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Chelsea were eliminated from the Champions League on Wednesday night as 10-man Paris St Germain twice came from behind to win an ill-tempered last-16 tie on away goals at Stamford Bridge. The first leg was drawn 1-1 and Chelsea's advantage grew when Zlatan Ibrahimovic was harshly sent off after 31 minutes. Gary Cahill's strike nine […]

Premier League leaders Chelsea play Paris St Germain in the Champions League last-16 second leg at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday with the tie level at 1-1. Here, Press Association Sport looks at some of the talking points. 1. FOCUS ON THE FOOTBALL The first leg on February 17 was overshadowed by an incident of racism […]

Danny Welbeck came back to haunt Louis van Gaal as the Manchester United manager was subjected to a night of despair and defeat at Old Trafford. Welbeck sent Arsenal through to the semi-finals of the FA Cup with a 61st-minute winner after Wayne Rooney had equalised Nacho Monreal's opener. To pile yet more misery on […]

When it comes to the FA Cup, Manchester United have edged Barclays Premier League rivals Arsenal in recent years, winning three of their last five meetings. This year, the pair have been pitted against each other once again, in the quarter-finals – the difference this time being that Sir Alex Ferguson will not be in […]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger can still hear the celebrations of the Manchester United players following Ryan Giggs' FA Cup wondergoal in their 1999 FA Cup semi-final, but hopes his team can enjoy their own "miracle year" with a result to savor at Old Trafford on Monday night (live on FOX Sports 1 at 3:45pm ET […]

The Football Association are set to launch an investigation after crowd problems at Aston Villa during their FA Cup win over West Brom. There were two pitch invasions – one before the end of the game – from home supporters and Albion fans threw seats at the Villa crowd during the game. The FA are […]

Fabian Delph's first goal in a year helped fire Aston Villa to Wembley as they beat West Brom 2-0 to reach the FA Cup semi-finals. The stand-in skipper scored for the first time since March 2014 as Villa became the first side to bank a last four spot. Scott Sinclair grabbed a late second after […]

Newcastle's Papiss Cisse and Manchester United's Jonny Evans will serve suspensions of seven matches and six matches respectively for spitting, the Football Association has announced. The duo have been punished following an altercation between the pair during Wednesday's Barclays Premier League clash at at St James' Park. Striker Cisse accepted his FA charge on Thursday […]

West Brom boss Tony Pulis insists he has no problem with his Aston Villa counterpart Tim Sherwood following the latter's comments about the size of the two midlands club. Prior to Tuesday's Barclays Premier League clash between the teams, Sherwood – a contender to take over as Baggies boss in the recent past – described […]

Younes Kaboul, Emmanuel Adebayor and Etienne Capoue have not been involved since January, but Mauricio Pochettino says that does not mean their Tottenham careers are over. After being appointed head coach at White Hart Lane last summer, the former Argentina international handed experienced defender Kaboul the captain's armband. Hugo Lloris was named as one of […]

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has warned Steven Gerrard there is no easy route back into his first-team plans. The Reds captain has missed the last six matches with a hamstring injury and, although he has returned to training this week, he will be assessed before a decision can be made on whether he is fit […]

Papiss Cisse has accepted a Football Association charge for allegedly spitting at Manchester United's Jonny Evans and will face a seven-match ban. The Newcastle striker and the Manchester United defender were charged with breaching FA rule E1[a] following an incident in Wednesday night's Barclays Premier League clash between the clubs at St James' Park which […]

Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse has apologized to Manchester United defender Jonny Evans as the Football Association carries out an investigation into an alleged spitting incident. Television replays suggested the pair had spat towards each other during Wednesday night's Barclays Premier League clash between the Magpies and the Red Devils at St James' Park after Cisse […]

Winston Reid has signed a new long-term contract with West Ham, the Barclays Premier League side have announced. The New Zealand international, who had been liked with a move away from Upton Park in recent months, has put pen to paper on a six-and-a-half-year deal, which commits him to the Hammers until the summer of […]

Sunderland head coach Gus Poyet has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association after his touchline bust-up with Hull boss Steve Bruce. The 47-year-old Uruguayan has until 6pm on March 9 to respond to the charge after being sent to the stands for kicking a drinks holder and then arguing with Bruce after […]