Unconvincing against Jose's Benfica - but (perhaps misguided) hope ahead of Liverpool
Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
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🗓️ 1 October 2025
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
The Jose show was back in town for one night only...
Matt Davies-Adams has got Luke Bosher and a sleep-deprived Liam Twomey back alongside him to reflect on Tuesday night's narrow 1-0 win over Benfica at Stamford Bridge!
We touch on the concerns which were mounting after the performance at Lincoln and Saturday's Brighton defeat - before diving into some of the key themes from the victory over Mourinho's men with the help of a Simon Johnson voicenote amidst the thick of the action.
Then - Liverpool are in town - fresh off the back of two defeats for Arne Slot's slightly wavering Premier League champions. We rate the Blues' chances and feel strangely optimistic about them coming away with a result?!
We touch base with the fortunes of CFCW who've continued their perfect start to the season in the WSL - and shoutout Shim Mheuka for his second hat-trick of the campaign already!
We'll be back on Monday when Chelsea have hopefully entered the international break in positive fashion...!
HOST: Matt Davies-Adams
WITH: Luke Bosher and Liam Twomey
PRODUCER: Lucy Oliva
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