The star match of the day will be between Everton and Manchester City at the Goodison Park while Queens Park Rangers take their survival battle to the Villa Park as guests of Aston Villa
Browsing: Chelsea
The Italian side overturned a three-goal deficit from the first leg as Antonio Cassano headed in before Rodrigo Palacio’s finish and a William Gallas own goal drew the tie level
United looked on course to get some consolation for their midweek Champions League exit against Real Madrid as early goals from Javier Hernandez and recalled Wayne Rooney put them in complete control
On the day Tottenham romped to an impressive 3-0 win over the Italian giants, Inter Milan, at White Hart Lane, Chelsea lost away by lone goal to Steaua Bucuresti while Newcastle drew goalless with Anzhi Makhachkala
Norwich barely offered a threat to the league leaders and they were finished off 13 minutes from time, Kagawa finding another classy finish to a flowing move as thoughts turned to Madrid
Boro lacked confidence in front of goal and missed three late chances
Elsewhere, Wigan ran riot at the Madejski Stadium to enhance their survival prospects at the expense of Reading – as Norwich dented Everton’s slipping European ambitions with a come-from-behind home win and Romelu Lukaku guided West Brom to victory over Sunderland
Top on the bill is the clash between second-placed Manchester City and third positioned Chelsea
Following Manchester United’s 1-1 draw against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday night, Sir Alex Ferguson will most likely introduce some fresh faces when Reading visit on Monday in the FA Cup fifth round
While Chelsea got a deserving away win, Liverpool was dismissed by Zenit St. Petersburg 2-0
This opportunity will be provided through the Samsung-Chelsea FC Youth Football Camp programme, which is aimed at training children for the next generation of football players.
Chelsea’s trio of John Mikel Obi, Victor Moses and Kenneth Omeruo on Sunday celebrated their first major international championship after a single goal was enough to win Nigeria the Africa Cup of Nations
Frank Lampard moved to within four goals of becoming Chelsea’s all-time leading scorer to help his side record back-to-back EPL home wins for the first time since October
The Cote d’Ivoire icon will earn €2 million for the remainder of the 2012-13 season, and €4m for the duration of the 2013-14 campaign, with an additional bonus of €15,000 for each match he plays
Manchester City will welcome Leeds, who knocked out Tottenham on Sunday, at the Etihad Stadium, while Liverpool’s conquerors, Oldham, will face another Merseyside club in Everton
Still smarting from their inglorious exit from Capital One Cup, Chelsea players have no excuse to give if they fail to get past Brentford
Also on Wednesday evening, Chelsea will visit the Liberty Stadium to battle Swansea in Capital One Cup semi-final, second leg
The three successful sides will join Porto, Paris St Germain, Schalke, Arsenal, Malaga, AC Milan, Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Valencia, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Manchester United in the draw for the Round of 16
Their last win in the league was a 4-2 victory over Tottenham in October
In what could be better described as a hasty decision, Chelsea announced the sacking of Roberto Di Matteo on Wednesday after eight months in charge.
Former Liverpool boss, Rafael Benitez, has since stepped in