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Three quick thoughts from Chelsea’s 2-0 win over Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. 1. Costa gets Chelsea back on track Jose Mourinho said he wouldn’t be sacked even if Chelsea were midtable, and the side have at least returned there after this 2-0 win over Aston Villa, making …

Liverpool have sacked Brendan Rodgers as manager. Rodgers with Suarez and Gerrad The 42-year-old, who joined Anfield in 2012, nearly guided Liverpool to the Premier League title in his second season at the club but eventually finished two points behind champions Manchester City. Luis Suarez’s departure and Daniel Sturridge’s injury …

Without defensive standout Vincent Kompany, Manchester City struggled in the first half against lowly Newcastle in the English Premier League on Saturday. But City still had striker Sergio Aguero to call upon and the Argentine international terrorized the Magpies all by himself. Aguero netted a hat-trick in eight minutes and …

The Manchester City striker ran riot during a 20-minute spell to rip Newcastle to shreds, becoming the fastest player to hit five goals in Premier League history Aguero At full-time at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday evening, it seemed Sergio Aguero’s remarkable five-goal performance against Newcastle United could not have been any …

Per Mertesacker has challenged Arsenal to show more aggression as they look to recover from their latest European flop in Sunday’s showdown with Premier League leaders Manchester United. Wenger Arsene Wenger’s side suffered an embarrassing 3-2 home defeat against Olympiakos in midweek that left them in severe danger of missing …

David Beckham will play in a charity football match at Old Trafford with Sir Alex Ferguson managing a side of sporting stars. Beckham made the announcement to Nick Grimshaw on Radio 1 Breakfast Show. “It’s something I’ve very excited about,” he says. “I retired three years ago and I never …

The FA chief says the Blues boss “made a mistake” and adds that although he has not broken any rules he has made an error of judgement in his handling of the saga Football Association chairman Greg Dyke has criticised Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho and says he should have apologised to Eva Carneiro …

The Premier League has been ranked fourth for giving football fans value for money while Germany’s Bundesliga offers the best quality game for the price, according to a new index. Part of the reason for the Premier League’s ranking compared with the Bundesliga are their respective ticket prices, according to …

The Blues made known their feelings over the Football Association’s decision to ban their striker for three games, but will wait for the written reasons before commenting further Costa slapping Koscielny Chelsea say they are “extremely disappointed” with the Football Association’s decision to ban striker Deigo Costa for three matches …

Chelsea Striker Diego Costa, who has been labelled as the master of dark arts,‎ has been charged with Violent conduct by the English FA for the part he played in the match between Chelsea and Arsenal at the weekend. Costa slapping Koscienly Costa appeared to slap Arsenal Defender Laurent Koscielny …