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Chelsea are back in Premier League action on Saturday, when they welcome relegation candidates Everton to Stamford Bridge.
Graham Potter's side will be after three points to boost their European qualification hopes. They are 10th in the table - five points behind Liverpool in sixth - and need to enjoy a solid run between now and May to salvage anything from this tricky campaign.
Yet results have improved for Potter in recent weeks. Chelsea have won three consecutive games in all competitions and have reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Here are the latest headlines from Stamford Bridge ahead of Saturday's game.
Call for a striker
Thierry Henry has urged Chelsea to sign a striker like Harry Kane - just a month after Gabriel Agbonlahor made the same plea.
Speaking to CBS Sports, Arsenal icon Henry said, "I go back to someone like Chelsea, like [Manchester] United, Paris Saint-Germain would look for a number nine, there are so many teams where I am thinking, 'Where is there a nine missing?'
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"We know [Erling] Haaland is there [at Manchester City]. Let's not talk about Kane and where he is going to go or maybe stay."
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Aston Villa hero Agbonlahor discussed the same issue on talkSPORT in February. The former Premier League striker said, "[Chelsea are] missing a ruthless striker. Put Harry Kane in that team, put Haaland in that team, imagine the chances they'd score."
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Champions League draw
Chelsea will be involved in the Champions League quarter-final draw after knocking Borussia Dortmund out of the tournament.
The draw will take place at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday, March 17 at 11am (GMT, 12pm local time). Chelsea will face one of Bayern Munich, Benfica, Inter Milan, Manchester City, AC Milan, Real Madrid and Napoli.
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Rice to Arsenal off?
Declan Rice was released by Chelsea's academy aged 14. But could the England international be on his way back to Stamford Bridge?
Rice is tipped to leave West Ham this summer, with Arsenal leading the race for his signature. Chelsea have also been linked with the 24-year-old in recent years and may have a good chance of re-signing him, if Gunners legend Lee Dixon is to be believed.
"I don’t think Arsenal will pay £100million," Dixon told BettingSites. "I don’t think he’s worth £100 million to be honest. I think West Ham are going to want even more than that. I don’t know who Arsenal are looking at.
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"But based on the way they’ve recruited so far I would suggest that they’ve got alternatives. Maybe Rice is a bit of a smokescreen, and they’re not really that interested. I think he’s a really good player but I’m not convinced he will be at Arsenal next season."
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