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The teams: Chelsea Women v Tottenham Hotspur Women

Emma Hayes has named her starting 11 for the Barclays Women’s Super League opener against Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge.

Mason Mount reflects on realising childhood dreams by playing for England

There were 67 minutes on the clock and the score was already 3-0 at Wembley when Mason Mount was informed by Gareth Southgate that he would be the 1,243rd international to wear the famous Three Lions of the England national team.

Emma Hayes discusses today’s season opener against Spurs and hopes for a ‘packed house’

This afternoon Chelsea Women take on Tottenham Hotspur in front of an expected sold out Stamford Bridge for the opening game of the WSL season. Manager Emma Hayes emphasises how important it is to begin the season strongly, and wants Blues supporters to be cheering loud and clear.

Internationals: Olivier Giroud scores in comfortable France victory

Olivier Giroud continued his excellent goalscoring form on the international stage as France beat Albania 4-1 in Paris.

Internationals: Mason Mount makes England debut in big win

Mason Mount became the latest Chelsea Academy graduate to make his senior England debut as he appeared off the bench in the Three Lions’ comfortable 4-0 victory over Bulgaria.

Bethany England fully focused on the job at hand ahead of a big day for Chelsea Women

Bethany England says she and her team-mates will not be distracted by our first WSL fixture of the season taking place at Stamford Bridge, and the newly-capped international striker has also given her reaction to the news Magdalena Eriksson has been named Chelsea Women’s captain.

Emma Hayes charts the rise of women’s football in England and targets continued success

Chelsea Women manager Emma Hayes reflects on seminal moments in women’s football and what can be achieved in the future in the build-up to the opening weekend of the 2019/20 WSL season.

The History of Chelsea Women - part five: From the European stage to more Double delight to sold-out Stamford Bridge

Internationals: Michy Batshuayi hits the net in Euro qualifiers; debuts for young Blues

Michy Batshuayi opened the scoring for Belgium and then completed it in a European Championship qualifier on Friday night with his team winning 4-0.

Kepa Arrizabalaga praised by Spain manager Robert Moreno after decisive late save

Kepa Arrizabalaga’s stock on the international stage continues to rise after our goalkeeper produced a stunning late save to earn Spain a crucial Euro 2020 qualifying victory over Romania last night.

Magdalena Eriksson to captain Chelsea Women

Magdalena Eriksson has today been confirmed as the 2019/20 captain of Chelsea Women ahead of the Blues’ opening fixture of the Barclays FA Women’s Super League, against Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge.

Finding a way

Stephen Rea, our resident Stateside blogger, explains the unconventional lengths some will go to watch their team in action on a Saturday afternoon...

Chelsea Women v Tottenham Hotspur Women, kick off time, activities and more!

This weekend Chelsea Women kick off our Barclays FA Women’s Super League campaign at Stamford Bridge against newly-promoted Tottenham Hotspur.

Emerson Palmieri reflects on an important win for Italy and ‘the best period of my career’

It was a good night for the Chelsea contingent in Euro 2020 qualifying on Thursday as Denmark, Spain and Italy all won, the latter helped by another impressive performance at left-back from Emerson Palmieri.

Media Watch: Olivier Giroud considers a future MLS challenge, Mason Mount looking forward to playing again with Declan Rice, John Terry’s influence hailed by Tyrone Mings

In our look at the latest Chelsea-related news stories from the media, Olivier Giroud has no desire to leave Chelsea but is considering the future challenge of playing in Major League Soccer, Mason Mount is looking forward to the opportunity to play alongside Declan Rice again and Tyrone Mings has praised the influence John Terry has had on his development.

Internationals: Italy and Spain maintain flawless starts as Denmark record big victory in Euro 2020 qualifying

Match action in the first international break of the season kicked off on Thursday night and saw four of the Chelsea contingent involved in Euro 2020 qualifiers.

Chelsea represented at Football Against Fakes conference

Chelsea FC were among the clubs present at the annual Football Against Fakes anti-counterfeiting conference held earlier this week.

Michael Hector move to Fulham agreed

Michael Hector will join Fulham on a permanent transfer which will be completed in the next transfer window.