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Jon Walters walks off at half time after scoring two own goals

Match Report: Two Jonathan Walters howlers set Chelsea en route to rout

Stoke 0 Chelsea 4: Stoke striker gives Rafael Benitez’s men a huge helping hand when he misses penalty, too

Yann M'Vila

The French Angle: A closer look at Premier League transfer targets Loic Remy and Yann M'Vila

Newcastle and Tottenham have been linked with the Ligue 1 players

capital one cup

Mutiny in the stands and mediocrity on the pitch. When even the Capital One Cup turns into chaos, Rafa Benitez must wonder if he will ever turn around this squabbling, disaffected club.

The Swansea players celebrate Michu’s opener

Match Report: Demba Ba makes his mark for Chelsea as Southampton are crushed

Southampton 1 Chelsea 5: New striker settles in at the double as Torres keeps a watching brief from the stands

Frank Lampard will end his 12-year association with Chelsea in the summer and wants to join a side ‘where he can win more trophies’

Chelsea consider signing back-up to Petr Cech

Rafael Benitez aware that Fernando Torres needs a rest

Rafa Benitez (left) and his Villa rival Paul Lambert shout instructions

Clean sheets indicate Chelsea are back to their best claims Petr Cech

The Blues' results are improving under Rafael Benitez

Juan Mata celebrates Chelsea's opening goal

Juan Mata eager for more after scoring winning goal for Chelsea

Spaniard scored only goal in victory over Norwich

Juan Mata

Defensive improvements delight Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez

Blues beat Norwich 1-0

Chris Hughton braced for 'formidable' Chelsea challenge

Norwich manager Chris Hughton is braced for a “formidable” Boxing Day challenge from a Chelsea side he believes could still be in the hunt for the Barclays Premier League title.

Rafael Benitez refuses to dismiss Chelsea's hopes of winning the Premier League title

Rafael Benitez is refusing to dismiss Chelsea's hopes of winning the Barclays Premier League title despite the sizeable gap between themselves and leaders Manchester United.

Chelsea smash five past old foes Leeds to progress into semi-finals

There were last night the fragments of a great old cup tie redolent of the 1970s rivalry between these two clubs, but they have moved too far in opposite directions in modern times for Leeds United to pull off the second great shock of the round.

Branislav Ivanovic celebrates scoring Chelsea’s second goal at Elland Road last night
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National archives: Edward VIII’s phone calls - and how MI5 bugged them

Edward VIII’s phone calls - and how MI5 bugged them

Newly unearthed papers reveal a shocking extra dimension to the constitutional crisis over monarch’s abdication
Sent down at the Old Bailey: A tour of the world's most famous court

Sent down at the Old Bailey

A tour of the world's most famous court
Hollywood's random acts of red-carpet kindness

Hollywood's random acts of red-carpet kindness

The Hangover actor Zach Galifianakis’s date for his movie premieres isn’t arm candy  – it’s his 87-year-old friend who he saved from homelessness
British football scores an own goal

British football scores an own goal

Many managers barely survive a year in post. Martin Baker talks to experts who make a case for clubs using forensic business skills to find the best staff
James Lawton: Sergio Garcia cracks as major fault line opens up again

James Lawton

Sergio Garcia cracks as major fault line opens up again
Dylan Hartley: Northampton have spent the season proving all our critics wrong

Dylan Hartley talks tough

Northampton have spent the season proving all our critics wrong
Watch out Watford: Here comes the secretive Bilderberg Group

Watch out Watford: Here comes the secretive Bilderberg Group

A meeting of global power brokers in a Hertfordshire hotel is exciting conspiracy theorists, but what are they really about?
'The ultimate all-in-one home entertainment system': Microsoft finally unveils its Xbox ONE console

'The ultimate all-in-one home entertainment system'

Microsoft finally unveils its Xbox ONE console
Plenty of Fish dating site founder pulls 'Intimate Encounters' option to ward off sleazy men

Plenty of sleaze

Dating website pulls intimate 'hook-up' section to curb harassment
Inferno author Dan Brown 'honoured' to be invited to join the Freemasons

The Freemasons’ Code

Dan Brown reveals the message that told him door to the lodge is open
Not secure any more: G4S boss heads for exit at last

Not secure any more: G4S boss heads for exit at last

Nick Buckles survived the Olympics débâcle and a £5bn bid fiasco but a profit warning finally triggered his downfall
How to say ‘I’m a sellout’: Tumblr’s David Karp’s message of reassurance to his staff sounded very familiar

How to say ‘I’m a sellout’

Tumblr’s David Karp’s message of reassurance to his staff sounded very familiar
Why clubs are keen to take a stand

Why clubs are keen to take a stand

There's a real desire around the grounds for safe standing. But will the authorities listen?
In the end the fans decided Tony Pulis had made a pig's ear of the job at Stoke City

In the end the fans decided Tony Pulis had made a pig's ear of the job at Stoke City

Disillusion with a siege mentality and negative playing style made change inevitable
James Lawton: The James Hunt I knew is the subject of a new F1 movie

James Lawton: The James Hunt I knew is the subject of a new F1 movie

British driver was fascinating man whose epic duel with Niki Lauda in 1976 was typical of an era of glamour and glory – but also the ever-present threat of death