Robert O'Connor

Chelsea are going through a difficult period but look set to tie down one of their key players to a long-term contract

Manchester United visit Stamford Bridge on Saturday in what is surely a must-win game.

City, who have a game in hand, cut the gap to six points on the Premier League leaders ahead of their clash next Sunday.

Pep Guardiola’s side quickly closing in on league-leading Gunners after Stamford Bridge rout

Second-half goals from Nico O’Reilly, Marc Guehi and Jeremy Doku helped City trim the deficit to six points ahead of next week’s Etihad Stadium clash.

West Ham United 4-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers: Doubles from Konstantinos Mavropanos and Taty Castellanos help the Hammers to climb out of the bottom three

Frenandez was removed from Chelsea’s team for two matches following comments in which he appeared to court Real Madrid.

Chelsea 7-0 Port Vale: Joao Pedro, Estevao and Alejandro Garnacho were among the scorers in a dominant display at Stamford Bridge

Dominant Blues easily seal Wembley berth as League One’s bottom club put to the sword at Stamford Bridge