Chelsea would be 10th in the Premier League if the season had begun in November – scoring less than West Brom
Carlo Ancelotti’s side have been worse than Blackburn and Stoke since start of November and more goal shy than West Brom.

Kean: Santa Cruz needs matches
Blackburn manager Steve Kean has played down fears that striker Roque Santa Cruz faces a spell on the sidelines.

Football transfer rumours: Roman Pavlyuchenko to Spartak Moscow?
Today’s Mill enjoyed the bit with the water gun As the Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy wakes up this morning to news that West Ham United are set to be named as the preferred bidder for the Olympic Stadium, he might be forgiven for wondering what it was all for. All that time and money wasted drawing up plans for a venue that will never be built and chasing Pele for a supportive quote. I …