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Southampton brought their worst losing streak of the 21st century to a comprehensive end as they impressively dispatched of Everton. The astonishing start to life under Ronald Koeman recently came to a dramatic end, with Tuesday's embarrassing Capital One Cup exit to third-tier Sheffield United a fifth successive defeat in all competitions. That loss had […]

Radamel Falcao clinched a 1-1 draw for Manchester United as 10-man Aston Villa ended their winning run. The Colombian scored just his second United goal, cancelling out Christian Benteke's beautiful opener for the hosts. Gabby Agbonlahor's controversial red card – after a 50-50 challenge with Ashley Young – forced Villa to play the final 25 […]

Louis van Gaal admits Manchester United's draw at Aston Villa could end up costing them the title. Radamel Falcao cancelled out Christian Benteke's opener but United's six-game winning run ended with a 1-1 draw. Gabby Agbonlahor was harshly sent off for Villa with 25 minutes left but the visitors could not break down their organised […]

Arsene Wenger believes Alexis Sanchez is like Luis Suarez and "made for the English game". Wenger takes his Arsenal side to Liverpool on Sunday with Sanchez in his team, rather than among the opposition. The Frenchman's pursuit of the Chile forward began at the end of May and he snared his target, signing him from […]

Stoke boss Mark Hughes is anticipating a fairly quiet January transfer window for the club as their efforts to tie Peter Crouch and Glenn Whelan to new contracts continue. Both 33-year-old striker Crouch – scorer of two goals in his last two games, taking his tally for the season to five – and midfielder Whelan, […]

Sean Dyche has identified previous Barclays Premier League experience as the key attribute he desires in any potential Burnley buys this January. The Clarets manager is ready to add to his squad in the new year as they bid to prove the naysayers wrong and avoid an immediate demotion back to the second tier. It […]

Garry Monk insists his Swansea side are not over-reliant on Wilfried Bony's goals. Bony has supplied over a third of Swansea's Barclays Premier League goals, as well eight of the last 13, and captain Ashley Williams said after last weekend's 2-1 home defeat to Tottenham that they must find a way to lift the scoring […]

Ronald Koeman will be calling on the kids this weekend after injury and suspension decimated Southampton's squad. The club's best-ever top-flight start has been brought to an abrupt halt in recent weeks, with Tuesday's Capital One Cup loss at Sheffield United continuing an embarrassing run of form. That was Southampton's fifth straight defeat in all […]

Hatem Ben Arfa is set for a January move after finding himself unwanted at Newcastle and Hull – and in France a film is being produced about the mercurial winger. The 27-year-old former Marseille player appears set for a January transfer after Newcastle manager Alan Pardew declared he did not want to take Ben Arfa […]

Southampton manager Ronald Koeman expects Jay Rodriguez's rehabilitation from a long-term knee injury to keep him out for at least another six weeks. An awkward fall at Manchester City in April saw the 25-year-old rupture an anterior cruciate ligament, the injury ruling him out of the reckoning for England's World Cup squad. Rodriguez has yet […]

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew will today consider whether to make a fresh approach to the Premier League over whether he can sign a goalkeeper on an emergency loan ahead of the Tyne-Wear derby. UPDATE: Alnwick has been declared fit for Sunday's game against Sunderland. Following injuries to number one Tim Krul and back-up Rob Elliot, […]

Christian Eriksen can become one of the Barclays Premier League's best playmakers and go down in Tottenham folklore, according to team-mate Jan Vertonghen. The 22-year-old arrived in the summer of 2013 among the flurry of transfer dealings in the wake of Gareth Bale's record-breaking move to Real Madrid. Eriksen has so far proved the pick […]

Everton forward Kevin Mirallas has not sustained significant damage to his right ankle and is likely to be available within a couple of weeks according to manager Roberto Martinez. The Belgium international was carried off on a stretcher after being chopped down by Jordon Mutch having previously scored in the 3-1 win over QPR on […]

Southampton are not in the running to sign Wesley Sneijder, but Press Association Sport understands there is interest from a number of other Premier League clubs. Reports have emerged that St Mary's could be his next stop after a career which has taken the Dutch playmaker to Ajax, Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Galatasaray. It […]

Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil feels his recovery from a knee problem is now "on the right path" and cannot wait to get back into action. The German international has not featured since suffering a partial rupture of the outer band of the left knee joint against Chelsea on October 5. The initial prognosis for a […]