Photo: Frank Lampard was sacked as Chelsea manager on Monday. He spent 18 months in charge at the club.
Chelsea have pulled the plug on manager Frank Lampard after 18 months in charge and a spell of poor Premier League form. Former PSG and Borussia Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel is expected to replace him. Frank Lampard is the second English Premier League (EPL) manager to get the boot in the 2020/21 season.
Photo: Phil Foden swept home Manchester City's second goal at Stamford Bridge on Sunday as they brushed aside Chelsea 3-1 in the English Premier League. (Getty Images)
Manchester City mounted a staggering siege on Stamford Bridge with an emphatic 3-1 victory over Chelsea on Sunday. A contest many imagined would be exciting from one end to the other turned out to be rather a one-sided game in the end.
Photo: Alexandre Lacazette (right) celebrates Arsenal's second goal against Chelsea with Granit Xhaka who scored a peach of a free kick as the Gunners ran out 3-1 winners over their London rivals on Saturday. (Getty Images)
Arsenal ended their seven-match winless run in the Premier League with a 3-1 win over Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. Alexandre Lacazette put them ahead from the penalty spot, before Granit Xhaka scored a stunning free-kick. Bukayo Saka then added a third with a sweet right footed strike that may have been an attempted cross.
Photo: Mikel Arteta and Frank Lampard will both be hunting victory when their teams Arsenal and Chelsea face each other at the Emirates Stadium on Boxing Day. (Getty Images)
Do or Die
Arsenal host rivals Chelsea in one of the most eagerly anticipated fixtures of the Premier League calendar at the Emirates Stadium on Boxing Day. This game could prove to be make or break for Arsenal’s coach Mickel Arteta while a win for the Blues could see Chelsea’s Frank Lampard break back into the top four.
Photo: Frank Lampard will be hoping for his third consecutive win over his former coach Jose Mourinho when Chelsea welcome Tottenham to Stamford Bridge today. (Getty Images)
Tottenham Hotspur will travel to Stamford Bridge on Sunday for their week 10 fixture against Chelsea. The London derby sets up for a cracking encounter as both teams go head to head to grab all three points. The Lilywhites are currently second in the table with 20 points one place ahead of Chelsea, who sits in third place on 18 points.
Photo: Tammy Abraham celebrates his second half strike for Chelsea who beat Newcastle 2-0 at St. James's Park on Saturday. (Getty Images)
Chelsea continued their unbeaten run with an emphatic victory over Newcastle at St. James' Park on Saturday. The win temporarily put Chelsea at the top of the table with 18 points, for the first time since 2018 when Maurizio Sarri was in charge. It was the third win on the spin in the league for Lampard's men.
Photo: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta holds the FA Cup aloft as he celebrates his first piece of silverware just seven months after taking the job. Arteta has now won the FA Cup as captain and manager of Arsenal. (Getty Images)
There were many subplots associated the FA Cup final between Arsenal and Chelsea played at Wembley on Saturday, not the least of which was the clash between rookie managers Mikel Arteta and Frank Lampard.
Photo: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang celebrates his second goal for Arsenal against Chelsea in the FA Cup final at Wembley on Saturday. The Gunners won the FA Cup for the 14th time with a 2-1 victory over the Blues. (Getty images)
A brace from Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was enough to give the Gunners their 14th hold on the prestigious Emirate FA Cup trophy as they came from behind to defeat Chelsea 2-1 in the showpiece final at Wembley on Saturday.
Photo: Rookie managers Mikel Arteta (left) and Frank Lampard will be hunting their first titles when Arsenal and Chelsea do battle in the FA Cup final today at Wembley.
Arsenal and Chelsea will lock horns in England's longest running cup competition at Wembley today in the 139th FA Cup Final. It will be third meeting in the finals between these two clubs. The last time they were in a similar position, Arsenal came away winners 2-1 and lifted their 13th title, the most by any club.
‘Ole at the wheel’ the sentiments echoed by the jubilant Manchester United fans after finishing third behind champions Liverpool and Manchester City in what could be dubbed as a ‘roller coaster’ season.
In December 2018, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was confirmed as caretaker manager of United for the remainder of that season. Life at Manchester United could not have been better for Ole in his first 10 games. No other United manager had won their first eight straight games at the helm, Ole had nine wins and a draw from his first ten.
