Show notes
Sometimes it’s better to be a lucky manager, and Xabi Alonso and Michael Carrick’s fortunes go in opposite directions as Chelsea beat Man Utd 2-0. Alonso gets a key win and a long exhale, Carrick is on the brink, and we’ll happily take the three points, even if we were more fortunate than good.
United have the better of the first half, then the game turns in a quarter of an hour: a Morgan Rogers chip for the ages, Lisandro Martínez’s red card, and a Cole Palmer penalty. Alonso’s second-half reset is the blueprint, more of the ball at home and Rogers, Palmer and Estêvão all dangerous with it. Lucky or not, that’s the Chelsea we want to see more of.
The best part is the players. Estêvão earns his standing ovation and has to start at Sunderland, Romeo Lavia has his best game in a blue shirt, and Mike Penders makes the late save that seals the clean sheet. Palmer reaches 50 Chelsea league goals faster than all but two, in the youngest side in the league. The striker question can wait. Sunderland next.
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Chapters
0:00 Pre-match fears and the Estêvão team news
3:00 The first half United should have won
6:00 Rogers’ chip and Martínez’s red card
10:00 Estêvão’s standing ovation
12:00 Lavia’s best Chelsea performance
13:30 Joe’s case: better to be lucky than good
17:30 The back line and what Alonso changed
21:30 Penders, Lavia v Henderson and Rogers
28:00 João Pedro, Palmer and the striker question
32:00 Colwill and Acheampong
39:00 Chris: Palmer’s 50th goal
48:00 Why Estêvão has to start at Sunderland
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Meet the Hosts
Chris Sheen and Joe Kevin are lifelong Chelsea fans who’ve been going to Stamford Bridge for over 30 years.
What started as swapping post-match voicenotes has grown into a fan pod capturing the highs, the lows, and everything in between from Gate 13 of the Matthew Harding Stand.
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The 1905 Podcast
Chelsea FC Founded: 1905
European Champions: 19/05
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