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Football Weekly: make or break for Chelsea and André Villas-Boas

AC Jimbo is back from the ski slopes to take control of the pod, and he's joined in the studio by Philippe Auclair, Sean Ingle and John Ashdown.

Top of the agenda are the continuing crises at Chelsea and Arsenal. The Blues fought back to draw at home to Birmingham in the FA Cup, but the Gunners were well beaten by Sunderland, meaning another season without any silverware. How much longer will Wenger remain at the helm - and can André Villas-Boas overcome the infighting at Stamford Bridge to guide his team past Napoli in the Champions League.

Elsewhere in the pod, we round up the rest of the action from the FA Cup, before heading off to Europe, where we catch up with all the news from France, Italy, and, courtesy of Sid Lowe, Spain.

Finally, we discuss footballers' non-footballing brothers, bizarre injuries, and - following Brighton's defensive masterclass at Anfield - the joys of own goals.

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