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Over 18s only, please gamble responsibly. Hello and welcome to straight out of Cobham, the Chelsea FC focus podcast from The Athletic.

Each week we bring you the latest blues, news, reviews, previews and views.

On today's show, we reflect on Chelsea's topsy-turvy tussle with Lester analyze the transfer window that wasn't swoon over

the women's team's great win against West Ham and reveal our latest cult hero all that

to come on this episode of Straight Out of Cobb.

Hello again, listener. Thanks for your company. I'm Matt Davis-Adams.

Each week I'm joined by the athletics, Chelsea experts, to break down all the latest news from SW6,

and we're never short of talking points. The blues may be on their winter break,

but we're very much still on the metaphorical ball. With me in the studio today, toome hello and on five field hello right then first stop the king power stadium so it finished

all square in the east midlands as chelsea lebed then trailed then took a point all four goals in the

second half tony rudigua with both for the blues true to. They were both headers. Liam, you were there.

Felt like a fair result at the end of 90 minutes. Yeah, I think it did, but it was kind of a strange

game because both teams were kind of sloppy in their execution. Neither could keep the ball

very well. And while they did sort of create dangerous moments, there was at least until the sort of final 15, 20 minutes, a relative shortage of bit clear chances.

I think Lester had the opportunities to win it, most notably with Harvey Barnes missing that absolute sitter.

And maybe Chelsea come away thinking quite relieved.

That's a pretty good point.

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