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Arsenal were confirmed as Chelsea's Carabao Cup semi-final opponents after victory over Crystal Palace on penalties.

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Chelsea host in-form Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Saturday evening.

Enzo Maresca said the players will only have another day off on Christmas before continuing their preparation for Saturday's Premier League home match against Aston Villa.

Chelsea’s search for attacking reinforcements is not thought to have ended.

Enzo Maresca played down Chelsea's reported interest in Bournemouth star Antoine Semenyo, as he insisted that he is "in love" with his current squad.

Enzo Maresca confirmed that Chelsea duo Liam Delap and Estevao Willian are both available for Saturday's Premier League clash with Aston Villa.

Antoine Semenyo, Vinicius Junior, Joshua Zirkzee and Dayot Upamecano all feature in the gossip.

Chelsea are open to selling young midfielder Leo Castledine, who has generated interest from several Championship clubs amid his impressive loan season at Huddersfield, according to reports.

AS Roma are interested in out-of-favour Chelsea centre-back Axel Disasi, who is among the few players the London club could offload in January, according to reports.

Multiple Premier League clubs want to sign Bournemouth’s goalscoring winger.

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Estevao was among the Chelsea players who took part in Tuesday's gym session at Cobham ahead of his possible return in Saturday's Premier League home fixture against Aston Villa.

Chelsea have the option to recall young centre-back Aaron Anselmino from his loan at Borussia Dortmund in January, but the German club expect him to stay until the end of the season, according to reports.

A £65 million release clause makes Antoine Semenyo an attractive January target.

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Chelsea have entered the race for Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo after making an enquiry about conditions for a possible deal for the winger, according to reports.

Alessandro Bastoni, Rúben Neves, Joshua Zirkzee and Gabriel Jesus all feature in the gossip.

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca will serve a one-match touchline ban against Aston Villa after picking up another yellow card in Saturday's 2-2 draw with Newcastle United.

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Chelsea are expected to be fined by the Football Association after a combative performance in the 2-2 draw with Newcastle United on Saturday.

Lucas Bergvall, Rodrygo, Robert Lewandowski and Bruno Guimarães all feature in today’s gossip.

Kobbie Mainoo, Nicolas Jackson, Marcus Rashford and Micky van de Ven all feature in today’s headlines.

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The Red Devils will be hoping to boost their squad with new faces.

For all the occasional signs of improvement under Ruben Amorim, Manchester United’s results are simply not good enough for a club which has invested heavily in

Jamie Carragher offered a surprising interpretation of Van de Ven’s leg-breaking tackle.

Raúl Jiménez is the greatest Mexican player to ever play in England’s top-flight.

The Sweden international is facing a lengthy spell out after undergoing surgery.

The Dutchman’s lunge on Alexander Isak unfortunately caused a serious injury.

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