Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show

Chelsea made it back-to-back wins to start the Premier League season in front of a raucous Stamford Bridge - courtesy of a chaotic 4-3 victory over Brighton. Matt Davies-Adams has Simon Johnson and Sam Parkin for company to look back on the incredibly entertaining win for Xabi Alonso’s side - which showed off the Blues’ attacking prowess, but reiterated the need for more solidity at the back.We’ve got a full breakdown on Sunday’s game, plus the latest on the futures of Enzo Fernandez and Robert Sanchez with the transfer window closing in less than 36 hours. *An apology for the shoddy quality of audio since we have made the swap over to YouTube - this is hopefully sounding a lot better for you!🚨 WE'RE NOW ON YOUTUBE! www.youtube.com/@StraightOuttaCobham Watch every show via our YouTube channel. Plus, plenty of other content/ trivia/ quizzes/ ways for you to have your say.🚨 AND TIKTOK! www.tiktok.com/@outtacobham 🚨 AND JOIN OUR FPL LEAGUE! https://fantasy.premierleague.com/en/leagues/auto-join/p4nqo2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea kicked off their Premier League campaign in style (mostly thanks to a 3-2 victory over Fulham, with Cole Palmer back to his dazzling best but alarm bells ringing again after Robert Sanchez’s errors in goal.Matt Davies-Adams is joined by The Athletic’s Simon Johnson and Liam Twomey for all the fallout from Craven Cottage - plus a look ahead to Thursday’s visit of Luton Town in the second round of the League Cup.Plus - memories of Chelsea’s last cup meeting with the Hatters, the potential transfers of Liam Delap and Mykhailo Mudryk - and another shirt with a connection hanging on the back of Matt’s door… *An apology for the shoddy quality of audio since we have made the swap over to YouTube - this is hopefully sounding a lot better for you! 🚨 WE'RE NOW ON YOUTUBE! www.youtube.com/@StraightOuttaCobham Watch every show via our YouTube channel. Plus, plenty of other content/ trivia/ quizzes/ ways for you to have your say.🚨 AND TIKTOK! www.tiktok.com/@outtacobham 🚨 AND JOIN OUR FPL LEAGUE! https://fantasy.premierleague.com/en/leagues/auto-join/p4nqo2 HOST: Matt Davies-AdamsWITH: Simon Johnson & Liam Twomey PRODUCER: Lucy Oliva Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The new Premier League season begins in a week - and there's a sense of belief back at Stamford Bridge after Chelsea's 3-1 win over Real Sociedad in their final pre-season game.Matt Davies-Adams is joined by The Athletic's Simon Johnson and Luke Bosher for a look back on Xabi Alonso's victorious first game in front of the home fans in SW6.How well equipped are the Blues heading into Monday's game with Fulham? Did Morgan Rogers live up to the hype? How did the new-look defence perform? What next for Enzo Fernandez? And how genuine is the interest in Arsenal's Myles Lewis-Skelly?!We'll be back on Thursday for our official build-up to the short trip to Craven Cottage as the season begins under the lights on Monday evening.🚨 WE'RE NOW ON YOUTUBE! www.youtube.com/@StraightOuttaCobham Watch every show via our YouTube channel. Plus, plenty of other content/ trivia/ quizzes/ ways for you to have your say.🚨 AND TIKTOK! www.tiktok.com/@outtacobham 🚨 AND JOIN OUR FPL LEAGUE! https://fantasy.premierleague.com/en/leagues/auto-join/p4nqo2 HOST: Matt Davies-AdamsWITH: Luke Bosher and Simon JohnsonPRODUCER: Lucy Oliva Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A ban resolved, three players in and a £10m fine… so a pretty quiet week from a Chelsea point of view.Plenty to discuss for Matt Davies-Adams, Simon Johnson and Sam Parkin as Mikhailo Mudryk is officially back and eligible to play for the Blues again.The 25-year-old’s ban has ended with immediate effect after his doping case was resolved on Friday. Will there still be a place for him in the team? Do we think Cole Palmer will give him his Number 10 shirt back?There are three new incomings with Danny Welbeck, Valentin Barco and Maxence Lacroix all joining the club, but are the Blues now under pressure to make sales to get the squad size down?Meanwhile, Chelsea have been fined £10m for breaching rules relating to payments to agents, but have avoided a six point deduction.AND there’s still even time to chat about matters on the pitch, with Xabi Alonso’s side losing 2-1 to Tottenham in Sydney over the weekend.Produced by Lucy Oliva and Xavi Bird. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Morgan Rogers is going to Chelsea instead of Arsenal and the Straight Outta Cobham team are here to lap it all up.Matt Davies-Adams is joined by Simon Johnson and Liam Twomey as the Blues set a new British transfer record of £117m to sign the England attacking midfielder from Aston Villa.How have they managed to pull this one off? And just how will Rogers fit into Xabi Alonso’s new look squad? The new boss has spoken to the media for the first time. What does the panel make of what he had to say?And, now the World Cup is over, we assess who the winners and losers are from a Blues perspective… Enzo Fernandez being the biggest loser of course.Plus, the team reflect on the life of legendary former owner Ken Bates, who passed away at the age of 94.Produced by Xavi Bird Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.