A blog of two halves

John Terry, who has captained Chelsea for 12 years, is weighing up his future.

The Gooners invented the hypnotic, if repetitive, chant ‘One-nil to the Arsenal’, but it could be commandeered by the Blues as ‘One-nil to the Chelsea boys’ after a trio of 1-0 victories.

A bitter London duel takes place on the hill near Selhurst station this weekend as Chelsea cling to the top of an unforgiving Premier League.

Chelsea’s 3rd round FA Cup draw against Notts County or Peterborough offers the real prospect of progress in a trophy the club adores.

Belief is a precious and fragile commodity. There is clearly belief in the new Chelsea manager among players and fans.

While the rivalry between Arsenal and Spurs is well documented, the west London rivalries between Chelsea, Fulham, QPR and Brentford are less thoroughly chronicled.

Sometimes it’s better to hover in the shadows than spring out into the light.

After a superb spell of nearly nine hours without conceding, while scoring 16 themselves – many in spectacular goal-of-the-month style, Chelsea are undoubtedly one of Europe’s in-form sides.

With all the gushing praise – entirely justified, incidentally – about Eden Hazard’s rejuvenation, the rebirth of Victor Moses could be overlooked.

Another week, another win. Chelsea are in danger of looking like serious title contenders.