A 25-year-old man has been charged over an attack in Bedfordshire in which West Ham United footballer Calum Davenport was stabbed in the legs.
Worrell Whitehurst, of Finsley Walk, Derby, is charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
Mr Whitehurst is also accused of causing actual bodily harm to the player's mother Kim, 49, in an attack early on Saturday morning in Kempston.
He was arrested in Derby and is due to appear at Bedford Magistrates' Court.
The attack took place at Mrs Davenport's home in Springfield Avenue.
The 26-year-old footballer is in a stable condition in intensive care at Bedford South Wing hospital after surgery on his legs, while his mother, also in the hospital, is described as stable.
A 19-year-old man arrested after the stabbing has been released on bail by Bedfordshire police pending further inquiries.
Season on loan
Davenport cost West Ham £3m when he joined them from Tottenham during the summer of 2007, but did not figure in the club's first game of this season, at Wolves last week.
After struggling to hold down a first-team place, he has been linked with a move.
Bedford-born Davenport spent a spell on loan at Premier League rivals Sunderland last season and has also been on loan to Watford.
The centre-back started his career at Coventry and has played on loan at Southampton and Norwich.
Police have appealed for anyone with any information about the stabbing in Kempston to contact them.