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Branislav Ivanovic's rocket gave Chelsea a crucial 2-1 win at Aston Villa – despite the hosts ending their 11-hour goal drought. Defender Ivanovic now has five goals in his last seven games against Villa and handed Chelsea an advantage in the title race. Manchester City's 1-1 draw with Hull allowed Jose Mourinho's side to move […]

Leicester manager Nigel Pearson has launched a critical attack on Wigan and former manager Uwe Rosler following a bizarre altercation with former transfer target James McArthur during his side's 1-0 home defeat to Crystal Palace. Pearson was initially bowled over on the touchline by McArthur after a tackle by Marc Albrighton, resulting in what was […]

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers's 100th league game in charge of the club ended in goalless in the 224th Merseyside derby at Goodison Park. Here, Press Association Sport looks at how his record compares to his predecessors who also reached the landmark: W D L F A Pts % Wins Tom Watson 42 20 38 147 […]

Manchester City's Barclays Premier League title hopes suffered another setback as they needed an stoppage-time equalizer from James Milner to snatch a 1-1 draw at home to struggling Hull. David Meyler capitalized on poor City defending to fire Steve Bruce's side ahead in the 35th minute, thus condemning City to a fifth match without a […]

Harry Kane was on cloud nine after his double earned Tottenham a 2-1 north London derby win over Arsenal at White Hart Lane. The striker tapped home the equalizer before netting an 86th-minute winner with a superb header as Spurs fought back from conceding an early opener to Mesut Ozil. Kane, who has now scored […]

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino believes there is more to come from the "massive potential" of forward Harry Kane after his second-half double helped beat Arsenal 2-1 to win the north London derby at White Hart Lane. The Gunners went ahead through a fine volley from Mesut Ozil on 11 minutes. However, Spurs regrouped and just […]

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal will contest a Football Association disrepute charge over comments he made after last month's FA Cup trip to Cambridge. Van Gaal was charged by the governing body for remarks which "allege and/or imply bias on the part of the match referee and/or bringing the game into disrepute". After the […]

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard will run out at Goodison Park for his final Premier League Merseyside derby with a clear message to his Everton detractors: "Bring it on." Gerrard has been the target of abuse from the blue half of the city from almost the moment he made his debut in 1999. He even "had […]

Sam Allardyce faces a defensive dilemma ahead of the visit of Manchester United on Sunday. The West Ham boss was unable to bring in any defenders on loan in the closing days of the winter transfer window and injuries have left him with very few options when Louis van Gaal's side arrive at Upton Park. […]

Hull boss Steve Bruce has dismissed speculation that his job may be under threat and vowed to fight on in a bid to rescue the Tigers from the Barclays Premier League relegation zone. Last week's abject 3-0 home defeat to Newcastle was the club's third in succession and left them rooted in the bottom three […]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger revealed leading scorer Alexis Sanchez feels he can defy the doctors and tackle Tottenham at White Hart Lane on Saturday, but will not risk further injury to his star man. The 18-goal Chile forward missed last weekend's 5-0 demolition of Aston Villa with a hamstring strain, but has stepped up his […]

Jack Wilshere is "not a smoker", Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said. Speaking at the Gunners press conference this morning, Wenger responded to photos of the England midfielder holding a shisha pipe at a nightclub which were posted on social media earlier this week "I have spoken with him about that. He is not a […]

Southampton boss Ronald Koeman has responded light-heartedly to claims from former Saints manager Mauricio Pochettino that he inherited a "winning team" when he took over at St Mary's in the summer. Saints were widely expected to struggle this season having lost Pochettino to Tottenham and a number of their star players to fellow Premier League […]

Steve McClaren has laughed off speculation linking him with the vacant managerial post at former club QPR. The Premier League strugglers are in the market for a new manager after Harry Redknapp resigned this week. McClaren, also linked with the Newcastle job recently, spent just under three months coaching under Redknapp at Loftus Road prior […]

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is scheduled to end his vow of silence on Friday. The 52-year-old has not spoken publicly in 10 days after avoiding media duties around last weekend's draw with Manchester City. It is expected he will plan to bite his tongue on controversial topics ahead of Saturday's match at Aston Villa at […]