1905: The Chelsea FC Podcast

22 days to sit on Brentford 3-0 Chelsea, 22 days for Xabi Alonso to find a plan B, 22 days to restart the season. A perfectly decent first half unravels when Jaidon Anthony nods in from a back-post corner, and the familiar Chelsea collapse follows: one goal down, crosses going nowhere, no answer. Chris backs Alonso and asks for patience, while Joe wants the back three binned, Estêvão on the pitch and Lavia alongside Jordan Henderson, who might have been Chelsea's best player on the night. Plus João Pedro's absence, Levi Colwill at left centre-back, and why Brentford, Brighton and Bournemouth always seem to arrive with a plan Chelsea don't. — ★ ★ — Chapters00:00 22 days to sit on it02:00 A first half that was fine03:30 The back-post corner and the same old Chelsea06:30 What happens when Chelsea go a goal down07:45 Jordan Henderson in a Chelsea shirt08:30 Estêvão and the subs that never came12:00 Why Chelsea have to back Xabi Alonso16:00 Joe: "an appalling watch"18:30 Henderson best player, Lavia on the bench21:30 Brentford, Brighton and Bournemouth have a game plan28:00 The back three has to go32:30 Five points behind Arsenal, four ahead of Coventry — ★ ★ — Meet the HostsChris Sheen and Joe Kevin are lifelong Chelsea fans who've been going to Stamford Bridge for over 30 years.What started as swapping post-match voicenotes has grown into a fan pod capturing the highs, the lows, and everything in between from Gate 13 of the Matthew Harding Stand. — ★ ★ — The 1905 PodcastChelsea FC Founded: 1905European Champions: 19/05🌐 www.1905podcast.com📧 [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris and Joe reveal their fix for Chelsea's leaky defence ahead of Friday night's trip to Brentford — chasing a first league win at the Gtech since Ben Chilwell's solitary goal there in 2021. Off the back of a frustrating draw at Hull, they run through why Levi Colwill is under pressure, make the case for Reece James dropping into a back three, and back Jordan Henderson and Romeo Lavia to start together in midfield against Henderson's old club. Marco Palestra could get his first minutes on the left, Malo Gusto's struggles come under fire, and Morgan Rogers' remarkable start — three goals and four assists in six games — gets the praise it deserves. Plus: predictions for a game that sends Chelsea into a 22-day international break. — ★ ★ — Chapters0:00 – The Hull draw inquest and the weekend's results3:00 – New rivals: hating Man City's Enzo era6:30 – Morgan Rogers: the best Chelsea start in years12:15 – Brentford preview: chasing a first win since Chilwell's 2021 goal17:00 – The fix: Reece James into the back three25:30 – Score predictions — ★ ★ — Meet the HostsChris Sheen and Joe Kevin are lifelong Chelsea fans who've been going to Stamford Bridge for over 30 years.What started as swapping post-match voicenotes has grown into a fan pod capturing the highs, the lows, and everything in between from Gate 13 of the Matthew Harding Stand. — ★ ★ — The 1905 PodcastChelsea FC Founded: 1905European Champions: 19/05🌐 www.1905podcast.com📧 [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chelsea's defending against Hull City wasn't just bad — it was schoolboy stuff, the kind you'd bench a nine-year-old for. A 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge that should've been a rout turns into another damning day for Xabi Alonso's back line. Morgan Rogers' early strike had Chelsea cruising, but Jorrel Hato's mistimed header and a helpless Malo Gusto at right-back gifted Mohamed Belloumi two goals inside six minutes. João Pedro's finish off a Cole Palmer assist rescues a point, but the story is Chelsea sitting bottom of the league for shots conceded — and a Reece James proposal that could fix it. Plus: the Frank Lampard-to-Thomas Tuchel parallel, why Jordan Henderson might be the midfield answer, and the corner routine that's biting Chelsea from both ends. — ★ ★ — Chapters 0:00 Final score reaction — "extremely disappointing"1:00 Morgan Rogers opens the scoring2:00 Schoolboy defending — Hato and the first equaliser3:00 Six minutes later — Belloumi's second6:30 Palmer to Pedro — Chelsea level it up9:00 Reece James's legs and the defensive lapses16:00 Chris: Lampard-to-Tuchel and the fix that worked before23:30 The Reece James solution — back to right-back27:00 Why Jordan Henderson could start soon32:00 Set pieces — the corner routine cutting both ways — ★ ★ — Meet the HostsChris Sheen and Joe Kevin are lifelong Chelsea fans who've been going to Stamford Bridge for over 30 years.What started as swapping post-match voicenotes has grown into a fan pod capturing the highs, the lows, and everything in between from Gate 13 of the Matthew Harding Stand. — ★ ★ — The 1905 PodcastChelsea FC Founded: 1905European Champions: 19/05🌐 www.1905podcast.com📧 [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chelsea's night at Stamford Bridge goes from disaster to delirium — 2-0 down to Leeds United inside 48 minutes, then six goals in a second-half spell Chelsea fans won't forget for years. Nine changes, a makeshift back three, and a miserable first half before Xabi Alonso's four halftime subs turn it on its head: Cole Palmer scores twice in two minutes, Pedro Neto shines at wing-back, Morgan Rogers pulls the strings, and Danny Welbeck's brace seals a 6-3 win. Valentín Barco impresses in midfield, the defence still worries them, and they pick their teams for Hull City at the weekend. — ★ ★ — Contents 00:00 Nine changes, Bridge shirts, and 2-0 down04:00 Alonso's gamble and a makeshift back three09:30 Grading the back line21:00 The halftime cavalry: Palmer, Rogers, Neto, James36:00 Chelsea's defensive touches problem40:00 Picking the team for Hull — ★ ★ — Meet the HostsChris Sheen and Joe Kevin are lifelong Chelsea fans who've been going to Stamford Bridge for over 30 years.What started as swapping post-match voicenotes has grown into a fan pod capturing the highs, the lows, and everything in between from Gate 13 of the Matthew Harding Stand. — ★ ★ — The 1905 PodcastChelsea FC Founded: 1905European Champions: 19/05🌐 www.1905podcast.com📧 [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Ain't that a kick in the head," goes the famous Dean Martin song — and Chelsea fans were asking exactly that after Gabriel caught Emiliano Martinez flush in the face inside five minutes at the Emirates. Chris and Joe pick through the incident that split social media, the VAR call that let it go, and why Sky's own pundits couldn't explain it either. Beyond the flashpoint, Morgan Rogers' 77-second opener kept the fast start going before Kai Havertz and Martin Ødegaard turned the game and secured a 2-1 Arsenal win. Cole Palmer and João Pedro both come in for scrutiny, Estêvão's late cameo earns praise, and the pair look ahead to Leeds in the League Cup. 0:00 Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea: the fallout0:30 Morgan Rogers' fast start and Havertz punishing Chelsea11:00 The Gabriel-Martinez kick and the VAR controversy19:00 Joe's red card verdict28:30 Leeds United League Cup preview — ★ ★ — Meet the HostsChris Sheen and Joe Kevin are lifelong Chelsea fans who've been going to Stamford Bridge for over 30 years.What started as swapping post-match voicenotes has grown into a fan pod capturing the highs, the lows, and everything in between from Gate 13 of the Matthew Harding Stand. — ★ ★ — The 1905 PodcastChelsea FC Founded: 1905European Champions: 19/05🌐 www.1905podcast.com📧 [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices