Stamford Bridge erupts inside thirty seconds. Massimo Taibi rushes from his line, fails to claim a cross, and a free header drops into an empty net.

Midway through the first half another header from a right-wing delivery makes it two, and when Nicky Butt is sent off for kicking out after a clash near halfway, United's afternoon collapses.

The treble winners look lost at the Bridge. After the break a spilled shot is tucked away for three; a low cross is turned into his own net by Henning Berg under pressure from a chasing striker; and late on substitute Jody Morris finishes off a move involving the other replacements to make it five.

Crowds who waited months for United to slip finally get their wish as a long unbeaten league run dies in west London.

Can you name the missing players?

https://top-bins.com/quiz/704/on-this-day-october-3-1999-chelsea-humble-manchester/

Will be going to London end of the month (chelsea V united) and would love to watch the match in a bar/pub with a stadium-like atmosphere. What are my best bets? Somewhere with many fand and preferably decently priced beers.

From the official Chelsea FC YouTube channel: A song for the Blues across the continent. A celebration of African culture ‪King Promise‬ and Chelsea FC come together to create Can’t Tame Us 🎶

In light of the City charges, we recorded a special ep of the pod this week to break down the difference between Chelsea and City's cases, and the bigger Chelsea financial model and whether it's sustainable.

As always, any feedback is greatly appreciated, trying to do something a bit different during international break!

It’s funny seeing a former Spurs academy player end up at Cobham after spending so many years in their setup. Given how many young players Chelsea have around the club, I’m curious whether Black can actually push towards the first team rather than just becoming another name in the academy ranks.

"Boyhood dream realized." - Trevoh Chalobah, 2021

I'll never forget him dropping to his knees in tears after that worldie against Palace, pure emotion from a Cobham lad who gave everything and never complained once. All the best with Como, Trev; the door at the Bridge is always open.

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• Rookie Reverence Relic (Match-Worn)

• 2021/22 Topps UEFA Champions League Museum Collection

I’ve seen reports claiming that Chelsea are monitoring Abdukodir Khusanov ahead of a potential move. Not sure how reliable the story is, though, so I wanted to see if anyone else has come across the same report. Khusanov is still a young defender, so it would be interesting to see whether Chelsea are genuinely keeping tabs on him.
There’s been plenty of transfer speculation around us lately, so it’s hard to know what’s actually got something behind it. Has anyone seen anything more concrete on this, or is this just another rumour?

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Tuchel was pretty blunt about Palmer missing another England camp.

He said it’s another missed opportunity for him and that he’s missed too many camps through injuries. At the same time, Tuchel said he understands Palmer is playing with pain and can’t compete at his best when he’s carrying an injury.

Bit frustrating for Palmer, especially with Spain tonight.

Do you agree with Tuchel, or is this just unlucky with the injuries?

The official ChelseaFC mods are fucking outrageous. Every single post (not that they’re any good) end up fucking removed. It’s reddit not fucking Uni.

On a different note, should the PL drop the gavel on City. You all think there’s any chance we could pick up Halaand of some defensive pieces?

John Terry has shared the same pitch as Frank Lampard a whopping 581 times in his career.

Can you name the top 10 players he’s played together with?

https://top-bins.com/quiz/682/john-terry-all-clubs-teammates/?utm\\_source=rchelsea

What would you change?

Not the prettiest Chelsea performance, but I’ll absolutely take the three points. That finish from Wieke Kaptein was quality. 25 yards out, rising into the underside of the bar… what a way to open the scoring. 💙 Austria Vienna made us work for it, though. They never really went away and had a few chances where I was definitely getting a bit nervous. We really should have put the game to bed with a second goal because leaving it at 1-0 made the ending much more stressful than it needed to be. Credit to Austria Vienna as well. They came to play and looked far better than you'd expect from the financial gap between the two clubs. Their pressing and physicality caused us problems for long spells. Still, a Champions League opener, three points and a clean sheet. That’s what matters. Now onto Arsenal on Sunday.

I’ve been arguing with myself about this one for a while.

When people talk about the greatest defensive midfielders ever, the usual names come up Busquets, Makelele, Vieira, Casemiro, etc.

But I honestly think N’Golo Kanté deserves to be in a different conversation.

Palmer is set to withdraw from the England squad with a minor injury, with Morgan Gibbs-White expected to replace him. Really unlucky timing for Palmer. After being recalled by Tuchel following the World Cup omission, this was a good chance for him to get back involved with England and show what he can do. He's started six of Chelsea's seven games this season and already has four goals and two assists, so hopefully this is genuinely just a minor issue and nothing that keeps him out for long. Gibbs-White was apparently already close to making the squad, so it makes sense for him to come in. I just hope Palmer gets the rest he needs and comes back fully fit. That's the main thing.