Birmingham City have snapped up Chelsea starlet Scott Sinclair on an initial one-month loan deal - the fifth loan move of his career.Sinclair has already established himself in this country as one of the most exciting attacking players of his age having enjoyed previous loan spells at Plymouth, QPR, Charlton and Crystal Palace over the last two years.

League One minnows Southend stunned Chelsea, as a stoppage-time equaliser from defender Peter Clarke earned the Shrimpers a deserved third-round replay.

Chelsea will make a number of changes to their side for the FA Cup third round tie with Southend on Saturday.

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Ricardo Carvalho is confident Luiz Felipe Scolari can lead Chelsea to glory if he just gets a ‘little bit of luck’.

Deco is convinced Chelsea will be champions come next May, despite conceding that The Blues are playing well below par at present.

Chelsea midfielder Deco has backed the Blues to overcome their recent blip and go on to win the Premier League title.

Didier Drogba has promised to provide some “surprises” in 2009 on his now uncertain future with Premier League title-chasers Chelsea.

Frank Lampard has warned Manchester United to expect a backlash from Chelsea when the two title rivals clash on January 11.

Chelsea head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari admitted that his side had lost valuable ground in the Premier League title race in being held to a 2-2 draw at in-form Fulham.