Our Chelsea writers discuss and debate what they would do if they were in Xabi Alonso's shoes for this weekend's clash between the Blues and Tottenham at Stamford Bridge
Chelsea host Tottenham at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon
Xabi Alonso and Chelsea will have had a full week to prepare by the time the Blues' Premier League clash with Tottenham comes around on Saturday evening
Chelsea welcome arch rivals Tottenham to Stamford Bridge this weekend with Xabi Alonso looking to make it three wins on the bounce in the Premier League for the Blues
With the January transfer window still some way away, there are already a host of rumours concerning Chelsea and what they might do to improve their squad midway through the season
Alejandro Garnacho was a wanted man last year, but now he's lucky just to make the Aston Villa matchday squad.
Former Chelsea star Thibaut Courtois has explained why he's been kicked out of a team WhatsApp group
Xabi Alonso has revitalised Chelsea following the October international break, winning each of his last two Premier League games in charge.
Trevoh Chalobah left Chelsea to join Como in a deal worth more than £30m during the summer transfer window.
The former Chelsea youngster was the star man for Liverpool in their Champions League win over Villarreal
Estevao Willian's long-term Chelsea future is uncertain with the forward struggling for game time since Xabi Alonso was appointed as the new Blues head coach in the summer
Chelsea could be without Emi Martinez until December, missing some of the toughest fixtures of the season.
Manchester City's owners have been warned they could be forced to sell the club by football's new Premier League independent regulator David Kogan, who has confirmed he has 'absolute power' to remove them, as the club continues to appeal against an independent commission's findings over alleged financial rule breaches
The full-back was made to wait for his debut for the club due to injury
Estevao Willian has only played 154 minutes of football for Chelsea this season, with his only starts coming in the Carabao Cup
The former Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan has accused Chelsea of being 'bigger offenders' than Manchester City
Ryan Kavuma-McQueen has shown Xabi Alonso exactly what all the fuss is about while out on loan at Portsmouth.
Xabi Alonso has been thrown a curveball by the Premier League ahead of the festive period.
Manchester City are in the process of appealing a guilty verdict regarding 114 breaches of the Premier League's financial rules as they continue to claim innocence
Jorrel Hato has given Xabi Alonso a bit of a headache following Chelsea's clash against Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Chelsea beat Everton 2-0 but their win on Merseyside wasn't without incident with Morgan Rogers said to be fortunate not to be sent off
Emiliano Martinez has undergone surgery following a clash of heads during Chelsea's 2-0 win at Everton
Jordan Henderson was speaking after Pedro Neto scored twice to help Chelsea claim a 2-0 Premier League victory over Everton at Hill Dickinson Stadium
Chelsea picked up an impressive 2-0 win at Everton but were lucky to keep 11 men on the pitch according to one former referee
The Argentinian goalkeeper has given an update on social media following surgery