Premiership: Chelsea's Morris accused of nightclub assault

Chelsea footballer Jody Morris has been charged in connection with an alleged nightclub assault, Scotland Yard said.

Morris, 23, was charged with affray and actual bodily harm after he attended Belgravia police station in central London by appointment, a police spokesman said.

The midfielder from Epsom, Surrey, will appear before Horseferry Road magistrates on Wednesday along with team mate John Terry, 21, and Wimbledon defender Desmond Byrne, 20, who were charged with the same offences last week.

The charges followed an alleged incident between a member of staff and customers at the private members’ Wellington Club in central London on January 4.

Morris, a former England Under-21 international, had been enjoying a night out with his friends where they were reported to be celebrating the birth of his daughter.

All three have been bailed.