Chelsea 

History and achievements 

Founded in 1905 by Henry Augustus Mears is located in the western London area of Hammersmith and Fulham.

Chelsea, also known as the Blues, had a resurrection in the acquisition by Russian Oligarch Roman Abramovich in 2003, since then the ownership of the club went to the European Champion and treble winner Jose Mourinho as the appointed manager. Under Mourinho, the club got their first and second Premier League titles in the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons, adding their third top-flight title since 1955. Chelsea won three more top-flight titles in the 2009/10 season under Carlo Ancelloti, in 2014/15 with former manager Jose Mourinho, the season 2016/17 under Italian manager Antonio Conte. The blues have eight FA Cup titles and two UEFA Champions League titles won in 2012 and the latest in 2021. 

The club had played at the 40,000-capacity Stamford Bridge since its advent in 1905. Chelsea football club has recently been acquired by American Businessman Todd Boehly, who has appointed former Brighton manager Graham Potter under the new project and vision of the club. 

 

Playing Style and Tactics

Due to its long outstanding similar playing style, the club plays a compact defensive type of football, which has been polished under all the managers that have attained the club's managerial position. The offensive or attacking style of the club is a dribbling style of play exemplified by the likes of Eden Hazard and current academy prospects like Reece James and Mason Mount. 

Chelsea has been solid at the back, with the record of least goals conceded of only 15 across all the top five leagues still intact, making them a defensive powerhouse and a club that knows how to grind victories and win championships by their girth. 

 

Current Squad 

Potter likes to switch between a 3-4-1-2 and a 4-2-3-1, making both systems work for all the new player signings this summer, especially the FIFA record-breaking winter transfer window with an approximated 600 million invested in player recruitments. 

The first choice starting center-backs, with keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga irrespective of a back three or back four, would always be Brazilian Thiago Silva and Kalidou Koulibaly. However, the injury of the starting XI has made that highly unlikely, coming to the fullbacks - the left backs Ben Chilwell and Marc Cucurella, where the latter begins as the Left sided center back in a 3-4-1-2, the right backs of the club are club captain Cesar Azpilicueta and academy graduate Reece James, later is the starter. The midfield consists of Mateo Kovacic, Mason Mount, Enzo Fernandez, N’Golo Kante, and Kai Havertz. The forward line currently consists of Raheem Sterling, Hakim Ziyech, and Joao Felix. 

The remaining squad members are

Goalkeepers - Edouard Mendy, Gabriel Slonina, and Marcus Bettinelli

Defenders - Wesley Fofana, Benoit Badiashile, Trevoh Chalobah and Lewis Hall 

Midfielders - Denis Zakaria, Conor Gallagher, Carney Chukwuemeka, and Andrey Santos, 

Forwards - Mykhaylo Mudryk, Christian Pulisic, Noni Madueke, Armando Broja, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 

 

Where to Watch Chelsea?

United States of America

The United States of America has a lot of Premier League fans, the most after Europe; hence the broadcasting rights with NBC have allowed multiple broadcasting partners to telecast and broadcast the league and specific Chelsea games. 

NBC, or National Broadcasting Company, has an ever-present monopoly in the broadcasting of sports across The United States, making it easier for every national resident to access the sport of their liking on any of the platforms via subscription. 

 

Different platforms under the same NBC banner would show you the other matches. NBC will air all the high-profile games with English commentary on their flagship station quickly and available free of cost across all the televisions in your household. For Spanish analysis, as asked by multiple residents of the suburban region with Spanish speaking and population on Telemundo and Universo. 

NBC has also made the newly constructed streaming network platform called Peacock available for all making it easier for everyone to enjoy their favorite club playing, which may be Chelsea Football Club. Peacock is based on subscriptions for packages affordable for the majority; as stated on their official website, the service provider has made it simple and easily accessible for all the people to get live updates via connecting to the live broadcasting from England to be enjoyed from anywhere you are may it be the mountains of Colorado or sandy beaches of Miami, NBC’s new venture has made it possible to watch Premier League more accessible. 

 

Other notable channels from the SA package are:

• AT&T U-verse HD: Channel 1125
• Charter Spectrum HD: Channel 760
• Comcast XFINITY TV HD:  Channel 823
• Cox Communication HD: Channel 1028
• DirecTV HD: Channel 242
• DISH Network HD: Channel 105
• Time Warner Cable HD: Channel 55, 101
• Verizon FiOS: Channel 550

 

Free Streaming Options online

Firstrowsports.eu

This website streams all football, not just EPL matches, club, country, sub20, divisions, etc.

Congratulations, firstrowsports! The most incredible website for sports streaming. A wealthy corporation is purchasing almost every sporting event. People are going through a difficult period. Hence all of these websites that provide free services to people, like watching matches of the Premier League and Champions League, are a saving grace that makes it easy for accessibility across the spectrum. 

One piece of advice is to hide your IP address for the protection of data and security and safety of privacy via a VPN, free or subscription-based, which is better as sometimes these websites can harm and breach that notion of data safety. 

 

Rojadirect.me

One of the top sources for free football material, including coverage of practically all important live sporting events, including English Premier League matches. They also offer a place to download full past matches to get all of them.

Rojadirecta is a website that collects all types of live sports feeds in one location. That makes sense. And since you can expect only the best from Rojadirecta live sports streaming, hence it offers a free trial!

 

Conclusion 

The London club in blue has been struggling currently under the new ownership and management as the inconsistency in form has let them out of the European places altogether, making it very difficult to keep up with the hot and cold performance of the entire squad; this might be because of the manager Graham Potter who lacks the experience of managing a big club which comes with bigger egos when associated with players, Chelsea new ownership has played its part perfectly to compensate for all the losses on the pitch by making sure of a stream of fresh talent arrives in the club to which the long injury list does not affect the shortcomings in their results. 

How it might turn around for the season is still a mystery. Yet, all the Chelsea and premier league fans can enjoy their league and champions league matches on BT Sports and other platforms as the newly recruited squad has some of the most considerable talents in Europe. So sit back, relax, and enjoy what the rest of the season offers. 

 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: How can I watch Premier League games?

A: The Premier League is televised on various platforms, including Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon Prime Video, and the BBC. The stations and streaming options available differ based on the country and the match.

Q- What happened to NBCSN?

A: NBC Sports chairman Pete Bevacqua first informed staff about the closing of NBCSN in a memo on January 22, 2021, and then made it public later that year.

NBC has remained tight-lipped about the cause for the shutdown of NBCSN, merely referring to it as "part of a bigger transition" in an internal letter.

The closing of NBCSN is widely assumed to be part of the company's intention to push more sports programming to its Peacock streaming service to provide fans to subscribe for a monthly membership.

The network debuted in 1995 as the Outdoor Life Network (OLN), airing mostly outdoor sports, and was later dubbed Versus (2006) after acquiring additional sports properties before becoming NBCSN in 2012.

Q - Can I watch Premier League games for free?

A: Some Premier League games are shown for free on the BBC, and others are broadcast on free-to-air networks in specific countries. Most games, however, require either a subscription to a broadcasting provider or a pay-per-view cost.