Of course, fate dictates that on the day Chelsea suffered their greatest existential crisis due to sanctions placed on owner Roman Abramovich, the club had a fixture to fulfil. Victory over Norwich last night came relatively easily, but answering questions on what happens next for the club won’t be so simple. In terms of what Chelsea’s apparent impending demise might mean for the league as a whole, Johnny Watterson’s column looks at the justified whataboutery attached to this whole saga when clubs such as Manchester City and Newcastle go on as normal despite questions that can be asked of their ownership too. On this side of the water, there are plenty of League of Ireland games on tonight which Gavin Cummiskey has previewed. Lisa Fallon looks …

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