A blog of two halves

Chelsea Women’s ambitious target of doing the quadruple was scuppered this weekend, with a 1-0 extra-time defeat to Arsenal in the League Cup final at Molineux.

Chelsea manager Emma Hayes had promised that her team would not be complacent taking a 3-0 lead into Wednesday night’s Champions League clash with Ajax... and she was as good as her word.

Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur is Morgan Phillips' favourite fixture. He first saw the teams compete in 1948, and matches in the 1960s were especially memorable, but the 21st century has also offered some real football feasts.

Emma Hayes is still steering Chelsea Women towards four possible trophies. But fellow title contenders Arsenal need to pull their socks up.

A victory at Molineux last Saturday would have brought Fulham level with Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League – but the result did not go their way.

The FA Cup looms large in Chelsea’s history, and this season the trophy is critical for both the men's and women's teams.

Winning two consecutive Premier League games may not sound too special. But last week’s victory away to United and Saturday’s win over Brighton brought joy to Fulham fans.

On Wednesday night, the Blues overcame Leeds in the 5th round of the tournament to tee up a quarter-final against Leicester City in mid-March.

Stan Bowles played football for Queens Park Rangers the way we all dream it should be played, with panache, with daring and with impudence.

After disappointment that the Whites had missed out on a prestigious victory over Aston Villa, a greater triumph awaited with the ruthless termination of Manchester United’s unbeaten run.