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Liverpool's hopes of bringing striker Divock Origi back to Anfield in January rely on former club Lille being prepared to release the Belgium international from his loan spell. The Reds beat a number of European clubs to sign the highly-rated 19-year-old in the summer but a significant part of the success of that capture was […]

Fit-again striker Olivier Giroud can help offer Arsenal "different options", according to manager Arsene Wenger. The France international has recovered quicker than expected from a fractured leg suffered when challenging for the ball in the closing stages of the 2-2 draw against Everton on August 23. Wenger revealed Giroud could even be involved in Saturday's […]

Chelsea supporters expect an overwhelmingly positive response to Jose Mourinho's remarks on the atmosphere at Stamford Bridge this Saturday. The Premier League leaders play West Brom in their first home match since Mourinho said he felt his side had been "playing in an empty stadium" during the defeat of QPR. Chelsea have played since – […]

Mesut Ozil has complete trust that Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger can help make him a better player. The Gunners' club-record signing is currently recovering from a knee injury suffered at the start of October, and is not expected to feature again until early 2015. Ozil, who helped Germany win the World Cup last summer, has […]

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge could be sidelined until the new year after his latest injury setback. The 25-year-old underwent scans on Wednesday after pulling out of a training session earlier this week with a thigh problem. While the injury is not a recurrence of the one he sustained on international duty with England in early […]

Arsenal players Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Per Mertesacker and Jack Wilshere have taken part in a mockumentary video which sees actors – including Ewen Macintosh of The Office – take on the roles of their fictional relatives. The four-minute video, entitled 'Face to Face with the Arsenal Family', introduces larger-than-life 'family' members of each of the featured […]

Mark Hughes insists Bojan Krkic has a big part to play for Stoke this season. The signing of the former Barcelona forward in the summer attracted plenty of attention but he has quickly become a peripheral figure. Bojan's appearance in the Capital One Cup fourth-round tie against Southampton on Wednesday night was his first for […]

Harry Kane notched his seventh goal of the season as Tottenham saw off Brighton in the Capital One Cup and now he wants to take his form into the Premier League. The 21-year-old wrapped up the 2-0 fourth round victory over the Seagulls after substitute Erik Lamela had opened the scoring and Kane has now […]

Rolando Aarons and substitute Moussa Sissoko struck as Newcastle dumped holders Manchester City out of the Capital One Cup with a 2-0 win at the Etihad Stadium. To compound City's woes, as manager Manuel Pellegrini's decision to field a strong side just four days before a Manchester derby backfired, key playmaker David Silva limped off […]

Swansea boss Garry Monk has avoided punishment after accusing Stoke winger Victor Moses of "clear cheating" – and saw his wife rally to his support on Wednesday. The Football Association announced Monk will not face any further action following his post-match comments on October 19, when he was incensed over Moses winning Stoke a penalty […]

Liverpool assistant manager Colin Pascoe felt Mario Balotelli got his "just rewards" with his goal in the 2-1 Capital One Cup win over Swansea – and agreed with Swans boss Garry Monk that Federico Fernandez should not have been sent off. The fourth-round tie at Anfield turned the hosts' way after Balotelli was introduced as […]

Jose Mourinho saluted his special golden oldie after Didier Drogba helped spare Chelsea's blushes at Shrewsbury. The striker fired in his third goal in as many games as the Blues edged into the Capital One Cup quarter-final with a 2-1 win at Greenhous Meadow. Jermaine Grandison's late own goal won it following Drogba's opener, which […]

Jose Mourinho thinks Spain coach Vicente del Bosque is the man to blame for Diego Costa's recent injury troubles. Costa began the season in prolific fashion, scoring nine goals in seven matches, but he has missed Chelsea's last three fixtures because of a persistent hamstring injury. The former Atletico Madrid man had also been suffering […]

Mario Balotelli is not affected by the scrutiny he is under and has the hunger to succeed as a Liverpool player, according to Reds assistant boss Colin Pascoe. Balotelli has scored just once in his first 11 appearances for the Merseysiders and the maverick striker left his manager Brendan Rodgers less than impressed last week […]

Chelsea captain John Terry claims he and Branislav Ivanovic were "double headlocked at every corner" during Sunday's gripping 1-1 draw at Manchester United. Chelsea were denied their eighth win of the season thanks to Robin van Persie's injury-time header, which canceled out Didier Drogba's opener at Old Trafford. Jose Mourinho could barely hide his dismay […]