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All the team news for the opening weekend of the Premier League

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Son rises but Poch sweats on Kane

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Cherries blitz Chelsea

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Reds hit four past Bournemouth to climb into top four

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Lukaku winner parks Mancester derby furore

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Robbie Brady strikes as Burnley ruin Eddie Howe's birthday party

Terry steals limelight in thriller

John Terry scored for a 17th successive Premier League season as champions Chelsea beat Watford 4-3 courtesy of Cesc Fabregas’ late strike.

Tue, 16 May, 2017

Conte has been rewarded for trusting his players

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte says the trust he has placed in his players is paying off as they edge their way to the Premier League title.

Mon, 01 May, 2017

Swansea City v Chelsea - Premier League - Liberty Stadium

Terrace Talk: Lesson learned — we need to have faith in Conte

I must admit that following the United game I suffered a real crisis of confidence which left me a nervous wreck in the run-up to the cup semi-final.

Mon, 24 Apr, 2017

Antonio Conte knows enough to leverage ‘posh boy’ advantage

Money dictates most things at the business end of Europe’s top leagues, but the Secret Footballer believes there’s still a place for knowledge.

Mon, 24 Apr, 2017

Conte has captain dilemma for Chelsea's derby showdown with Tottenham

Antonio Conte is seeking a new captain for Chelsea’s FA Cup semi-final with Tottenham today as John Terry faces being a substitute at best despite the enforced absence of Gary Cahill.

Sat, 22 Apr, 2017

Chelsea v Brentford - Emirates FA Cup - Stamford Bridge

Chelsea duo sign off in style as Antonio Conte focuses on Anfield

Chelsea 4 Brentford 0: As impressive as Antonio Conte’s revival of Chelsea has been, Asmir Begovic is ready to sacrifice a role in the club’s bid to complete a league and cup double in favour of regular first-team football.

Mon, 30 Jan, 2017

Middlesbrough v Liverpool - Premier League - Riverside Stadium

The week in Fantasy Premier League: Transfer window strategy, the Nathan Ake problem, and going 3-5-2

Fashions come and go in Fantasy Premier League just as in life, and in case you haven’t heard - 3-5-2 is so hot right now.

Fri, 13 Jan, 2017

Antonio Conte: John Terry didn't deserve red card and we may appeal

Antonio Conte says Chelsea are contemplating an appeal against John Terry's dismissal in Sunday's 4-1 FA Cup third-round win over Peterborough.

Mon, 09 Jan, 2017

AFC Bournemouth v Liverpool - Premier League

Jurgen Klopp staying cool after Liverpool unravel against Bournemouth

Bournemouth 4 Liverpool 3

Mon, 05 Dec, 2016

Bournemouth produce stunning comeback to beat Liverpool in seven-goal thriller

Chelsea loanee Nathan Ake's stoppage-time goal secured Bournemouth their first-ever win over Liverpool as Jurgen Klopp's side capitulated to lose ground on the Blues in the Premier League title race.

Sun, 04 Dec, 2016

Dream Man United debuts for Jose Mourinho and Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Bournemouth 1 Man United 3

Mon, 15 Aug, 2016

Troy Deeney double sinks sorry Aston Villa

Watford 3 Aston Villa 2

Mon, 02 May, 2016

Alan Pardew aims to go one better than class of 1990 as Crystal Palace book place in FA Cup final

Crystal Palace 2 Watford 1

Mon, 25 Apr, 2016

Arsenal v Watford - Barclays Premier League - Emirates Stadium

Revitalised Arsenal switched on for repeat of ‘98 power surge

Arsenal 4 Watford 0: Arsene Wenger’s side have looked anything but history-makers in recent weeks.

Mon, 04 Apr, 2016

Quique Sanchez Flores will continue Watford rotation policy

Crystal Palace 1 Watford 2: Quique Sanchez Flores will continue experimenting with Watford’s shape as his team move to the brink of retaining their Premier League status.

Mon, 15 Feb, 2016

Tottenham begin to believe

Tottenham 1 Watford 0: Erik Lamela believes Tottenham have momentum in the title race after this deserved win lifted them to second spot.

Mon, 08 Feb, 2016

Soccer - Pre-Season Friendly - Sheffield United v Newcastle United - Bramall Lane

Steve McLaren defiant as Watford rediscover winning formula

Watford 2 Newcastle 1

Mon, 25 Jan, 2016

Swansea City v Watford - Barclays Premier League - Liberty Stadium

Williams swoops for Swans

Swansea 1 Watford 0: New Swansea head coach Francesco Guidolin saw his side ease their Premier League relegation worries with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Watford.

Tue, 19 Jan, 2016

Watford v Tottenham Hotspur - Barclays Premier League - Vicarage Road

Mauricio Pochettino refuses to get carried away with Tottenham title talk

Watford 1 Tottenham 2: If Tottenham have ambitions to do more than simply finish in the top four, they will need more performances like this, where they showed character and resilience to grind out a somewhat fortuitous victory against a Watford side reduced to 10 men for the final half-hour.

Tue, 29 Dec, 2015

Watford v Liverpool - Barclays Premier League - Vicarage Road

Watford to fend off bids for star striker Odion Ighalo

Quique Sanchez Flores believes Watford are ready to fend off any January offers for star striker Odion Ighalo.

Tue, 22 Dec, 2015

Can Jurgen Klopp afford another flop?

Watford 3 Liverpool 0: Perhaps Jurgen Klopp is now finding just how much work he needs to do to revive Liverpool’s fortunes.

Mon, 21 Dec, 2015

Sunderland v Watford - Barclays Premier League - Stadium of Light

Big Sam Allardyce: Watford ‘safe’ from drop

Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce believes Watford’s relegation worries are over, after a victory that deepened his side’s woes.

Mon, 14 Dec, 2015

Aston Villa defence lets Remi Garde down once again

Aston Villa 2 Watford 3: Remi Garde is contemplating changes in a bid to plug Aston Villa’s leaky defence.

Mon, 30 Nov, 2015

Arsenal gear up for Bayern Munich

Arsene Wenger faced an angry supporter at last week’s shareholder Annual General Meeting when he was accused of overseeing an ‘embarrassing’ run of recent results in the Champions League.

Mon, 19 Oct, 2015

Alan Pardew hails Wilfried Zaha resolve

Watford 0 Crystal Palace 1: Alan Pardew hailed the resoluteness of Wilfried Zaha, who was publicly rebuked by the Eagles boss after being hauled off at half-time in the defeat to Tottenham last week.

Mon, 28 Sep, 2015

West Brom deflate 10-man Chelsea

West Brom 3 Chelsea 0: This was an extraordinary evening at The Hawthorns in every sense.

Tue, 19 May, 2015

Team news for Chelsea v Liverpool

Premier League champions Chelsea made five changes for the visit of Liverpool, with 19-year-old midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek given a first start.

Sun, 10 May, 2015

Cuadrado starts, no Courtois for Blues; City start with Milner

The team news for tonight's Premier League games.

Wed, 11 Feb, 2015

Benteke dropped by Villa for Blues clash; Nasri back for City

Team news for the 3pm Premier League games

Sat, 07 Feb, 2015

Team news from the Premier League

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 24 in the Premier League.

Fri, 06 Feb, 2015

No Fabregas for Chelsea; Lampard on the bench for City

Cesc Fabregas and Filipe Luis joined the suspended Diego Costa in missing Chelsea’s top of the Premier League clash at home to Manchester City.

Sat, 31 Jan, 2015

Sturridge back in contention as Chelsea turn to big guns

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge could be back in contention for the second leg of the Capital One Cup semi-final against Chelsea on Tuesday.

Mon, 26 Jan, 2015

Gerrard back for Reds

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is set to return to face Chelsea in the Capital One Cup semi-final first leg after resting his tight hamstring at the weekend.

Mon, 19 Jan, 2015

Team news from the Premier League

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 21 in the Premier League.

Fri, 09 Jan, 2015

Chelsea set to rest star men

Striker Diego Costa and forward Eden Hazard are among the front-line Chelsea players who could be rotated out of the starting XI for Sunday’s FA Cup third-round tie with Watford.

Fri, 02 Jan, 2015