EPL: Aston Villa FC v Chelsea FC Match Facts

Chelsea have won seven of the last eight BPL meetings with Aston Villa (L1).

Chelsea unbeaten in their last six league away matches (W4 D2), conceding just two goals in that run.

EPL: Arsenal FC v Watford Match Facts

 

Arsenal had won the previous six meetings with Watford before a 2-1 defeat last month in the FA Cup quarter final.

Watford and Arsenal have met 17 times in the league, with both sides winning eight times and drawing once.

Sunderland Terminate Emmanuel Eboue's Contract

Sunderland have terminated Emmanuel Eboue's contract following confirmation of his 12-month FIFA-imposed ban.

The governing body dished out the punishment earlier today after it was alleged that Eboue had failed to pay his former agent.

Today In The Papers

The Sun
Yaya Toure is ready to quit Manchester City this summer with Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich interested in the Ivory Coast international.

Former Chelsea physio Eva Carneiro is quitting football after her ordeal at Chelsea

EPL Updates

Football Association Charge Manchester City Defender Martin Demichelis For Involvement In Betting

Martin Demichelis has been charged by the FA for betting on football matches earlier this year.

Demichelis is alleged to have committed 12 breaches of FA Rule E8 over the course of a week in January.

AFCON Qualifiers, International friendlies Results

Group A
Togo 0-0 Tunisia
Liberia 5-0 Djibouti

Group B
Angola 0-2 DR Congo

Group D
Uganda 0-0 Burkina Faso

AFCON Qualifiers latest

Africa Cup of Nation Qualifiers:

Group B

Central African Republic 2 - 1 Madagascar

Group C

Equatorial Guinea 0 - 1 Mali

Group F

Libya 4 - 0 Sao Tome and Principe

Group L

Zimbabwe 4 - 0 Swaziland

 

Courtois uncertain over chelsea future

Thibaut Courtois has raised doubts over his future with Chelsea after refusing to commit to the struggling EPL Champions.

When asked whether he would remain in west London beyond the end of the season, Courtois told Belgian broadcaster RTBF he was unsure.

EPL Updates

Arsenal's Ozil urges Wenger to spend big and admits the fear of Pep
"We know that it will not be easy and that we need reinforcements if we want next season to be on top here again,"

"It is again interesting to see how much the clubs do during the summer break."

Results of AFCON Qualifiers and Intl Friendlies

Africa Cup of Nation Qualifiers

Group B
DR Congo 2 - 1 Angola

Group D
Burkina Faso 1 - 0 Uganda

Group F
Cape Verde 0 - 1 Morocco

Group H
Mauritius 1 - 0 Rwanda

Group J
Seychelles 2 - 0 Lesotho

Group K
Burundi 1 - 3 Namibia

Senegal 1 - 0 Niger 

Group M
Cameroon 2 - 2 South Africa