Essentially Blue Podcast

Everton review - Chelsea get violated on the road by Everton - makes you wonder really, shambolic performance by all involved, Joined by Wale & Jossy to review this.

PSG review: Chelsea lose 8-2 on aggregate in the UCL which further compounds a dreadful week, with injuries occurring, leaked starting 11s, lack of motivation from the dugout, lack of direction from the board and lack of accountability and ambition from the owners, simply a dark week for Chelsea and her supporters. Joined by Judah, Wraith, Ellie and Folarin to review what's gone wrong with the club of late, extensive discussion.

Newcastle review- Chelsea lose 1-0 to Newcastle at home after losing 5-2 in midweek #BlueCoOut Joined by Judah, Wraith, Wale & Kolade to review this one

Joined by Amaka, Wale and Bidemi to review the horrible 5-2 defeat in France against PSG

Joined by Amaka, Judah, Wraith, Wale and First time guest Emmanuel-Ayo to review the Villa game and preview the PSG game

Arsenal Review - Joined by Wraith, Ellie & Bidemi to discuss this one

Burnley Review - Frustrating result to accept dropping more points against promoted sides yet again, another red card as we head towards breaking an unwanted record joined by Judah, Wraith and Wale to review the Burnley game.

Joined by Judah, Wraith & Wale to discuss Chelsea's recent Fixtures and Results

Napoli & West Ham Review - Joined by Amaka, Wraith, Ellie & Wale to discuss this one - Chelsea come back from a losing position twice this week to show resilience and character as a group, huge win as we head into the Carabao Cup Semi final against bitter rivals Arsenal in midweek.

Review of Pafos & Palace game - Good week for Chelsea and Liam Rosenior as Chelsea grab maximum points heading into the Napoli game on Tuesday, Joined by Judah, Wraith, Wale and first time guest on the podcast; Samuel.

Brentford Review - Joined by Judah, Wraith & Wale to review this one

Man city Review - Joined by Judah and Wale to review this one

Reacting to the news of Maresca leaving Chelsea, joined by Wraith, Wale & Bidemi to react to this oneThis episode was recorded on 1st January 2026,Happy new year guys

Villa review - joined by Wraith, Wale & Bidemi to review this one - Chelsea's lack of finishing and not turning up in the second half ultimately got to us, as we fall to a 2-1 loss which means villa are now on a 11 game winning streak, Chelsea are now 5th and we play Bournemouth at home to wrap up 2025.

Newcastle Review: Joined by Oubi, Wraith & Wale to review the comeback vs Newcastle away from home.

Bournemouth & Atalanta Review - joined by Wale and first time guest Shata to review a disappointing week, fatigue, crazy subs, shocking performance all around, where do we go from here, we play Everton Saturday...

Leeds Review - Joined by Amaka, Wraith & Wale to review this one, Charity FC at it again

Arsenal Review - Joined by Amaka, S.O, Wraith & Wale to discuss this one as 10 men Chelsea play out a 1-1 draw at home against bitter rivals and league leaders Arsenal, feisty game full of talking points, we analyse Maresca's starting 11, subs, Maresca's performance, Stats, Attack, Midfield, Defence and preview the game in mid-week against Leeds, Cold Palmer's back!The season starts now

Barca Review - Chelsea thrash Barca 3-0 in the UCL to increase our chances of qualification, Chelsea dominate Barca in a thrilling performance by the blues and the manager, proud day to be a Chelsea fan and more Joined by Judah, Wale & Bidemi to review this one Up the Chels!

Burnley review - joined by Oubi, Wraith & Wale to review the win which takes us into 2nd place in the PL ahead of a big week

Review of Wolves & Qarabag - Joined by Amaka & Judah to discuss extensively on this one.UP THE CHELS.

Spurs recap - joined by Amaka, Oubi, Judah, Wraith and Tori to review this one, dominant Chelsea gain a victory over our London rivals 1-0 (could have been more) we beat them 1-0 and climb up the table into 4th position subject to the other results from the weekend - fine display from the boys and Maresca

Sunderland Review - Joined by long time guest of the Pod, Oubi alongside great guys in Judah, Wraith & Wale to review a disappointing result

Ajax Review: Joined by Jossy and Wale to review this one as Chelsea thrash Ajax by 5 goals to 1 with fine showings from Gittens, Estevao, Josh and the attack, positive day all around and cause for optimism moving forward.

Nottingham Forest Recap - Joined by Judah, Amaka and Emma to discuss this one, chelsea beat forest 3-0 away from home with much needed help from the bench

Liverpool Review - Brilliant game of football as Chelsea take all 3 points at home against the Premier League champions despites playing with a make shift Centerback-pairing during the last 30-35 mins of the game, exhilarating and pulsating victory by Maresca and his Blues.Joined by a brilliant bunch in Amaka, Judah, Wraith, Ellie and Wale to discuss proceedings.Up the Chels.

Joined by Judah & Wale to review our first UCL game back at the bridge after 3 years

Brighton Recap - Joined by Amaka, Judah, Jossy, Conn & first time guest on the podcast Mike, to review this one.Another disappointing day at the office, Chelsea manage to control the first half with a fine performance but after yet another red card, we capitulate, Maresca makes crazy subs yet again (extremely defensive) tough couple of days for Chelsea and it's fanbaseWhere does the light come from?

Man United Review - joined by Amaka, Judah, Wraith & Wale to discuss this one - bad day at the office essentially going 10 men down 5 mins into the game and Maresca's reaction to the Red Card didn't help as well - frustrating week to be a Chelsea fan.

Bayern Munich Review - Joined by Amaka, Judah, Wraith & Wale to review this loss, is this a case of Bayern being good or Chelsea being bad? we discuss the attack, defence, Maresca, the sporting directors and more, frustrating evening really.

Brentford recap - joined by the guys to review the game as Chelsea drop points to Brentford in the last knockings of the game, frustrating to accept (Defensive Frailties) we take the lessons from it and move on- we briefly preview our return to the UCL against Bayern Munich.

Fulham Review - Joined by Judah, S.O., Wraith, Ellie & Wale to discuss this one, we extensively discuss the defence, midfield, attack, the transfer window so far and lastly discuss the situation with Jackson - ahead of the forthcoming international break.Talking points Overview of the game - 01:00:00Analysis on the Defence - 07:48:00Analysis on the Midfield - 32:24:00Analysis on the Attack - 57:00:00Transfer Window so far & Jackson recall - 01:31:40

West Ham review - Joined by Amaka, Judah, Wraith & Wale to discuss this game as we smash Chelsea former Manager Graham Potter's Hammers at their own backyard to secure our first 3 points of the season second time of asking - Good day all around for the Blues.

Review of Crystal Palace - joined by Judah, S.O. Wraith & Wale to discuss the Palace game at the bridge as we kick off our PL campaign with a draw.

Preview to the 2025/2026 season, joined by Amaka, Judah, Wraith & Wale to discuss the upcoming season, our squad depth, new signings, ins and outgoing, objective for the season.

Joined by Amaka, Judah, Wraith, Wale & Makin to discuss the season that just concluded - which has seen Chelsea (men's team) land their first title in the Clearlake era, we discuss what to expect in the transfer window and upcoming UCL campaign and more.

Nottingham Forest Recap - Joined by the guys to discuss this one as we qualify for the converted European league football for next season, after a number of challenges in the Clearlake era the blues are finally back where we belong, it's going to be an interesting summer in the transfer window for the blues.

Newcastle Review - Chelsea fall to a 2-0 defeat away from home at St' James Park on a frustrating day however Chelsea still have hope to get UCL football come end of the season, we still have our destiny in our hand. Joined by Judah, Wraith, Makin & Wale to discuss this one

Huge 3 points against Liverpool in the race for UCL football, big momentum builder ahead of the 6 pointer against Newcastle away from home next, joined by Tori, Wraith, Wale & Emmanuel to review the game.

Fulham Review - Joined by Judah & Wraith to discuss this one as Chelsea leave it late to grab all three points against Fuhlam in our quest for UCL football. big huge three points in the bag.

Ipswich review - joined by Judah, Wraith, Ellie and Wale to discuss the Ipswich game as Chelsea drop points at home - which dents our hopes of finishing in the Top 5 (UCL places) the guys state their various reasons for why things have gone left and discuss what next? moving forward.

Arsenal & Copenhagen Review - Joined by Judah, Tori, Wraith, Makin & Wale to discuss Chelsea's state of affairs - chances of finishing top 5, Maresca, the players, balance in the squad sporting directors and more.

Villa recap - joined by Judah, Tori, Wraith, Ellie and Wale to review the villa game and Chelsea's recent performances on and off the pitchEpisode was recorded on 22nd Feb 2025

Bournemouth recap - joined by Judah, Wraith, Ellie, Makin and Wale to discuss this one, heated episode as Chelsea drop more points in the Top 4 race (raw data)

Crystal Palace Review - 100th episode on the spin, thanks for being part of this amazing journey, as the essentially blue team reach 100 episodes on the podcast, joined by Wraith, Ellie, Makin, Wale & first time guest on the podcast, Emeka as we review the game

Ipswich Town Review - joined by the Judah, Wraith, Makin, Wale and Emmanuel to discuss this one as Chelsea lose to promotion side Ipswich away from home in the premier leagueEpisode was recorded on 31st of December 2024.

Fulham Recap - joined by Judah, Oubi, Makin & Wale to discuss this game as Chelsea lose at home to West London Rivals Fulham in an uncharacteristic performance by the players and Enzo MarescaWe extensively review the game and seek solutions for the futureEpisode was recorded on 27th of December 2024

Everton Recap - joined by Judah, Makin and Emmanuel to review the this one, Chelsea away at Goodison Park as it concludes 0-0, with a great example of where our defence is at, with fine saves by Sanchez and a huge defensive block by Tosin. We're obviously not happy we dropped points but we'll take the positives into the next game and kick on.

Brentford Recap - Chelsea close the gap on league leaders to 2 points albeit with a game in hand, this young Chelsea side are riding high Joined alongside Judah, Tori, Wraith, S.O. & Wale to review the game

Chelsea beat Southampton 5-1 in mid week and we go on to beat Spurs at their own ground, showing character by coming to win the game 2 goals behind, amazing from Maresca tactically and great desire by the boys reallyJoined by Judah, Wraith, Makin, Wale and returning guest Emmanuel to reflect on a brilliant win, as we discuss extensively about the defence, midfield, attack and more amazing topics.