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Fernando Torres makes the most of City’s late slip

Mix up at the back allows Chelsea striker secure victory at Stamford Bridge Fernando Torres scores Chelsea’s late winner against Manchester City at Stamford Bridge. Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images Chelsea 2 Manchester City 1:   It was around six seconds from the 90 minute-mark here, the fourth official preparing to hoist his board for added time, when   Fernando Torres   confirmed his revival by burying Manchester City’s prospects in south-west London. A pinball in central midfield ended with Willian punting down-field over a back-tracking Matija Nastasic , the centre half panicking and nodding back and over an on-rushing  Joe Hart . There was Torres, sprinting beyond the visitors’ confused last line of defence and away from Martín Demichelis, to convert into the gaping net. A man who has endured plenty of wretched luck in front of goal had his good fortune at last. This was a first Premier League goal of the season, and only a second of the calen...

Welcome to Zola's place! Familiar face set to greet Chelsea supporters in Swindon boozer ahead of Capital One Cup clash

The thousands of Chelsea fans travelling to Swindon for Tuesday's Capital One Cup tie might be pleased to hear Gianfranco Zola is waiting for them.   Well, a mural of the iconic Italian at least.   His diminutive frame adorns the doors to a supporters club set up in this part of Wiltshire seven years ago for a group of west London expats and will, on the day of the match, host a knees up the scale of which has not been seen before.   Blues brothers: Pub landlord John Honeyman and 'Zola' prepare to welcome Chelsea fans to Swindon It is the first time since the Swindon branch was formed nearly two decades ago that Chelsea have been in town and landlord John Honeyman, 51, is expecting a bumper crowd.   'I think around 3,000 tickets have been sold for the Chelsea end and I would hope most of them come here first,' he told MailOnline Sport. 'It will be a good drink and sing song.'  In an annex of the Swiss Chalet pub is Zola's Bar, which houses a couple of s...