Southampton forward Nathan Redmond has dismissed suggestions that Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola insulted him during an on-field rant at the end of City's 2-1 win over the Saints on Wednesday night.

Roy Hodgson's first game as Crystal Palace manager ended in a 1-0 defeat by Southampton as they set two unwanted records at Selhurst Park.

Chelsea have dealt Tottenham Hotspur a second painful blow in the space of four days as they followed an FA Cup semi-final victory over their rivals with a Deigo Costa-inspired 4-2 win against Southampton which extends their lead at the top of the Premier League to seven points.

Jamie Vardy missed two good chances to extend his goalscoring streak to 12 straight games but a Riyad Mahrez hat-trick sent Leicester back to the top of the Barclays Premier League.

Everton won at Southampton today, thanks to two goals from Romelu Lukaku and a strike from Ross Barkley.

Romelu Lukaku’s brace set Everton on course for an impressive first win of the season as Roberto Martinez’s side secured a surprisingly comprehensive victory at Southampton.

Chelsea’s technical director Michael Emenalo believes the club’s use of the loan system will lead to a seamless transition when the current first-team crop needs replacing.

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Ashley Cole is back from his European suspension as Chelsea take on Premier League champions Manchester United on Sunday seeking to strengthen their claim for Champions League football next term.

Chelsea striker Demba Ba is set to return up front in place of Fernando Torres for Sunday’s Barclays Premier League clash with Sunderland.

Chelsea duo Frank Lampard and Branislav Ivanovic will be rested for tomorrow’s Europa League last-32 second leg against Sparta Prague.

David Luiz, Demba Ba, Victor Moses and John Obi Mikel are available for Chelsea’s FA Cup fourth-round replay with Brentford on Sunday after missing the Europa League win at Sparta Prague.

Captain John Terry is out of Chelsea’s Premier League clash with Wigan tomorrow after suffering inflammation of his knee.

Rafael Benitez has claimed Fernando Torres’s long-awaited return to form is proof that his Chelsea revolution is working.

Chelsea shook off their Japanese jet lag as an early second-half blitz brushed aside Monterrey to set up a Club World Cup final against Corinthians.

Rafael Benitez vowed to play a strong side in Chelsea’s Club World Cup semi-final against Mexican side Monterrey this morning (10.30am), despite admitting his players were still suffering with jet lag.

Rafael Benitez today confirmed Chelsea were looking to bring in reinforcements in January, saying cryptically: "We'll see if there are any surprises."

Interim manager Rafael Benitez was today deciding how many changes to make for Chelsea’s Club World Cup semi-final against Monterrey.

Gianfranco Zola believes his experiences at Watford will aid him in his quest to land the Chelsea job at some point in the future.

Chelsea midfielder Oriol Romeu is expected to be out for six months after undergoing surgery on Monday, the Premier League club have announced.

The referees trade union, Prospect, last night revealed its dismay at the “leniency” of a three-game ban handed to John Obi Mikel after he confronted Mark Clattenburg following Chelsea’s stormy Barclays Premier League clash with Manchester United in October.

Rafael Benitez was booed off instead of on to the field tonight after Chelsea produced a second straight bore draw in the west London derby against Fulham.

West Brom 2 Chelsea 1

John Terry was ready today to pull out all the stops to ensure he kept fit enough to start Chelsea's crunch Premier League clash at Arsenal on Saturday if cleared to do so.

Chelsea 6 Wolves 0

Florent Malouda has been left out of Chelsea’s squad for the Champions League group stage, casting further doubt over his future.

Spain’s Chelsea midfielder Oriol Romeu remains confident that his side can still progress to the later stages of the Olympic football competition despite losing their opening game 1-0 to Japan.

Japan 1 Spain 0

Arsenal 0 Chelsea 0

Roberto Di Matteo made as many changes as realistically possible for Chelsea’s Barclays Premier League clash at Arsenal today.

Defenders John Terry and Ashley Cole were today both passed fit for Chelsea’s FA Cup semi-final against Tottenham.

QPR 0 Chelsea 1

Andre Villas-Boas named a strong-looking Chelsea line-up for this afternoon’s FA Cup third round tie with Portsmouth.

THEIR relationship has been far from affectionate, but Andre Villas-Boas owes Frank Lampard a debt of gratitude after the midfielder’s last-gasp strike eased the mounting pressure on his manager.

Ramires returns from suspension for Chelsea’s Barclays Premier League game against Aston Villa tomorrow.

Fernando Torres started his first Barclays Premier League game for almost two months and Chelsea’s defensive injury problems also eased for today’s west London derby with Fulham.

Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas has defended his refusal to “dial 911” for Alex as a matter of principle.

Tottenham 1 Chelsea 1

Wigan 1 Chelsea 1

One could understand Andre Villas-Boas’ delight in sneering at the press after his side’s 3-0 win against Valencia last week, which saw his Chelsea side top their Champions League group.

Chelsea 3 Everton 1

Chelsea 0 Fulham 0 (after extra-time) (Chelsea win 4-3 on penalties)

ANDRE VILLAS-BOAS yesterday revealed he had complained to referees’ chief Mike Riley about the performance of the officials in Chelsea’s Premier League defeat at Manchester United.

Andre Villas-Boas today revealed he had complained to referees’ chief Mike Riley about the performance of the officials in Chelsea’s Barclays Premier League defeat at Manchester United.

Didier Drogba returns but Chelsea will otherwise flood their team with youngsters for tomorrow’s Carling Cup third-round tie against Fulham.

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas today vowed to help Frank Lampard and Fernando Torres get back to their best after each had an international break to forget.