A blog of two halves

The Whites had not won in the Premier League since early October making supporters desperate for a turnaround – but no one could have anticipated the bizarre happenings on Monday evening.

Chelsea Women beat an obstinate Leicester City team 5-2 at Kingsmeadow, with manager Emma Hayes enjoying life as she ticks off the 25 calendar weeks until she leaves.

Fans of Chelsea and QPR have been paying tribute to Terry Venables, the affable midfielder who went on to manage England.

Two hat-tricks in six days suggest the Chelsea Women juggernaut is in no imminent danger of veering off the road to glory.

Last Sunday, Fulham’s Women took on the Arsenal Women in a Capital Cup match at Craven Cottage.

Chelsea Women go into this weekend’s league encounter with Liverpool at Stamford Bridge feeling bullish... and indignant.

You can see Fulham Women on Sunday at 2.30pm when they entertain the Arsenal Women’s Academy in our favourite riverside stadium.

Chelsea Women travel to Everton this weekend as fans continue to absorb the news that their head coach is leaving Kingsmeadow.

Things were going (more or less) right against United on Saturday 4 November – until they went all wrong.

The announcement of Marti Cifuentes as new head coach of QPR sent fans reaching for their phones to check out Swedish football websites.