Players In

Yossi Benayoun (Liverpool, Undisclosed)

Ramires (Benfica, Undisclosed)

Matej Delac (Zapresic, Undisclosed)

Players Out

Ricardo Carvalho (Real Madrid, Undisclosed)

Joe Cole (Liverpool, Free)

Deco (Fluminense, Undisclosed)

Michael Ballack (Bayer Leverkusen, Free)

Scott Sinclair (Swansea, £500,000)

Seth Ofori-Twunasi (Peterborough United, Free)

Jack Cork (Burnley, Loan)

Franco Di Santo (Wigan, Loan)

Matej Delac (Vitesse Arnhem, Loan)

Michael Mancienne (Wolves, Loan)

Nemanja Matic (Vitesse Arnhem, Loan)

Slobodan Rajkovic (Vitesse Arnhem, Loan)

Ben Gordon (Kilmarnock, Loan)

Ryan Bertrand (Nottingham Forest, Loan)

Danny Philliskirk (Oxford United, Loan)

Rhys Taylor (Crewe, Loan)

Although the transfer dealings by …

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Carlo Ancelotti described Chelsea’s recent performances as ‘Playstation Football’, due to the ridiculous high score-lines that would be more at home on a computer screen. I have a feeling that Stoke City may be wishing they could hit a reset button throughout tomorrows game. Or failing that just smash the controller through the T.V set in frustration.

After Chelsea’s massacre of West Brom and Wigan, it seems like a foregone conclusion that …

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Mighty Whites well up for it

1. Chelsea

Two 6-0 wins in a row can’t be wrong, and it’s the first time in living memory a team has ever started a season in this way. Chelsea are undoubtedly going to be champions for a few years yet. Didier Drogba is apparently carrying an injury, but is doing a terrible job of acting like it.

The Ivorian hit a hat trick against West Bromwich Albion …

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"Don't really fancy it tonight, Tony…"

Stoke keeper Asmir Begović is in trouble with his club after refusing to play in their second-round Carling Cup tie over Shrewsbury. Chelsea are reported to be chasing Begović, and his head seems to have been turned by the prospect of a move to the champions.

Begović is expected to meet with Tony Pulis and Stoke’s chief executive, Tony Scholes, and is looking at a fine and …

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Wave to the nice people, Sir Alex…

1st Manchester United – I said this at the start of the season, and I’m not gonna change it in the light of a couple of high-scoring wins for Chelsea. United were horrendously unlucky with the injury crisis they had in December/January last season, and if they can avoid the same thing happening again, they’ll be in with a shout. The worrying thing for …

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Despite uncertainties over whether Carlo Ancelotti has any intentions of bringing in new players in the last week of the transfer window, rumours have been rife of Chelsea’s ambitions to sign a new defender.

Following Ricardo Carvalho’s departure Chelsea’s defence is one of the areas of the team that would benefit from some reinforcements. This has prompted a great deal of speculation as to whether Carlo is planning a …

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George Caveney? Of course, he is the one they call 'That Crazy Kid Caveney', no?

Wild, ill thought out, and completely bereft of any supporting evidence or convincing argument.

Is it City’s spending? No. Well, yes, but not in this context.

Because I’ve already stated the case for not reading into any Premiership results for at least another fortnight, it seems now would be the perfect time to predict the top seven come May 2011. Villa’s capitulation …

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'Hello Mum'

Chelsea have had a explosive to the season with high scoring results that are sure to strike fear into the hearts of the rest of the leagues teams.

They have had the most convincing performances of the clubs who will be challenging for the title, although they have yet to encounter a team who have posed a proper challenge for them.

With the majority of their best players fit this season promises …

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John Johnston's High Flyers…

Although we still have a heavily contested league meeting between Manchester City and Liverpool to take place on Monday evening, this weekend’s Premier League games have seen their fair share of goals and quality performances from a number of individuals.

While many have done their part in securing three points for their respective clubs, who have gone above and beyond this weekend, standing head and shoulders above everyone else?

Goalkeeper

Ben Foster – Has enjoyed …

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Mourinho to be Drog dealer?

Jose Mourinho is evidently not content with the capture of Mesut Ozil alone, and would love nothing more than to knock Barcelona off their perch, thus completing a hat trick of title wins in each of Europe’s “top three” leagues.

To add Real Madrid to the honours achieved with Chelsea and Inter Milan would be a gold standard distinction for the self appointed “Special One”, and now the …

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