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Jose Mourinho was left complaining about ball-boys and spectators after seeing his Chelsea side's unbeaten start to the season come to an end at Newcastle. The Portuguese could only look on in horror as substitute Papiss Cisse struck twice after the break, making Didier Drogba's late header after defender Steven Taylor had been dismissed irrelevant […]

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew hailed his side's character and discipline after they consigned Chelsea to their first defeat of the season with a 2-1 Barclays Premier League victory at St James' Park on Saturday. Chelsea had gone 21 games unbeaten in all competitions prior to this encounter, but second-half substitute Papiss Cisse scored twice in […]

Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse came off the bench to condemn Barclays Premier League leaders Chelsea to a first defeat of the season. The Senegal international struck with his sixth goal of the season four minutes after replacing Remy Cabella, and then added a second 12 minutes from time. Magpies defender Steven Taylor was dismissed for […]

Julian Speroni believes Crystal Palace have to approach their game at Tottenham as a match they can win -or they risk falling into the relegation battle. The Eagles currently sit 15th in the Barclays Premier League table but are just one point clear of the bottom three ahead of their trip to White Hart Lane […]

Hull manager Steve Bruce is hoping fans will soon be able to see the real Sone Aluko make his mark on the Barclays Premier League. The Nigeria international was arguably the club's best player in the first half of their 2012-13 promotion campaign before missing the rest of the season with an Achilles injury. Last […]

Sunderland boss Gus Poyet has backed his players to shrug off their Sergio Aguero blues and prove once again that they are a team for the big occasion when they face Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday. A gruelling week which started with a gutsy goalless draw against Chelsea turned sour on Wednesday night when Aguero […]

Mark Hughes hopes Stoke's fans can help them get back on track when Arsenal visit the Britannia Stadium on Saturday. Potters fans enjoy nothing more than beating Arsenal and always give Gunners manager Arsene Wenger – a critic of their style of play under previous boss Tony Pulis – a 'warm' welcome. The rowdy atmosphere […]

QPR boss Harry Redknapp believes "a gulf in class" makes it almost impossible for this season's relegation battlers to compete with the top sides in the Barclays Premier League. Rangers secured a well-deserved 2-2 draw at home to Manchester City last month but have failed to earn another point against teams currently in the top […]

Everton boss Roberto Martinez feels his side need to "sharpen up" but insists there should not be too negative a view taken of how they have been faring recently. Martinez was disappointed the Toffees were held to a 1-1 Barclays Premier League home draw by Hull on Wednesday, a game which they initially dominated before […]

Liverpool have sent striker Daniel Sturridge to Los Angeles to continue his rehabilitation from the thigh injury which has sidelined him for most of the season. The 25-year-old has not played for the club since August 31 after he initially strained a thigh on international duty with England. On the eve of his comeback he […]

Stoke chairman Peter Coates has been fined £5,000 by the Football Association for comments he made about referees. Speaking to local paper the Sentinel last month after a series of matches where Stoke felt they had been badly treated, Coates said: "We feel we don't always get fair treatment and that is all we are […]

Leicester City Supporters Club chairman Cliff Ginnetta has insisted they do not want Nigel Pearson's fan row played out like a "pantomime". Ginnetta believes the majority still back the Foxes boss despite his angry exchange with a supporter on Tuesday and want to focus on beating the drop. The Leicester chief rowed with a fan […]

After Didier Drogba impressed in the absence of Diego Costa, Loic Remy reminded Jose Mourinho that he is ready, willing and able to provide Chelsea with clinical finishes too. Remy scored Chelsea's third in Wednesday night's 3-0 defeat of Tottenham after Drogba, starting in place of the suspended Costa, had made one and scored another […]

Manchester City striker Stevan Jovetic believes his side's thrilling UEFA Champions League win over Bayern Munich last month could have made all the difference in the bid to retain their domestic crown. Since Sergio Aguero's hat-trick sunk the Germans at the Etihad Stadium, City have put a tough series of top-flight results behind them and […]

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew believes it will be "impossible" for Chelsea to remain unbeaten in all four major competitions this season. Jose Mourinho's men maintained their unbeaten start to the current campaign by brushing aside Tottenham at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night. Ahead of Chelsea's visit to St James's Park on Saturday, Pardew hailed the […]