Manchester United climbed above their 'noisy neighbors' into third position thanks to a 3-1 win over Aston Villa which included a stunning strike from Wayne Rooney. Ander Herrera's first-half goal put United in front before Rooney doubled the hosts' lead with a contender for goal of the month, if not the season. Christian Benteke pulled […]

Steve Bruce felt two controversial decisions cost his Hull side the chance of easing their relegation worries at Swansea. Hull remain three points above the Barclays Premier League drop zone after losing 3-1 at the Liberty Stadium, but Tigers boss Bruce was upset with the nature of Swansea's second goal from Bafetimbi Gomis and the […]

Boss Chris Ramsey insists QPR have given themselves hope in their Barclays Premier League survival fight after a spectacular win at West Brom. Former England striker Bobby Zamora scored a fabulous lob as Rangers bagged just their second away win of the season with a 4-1 victory at The Hawthorns. Eduardo Vargas and Charlie Austin […]

Leicester boss Nigel Pearson stressed after his team's 2-1 win over West Ham that they were likely to need something similar four or five more times to beat the drop. The victory, the Foxes' first in nine Barclays Premier League matches, gave their survival bid a considerable boost as the gap between Pearson's bottom-placed side […]

Everton captain Phil Jagielka's solitary goal cut through the mediocrity on an afternoon when both the Toffees and Southampton disappointed. Even the centre-back's close-range finish in the first half was relatively routine but neither he, his team-mates or manager will mind as it secured a third successive league win and back-to-back home wins in the […]

Chelsea responded from conceding a Charlie Adam goal from his own half and losing Diego Costa to a hamstring injury to beat Stoke 2-1 and move seven points clear in the Premier League title race. Stoke midfielder Adam's 65-yard strike soared over Thibaut Courtois to cancel out Eden Hazard's penalty opener before Loic Remy struck […]

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers accepts Champions League football is unlikely to return to Anfield next season, but insisted once again that contract rebel Raheem Sterling will do. This has been an uncomfortable week on Merseyside after the England forward's ill-advised interview only heightened speculation over his future. Sterling told the BBC that he turned down […]

Tonight's episode of World Soccer Talk Radio features host Nate Abaurrea and special guest Richard Farley. Listen to the show live between 9-10pm ET (6-7pm PT) via Sports Byline on the radio, the Sports Byline website, the Tune-In app or via the embedded player below. Hosted by Nate Abaurrea, World Soccer Talk Radio is a nightly […]

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes "every player has a price" and he would sell an unhappy squad member. Mourinho used Chelsea forward Eden Hazard, who recently signed a new contract until 2020, as a hypothetical example when Raheem Sterling's situation at Liverpool came up on Friday. Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers this week insisted Sterling was […]

Dick Advocaat will welcome "controller" Lee Cattermole back to the heart of his Sunderland team as he attempts to launch another late survival bid with a record fifth successive derby victory. The 27-year-old enforcer has missed the last two games through suspension after reaching 10 bookings for the season, and that meant he was unavailable […]

Louis van Gaal says Marouane Fellaini is undroppable on current form. Many tipped Fellaini to be one of the first players to leave Old Trafford when Van Gaal took over as Manchester United manager last summer. After missing United's tour of the United States, Fellaini was jeered on his only pre-season outing for the club, […]

Diego Simeone says Atletico Madrid have ten finals remaining before the end of the season, with the manager stressing that Saturday's match at Cordoba is the most important one. Atletico are currently a point behind third place Valencia in La Liga, and Simeone has set the target of finishing as high as possible on the […]

Photographs of Newcastle United's home, away and third shirt have been leaked on the Internet. Designed and manufactured by Puma, Newcastle's shirts for the 2015-16 season are a mix of the good, the bad and the ugly. The Good Newcastle's home shirt for the 2015-16 season features a blue v-neck collar and familiar black and […]

The Premier League is back after the international break and there will be plenty of interesting fixtures to keep an eye on this weekend. Top of our list is the crunch tie at the Emirates Stadium where in-form Arsenal host Liverpool on Saturday as they attempt to go above Manchester City for the first time […]

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is yet to decide whether to risk striker Diego Costa for the Barclays Premier League leaders' clash with Stoke on Saturday. Costa suffered a recurrence of his hamstring problem in last month's 3-2 win at Hull and withdrew from international duty with Spain. Chelsea's top scorer will be in the squad […]