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Manchester United defenders Raphael Varane and Aaron Wan-Bissaka were both taken off due to injury against Chelsea.

Chelsea player Jody Morris has claimed that he turned down a role at Everton owing to what Frank Lampard told him. Morris, 43, was Lampard’s assistant at both Derby County and the Blues.

Premier League matches since he began in 2000. In that time he was given the reins on numerous big clashes, and on occasion the 53-year-old triggered the anger of fans and managers with his showman-like behaviour.He handed out a record 114 red cards which epitomised his no-nonsense approach, while also rubbing many up the wrong way.

Chelsea stars were once booted off their own training ground in order to make room for school children on their lunch break despite being in Champions League preparations.Before moving to the £20million Cobham base, which was officially opened in 2007, the club had trained at the Harlington training ground since the 1970s. Guy Poyet, who played for the club between 1997 and 2001, has now detailed how he enjoyed his time at Chelsea but explained how their time at Harlington would often be disrupted.Gus Poyet, speaking exclusively to Ladbrokes at the launch of its 5-A-Side bet on Chelsea v Newcastle, said: "We had a great balance at Chelsea, I really felt like there was a strong team spirit during my time at the club."We were great professionals who followed Dennis [Wise] - even as foreign players who were new to this country and the culture, we all knew that Dennis was our leader; he was our captain so we knew that we had to follow his example."The biggest shock for me at Chelsea was the training ground.

Chelsea in the future with three defenders out of contract in the summer.Poyet suggested the "strange problem" is why Thomas Tuchel's side aren't competing with Manchester City and Liverpool this season.The Uruguayan said: "I think it's just a problem with time; perhaps that goes some way to explaining why Chelsea aren't up there with Man City and Liverpool."Too many new players have come in...the club now finds itself in a position where three of their main defenders have contracts expiring this summer."That's very strange for a club like Chelsea."Poyet, who was speaking exclusively to Ladbrokes at the launch of its 5-A-Side bet on Chelsea v Newcastle, continued."The problem with that, is that every single player reacts differently when they're in the last few months of their contract and they don't know where they're going to be next season."I'm not saying it's a conscious effort made by players to just stop trying."And I'm not saying every player takes it easy; it's an unconscious thing. What do you think of Poyet's comments? Let us know in the comments section "There were rumours last week that Christensen was sorting a deal with Barcelona."Can you really go and play in the next game, if you've just been negotiating all week with another club?"Currently, Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen, and César Azpilicueta's contracts are all up in the summer.The three could be joined out of the door by Saul Niguez - whose loan is up - and Charly Musonda, who is also out of contract.

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Premier League referee Mark Halsey following his Newcastle United side's 2-1 defeat to Wigan in 2013.Not only did the official miss an extraordinarily ugly challenge by Wigan's Callum McManaman which should've seen the midfielder sent off, but the Latics also grabbed a last-minute winner to compound Pardew's misery.But rather than confront Halsey in front of the cameras, Pardew decided to conceal himself near the referee's dressing room and launch a surprise attack after the game."As you walk down the tunnel at Wigan … you've got two double doors to go through … [and] Alan Pardew has hid behind these doors, waiting for me." Halsey explained speaking exclusively to Ladbrokes at the launch of its 5-A-Side bet on Chelsea v Liverpool."As soon as I walk past him, he's giving me some absolutely torrent abuse. I knew at half-time I'd missed a poor challenge.

Premier League referee Mark Halsey has shared the secret on how he curbed Cristiano Ronaldo's tendancy to take a tumble during the superstar's early days at Manchester United.Ronaldo first joined United back in 2003 as a teenager from Sporting Lisbon.Under the watchful eye of Sir Alex Ferguson, Ronaldo evolved into one of football's best ever players before departing for Real Madrid in a then-record £80million move.Ronaldo returned to Old Trafford for a second spell at United in the summer a completely different player.But during his first spell at United, Ronaldo garnered a reputation for diving and was often slammed for his tendency to throw himself to the deck.Although Ronaldo has stamped out the majority of his theatrics, he has still been accused of taking the odd tumble in the Premier League this season.He was blasted for going down easily during a clash with West Ham's Kurt Zouma earlier in the season.But Halsey, speaking exclusively to Ladbrokes at the launch of its 5-A-Side bet on Chelsea v Liverpool, has revealed how he got into the head of Ronaldo before a match.What have you made of Ronaldo's performances for Man Utd this season? Let us know in the comments section.And the former official, who refereed in the top-flight for over 14 years, revealed that he'd even jokingly warn Ronaldo to stay on his feet prior to the match."You don't get star-struck when you're refereeing; you can't afford to," Halsey said. "When you cross that white line, you're refereeing 22 players, that's it.

Premier League referee has revealed that he 'couldn't eat for three days' after realising he had missed one of the worst-ever tackles in league history.It's impossible for referee's to catch every incident that occurs on a football pitch, and now VAR has been introduced to make their lived a whole lot easier.It's hard to imagine that whatever decision was, or wasn't made in the Premier League less than five years ago would stand without any further intervention, but former referee Mark Halsey managed to miss one of the worst-ever tackles made in the top-flight.Halsey was so ashamed of his error that he admitted it was difficult to 'eat for days' after seeing a replay after the match.Back in 2013, Wigan faced Newcastle at the DW Stadium, and Scotland international Callum McManaman delivered a brutal knee-high challenge on Magpies star Massadio Haidara. McManaman escaped any punishment for his tackle despite how dangerous it was, and Halsey has recalled his version of events, and admitted that upon seeing a replay of the tackle, he felt 'sick to his stomach'.Mark Halsey, speaking exclusively to Ladbrokes at the launch of its 5-A-Side bet on Chelsea v Liverpool, said: "Just as the challenge went in, a Newcastle player ran straight in front of me, so I'm basically looking at a brick wall.

Manchester United over the course of this season, but they aren’t the only team to have been thrown under the bus by their own players.It only takes one or two small leaks to the press to upset the masses at the club, and it usually shoves the manager into the firing line.Concerns about Ole Gunnar Solskjaer were all fed to the media earlier this season, which mounted more pressure onto the shoulders of the Norwegian and he was soon sacked by the Premier League outfit.But what are the worst and more controversial leaks of recent times? Daily Star takes a look.In 2015, then-Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho was given a two-game stadium ban after accusing Barcelona midfielder Frank Rijkaard of visiting the referee’s office at half-time in their Champions League game.The manager said the meeting between the Barca star and referee Anders Frisk led to Didier Drogba being sent off. Chelsea still won over the course of two legs but Mourinho’s comments landed him with a ban for the crucial match against Bayern Munich.However, it was leaked that the Portuguese boss was sneaked into the dressing room via a laundry basket.

Gary Neville has been left in hysterics at his home as he filmed his reaction to Jamie Carragher and Roy Keane's heated spat following Chelsea v Manchester United.

After 1-0 disappointments at the weekend both Chelsea and Wolves need to bounce back.

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Friday 4 December20:00 Aston Villa v Newcastle Utd (Sky Sports)Saturday 5 December12:30 Burnley v Everton (BT Sport)15:00 Man City v Fulham (BT Sport)17:30 West Ham v Man Utd (Sky Sports)20:00 Chelsea v Leeds Utd (Sky Sports)Sunday 6 December12:00 West Brom v Crystal Palace (Sky Sports)14:15 Sheffield Utd v Leicester City (Sky Sports)16:30 Spurs v Arsenal (Sky Sports)19:15 Liverpool v Wolves (Amazon Prime Video)Monday 7 December20:00 Brighton v Southampton (Sky Sports)Friday 11 December20:00 Leeds Utd v West Ham (Sky Sports)Saturday 12 December12:30 Wolves v Aston Villa (BT Sport)15:00 Newcastle Utd v West Brom (Sky Sports)17:30 Man Utd v Man City (Sky Sports)20:00 Everton v Chelsea (BT Sport)Sunday 13 December12:00 Southampton v Sheff Utd

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Chelsea will kick off their new Premier League campaign against Brighton next month.

The latest set of fixtures below were released on Friday evening:20:15 Chelsea v Norwich City (Sky Sports)18:00 Burnley v Wolves (BBC)18:00 Man City v AFC Bournemouth (Sky Sports/Sky Pick)18:00 Newcastle United v Spurs (BT Sport)20:15 Arsenal v Liverpool (Sky Sports)18:00 Everton v Aston Villa (Sky Sports)18:00 Leicester City v Sheff Utd (Sky Sports/Sky Pick)20:15 Crystal Palace v Man Utd (BT Sport)20:15 Southampton v Brighton (BT Sport)20:00 West Ham v Watford (Sky Sports)17:30 Norwich City v Burnley (Sky Sports/Sky Pick)14:00 AFC Bournemouth v Southampton (BT Sport)16:00 Spurs v Leicester City (Sky Sports)18:00 Brighton v Newcastle United (Sky Sports/Sky Pick)18:00 Sheff Utd v Everton (Amazon Prime Video)20:15 Wolves v Crystal Palace (BT