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

Oriol Romeu told his Chelsea team-mates they needed to “fight” to shake themselves out of their alarming slump after admitting it had left confidence in short supply.

Chelsea 5 Manchester United 4 (after extra-time)

Striker Gabriel Agbonlahor scored his first goals since January as Aston Villa twice came from behind to knock Manchester City out of the Capital One Cup, winning 4-2 after extra-time.

Swansea 1 Chelsea 1

Gary Cahill was at Stamford Bridge today to watch Chelsea’s Barclays Premier League game against Sunderland after undergoing a medical ahead of his move from Bolton.

CHELSEA’S progress into the fourth round of the FA Cup was anything but serene, no matter what the scoreline might suggest, and the rewards were most certainly mixed.

By Shaun Cronin

Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas today insisted striker Fernando Torres was not for sale at any price - in January or next summer.

IF CHELSEA fans, just a week ago, sat down to compile the arguments for and against their team winning the Premier League title in 2012, they would have found it a very lopsided list as they weighed up their chances.

ANDRE VILLAS-BOAS yesterday hinted Chelsea would not be held to ransom over Luka Modric as he continued to explore alternatives to the club’s number one transfer target.

Chelsea today completed the £4.35m signing of Oriol Romeu from Barcelona on a four-year deal.

Chelsea have reached agreement with Barcelona for the signing of Oriol Romeu.

Ireland’s men beat Spain 3-1 in their final play-off tie at the European Team Squash Championships in Rennes to finish 5th overall.

German Erik Zabel won a sprint finish to claim the first stage of the Tour de France between St-Omer and Boulogne-sur-Mer.