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Wayne Rooney and Manchester United delivered a bruising knockout performance as Tottenham were blown away at Old Trafford. Rooney put aside the controversy created by his kitchen sparring session with Phil Bardsley to put in a superb performance in the 3-0 victory. The England captain, a buzzing nuisance to Spurs all afternoon, scored United's third […]

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho believes a wrongly-awarded penalty in the 1-1 draw with Southampton denied his side an eight-point lead at the top of the Premier League. The Blues are six points clear of second-placed Manchester City with a game in-hand, but for the second successive match against Southampton, Mourinho bemoaned decisions by the match […]

Wayne Rooney poked fun at himself by falling over as if on the end of a knockout blow after scoring in Manchester United's 3-0 win over Tottenham and then said he had no idea how a video taken in his home had found its way to the front pages. The clip emerged earlier on Sunday […]

Tony Pulis played down West Brom's win over his former side Stoke – but insisted the Baggies should have scored more. Brown Ideye's header – his seventh goal of the season – earned the hosts a deserved 1-0 win over the poor visitors. Ideye was denied a second by an offside call and referee Michael […]

QPR boss Chris Ramsey says there is still belief in the QPR dressing room that they can beat the drop despite falling to yet another defeat at Crystal Palace. Five points from 12 top-flight matches makes grim reading for all those connected to Rangers, who on Saturday paid the price for their embarrassing first-half capitulation. […]

Under-fire head coach Gus Poyet took full responsibility after Sunderland were trounced 4-0 at home by fellow Barclays Premier League strugglers Aston Villa. The Uruguayan was swiftly installed as a 1/4 favorite to be the next top-flight manager to lose his job with bookmaker William Hill after a humiliating afternoon at the Stadium of Light, […]

Olivier Giroud's thunderbolt helped Arsenal see off the challenge of West Ham and cement their place in the top four of the Barclays Premier League with a 3-0 victory. The Gunners recorded an eighth home league success to keep the pressure on second-placed Manchester City after finally seeing off what was a spirited second-half effort […]

George Boyd struck a stunning second-half winner as Burnley enhanced their survival hopes by further ravaging Manchester City's fading title quest with a 1-0 victory at Turf Moor. Boyd scored with a brilliant low strike from the edge of the area after 61 minutes to settle a tight Barclays Premier League contest that had belatedly […]

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has tried to quash speculation over his future by insisting he intends to see out his contract at the Etihad Stadium. And the Chilean, who led the club to the Barclays Premier League title last season, has said he would like to stay beyond his current deal, which ends in […]

Everton boss Roberto Martinez stressed after his side's 2-1 Europa League win over Dynamo Kiev that the result must be a "turning point" for the Toffees' season. Martinez's men came from behind at Goodison Park to claim the advantage from the last-16 first leg as they once again produced a continental performance in contrast to […]

Midfielders Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Jack Wilshere will not be fit for international duty with England later this month, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed. Oxlade-Chamberlain pulled up with a hamstring injury during the second half of Arsenal's 2-1 FA Cup quarter-final win at Manchester United on Monday night. Wenger expects the 21-year-old, who had just […]

Everton once again produced a Europa League performance in contrast to their domestic displays as Romelu Lukaku's late penalty secured them a 2-1 come-from-behind victory in their last-16 first leg against Dynamo Kiev. The Toffees started the contest at Goodison Park poorly and fell behind in the 14th minute to an Oleg Gusev finish, but […]

Burnley boss Sean Dyche believes dressing-room spats between players are "a natural occurrence" at the highest level. Manchester City visit Turf Moor on Saturday at the end of a week where the club have been forced to play down reports that captain Vincent Kompany was dropped following a bust-up with team-mate Fernandinho. The row allegedly […]

Sam Allardyce believes a lack of winter break is hampering Premier League clubs in European competition. Chelsea were eliminated from the round of 32 in the Champions League by Paris St Germain on away goals on Wednesday night – whilst Manchester City and Arsenal both need to turn around first-leg defeats to Barcelona and Monaco, […]

John Terry has defended Chelsea's conduct during their Champions League elimination after Paris St Germain talisman Zlatan Ibrahimovic branded the Blues "babies". Television pundits Graeme Souness and Jamie Carragher led the criticism of Jose Mourinho's players, nine of whom, led by Terry, surrounded Dutch referee Bjorn Kuipers before the harsh dismissal of Ibrahimovic for a […]