season (!) - and give Penders his flowers after bouncing back from last weekend’s disappointment.

Plus, Chelsea Women kept up their charge to regain their WSL crown with an emphatic 6-0 win over Charlton on Sunday.

00:00 - Intro

02:51 - Chelsea 2-0 Man United

07:22 - Estevao started (!)

12:12 - Acheampong growing in stature

18:23 - Wes Fofana’s rollercoaster game

21:39 - Did Chelsea get off lightly?

23:46 - Romeo Lavia praise

28:14 - Martinez’s generational headloss

30:40 - Palmer’s poor afternoon

31:13 - Mike Penders redemption arc

33:49 - Pedro Neto up top

41:32 - Elsewhere in Chelsea news

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Chelsea suffer penalty shootout heartache at the hands of Liverpool yet again…

Matt Davies-Adams and The Athletic’s Liam Twomey join forces to look back on the defeat at Anfield in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday evening - and look ahead to the visit of crisis club Manchester United on Saturday.

What the heck is going on with Estevao? Has the fan sentiment around Xabi Alonso already started to shift? And just how much pressure is their going into what feels like a must-win against a Man United side in complete and utter disarray?

Our old friend Cerys Jones is back - now on the United beat - to tell us how Michael Carrick is still in his post - and what to expect from his side on Saturday lunchtime.

00:00 - Intro

01:43 - Get Shirty

02:47 - Defeat at Anfield

03:27 - Estevao’s exclusion

11:56 - Emegha’s impact off the bench

14:35 - Fofana’s difficult evening

18:57 - Manchester United preview w/ Cerys Jones

20:46 - How is Carrick still in charge?

23:03 - What’s going on with Fernandes?

24:22 - How’s Andrey Santos getting on?

27:44 - Mason Mount’s role

28:52 - How can United hurt Chelsea?

32:04 - Is the optimism draining out of the fanbase?

32:37 - CFCW 2-0 Roma in the UWCL

44:28 - Selection dilemmas / Lacroix’s injury

46:57 - Academy news

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