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Newcastle have given Crystal Palace permission to speak to manager Alan Pardew over the vacancy at Selhurst Park. The Magpies confirmed late on Monday evening that the Eagles had made a formal approach for the 53-year-old, who has been in charge at St James' Park since December 2010, as they look for a replacement for […]

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew could be on the verge of bringing his tumultuous four-year reign on Tyneside to an end and agreeing terms to take over as the new manager of Crystal Palace. Several leading bookmakers suspended betting on the next Premier League manager to leave his post on Monday after reports that Palace have […]

Louis van Gaal has told his Manchester United side they must be more ruthless if they are to win the Barclays Premier League title in 2015. United failed to finish a trying 2014 with a flourish, drawing 0-0 at Tottenham, and require a memorable end-of-season run to wipe out a huge deficit and overhaul Chelsea […]

Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet intends to use his axing from the side as a positive experience as he returns looking to prove he has benefited from the break. Manager Brendan Rodgers said the Belgium international would be sidelined for an "indefinite" period after dropping him for the match at Manchester United a fortnight ago. However, […]

Stand-in Keith Millen wants the Crystal Palace job on a full-time basis but it was a surprising name which headed the list of possible candidates on Monday morning. Newcastle manager Alan Pardew has been installed as the heavy favorite by the bookmakers to replace Neil Warnock – a development which occurred during his side's 3-2 […]

Jose Mourinho has been outspoken on diving in the English game since returning to Chelsea and on Sunday claimed there is a sustained campaign against his side after Cesc Fabregas was booked for simulation. Here Press Association Sport looks at some of the diving incidents since Mourinho returned to Stamford Bridge. DIVING LIKE TOM DALEY […]

Press Association Sport examines the records of the five permanent West Brom managers who preceded Alan Irvine and compares them to the current Baggies boss – who has presided over seven defeats in nine Barclays Premier League games. TONY MOWBRAY Lost out to Derby in the 2007 Championship play-off final after taking charge the previous […]

Louis van Gaal described the second half of Manchester United's goalless draw at Tottenham as "a struggle for life" after outlining his frustrations with a fixture schedule which demanded two Premier League matches in fewer than 48 hours. The visitors, who had not lost at White Hart Lane since May 2001, swept Newcastle aside in […]

Jose Mourinho claims there is a "clear campaign" against Chelsea and labeled the booking handed out to Cesc Fabregas for a supposed dive against Southampton a "scandal". Sadio Mane and Eden Hazard scored in an entertaining, hard-fought 1-1 draw at St Mary's on Sunday, but afterwards the Blues manager's only focus was only on what […]

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. […]

Sam Allardyce blamed West Ham's 2-1 Barclays Premier League defeat by Arsenal on an offside decision that left him "totally and utterly confused and bewildered". Alex Song's 25-yard drive just six minutes into the London derby at Upton Park was disallowed due to three home players – among them Diafra Sakho – standing offside in […]

QPR need to tie forward Charlie Austin down to a new deal as team-mate Bobby Zamora believes other clubs would be "crazy" not to try and prise him away. Five years on from playing non-league football for Poole Town, the 25-year-old is the top-scoring Englishman in the Premier League. Only Sergio Aguero and Diego Costa […]

Brendan Rodgers believes Raheem Sterling is on course to become a top-class Premier League striker as he continues to develop his eye for goal. The Liverpool manager admits Sterling is a natural winger but has tasked him with being the focal point of the attack as Rodgers continues to tweak his side to replicate the […]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger needs no reminding of just what an important player Alex Song can be as he prepares his side for a quick turnaround at West Ham on Sunday. The Gunners – who beat QPR 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium on Boxing Day, where striker Olivier Giroud was sent off for a headbutt […]

Neil Warnock became the first managerial casualty of the Premier League season as Crystal Palace wielded the axe on Saturday. Here, Press Association Sport's Simon Peach looks at five managers the south Londoners may be looking at to replace him with. Tim Sherwood The former Tottenham boss was swiftly installed as the bookmakers' favorite to […]