A blog of two halves

Chelsea’s approach to life, the universe and football remains blurred as the season’s end comes into focus.

Some Chelsea fans didn’t arrive until the second half of last weekend’s game at Swansea after a truck laden with eggs jackknifed on the M4. Before you ask, the air ambulance wasn’t scrambled.

It is splendid to hear that Douglas Jennings will immortalise another Fulham hero George Cohen MBE. The new statue will greet supporters entering by the Hammersmith End.

The worst kept secret in football was let out of bag this week – that Bryan Ferry lookalike Antonio Conte is Chelsea’s new first team head coach.

Chelsea travel to Birmingham at the weekend for Saturday’s early kick-off against doomed Aston Villa.

Sebastian Polter could have been lining up against Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Champions League had he not chosen QPR over Wolfsburg last summer.

There was something disturbing, yet oddly nostalgic, about the aftermath of Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with West Ham at the weekend.

After gaining seven points from three mid- February matches Fulham should have provided strong opposition for Middlesbrough but the visitors enjoyed an easy victory.

After failing to win a game against any of their neighbours since November 2013, the Hoops secured a resounding 3-0 victory over Brentford.

Trophyless, listless, hopeless and graceless, Chelsea’s grim 2015-16 season appeared to end at Goodison Park as the Blues were knocked out of the FA Cup.