Hello and welcome to Straight Out of Cobham, the Chelsea FC podcast from The Athletic.

On this, our final show of the year, we're looking back on Monday's win against West Ham, answering your questions, and previewing the Blues festive fixtures. Available for free, wherever you get your podcasts. And add free on The Athletic, this is straight out of Cobham. Yes, hello again, listener, Matt Davis-Adams here to talk you through another week in the life of Chelsea Football Club.

I'll need some experts to help me do it.

Luckily, I've got the Athletics three wise Chelsea men on speed dial.

Liam, he's taking a break from his holiday to maintain his 100% pod record this week.

Liam, that's the greatest gift any of us could wish for this Christmas.

Let's hope it's worth you a while.

I've been sipping peanut caledadas in my kitchen and looking out the window at geese flying through

the seemingly relentless northwest London rain. Listener, it is 1125am as we record. That just tells

you what kind of 2020 it has been. Simon Johnson's been a busy boy trying to solve a problem like Keppa for the Athletic.

Does your head hurt after that, Simon?

It always hurts.

It's a ho-ho-ho for me, Matt.

Finally, the man who spent the last few days trying to forget what happened at Selhurst Park on Saturday,

delighted to be chatting Chelsea, therefore, I'm sure. Hello, Dominic Fyfield.

Sorry, what happened at Sellers Park?

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