Chelsea could be set to play in 82,000 seater stadium as a temporary home alternative | OneFootball

Chelsea could well be set to play in an 82,000 seater stadium as a temporary home whilst Stamford Bridge is reconstructed.

The news comes off the back of Chelsea getting an essential three points on Saturday afternoon by beating Everton 1-0 at home after a fantastic first half goal from striker Nicolas Jackson ending his 2025 goal draught.

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It was far from an easy game for Chelsea though, and goalkeeper Robert Sanchez became the unlikely hero and was actually the reason that they could see the win out and collect all three points, making some big second half saves to deny certain goals.

Another one of Chelsea’s best players on the pitch was defender Trevoh Chalobah and really, he was a strong candidate for man of the match too. Enzo Maresca defended Chelsea’s decision to let him go on loan in the summer after then recalling him in the winter.

One issue the club have going forward though is increasing the size of Stamford Bridge, or moving to a new site. If they build up on the current site though, they will need to find a temporary new home whilst building work takes place.

Chelsea could use Twickenham

Stamford Bridge with a Chelsea news logo. (Photo by Harry Murphy/Getty Images)

According to a new report from The Guardian this week, The Rugby Football Union chief executive, Bill Sweeney, has said Twickenham could host Chelsea matches if the Premier League club is seeking a temporary home – but he believes the local council would attempt to stand in the way.

Asked if the RFU’s licence would allow for Twickenham to stage Chelsea fixtures, Sweeney said: “It would allow it to happen. There have been conversations previously about possible Premiership [sic] clubs coming here. Richmond council, Richmond borough is more concerned about that. I just think in terms of impact on local residents, numbers of fans and so on they’re a little bit more sensitive. It may depend on which club it is. It would be a big financial number, I know Richmond borough would definitely have a conversation about that though.”