Aston Villa 1 Blackpool 0

Sheffield United 1 Southampton 0 

Chelsea 2 Hull City 0

Steve Bruce accused Gary Cahill of taking a tumble “like something out of Swan Lake” and claimed he should have been sent off as Hull went down 2-0 to Chelsea.

Swansea goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski will miss Sunday’s Barclays Premier League clash with Tottenham after having his one-match ban confirmed by the Football Association.

West Ham 3 Swansea 1

Newcastle 1 QPR 0

Manchester United 1 Crystal Palace 0

Man United 1 Chelsea 1

Christian Benteke is named on the Aston Villa bench for the visit of Barclays Premier League champions Manchester City.

Sunderland 0 Swansea 0

Louis van Gaal’s problems mounted at Turf Moor as Angel di Maria hobbled off injured in Manchester United’s uninspiring 0-0 draw with Burnley.

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Debutant Eric Dier scored a dramatic injury-time winner to get Mauricio Pochettino’s era at Tottenham off to a winning start against London rivals West Ham.

10 teams are starting their Premier League campaigns this afternoon.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho bizarrely selected his first Barclays Premier League defeat at Stamford Bridge as his season’s “highlight”.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been fined after his sarcastic appraisal of officials following the loss to Sunderland.

Stoke City 4 Fulham 1

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, his assistant Rui Faria and midfielder Ramires have been charged by the FA for their actions in last Saturday’s controversial loss to Sunderland.

Newcastle 1 Swansea 2

Manchester City 4 Southampton 1

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho cannot comprehend why some Manchester United supporters blame Alex Ferguson for the club’s struggles this season.

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Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has requested a personal FA hearing and denied an improper conduct charge levelled at him after his dismissal in the controversial loss at Aston Villa earlier this month.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has requested a personal Football Association hearing and denied an improper conduct charge levelled at him following his dismissal in the controversial loss at Aston Villa earlier this month.

Hull City 2 West Brom 0

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has vowed to contest the improper conduct charge delivered by the Football Association following his touchline dismissal in last Saturday’s controversial loss at Aston Villa.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association after going on to the pitch during the defeat at Aston Villa on Saturday.

Chelsea 2 Galatasaray 0 (Chelsea win 3-1 on aggregate)

Jose Mourinho will not face any action from the Football Association for his comments about referee Chris Foy.

Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart will face no further action from the Football Association following his confrontation with Hull’s George Boyd.

Didier Drogba can anticipate a rousing reception on his Stamford Bridge return with Galatasaray tonight, but Jose Mourinho has no intention of extending the warm welcome to Roberto Mancini.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho continues to seethe about events at Aston Villa on Saturday on the eve of the crucial Champions League last-16 second leg against Galatasaray.

Angry Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho continues to see the about events at Aston Villa on Saturday on the eve of the crucial Champions League last-16 second leg against Galatasaray.

Six-time Olympic champion cyclist Chris Hoy has again been on the sharp end of abuse from disgruntled football fans after Chelsea supporters took to social media to vent their fury at referee Chris Foy.

Jose Mourinho has called on the Premier League to stop sending Chris Foy to Chelsea games after the referee dismissed two more Blues players – and their manager – in an ill-tempered clash at Villa Park on Saturday.

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Manchester City 1 Stoke 0

Club-record signing Mesut Ozil has been left out of the Arsenal squad for today’s Barclays Premier League clash against Sunderland at the Emirates Stadium.

Newcastle and Norwich have both been fined and warned as to their future conduct, the Football Association has announced.

Norwich and Newcastle have until Wednesday afternoon to respond to a Football Association charge of failing to control their players in last week’s ill-tempered goalless draw at Carrow Road.

Juan Mata has been handed his first Manchester United start for their Barclays Premier League encounter with Cardiff – and Robin van Persie returned too as David Moyes’ men looked to kick-start their season.

Chelsea 1 Stoke City 0

Chelsea 1 Stoke 0