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Arsene Wenger has vowed Arsenal will empty the tank in the second half of the season as they seek to capitalize on an easing injury crisis. Wenger expects Mesut Ozil and Mikel Arteta to return to action in January, while Theo Walcott, Aaron Ramsey and Laurent Koscielny are due back imminently to help reignite the […]

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 […]

Hull boss Steve Bruce has demanded an apology from out-of-favour defender Paul McShane. The Republic of Ireland international, who is a fans' favourite and the club's longest serving player, has featured just six times this season and has not been seen since the Burnley defeat on November 8. Since then relations appear to have deteriorated […]

Tottenham have announced that United States right-back DeAndre Yedlin will join the club in January. The Premier League side agreed to sign Yedlin on a four-year deal in August, but announced at the time that the 21-year-old would remain with the Seattle Sounders for the remainder of the Major League Soccer season. "We are pleased […]

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho was full of praise for John Terry after the skipper's early goal helped the Blues secure a 2-0 win at Stoke and the Barclays Premier League Christmas number one spot. Terry headed past Asmir Begovic in the second minute from a corner delivered by Cesc Fabregas, who later wrapped up the […]

Sir Alex Ferguson has backed Louis van Gaal to turn Manchester United into world-beaters again. Van Gaal was handed the task of bringing the glory days back to Old Trafford following the failed reign of David Moyes, who replaced Ferguson when his successful 26-year tenure came to an end in May 2013. Van Gaal spent […]

Liverpool City Council has threatened to take legal action if the Premier League refuse a request to change the kick-off time of February's Merseyside derby. The match at Goodison Park is scheduled to take place at 5.30pm on Saturday February 7 and be televised by NBC Sports. Merseyside Police have raised their concerns about the […]

Jonas Gutierrez is set to feature in an under-21 fixture having returned to training following his battle with testicular cancer, Newcastle have announced. The 31-year-old was diagnosed in 2013 and underwent surgery in his native Argentina before moving on loan to Norwich for the remainder of last season. Gutierrez did not make his health issues […]

Liverpool dug deep into their reserves of resilience as Martin Skrtel scored the equalizer deep into stoppage time to ensure another good performance did not go to waste. A week after failing to take a host of chances in the defeat at Old Trafford it seemed a pattern was emerging after Arsenal recovered from Philippe […]

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 […]

Manuel Pellegrini was happy to see Manchester City move joint top of the table, but Neil Warnock was in a much darker mood following Crystal Palace's 3-0 defeat at the Etihad Stadium. City moved level on points with Barclays Premier League leaders Chelsea thanks to a brace from David Silva and Yaya Toure's fourth goal […]

Sam Allardyce is determined to revel in West Ham's best start to a season in almost 30 years. Andy Carroll and Stewart Downing were on target in a 2-0 win over Leicester which means the Hammers are fourth in the Barclays Premier League at Christmas. It is their highest position on December 25 since the […]

Swansea boss Garry Monk took a calculated selection gamble against Hull and was delighted to be rewarded with a 1-0 victory. Monk surprisingly made seven changes for the trip to the KC Stadium, with top-scorer Wilfried Bony benched in favour of Bafetimbi Gomis while Gylfi Sigurdsson, Leon Britton and Jefferson Montero were all excused duty […]

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 […]

Harry Redknapp saluted hat-trick hero Charlie Austin but also saved praise for the character his side showed to come from two-down and beat West Brom. The 3-2 victory at Loftus Road moved the R's out of the Barclays Premier League bottom three as Austin returned from suspension to score three goals to complete a remarkable […]