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Tottenham put in one of the best performances of Mauricio Pochettino's reign as progress to the Capital One Cup semi-finals was secured in style. The former Argentina defender's start to life in north London has not been without its teething problems, but things appear to now be moving in the right direction. Spurs have taken […]

Brendan Rodgers revealed his bemusement at criticism of Raheem Sterling after his man of the match display fired Liverpool into the Capital One Cup semi-finals. The 20-year-old shone in the 'false nine' position against Championship leaders Bournemouth and netted either side of Lazar Markovic's first goal for the Reds as they teed up a two-legged […]

League One side Sheffield United will face Tottenham in a two-legged semi-final of the Capital One Cup. The Blades saw off Premier League Southampton at Bramall Lane on Tuesday night, and will face Spurs at their home ground in the second of the ties. Spurs booked their last-four spot with a 4-0 demolition of Newcastle […]

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge will continue his rehabilitation from a thigh injury in the United States over Christmas. The England forward spent 10 days in Los Angeles to help with his recovery and he will now travel to the east coast to link up with the medical team at the Boston Red Sox, who share […]

Southampton's astonishing start to the season has gone off-kilter in recent weeks, with Tuesday's embarrassing Capital One Cup defeat at Sheffield United their fifth successive loss in all competitions. Here, Press Association Sport looks at what is going wrong for Ronald Koeman's side. 1. TOUGH FIXTURES Saints' best-ever start to a top-flight season began to […]

Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli will not feature against Bournemouth in the Capital One Cup quarter-final as he has not traveled with the squad. The Italy international was a second-half substitute in Sunday's defeat at Manchester United, where he made his comeback after more than a month on the sidelines with a groin problem. Balotelli has […]

Petr Cech insists his padded helmet saved him and Chelsea team-mate Kurt Zouma from serious injury. The pair clashed heads in the Blues' 3-1 Capital One Cup quarter final win at Derby on Tuesday, forcing Zouma to be carried off. The defender should be available for Chelsea's trip to Stoke on Monday, though, after being […]

Mauricio Pochettino is happy to take the blame if his Tottenham side are knocked out of the Capital One Cup on Wednesday night. Newcastle are the visitors to White Hart Lane as both sides look to make it into the semi-finals and move one step closer to a March final at Wembley. Tottenham overcame Brighton […]

Sheffield United continue to be gripped by cup fever after they claimed a second Premier League scalp of the season to book a Capital One Cup semi-final spot after beating hapless Southampton. The League One Blades, who reached the last four of the FA Cup last season, saw off West Ham in the second round […]

Cesc Fabregas believes Chelsea have the "talent, discipline and courage" to win four titles this season after they defeated 10-man Derby 3-1 to reach the semi-finals of the Capital One Cup. The Blues are sitting top of the Barclays Premier League and have progressed to the knockout stages of the Champions League, while they are […]

Roberto Martinez is keeping his fingers crossed Kevin Mirallas has not suffered a serious injury after he was carried off in the final moments of Everton's 3-1 victory over QPR. The Belgian was chopped down by Jordon Mutch in stoppage time, with his ankle appearing to buckle. Mirallas missed almost two months of action earlier […]

Arsenal paid a fitting tribute to Thierry Henry, as did a number of his soon-to-be new colleagues, after the former Gunners striker announced his retirement from football on Tuesday morning. The 37-year-old confirmed he will return to London to take up a role in the media with Sky Sports "as a football expert and ambassador" […]

Ross Barkley is confident that Everton can now kick on in the Barclays Premier League following a 3-1 victory over struggling QPR. Barkley put the Toffees on their way in the 33rd minute when he netted his first goal of the season in spectacular fashion and Kevin Mirallas made it two before half-time, with Steven […]

Wayne Rooney insists Manchester United can overtake Chelsea and win the Barclays Premier League this season. United stretched their winning streak to six matches on Sunday with a morale-boosting 3-0 victory over arch-rivals Liverpool. Despite struggling in the opening stages of the season, Louis van Gaal has guided his men to third in the table […]

There may have been a few less grey hairs, the glasses a little less stylish and even the odd crafty cigarette when Arsene Wenger sat in the Monaco dugout, but the desire to win of the young coach burned just as fierce. Wenger was in his late 30s when he took over at Monaco, and […]