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 […]

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 […]

Speaking ahead of his side's FIFA Club World Cup final in Marrakesh, defender Sergio Ramos told the assembled media that he believes Real Madrid is "God's team" and the reigning champions of Europe are ready to take home their second piece of silverware during this early campaign (Los Blancos beat Sevilla earlier this year to win the UEFA […]

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 […]

It’s about 90 degrees in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Raheem Sterling is drenched in sweat. He’s exhausted from the second of two training sessions, and at the age of 17, he is on the verge of breaking through to Liverpool’s first team on a regular basis. Supporters are excited about what the pacey winger can offer […]

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 […]

During his pre-match press conference ahead of Manchester United's match against Aston Villa, manager Louis van Gaal revealed that midfielder Angel di Maria returned to training earlier this week and is in contention for the 18-man squad on Saturday. Although the United boss tempered his statement by reminding the gathering that one week of training is […]

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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 […]