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Premier League: Wednesday night's matches – in pictures

The best images from around the grounds on a night packed with games and goals – including the 20,000th in the Premier League Jonny Weeks

Football quiz: stupid quotes

Today's questions carry on where yesterday's left off Ben Pinkney

Cahill in Villas-Boas's sights

Andre Villas-Boas, the Chelsea manager, has admitted his interest in Bolton Wanderers centre-back Gary Cahill after revealing the extent of his rift with Alex, the defender who recently requested to leave Stamford Bridge.

Terry marshals his defence as racism case heads to court

The England football captain John Terry will appear in court to face criminal charges over allegations that he racially abused an opposing player during a Premier League game.

Spurs stewards to wear headcams to target fans

Tottenham have confirmed that stewards will wear headcams for tonight's game against Chelsea at White Hart Lane and will adopt a zero-tolerance policy towards anyone heard using foul, abusive, homophobic or racist language.

Osman breaks the deadlock to lift Everton

It is unlikely that Royston Drenthe's performance will be remembered alongside "the Matthews Final" of 1953, but he put on a scintillating one-man display in a match that will rank alongside some of the worst seen in the Premier League this season.

O'Neill admits 'addiction' to stress of job

Martin O'Neill returned to football knowing the pressure is mounting on managers all the time.

Scharner's strike ensures Newcastle slide continues

Newcastle United remain in a worrying free fall, despite two more strikes from Demba Ba, as goals from Peter Odemwingie, Gareth McAuley and Paul Scharner earned West Bromwich their fourth away win of the season last night and left Alan Pardew's team with just two points from their last six games...

Kean clings on as Mrs Desai digs her heels in

Blackburn Rovers slipped deeper into the abyss yesterday, with their manager, Steve Kean, still in his job last night because the Ewood Park board was yet to persuade Indian matriarch owner Anuradha Desai to put the club out of its misery and sack him.