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Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
The Athletic's Chelsea experts - Simon Johnson, Liam Twomey, Luke Bosher, Sam Parkin and Dom Fifield - are alongside host Matt Davies-Adams to bring you behind the scenes at Stamford Bridge. Expect unrivalled insight, honest opinion and stimulating debate.
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Episodes
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Penalty shootout pain vs Liverpool AGAIN + Man United preview
Chelsea suffer penalty shootout heartache at the hands of Liverpool yet again… Matt Davies-Adams and The Athletic’s Liam Twomey join forces to look back on the…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
How damaging will the shock Tottenham defeat be for Chelsea & Alonso?
For just the second time in 36 years, Chelsea have been beaten by Tottenham at Stamford Bridge. Matt Davies-Adams, Simon Johnson and Luke Bosher assemble to…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Will Chelsea continue winning streak against Spurs?
Chelsea’s favourite opponents come to Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening, as the Blues look to make it SEVEN straight wins against Tottenham in the Premier…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Have Chelsea turned a corner after win and clean sheet at Everton?
A win at Everton! And a clean sheet! What’s going on?! Matt Davies-Adams is joined by The Athletic’s Chelsea experts Liam Twomey and Simon Johnson for a look…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Can Chelsea banish their Everton (A) hoodoo?
After just one win in their last nine matches away at Everton, can Xabi Alonso’s side come away with from the Hill Dickinson with a victory on Saturday? Matt…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Henderson’s stunning double + Palmer’s contract extension
Chelsea’s fast starts continue - and this time they manage to hold onto their lead! Matt Davies-Adams has The Athletic’s Chelsea correspondents Simon Johnson…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Will Caicedo return and kickstart Chelsea's season?
The Premier League returns and Chelsea look to get their season back on track when winless Bournemouth visit Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon. Matt…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Did BlueCo save Chelsea from a fate worse than City’s?
Should Chelsea count themselves lucky to not be in Manchester City’s position? Matt Davies-Adams, Sam Parkin and Luke Bosher assemble in a week which has…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
What went so wrong at Brentford?
Chelsea were well beaten by Brentford on Saturday as the Blues collapsed to a 3-0 defeat in west London. Matt Davies-Adams is joined by The Athletic’s Simon…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Clearlake Capital assume full control - What happens next for Chelsea?
Todd Boehly’s four-year association with the club has come to an end, with Clearlake Capital taking full control of Chelsea FC. So what does the change mean…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
What’s going wrong with Chelsea’s defence?
Chelsea throw away another lead as Hull City fight back to earn a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge. Is Xabi Alonso’s side becoming too reliant on outscoring…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Nine goal thriller! Chelsea fight back against Leeds
Chelsea 6 - 3 Leeds United. Did you think that was going to be the final score when Brendan Aaronsen put Leeds 2-0 up just after the restart? Chelsea did end…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Humbled or heartened? Chelsea beaten at Arsenal
It’s another defeat for Chelsea at the Emirates, but did Xabi Alonso’s side show they’re closer to Arsenal’s level than they have been in quite a while? Matt…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Could late deadline day drama cost Chelsea? + Arsenal preview
There was late deadline day drama as Enzo Fernandez’s move to Manchester City was finally confirmed - but the arrival of Lamine Camara collapsed in spectacular…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Are Chelsea contenders if they start defending properly?
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…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Martinez in, Fernandez out? As Brighton come to town
Chelsea progressed to the third round of the League Cup courtesy of a 2-0 win over Luton Town. Next up, old friends Brighton in the Premier League! Matt…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Palmer's back - but is Sanchez a liability?
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…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Does Alonso make Chelsea genuine challengers?
Do Chelsea head into the 2026-27 Premier League season as serious contenders for titles again? Matt Davies-Adams has got The Athletic's Liam Twomey and Luke…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Rogers' debut, emotional Alonso & Enzo's uncertain future
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…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Pre-season tour takeaways, Chavarria incoming & goodbye Trev
Two weeks to go... Matt Davies Adams is joined by The Athletic's Simon Johnson and Liam Twomey for a look back on Chelsea's pre-season tour exploits following…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Mudryk returns as the squad gets bigger
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…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
35s and over to the front please!
Pre-season is officially underway and the Straight Outta Cobham team are here to talk about it. Matt Davies-Adams is joined by Cerys Jones and Simon Johnson…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Morgan Rogers: How has it happened and what will he bring?
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…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Gianluca Vialli: The Gentleman
It’s three years since a Chelsea great passed away which means it’s only right for a Straight Outta Cobham special. Gianluca Vialli joined Chelsea as a player…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Palestra in + is Fernandez really staying?
Xabi Alonso has made his first official signing as Chelsea manager and Real Madrid have got the Straight Outta Cobham team scratching their heads again. Matt…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
The former head coach who shall not be named + striker audit
Enzo Maresca is officially the new Manchester City manager and, while the rest of the football community pretends to be shocked, Chelsea release a blistering…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Midfield Audit: What’s happening with Enzo Fernandez?
It’s part three of the Straight Outta Cobham team’s summer squad review and it’s time to sort out who on earth’s going to be playing in midfield for the Blues…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Defence Audit: Adios Cucurella!
Marc Cucurella is on his way to Real Madrid and he’s timed it perfectly just ahead of the Straight Outta Cobham team’s review of Chelsea’s defensive unit. Matt…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Squad Audit: Goalkeepers
The summer is here and it’s squad review time for the Straight Outta Cobham team. Matt Davies-Adams is joined by Liam Twomey and Cerys Jones to discuss all…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Chelsea at the World Cup - plus Cucurella's future and another chance for Jackson?!
World Cup pending... Matt Davies-Adams has got Liam Twomey and Sam Parkin alongside him for our first podcast of the summer break. And we're taking a deep-dive…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Good riddance, 2025-26: End of Season Review
Signing off on a sorry season... Matt Davies-Adams has got the whole SOC squad alongside him for a round up of the 2025-26 season for Chelsea Football Club…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Chelsea miss out on Europe after dire final day defeat at Sunderland
A dire end to a dire season... Matt Davies-Adams is joined by Simon Johnson and Sam Parkin for a look back on the 2-1 defeat Sunderland - which condemns…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Would Chelsea be better off out of Europe next season?
It's Tottenham, lads... Matt Davies-Adams has got two of The Athletic's finest - Cerys Jones and Luke Bosher - alongside him for a look back on the absolutely…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Alonso announced! More Wembley misery and another Battle of the Bridge?
Matt Davies-Adams has got The Athletic's Simon Johnson and Liam Twomey for company after a rather busy days for Chelsea Football Club... A seventh straight…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
FA Cup final preview: Chelsea v Manchester City
Surely the Wembley curse has to come to an end eventually?! Matt Davies-Adams is joined by The Athletic's Liam Twomey and Luke Bosher for a mega look ahead to…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Will the point and performance at Anfield boost Chelsea's Wembley hopes?
Seven straight defeats? Not in these parts... Matt Davies-Adams calls up Simon Johnson and Sam Parkin for a look back on the 1-1 draw with Liverpool at Anfield…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Is it a case of damage limitation for Chelsea at Anfield on Saturday?
News just in... unfortunately we can't forfeit this game... Matt Davies-Adams is once again joined by two of The Athletic's finest - Simon Johnson and Liam…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Chelsea's season reaches new *unacceptable* low after Forest B team embarrassment
Can the season just end now? Matt Davies-Adams enlists The Athletic's Chelsea experts Liam Twomey and Simon Johnson for our latest doomcast after the horror…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Forest (H), manager latest, Mudryk's appeal & Bright's retirement
MDA Derby pending... Matt Davies-Adams has got Sam Parkin and Liam Twomey for company - and a smorgasbord of Chelsea-related chatter to get stuck into ahead of…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Could FA Cup glory salvage the season? And who's in the running to be the next manager?
So, that's what effort looks like!? Matt Davies-Adams has got The Athletic's Simon Johnson and Luke Bosher alongside him for a look back on Sunday's trip to…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Emergency SOC: Chelsea sack Rosenior!
106 days later... The SOC gang assembles under emergency measures after the news dropped late on Monday afternoon that Liam Rosenior has been sacked by Chelsea…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Will an unacceptably dire night in Brighton spell the end for Rosenior at Chelsea?
What were you doing in 1912? Matt Davies-Adams, Cerys Jones and Liam Twomey jump aboard the pretty downbeat party bus for a look back on the 3-0 defeat at…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Chelsea's downward spiral continues after Man United defeat
Gallows humour at the ready... Matt Davies-Adams has The Athletic's Simon Johnson and Luke Bosher for company to look back on the latest shambolic result for…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Man United (H) - Enzo's reintroduction? Any interest in Iraola?! And planned protests
Four Premier League defeats in a row for just the second time this century? Surely not?! Matt Davies-Adams is in the company of The Athletic's Cerys Jones and…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Is there any turning this season around for Rosenior and Chelsea?
All downhill from here? Matt Davies-Adams has got Simon Johnson and Sam Parkin alongside him for a look back on the 3-0 defeat dished out to the Blues by a far…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Man City, team tinkering and a captaincy conundrum
Matt Davies-Adams has got Luke Bosher and Liam Twomey for company for a look ahead to the visit of Manchester City to Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon. Who…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Chelsea put seven past Port Vale - plus the Enzo debacle and Mudryk in Uxbridge!
How can you come away from a 7-0 victory... still kind of unconvinced?! Matt Davies-Adams has got his Easter bunnies Sam Parkin and Liam Twomey alongside him…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Losing to bottom of League One Port Vale in the FA Cup would be unthinkable... right!?
Anyone else want to speak out in the press? Matt Davies-Adams has got Cerys Jones and Luke Bosher for company as we return from a short international break of…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
CFCW special: Advantage Arsenal, WSL struggles, stadium uncertainty & upheaval behind the scenes
Losing isn't exclusive to the men's team at the moment... Matt Davies-Adams has a new-look starting line-up - with The Athletic's Charlotte Harpur and Michael…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
22-23 déjà vu, anyone? Is 25-26 going down the same sorry road?
We're going to need more than Good Luck, Babe! Matt Davies-Adams has got two Chappell Roan enthusiasts - Cerys Jones and Simon Johnson - alongside him for a…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Was PSG humiliation the most damaging night of the Clearlake era?
You 8-2 see it... Matt Davies-Adams enlists Cerys Jones and Liam Twomey for a gory-post mortem of Chelsea's 8-2 aggregate defeat by PSG in the Champions League…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Sanctions, huddles, injuries, defeats - and mounting concerns over Chelsea's season
Respectfully... Matt Davies-Adams is joined by the SOC OG's Simon Johnson and Liam Twomey for a look back at events at Stamford Bridge on Saturday as Chelsea's…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Chelsea collapse at PSG as the goalkeeping situation reaches its nadir
It was all going (kinda) well for 73 minutes... Matt Davies-Adams has got Cerys Jones and Sam Parkin for company for a look back on the 5-2 defeat by PSG on…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Chelsea need extra-time to beat Wrexham - now time for the PSG rematch
It was certainly a welcome... Matt Davies-Adams has got The Athletic's Simon Johnson and Liam Twomey in tow to look back on the 4-2 (AET) victory over Wrexham…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Renewed hope for a top five finish after João Pedro's Villa Park hat-trick
You can't stay mad at them for long... Matt Davies-Adams has got The Athletic's Liam Twomey and Luke Bosher with him for a look back on Wednesday night's 4-1…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
A red card? Conceding from corners?! Welcome to the Chelsea experience
We've seen this movie far too many times now... Matt Davies-Adams has got Luke Bosher and Simon Johnson in tow to look back on the hugely frustrating and in…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Will the Arsenal hoodoo end?! Can Chelsea rise to the challenge against the league leaders?
Ninth time lucky in the Premier League against Arsenal?! Matt Davies-Adams has got Luke Bosher and Sam Parkin for company as we look ahead to the trip across…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Yet more dropped points (and red cards) in calamitous Burnley draw
19 points dropped... NINETEEN POINTS! Matt Davies-Adams is joined by two of The Athletic's finest - Simon Johnson and Liam Twomey - to look back on the shocker…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Is Burnley must-win if Chelsea want to achieve a top-five finish?
Coming to a Dubai nightclub near you soon... Matt Davies-Adams has got Liam Twomey and Cerys Jones with him for a closer look at the Premier League clash with…
- Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Neto's hat-trick of goals, Delap's hat-trick of assists - and a whole week off!
Matt Davies-Adams is joined by Simon Johnson and Luke Bosher for a look back on the 4-0 victory at Hull on Friday night to safely book their place in the 5th…