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Stoke forward Bojan Krkic has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a serious knee injury. The 24-year-old suffered cruciate knee ligament damage in Monday's 4-1 FA Cup fourth-round win at Rochdale, after scoring the opener. Scans have revealed he suffered a ruptured cruciate ligament in his left knee and will have […]

Manchester United have told vice-captain Darren Fletcher he can leave on a free transfer. Fletcher was a regular in Louis van Gaal's starting XI on the pre-season tour, but the arrival of Angel di Maria and Daley Blind has restricted the Scot's playing time. Fletcher, 30, has only started four Barclays Premier League games this […]

Robin van Persie admits he has no idea whether he will sign a contract extension at Manchester United. Van Persie enjoyed a successful World Cup with Holland under United boss Louis van Gaal but he has yet to replicate that kind of form at club level. Van Persie scored 30 goals in his debut year […]

Newcastle have confirmed John Carver has been appointed head coach for the rest of the season. The 50-year-old is still searching for his first win since assuming the role in a caretaker capacity in the wake of Alan Pardew's departure. Carver will now get a chance to stake a claim for the job on a […]

Arsenal are putting the finishing touches to the signing of Villarreal's Gabriel Paulista after the Brazilian defender was granted a work permit. Gabriel has received formal approval from the Home Office and will undergo a medical at Arsenal's London Colney training ground on Monday while waiting for a visa application to be processed. Press Association […]

Liverpool vice-captain Jordan Henderson insists they will not be bullied by Chelsea in a potentially-explosive Capital One Cup semi-final second leg on Tuesday. A 1-1 draw at Anfield leaves the tie finely-balanced but there will be a number of sub-plots when the teams take to the field at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday. Jose Mourinho's side have […]

Paul Lambert insisted Fabian Delph is irreplaceable at Aston Villa after the England star penned a new deal. The midfielder has signed a four-and-a-half year contract, which was announced just before Villa's 2-1 FA Cup win over Bournemouth on Sunday. Delph, who missed the game with an Achilles injury, was due to be out of […]

Sam Allardyce admitted he was relieved after West Ham beat Bristol City 1-0 to avoid joining the list of big-name FA Cup fourth-round casualties. Substitute Diafra Sakho broke City hearts with an 81st-minute winner, rising at the far post to beat goalkeeper Frank Fielding after Andy Carroll had done well to cross from the right. […]

Arsene Wenger admitted Arsenal are "one of the favorites" to win the FA Cup after the Gunners bucked the trend of fourth-round shocks at Brighton. Theo Walcott, Mesut Ozil and Tomas Rosicky scored as Arsenal edged out Brighton 3-2 at the Amex Stadium, heeding the warnings of fourth-round defeats for Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham […]

It was one of the biggest FA Cup upsets in years as Bradford City came back from two goals down to beat Chelsea 4-2 at Stamford Bridge. Yet, the shame of the matter was that the game wasn't televised. Luckily, we have highlights from the match (see below). The Premier League leaders led 2-0 before […]

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has told striker Mario Balotelli he will not get picked for the squad unless he improves in training. The £16million summer signing did not make the matchday 18 for the goalless FA Cup fourth round draw at home to Bolton despite being fit after illness. Rodgers said he spent an hour […]

Villarreal have announced they have reached agreement in principle with Arsenal for the sale of center-back Gabriel Paulista, with Gunners forward Joel Campbell heading to the Spanish club on loan for the rest of the season. The Yellow Submarine confirmed on Twitter that a deal had been agreed on Saturday evening, shortly before their Primera […]

Chelsea loanee Patrick Bamford and Kike struck in the second half as Championship side Middlesbrough produced a shock 2-0 win over Premier League champions Manchester City in the FA Cup. England Under-21 international Bamford pounced on a defensive misunderstanding early in the second half and substitute Kike settled a thrilling fourth-round tie in injury time […]

Embarrassed Jose Mourinho branded Chelsea's FA Cup fourth-round exit to Bradford "unacceptable" and a "disgrace" as the League One side's giant-killing exploits continued with a phenomenal come-from-behind victory at Stamford Bridge. League One City brilliantly responded from 2-0 down after 38 minutes to win 4-2 and dump the Barclays Premier League leaders out of the […]

Arsenal can expect to see a stronger Mesut Ozil when the German playmaker gets back into full-on action, according to manager Arsene Wenger. Ozil has just returned to the Gunners squad since suffering a knee injury in the defeat at Chelsea in early October, and made a cameo substitute appearance for the closing stages of […]