Rafael Benitez's hopes of winning over the Chelsea supporters face a stern test when his new side take on champions Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

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Chelsea announced on Wednesday that Rafael Benitez had been appointed their interim first team-manager until the end of the season after the European champions sacked Roberto di Matteo.

Di Matteo was

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger accused Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich of failing to show loyalty to Roberto di Matteo after the Italian was sacked just months after winning the Champions League.

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Roberto Di Matteo has brushed off concerns over the fallout from Chelsea's latest setback and says the Champions League holders are "confident" ahead of a crucial Group H clash away to Juventus here T

Referee Mark Clattenburg will miss a fourth successive weekend of Premier League action as the Football Association continues an investigation into 'racism' allegations against the official.

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Chelsea manager Di Matteo will breathe a sigh of relief as defender John Terry will only be out for weeks rather than months following a scan on his right knee.

Terry picked up the injury and had to

Chelsea star Frank Lampard is poised to follow former teammates Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka with a lucrative move to China, after Guizhou Renhe confirmed Monday they were in talks with him.

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Roberto Di Matteo admits Liverpool have become Chelsea's "bogey team" ahead of the visit of Brendan Rodgers' side to Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

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After one of their most difficult weeks in recent memory, Chelsea host Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League on Wednesday knowing defeat could send their season cartwheeling towards catastrophe.

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Manchester United will try to return to winning ways when they face Arsenal in the Premier League at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Victory for Alex Ferguson's men in the day's early kick-off match will s