A successful pre-season weekender, big Palace preview - and ACL heartbreak for Colwill
Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
The Athletic
4.9 • 871 Ratings
🗓️ 11 August 2025
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
The countdown to Sunday, 2pm is on...
Matt Davies-Adams gears up for the brand spanking new 2025-26 Premier League season with the help of The Athletic's Luke Bosher and Liam Twomey.
We begin with our reflections on the two impressive victories over Bayer Leverkusen and AC Milan in the *very* truncated pre-season. What lessons will Enzo Maresca have learned? And what clues does it give us about what we can expect from Chelsea this season?
With Crystal Palace visiting the Bridge on Sunday, it's a legal requirement to get Dom Fifield back on the show to fill us in on his beloved Eagles who are fresh off the back of beating Liverpool in the Community Shield at Wembley. We look ahead to that game - and discuss the wider repercussions of the devastating ACL injury that Levi Colwill picked up on the first day back in training.
We've also got a round up of the latest transfer chatter - and a new feature called Blues Clues (working title)...
We'll be back next Monday to bring you our reaction to the opening weekend clash against Palace - and all the other Blues news besides!
HOST: Matt Davies-Adams
WITH: Luke Bosher, Liam Twomey & Dom Fifield
PRODUCER: Lucy Oliva
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