Chelsea may be top of the Premier League but their wage bill is still some way below their two Manchester rivals, according to latest figures. The London club's annual accounts have been lodged at Companies House and reveal that Chelsea's wage bill for the 2013/14 season was £190.5million, up eight per cent from £176m. United […]

Louis van Gaal criticized his star-studded Manchester United team after they failed to muster a single shot on target in their 1-0 defeat to Southampton. Ronald Koeman got one over his old adversary on Sunday as Southampton beat United at Old Trafford for the first time in 27 years thanks to Dusan Tadic's 69th-minute winner. […]

Manchester United have completed the signing of former Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes on a free transfer. Valdes has been training at United since October as part of his bid to recover from a knee injury he suffered in March. The Spaniard has now regained full fitness and United confirmed he had signed a deal with […]

Tottenham have announced that Jermain Defoe will link up with the club to train and maintain his fitness as a return to the Barclays Premier League remains a possibility. Defoe left White Hart Lane last January to move to Major League Soccer having penned a deal with Toronto FC , but has been heavily linked […]

Alan Pardew could turn to Darren Bent to fill Crystal Palace's striker void if the Eagles cannot complete a deal for Swansea's Bafetimbi Gomis. Newcastle boss Pardew is expected to be installed as Palace's new manager ahead of the New Year's Day trip to Aston Villa. Pardew has been in talks over personal terms with […]

David de Gea says he felt like comic book super hero Captain America following his remarkable transformation from skinny youngster to hulking goalkeeper. Much was expected of De Gea when he signed for Manchester United from Atletico Madrid in 2011, but the then 20-year-old struggled for form straight away, making several costly errors. The teenager's […]

West Brom will move fast to appoint a new head coach after sacking Alan Irvine. The Baggies parted company with Irvine on Monday night after just half a season in charge, and said in a statement that they "expect to be able to name Irvine's successor by the weekend" – when they face Gateshead in […]

Real Madrid have told Manchester United that Gareth Bale is not for sale at any price. United have been linked with a summer move for Bale, who signed for the European champions in a world-record B£85.3million transfer 16 months ago. The United board has informed manager Louis van Gaal there is a significant amount of […]

West Ham have announced record pre-tax profits of over B£10million – with joint-chairman David Sullivan stating he is "satisfied with the achievements" the club have made. The Hammers sit sixth in the Barclays Premier League heading into the new year and just two points off the Champions League positions. The club have also unveiled their […]

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini admitted his team fell off the pace as Burnley fought back to claim an unlikely draw at the Etihad Stadium. City looked set to cut Chelsea's lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League to one point at they opened up a 2-0 first-half lead over the relegation battlers. […]

Neil Warnock has become the Premier League's first managerial casualty of the season, with Crystal Palace sacking him on Saturday morning. The 66-year-old only started a second spell at Selhurst Park on August 27, but has failed to carry on the stellar work done by predecessor Tony Pulis. Pulis walked out ahead of the season […]

Everton manager Roberto Martinez is prepared to make changes as he seeks a winning formula – but in personnel and not style. The Toffees have lacked consistency and are 13 points down on the figure they had in the Barclays Premier League at the same stage last season. They have won just one of their […]

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew will have little respite on the injury front as he attempts to bounce back from the disappointment of derby defeat at Manchester United on Boxing Day. The 53-year-old saw his side lose out to arch-rivals Sunderland for the fourth time on the trot, something they had never done before, at St […]

Adam Johnson condemned Newcastle to a fourth successive derby defeat for the first time in their history as Sunderland snatched a dramatic last-gasp 1-0 victory at St James' Park. The winger struck in the 90th minute to settle a rip-roaring encounter which might have gone either way until his intervention. It was no more than […]

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino believes Erik Lamela's match-winning goal against Burnley will do wonders for the winger's confidence this season. Lamela's long-range strike in the 35th minute proved the difference at White Hart Lane as Spurs beat the Clarets 2-1 and climbed to sixth in the Barclays Premier League table. It was a first league […]