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Chelsea are reportedly planning to offer Andreas Christensen a new contract after his inspired run of form under Thomas Tuchel so far.The news comes as several other Blues defenders are facing uncertain futures at the club.Christensen will only have one more year left on his contract at the end of the season.That puts him in the same boat as captain Cesar Azpilicueta and Antonio Rudiger, who was strongly linked with an exit last summer.Meanwhile, Thiago Silva’s current deal actually expires this summer, but there is the option of a one-year extension, which he is hoping to exercise.However, following his excellent form as part of Tuchel’s three-back system, it appears Christensen could be the first man to be handed a new deal.Playing right

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel could make two key changes to his starting lineup ahead of tonight's clash with Liverpool. The Blues are unbeaten since the German's arrival, winning six and drawing three of his nine games in charge.And they can return to the top-four by inflicting a remarkable fifth successive home defeat on Liverpool at Anfield this evening.

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel boasts an almost clean bill of health heading into this afternoon's showdown with Manchester United. Only veteran defender Thiago Silva is missing for the Blues, who will be hoping to continue their unbeaten run since Tuchel's arrival.

Don't wait 30 years - sign up for our daily football email newsletter today!Timo Werner’s goal drought was playing on his mind - but it was not playing on Chelsea’s.That is the view of Werner’s team-mate Andreas Christensen, who is backing the Germany star to go on a scoring spree.Werner struck his first goal in 1,000 minutes of Premier League action in Monday’s 2-0 win over Newcastle, ending a 14-game scoreless run in the top flight.Christensen said: “Personally maybe he needed that. But he always works hard and I think the team appreciates that.“That's all we ask of him, and that he keeps going.

Thomas Tuchel may be aware that he needs to move one of his Chelsea attackers on in the summer transfer window after admitting that Christian Pulisic didn't deserve to be left on the bench in Monday's win over Newcastle.Tuchel has got off to a dream start since replacing Frank Lampard in the Blues hot-seat last month, winning five of his first six matches and keeping as many clean sheets.The German has made a number of intriguing tweaks to Lampard's system, shifting from his predecessor's preferred 4-3-3 to a 3-4-2-1 formation and reintroducing ostracised stars Marcos Alonso, Kepa Arrizabalaga and Andreas Christensen.He has also used Callum Hudson-Odoi at right wing-back on several occasions, while snubbing N'Golo Kante in the centre of

straight to your inbox every day for freeHere is your Manchester United morning digest for Sunday, February 14.Bayern Munich are seemingly set to sign Dayot Upamecano in the summer. MEN Sport understands that United are eager to recruit at the centre-back position, but now they will have to look beyond the RB Leipzig man.With that in mind, Dominic Booth has highlighted five different players United could sign at centre-back in place of Upamecano.Sevilla's Jules Kounde is a potential option.

Thomas Tuchel’s half-time change against Barnsley could provide a clue as to how Chelsea will operate in the future.The Blues made it through to the FA Cup quarter-final with Tammy Abraham’s goal proving enough to knockout Championship outfit Barnsley.Chelsea struggled in the first-half at Oakwell with Tuchel having made ten changes from the weekend win over Sheffield United.Tuchel had picked Andreas Christensen, Kurt Zouma and Emerson as his defence with Marcos Alonso and Callum Hudson-Odoi as wing-backs.Though it changed to a back four at the break with Antonio Rudiger replacing Christensen and Reece James coming on in place of Alonso.It saw Emerson shift to left back with James slotting in on the right side of defence and Chelsea looked

But, despite the triumph, there were three standout mistakes made by Tuchel...Tuchel opted for an unfamiliar defence against Barnsley - and was forced into making half-time substitutions after an underwhelming opening period.A central three of Andreas Christensen, Kurt Zouma and Emerson started the game, flanked by Callum Hudson-Odoi and Marcos Alonso as full-backs.But Christensen and Alonso were hauled off before the restart, with Toni Rudiger and James thrown on to help the Blues avoid an FA Cup exit.Indeed,James played a vital role in this win but the Blues struggled in the first half, suggesting Tuchel got his starting XI wrong.While the Blues have been getting results under Tuchel, their attacking performances continue to raise

Chelsea will aim to bring their dismal run of recent form to an end when they go away to London rivals Fulham on Saturday night.Frank Lampard’s position at Stamford Bridge is hanging by a thread amid a run of four defeats in six matches, which has left the Blues languishing down in ninth place.Their last win on the road came at Newcastle all the way back in November, with subsequent defeats at Everton, Wolves and Arsenal derailing their season a month later.Lampard will be without star midfielder N’Golo Kante at Craven Cottage, nonetheless, as he serves a one-game suspension for accumulating five yellow cards.Andreas Christensen is a doubt to feature after sustaining a knee injury in their 1-1 draw with Aston Villa at the end of December,

Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen was injured in the build-up to Aston Villa’s equalising goal on Monday night, and John Terry was less than impressed.The centre-back went down after a challenge from Jack Grealish as Villa were on the attack.He appeared to get clipped by the Villa star, but no foul was given and Dean Smith’s side played on.They worked the ball forward and eventually Anwar El Ghazi was left in oceans of space at the back post to tap past Edouard Mendy.Jorginho was instantly seen complaining about the fact play wasn’t stopped due to Christensen’s injury, but not everyone was impressed.Terry, now Villa’s assistant manager, took to Instagram to post about returning to Stamford Bridge – where he spent his entire playing

Don't wait 30 years - sign up for our daily football email newsletter today!Arsenal legend Ian Wright has hammered Chelsea star Andreas Christensen and accused of him faking an injury against Aston Villa.It came in the run-up to Villa's goal, where the Dane stayed down on the ground as Anwar El Ghazi scored shortly after the second-half.The Blues had earlier gone a goal up through Olivier Giroud and looked in a good position coming out after the break.But that work was undone moment after the whistle and Wright has taken aim at Christensen.Chelsea wanted a free-kick after a collision involving the defender and Jack Grealish.But neither referee Stuart Attwell or VAR came to their aid and the goal from El Ghazi - his fifth in as many games -

Ian Wright gave a scathing verdict of Chelsea duo Andreas Christensen and N'Golo Kante after he was left "baffled" by their errors in the build-up to Aston Villa's goal in Monday's 1-1 draw.

Chelsea’s former director of football Michael Emenalo is seeing his model for the club coming true after the win against Sheffield United.The Blues made it four consecutive victories with a 4-1 thrashing of the Blades in the latest Premier League game. It saw Frank Lampard field five of the six players he spent £200m on over the summer, with Kai Havertz missing out due to Covid-19.

West Ham reportedly agreed to pay Chelsea a five-figure sum for every game that Fikayo Tomori missed before the defender performed a late U-turn over the loan move on transfer deadline day. Frank Lampard was keen to offload a centre-back in the summer transfer window, having added Thiago Silva to a backline already containing Tomori, Kurt Zouma, Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rudiger.

Chelsea.The recent arrival of Thiago Silva has seen the Germany international fall further down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge, with Lampard holding the Brazilian, Andreas Christensen and Fikayo Tomori in higher regard.Frustrated by his lack of first-team football this season, Rudiger is understood to be currently weighing up his options.Chelsea's London rivals Tottenham are reportedly considering offering the centre-back a lifeline, with a season-long loan deal Spurs' preference.Rudiger was omitted from the matchday squad for Chelsea's Carabao Cup defeat to the north Londoners on Tuesday night, prompting suggestions Lampard has deemed the former Roma man to be surplus to requirements.He wouldn't, however, elaborate on the matter when

Chelsea failed to get the better of Champions Liverpool on Sunday, losing 2-0 to Jurgen Klopp’s side after Andreas Christensen’s first-half red card forced them to play half the match with 10 men.

Liverpool new boy Diogo Jota has sent an Instagram message to Fabinho after his role in the win over Chelsea.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was raging with one of his staff members after they applauded Andreas Christensen’s red card. The Chelsea defender was dismissed for rugby tackling Sadio Mane last man at the end of the first half yesterday.

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has questioned whether Kai Havertz is a good signing for Chelsea.Havertz was subbed at half-time having struggled against the Premier League champions Liverpool in Sunday’s defeat.He wasn’t helped by the sending off of Andreas Christensen moments before the break but Havertz had struggled during the first 45.He joined Chelsea from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer with Frank Lampard’s side paying £89m for his services.Havertz came with a strong reputation having impressed for Leverkusen when playing through the middle, though has been playing on the right for the Blues.And Carragher wonders where Havertz fits in with Lampard’s current system, telling Sky Sports: “I do look and think, ‘where does Havertz play?

Chelsea hero Cesc Fabregas made an admission about Liverpool’s 2-0 win over his former side.