Tayler Willson

Yesterday should have been a celebratory one for Chelsea, as two second half goals from Ramires and Victor Moses against Championship side Middlesbrough were enough to propel the struggling London club into the FA Cup quarter-finals. Despite their good start to the season, they have slipped down to 4th in the league, have been eliminated from the CL in the group stages, and barely scraped by to beat Sparta Prague in the Europa League, so success in the FA Cup is likely the only shot the Blues have at winning any silverware this season.

It’s tight at the top, well at least for third place. With just four points separating Tottenham, Chelsea and Arsenal, the race between the London giants promises to be the most exciting action in the final third of the season. With Manchester United almost guaranteed the title, and neighbours City marooned in second, the three horse race for the final two qualification spots is hotting up.

Following a shaky start to his Liverpool career 22-year-old Jordan Henderson has slowly started to show the Anfield faithful why the Reds were willing to take a gamble with the £20 million signing of the dynamic midfielder.

The 2011-2012 Premier league season had one of the most thrilling climaxes to a league campaign in the 20 year history of the Premier League. Manchester City snatched the title out of their neighbours and fierce rivals Manchester United’s grasp with virtually the last kick of the season.

This week the bookies have made Gareth Bale the early favourite to pick up the prestigious PFA player of the season award for the Premier League.  The award is voted for by fellow Premier league players and Bale has won the award once before in 2011.

Arsenal are set to erect a statue of Dennis Bergkamp outside the Emirates Stadium this summer, as they aim to immortalise another one of their recent heroes. The former Holland international will see his statue placed alongside Tony Adams, Thierry Henry and Herbert Chapman which were erected in December 2011.

On the eve of March, it’s now time to hear that clichéd phrase ‘Squeaky Bum Time’. The Football League tables are starting to take shape and gaps between promotion places and relegation slots are substantially forming.

Before Roberto Mancini took over Manchester City, you had to go back 34 years and 22 managers to find our last success, that 1976 League Cup win over Newcastle United.