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In the summer, before the season had kicked off, I was convinced that Argentine forward Gonzalo Higuain was the man to fire Arsenal to the Premier League title. He didn’t come however, but although I then ruled them out of the running, they have sat top of the pile for the majority of the season. They look to now be running out of steam, though – how they’d love the now-Napoli striker at the club. Well, their London rivals have now been linked with a move for him, which would really rub the salt in the wounds of the Gunners after they snatched top spot from them.

Chelsea lost a lot of people money on their coupons last night with their 1-1 draw with West Brom, but those who will be most frustrated will be those affiliated with the club. Jose Mourinho has been quick to come out and give his opinion, saying that they could not cope with the pressure that the Baggies piled on them.

Chelsea fans can be proud of their team right now, and I mean really proud. Not only have we seen the Blues march up the table to now sitting just two points behind leaders Arsenal in the Premier League table, we [Chelsea] are still in the Champions League and the fitfth round of the FA Cup.

According to reports, Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho will choose from three of Europe’s most in-form strikers in the summer – Edinson Cavani, Diego Costa and Mario Madzukic. It got me thinking about who I would want to see in a Blues shirt, and who I think the Portuguese should forget about, and I came to this conclusion.

After Jose Mourinho’ comments last week about how he didn’t enjoy West Ham’s negative tactics against them, there was pressure on the Portuguese coach to come up with a master plan against the free-flowing Manchester City side who were looking to go back top of the Premier League.

Watching Chelsea this season, having no affiliation with the club, has been frustrating for me. As much as I admire Jose Mourinho’s tactical approach and the way he has crammed his side full of creative-yet-hard-working midfielders, I am not a fan of negative, or at least defensive, football.

In recent weeks, Chelsea have started to win more consistently in Jose Mourinho’s second spell as manager. Sure, some of our games haven’t been the prettiest to watch, as the 1-0 win against Stoke City in the FA Cup has proved, but we’re not far off overhauling Arsenal and Manchester City at the top of the Premier League and we’re still in the Champions League, which is encouraging.

It’s been a while since Brazil have been favourites for a major tournament. We’ve had a Spanish up rise since the country was last a real force to be reckoned with. Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Roberto Carlos are long gone and the beaches of Rio are filled with replica shirts with new names that read Neymar, Robinho and of course Stamford Bridge’s Brazilian elite.

Wouldn’t it be lovely if your football club had the choice between Romelu Lukaku and Edinson Cavani leading the line? Well, if you’re a Chelsea fan then that could very well be the case. The Mirror say that the latter is fed up with life at Paris Saint-Germain and is a target for the Blues, but they may have to sell the former to land the Uruguayan.

According to the Metro, Chelsea have reached a verbal agreement to sign Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa. Sure, a verbal agreement could mean very little, as there is nothing in writing to say the Brazilian-born goal-getter will be playing at Stamford Bridge next season, but Blues fans can rejoice in the fact it looks like it could come true. Why should they celebrate? I’ll tell you why.