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A List Of Every Current EPL Club's Worst League Loss

I gagged on my toast when I Googled “epl scores” and saw Leicester City putting the hammer down on last season’s runner-up, Manchester City. The Foxes 5-2 demolition of City had me wondering what was the worse loss City had ever suffered.

Chelsea Fans Who Turned Match Off Down 3 Missed An Impressive Comeback

Chelsea had a real shit sandwich of a first half. Down three goals within 30 minutes, many Blues fans — especially those who just tuned in to watch Christian Pulisic — probably turned off their TVs.

They missed one helluva comeback.

Chelsea rallied with three second-half goals — including the final one in the 93rd minute — to salvage a 3-3 draw with West Brom on Saturday, a wild comeback that shows how much fight is in this young team. Even without Pulisic. Even in god-awful uniforms.

Is Edouard Mendy The Solution To Chelsea's Goalkeeping Woes?

It appears that the Kepa Arrizabalaga experiment is ending for Chelsea. The club announced the signing of goalkeeper Edouard Mendy from Stade Rennais on Thursday for a fee of $26 million. The Senegalese international allowed just 0.76 goals per game in Ligue 1 last season, second in the league, but is he the solution to Chelsea's goalkeeping headache, or will he be just another overpaid, underperforming shot-stopper? 

Fancy New Boy Havertz Scores First Chelsea Goal, Adds Two More For Good Measure

Chelsea midfielder Kai Havertz got off the mark with a hat trick in a 6-0 thrashing of Barnsley at Stamford Bridge in the third round of the League Cup on Wednesday.

Havertz, who joined Chelsea from Bayer Leverkusen for 71 million pounds ($90 million), started both of his side's Premier League games against Brighton and Hove Albion and Liverpool but showed his class against Championship (second tier) side Barnsley.

The18's Lunatic Intern Presents: How To Have A Perfect Premier League Morning

American fans of the Premier League can all relate to waking up earlier than they would prefer on weekends. Everyone has a routine, but my routine for a Premier League morning surpassed everyone else’s.

This time, I decided to film my experience as a Chelsea supporter waking up to watch the Blues lose to Liverpool 2-0. Mistakes from Kepa, run-ins with Peacock and a true British breakfast all made an appearance in my morning.

Kepa Continues To Be The World’s Most Entertaining Goalkeeper

Chelsea, winner of the 2020 Premier League summer transfer window, was defeated by England’s actual champion Liverpool 2-0 on Sunday in a match that’ll probably force the Blues to dip back into the market in a bid to replace the world’s most expensive goalkeeper

Keeping The18’s Tradition Alive Writing About Pulisic’s Birthday For Fourth Straight Year With His Top 5 Moments

Every time the calendar shows Sept. 18, The18 is legally obligated to write about Christian Pulisic. I don’t make the rules, I simply follow them. With that out of the way, this year we will recap the best Pulisic highlights of his career. In case you’re wondering what has been done in previous years for his birthday, please refer to the following list.

Pulisic’s 19th birthday: Compared him to Landon Donovan.

Timo Werner Explains Why He Was Happy To Snub Liverpool For Chelsea

Timo Werner said on Wednesday that he was in discussions with Liverpool over a close season transfer but eventually chose Chelsea as they were the perfect fit for his game while manager Frank Lampard also played a key role in making the decision.

Chelsea signed the German striker, 24, in a reported 50 million euros ($59.20 million) deal in June as the London club looked to rebuild their squad ahead of the new season.

The Ball Is Round, And Other Intriguing Parallels Between The Premier League And The NBA

With the NBA nearing the climax of its drawn-out season and the Premier League campaign just beginning, I often find myself drawing parallels between the two leagues. While soccer and basketball are very contrasting sports, the NBA and the EPL have a striking number of similarities.

Both are flowing games and have seasons that extend across nearly three quarters of the year. These similarities become more obvious when you consider the coaches, players and teams in each league. Here are some of the best examples corollaries between the two leagues:

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