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John Obi Mikel was picked ahead of Michael Essien, with the returning Ramires and Raul Meireles for company. Ryan Bertrand came in for the injured Ashley Cole, with Gary Cahill partnering David Luiz at the back. Branislav Ivanovic started at right back...
He has now gone 20 games since a goal, way back in October, when it briefly looked as if things might be turning his way. With John Terry and Ashley Cole injured – both are doubtful for the Napoli game – Villas-Boas also kept Frank Lampard, Michael...
Everton's South African midfielder Steven Pienaar (L) vies with Chelsea's Ghanaian midfielder Michael Essien (R) during the English Premier League football match between Everton and Chelsea at Goodison Park in Liverpool, north-west England on February 11,... View Photo »
Team news Ramires returned from the injury sustained in the previous round at QPR and with John Mikel Obi also back in the starting line-up, Frank Lampard and Michael Essien were dropped to the bench. The front three were unchanged for the sixth game...
As the 29th is a FIFA international match date, both nations will be able to call up their biggest names if they want to. That means we could see such stars as Chile's Alexis Sánchez (Barcelona) and Humberto Suazo (Monterrey), and Ghana's Kevin-Prince...
Okugo will join The Goaltender today for a live Q&A session. Make sure to tune in and ask Amobi if Michael Essien can save Chelsea’s season. Speaking of Amobi Okugo, he’s joining 22 other players – including F’Adu and Mac Attack – who have been called...
Everton's Steven Pienaar, left, vies for the ball against Chelsea's Michael Essien during their English Premier League soccer match at Goodison Park, Liverpool, England, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. View Photo »
The Ghana Football Association is happy to see Michael Essien return to first team duties and wish him well in his bid to return to full fitness
During the Special One’s two English Premier League title-winning campaigns Chelsea lost a total of six games and conceded a total of 37 goals. Built around a spine that included Petr Cech, John Terry, Ricardo Carvalho, Michael Essien, Frank Lampard...
He told JOY Sports “For Essien I’m 85 percent sure he will return but Kevin I can’t tell but I will try and talk to him”. Michael Essien and Prince Boateng missed the last edition of the Nations Cup for various reasons. Essien asked to be excused from...
Michael Kojo Essien (also referred to as Mickaël Essien) (born 3 December 1982) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for Chelsea in the Premier League. He is an all-round midfielder who can play multiple midfield roles (defensively and offensively). He has often been touted as a box-to-box midfielder for his ability to exert boundless... Full Article
Chelsea's Ghanaian midfielder Michael Essien during their English Premier league football match against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge in London, on February 5, 2012.
View Photo »Chelsea's Michael Essien, left, competes with Manchester United's Ashley Young during their English Premier League soccer match at Stamford Bridge, London, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012.
View Photo »Everton's Steven Pienaar, left, vies for the ball against Chelsea's Michael Essien during their English Premier League soccer match at Goodison Park, Liverpool, England, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012.
View Photo »Chelsea's David Luiz , left, celebrates his goal with Michael Essien against Manchester United during their English Premier League soccer match at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge Stadium in London, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012.
View Photo »Chelsea's Michael Essien makes a pass during their English Premier League soccer match against Norwich City at Carrow Road in Norwich, eastern England, January 21, 2012.
View Photo »Chelsea's Portuguese manager Andre Villas-Boas (R) talks to Chelsea's Ghanaian midfielder Michael Essien (L) before he comes on as a substitute during the English Premier League football match between Norwich City and Chelsea at Carrow Road stadium in Norwich, England on January 21, 2012.
View Photo »Chelsea's Ghanaian midfielder Michael Essien passes the ball during the English Premier League football match between Norwich City and Chelsea at Carrow Road stadium in Norwich, England on January 21, 2012.
View Photo »Chelsea's Ghanaian midfielder Michael Essien shoots as Sunderland's Belgian goalkeeper Simon Mignolet tries to make the save during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Sunderland at Stamford Bridge in London, on January 14, 2012.
View Photo »Chelsea's Michael Essien, centre heads the ball away from Sunderland's Stephane Sessegnon, left, during their English Premier League soccer match at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012.
View Photo »Chelsea's Jose Bosingwa (L) celebrates with teammate Michael Essien after scoring a goal during their English Premier League soccer match against Swansea City at Liberty Stadium in Swansea January 31, 2012.
View Photo »LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 16: Chelsea footballer Michael Essien attends during day two of the 2012 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace on December 16, 2011 in London, England.
View Photo »Chelsea's John Terry (2nd L) applauds the fans after their FA Cup soccer match with Michael Essien (2nd R) against Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road in London January 28, 2012.
View Photo »Chelsea's Ghanaian midfielder Michael Essien (3R) is brought down by Newcastle United's English defender Danny Simpson (R) during their Barclays Premier League football match at Stamford Bridge, West London on May 15, 2011. AFP PHOTO/BEN STANSALL FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY Additional...
View Photo »Michael Essien (C) of Chelsea is fouled by Danny Simpson of Newcastle during their English Premier League soccer match at Stamford Bridge, in London, May 15, 2011.
View Photo »File - Chelsea's Michael Essien plays against Newcastle United during their English Premier League soccer match at Stamford Bridge, London, in this Sunday, May 15, 2011 file photo. Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien is set to be out for six months after injuring his knee in preseason...
View Photo »Chelsea's Michael Essien (L) challenges Tottenham Hotspur's Sandro during their Premier League soccer match at Stamford Bridge, London, England, April 30, 2011.
View Photo »LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 30: Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes of Spurs claims he saved the shot from Frank Lampard of Chelsea whilst Michael Essien of Chelsea claims a goal was scored during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on April...
View Photo »Chelsea's Ghanaian midfielder Michael Essien (L) vies with Tottenham Hotspur's Brazilian midfielder Sandro (R) during their English Premier League football match at Stamford Bridge in London on April 30, 2011. AFP PHOTO/GLYN KIRK FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY Additional licence required for...
View Photo »Tottenham Hotspur's Welsh defender Gareth Bale (L) leaps up to vie for the ball with Chelsea's English midfielder Frank Lampard (C) and Ghanian midfielder Michael Essien, during their English Premier League football match at Stamford Bridge in London, England on April 30, 2011. AFP...
View Photo »Chelsea's Michael Essien, right, collides with Tottenham Hotspur's Roman Pavlyuchenko during their English Premier League soccer match at the Stamford Bridge Stadium, London, Saturday, April 30, 2011. 20 7864 9121 or EMAIL infofootball-dataco.com FOR DETAILS.
View Photo »Chelsea's Michael Essien, left, competes for the ball with Tottenham Hotspur's Sandro during their English Premier League soccer match at Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Saturday, April 30, 2011. 20 7864 9121 or EMAIL infofootball-datco.com FOR DETAILS.
View Photo »Chelsea's Michael Essien (R) is fouled by Tottenham Hotspur's Roman Pavlyuchenko during their English Premier League soccer match at Stamford Bridge in London, in London, April 30, 2011.
View Photo »Chelsea's Ghanaian midfielder Michael Essien (L) vies with Everton's Irish player Seamus Coleman (R) during the FA Cup fourth round replay football match between Chelsea and Everton at Stamford Bridge in west London, England on February 19, 2011. AFP PHOTO/CARL DE SOUZAFOR EDITORIAL USE...
View Photo »Chelsea's Michael Essien (L) challenges Birmingham City's Matt Derbyshire during their English Premier League soccer match at Stamford Bridge in London, April 20, 2011.
View Photo »Chelsea's Michael Essien ,left, goes for the ball with Birmingham City's Matt Derbyshire during their English Premier League soccer match at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Wednesday, April, 20 2011 . 20 7864 9121 or EMAIL infofootball-dataco.com <mailto:infofootball-dataco.com>...
View Photo »Chelsea's Ghanaian midfielder Michael Essien during their English Premier league football match against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge in London, on February 5, 2012.
View Photo »The Ghana Football Association is happy to see Michael Essien return to first team duties and wish him well in his bid to return to full fitness
Michael Essien has handed under-pressure Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas some good news after returning to light training… The midfielder will continue with his carefully constructed rehabilitation regime before returning to full training towards the end of December.
