These wins aren't to be underestimated. Stoke are a handful and we rarely thrive against them, but today, despite withstanding a lot of second half pressure, Fulham stood firm and deserved their points.

New players are traditionally given a time to adjust when signing for a new club, but today Pavel Pogrebnyak was thrown straight into the deep end.

Arsenal, Liverpool and Aston Villa are waiting in the wings to make a move for Blackburn defender Scott Dann before the transfer window closes according to skysports.com.
The 24-year-old has made 11 Barclays Premier League starts for Steve Kean's struggling side this season, prior to picking up a groin injury just before the busy festive period.

Liverpool are reportedly leading the chase for Crystal Palace's highly-rated teenager Wilfried Zaha with the Daily Mail claiming Kenny Dalglish made a personal call to Dougie Freedman.
The newspaper claims the Reds manager contacted his Palace counterpart to express his interest and to discuss the 19-year-old's ability and character.

Premier League duo Liverpool and Chelsea are set to go head-to-head for the signature of Partizan Belgrade starlet Lazar Markovic, according to The People.
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish and the clubs director of football Damien Comolli are both said to be huge fans of the Markovic. Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas is also believed to be an admirer of the 17-year-old.

Our Manchester United fan site, covered the story on Saturday from James Lawton in the Independent on Saturday, that Manchester United were willing to listen to offers for Rooney. United immediately denied the story.

Well in Sunday's Mirror, Simon Mullock is reporting that Manchester City are planning to make a blockbuster £60m offer for the United star.

Our Manchester United fan site, covered the story on Saturday from James Lawton in the Independent on Saturday, that Manchester United were willing to listen to offers for Rooney. United immediately denied the story.

Well in Sunday's Mirror, Simon Mullock is reporting that Manchester City are planning to make a blockbuster £60m offer for the United star.

Wigan forward Victor Moses is being linked with a possible move away from the DW Stadium after the player's agent revealed that he is yet to sign a new contract.
The former Crystal Palace player initially struggled to make the step up to the Premier League but this season has rediscovered his best form and has been one of Wigan's best players.

Uruguayan international defender Jorge Fucile has reportedly welcomed interest from both Liverpool and Chelsea.
The Reds were linked with a move for the player in the summer, and have again emerged on the radar in the past week as Kenny Dalglish looks to add some strength-in-depth to his defence.

Liverpool striker Andy Carroll could be in line for a shock return to Newcastle on a short-term loan reports talkSPORT.
The 22-year-old has struggled to rediscover his best form since making his £35million move to Merseyside last January, and is said to be willing to return to the North East.
Magpies boss Alan Pardew is a huge admirer of the former Newcastle hitman, and has always left the door open for Carroll to return to St James' Park.

Liverpool is trying to gazump Chelsea's move for Gary Cahill.
The highly-rated Bolton and England defender, 26, had been expected to join the Blues after a £7milllion transfer fee was agreed this week.
But the bid was threatened by a disagreement over personal terms and Kenny Dalglish is poised to swoop.

Sir Alex Ferguson has begun his psychological war games. The Manchester United manager has said that Tottenham are the best team at the moment. Of course Sir Alex Ferguson was talking about Britain and not Europe, after all, as good as Tottenham are they are probably not quite yet at Barcelona's level.

FC Porto forward Hulk has once again been linked with a move to London club Chelsea. However with Kaka and Krasic in the market, his chances of joining the Blues are getting slimmer and slimmer everyday.

Villas-Boas who knows Hulk from his days as Coach of Porto is known to be a great admirer of the Brazilian forward, however, with a buyout clause of $130 million dollars, and Chelsea's growing debt, Hulk is out of reach for even Abramovich's billions.

Old rivals Manchester United and Liverpool are both attempting to land the player dubbed the next Lionel Messi as they try and convince Xherdan Shaqiri to make the move to the Premier League.
Shaqiri has been one of the stand out performers for Basel this season and was instrumental in helping the Swiss side knock Manchester United out of the Champions League.

It's about that time again when clubs begin digging into their pockets to bolster their squads for the Last half of the season. The most famous transfer deal making headlines everyday without a doubt has to be of want away Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez.

It seems like with every passing day, a new twist emerges rendering the progress made futile.

New developments are emerging in the Carlos Tevez transfer debacle after PSG sporting director Leonardo confirms that the club are interested in bringing the Argentine to France.

Truth be said, PSG is the last club Tevez would sign and i don't mean this disrespectfully, but the French side really competing against some of the best and most successful clubs in the world to land his signature.

Arsene Wenger has been an admirer of the French international midfielder Yoann Gourcuff for many years, since he was a youth player at Rennes in fact, but currently the 25 year-old is languishing on the bench at Lyon and the French press are reporting that Arsenal have arranged a deal with the French giants to [.

Inter Milan midfielder Philippe Coutinho insists he would be happy to stay at Inter Milan, despite transfer speculation linking him with a move to Liverpool.
Reports in the British media claims Reds boss Kenny Dalglish is a keen admirer of the 19-year-old, with the club holding a long-standing interest in the player from Rafael Benitez's reign at Anfield.

Alex Ferguson has always been an admirer of Alan Pardew as a manager, for a long time. A smiling Alan Pardew last Saturday We knew that when Alan Pardew was surprisingly signed as Newcastle manager last December, but that didn't stop us at the time from thinking it was a poor appointment by the Newcastle Board, in fact a disastrous appointment.

Liverpool are the latest club to be linked with a move for in-demand midfielder Kevin Strootman who has been attracting interest from a number of European clubs are starring for PSV Eindhoven.
The 21-year-old only joined the Dutch club in the summer after coming through the youth system at Sparta Rotterdam and has so far impressed both for his club and for his country with some assured displays for Holland.

It seems like Alan Pardew is a big admirer of the two goalkeepers in today's Manchester City vs Newcastle game at the Eitihad Stadium. Tim Krul - in great form for Newcastle United Alan Pardew has talked to the local press today about the two International goalkeepers on display today: "For the neutral, it'll be a good comparison between the two keepers," "They're both of similar size and have similar attributes.

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp insists he is not looking to bring unsettled Man City striker Carlos Tevez to White Hart Lane, because they wouldn't be able to afford his wages.

Tevez appears on the verge of leaving the Etihad Stadium after being handed a two week suspension and two week's wages fine for apparently refusing to come on as a substitute in City's 2-0 Champions League defeat against Bayern Munich.

Sven Goran Eriksson is ready to offer Leicester City's teenage wonderkid Jeffrey Schlupp a new deal in a bid to scare off interest from Stoke and Liverpool reports the Daily Mirror.
The German U19 international has been in impressive form for the Foxes this season, with four goals to his name already attracting attention from a number of Barclays Premier League scouts.

Bolton manager Owen Coyle has dismissed suggestions that there will be any tension for him at the Emirates Stadium this weekend when Bolton visit fellow strugglers Arsenal.

Both clubs have performed below their capabilities thus far in the season and while Arsenal could have done much better with the services of a proven English center-back such as the Trotters' Gary Cahill, a war of words between the two managers brought an end to the negotiations last month.

Spurs boss Harry Redknapp regrets not beating Liverpool to the signing of Luis Suarez, who he felt was too similar to Rafael van der Vaart.
The Reds secured Uruguay striker Suarez's signature last January and soon after added Andy Carroll to their squad following the £50million sale of Fernando Torres to Chelsea.

Spurs boss Harry Redknapp regrets not beating Liverpool to the signing of Luis Suarez, who he felt was too similar to Rafael van der Vaart.
The Reds secured Uruguay striker Suarez's signature last January and soon after added Andy Carroll to their squad following the £50million sale of Fernando Torres to Chelsea.

New Arsenal signing Mikel Arteta is eagerly awaiting his debut for the club this weekend after confidently describing Arsene Wenger's side as the best to watch in England.

The Spaniard, who spent six successful years at Everton, has been brought in to replace countryman Cesc Fabregas who moved to boyhood club FC Barcelona earlier this summer.

New Arsenal signing Mikel Arteta is eagerly awaiting his debut for the club this weekend after confidently describing Arsene Wenger's side as the best to watch in England.

The Spaniard, who spent six successful years at Everton, has been brought in to replace countryman Cesc Fabregas who moved to boyhood club FC Barcelona earlier this summer.

Arsenal midfielder Mikel Arteta confessed that he has always been a big admirer of the Gunners as he is already looking forward to making an impact at the Emirates. Speaking to Arsenal Player, the Spaniard compared ...

England manager Fabio Capello warned Andy Carroll over his lifestyle here on Monday, saying the Liverpool striker needed to drink less if he wanted to be a successful footballer.
Carroll, 22, became the most expensive English player in history earlier this year when he moved from Newcastle to Liverpool in a £35 million ($56.

Being heralded as one of the new signings that will give significant boost to Arsenal this season, Mikel Arteta, is hoping that he can answer the challenge by hoping to make a quick adaptation with his new teammates and system that Arsene Wenger creates.

The former Everton star player is very excited about the chance to play with the Gunners and is currently doing his best to catch up with his old teammates to get the understanding immediately in place considering Arsenal is not actually in a good condition at the moment.

Mikel Arteta says he is really excited ahead of playing for the Arsenal and is keen to show Gooners how he can help us get back on track.

The Spanish midfielder, signed for £10m from Everton on transfer deadline day, is in line to face Swansea at the Emirates in the Premier League in what will be his debut.

According to reports in England, Arsenal could clinch a sensational swoop for Everton duo Mikel Arteta and Marouane Fellaini. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has long been an admirer of Arteta, and the addition of Fellaini would add some size and bite to Arsenal's midfield.

According to a report from Caught Offside, Arsenal will attempt to sign both players for a combined fee of £28 million, leaving Everton manager David Moyes with some cash to splash before 11pm, or possibly in the January transfer window.

Liverpool are reportedly considering a move to snap up Tottenham pair Vedran Corluka and Niko Kranjcar as Kenny Dalglish looks to continue his summer spending spree. Harry Redknapp is keen to bring in funds from the sale of squad players to help finance White Hart Lane additions and may consider offers from the Anfield side for the duo.

Is this highly tattooed Portugese midfielder about to be pseudo reunited with Andre Villas-Boas?

Year of the Dragon

The Telegraph among other sources newspaper, Twitter and the like have reported throughout the day that Chelsea have had a bid of around £8 million plus Yossi Benayoun for Raul Meireles rejected by Liverpool out of hand.

It seems that Liverpool may be willing to sell star-player Raul Meireles.
The gifted Portuguese midfielder may be available for £11 million.
Chelsea have had an initial bid of £8 million plus Yossi Benayoun rejected by the reds as they do not wish to sell him to a Premier League rival.

Jozy Altidore loves Justin Beiber. Well, not really, but he's definitely an admirer of the singer based on one reason: Altidore has seen Beiber play. Watch the above interview with Altidore, who is now in Holland with his club team ...

Jozy Altidore loves Justin Beiber. Well, not really, but he's definitely an admirer of the singer based on one reason: Altidore has seen Beiber play.

Watch the above interview with Altidore, who is now in Holland with his club team AZ Alkmaar. The interview was conducted by comedian Mark Malkoff, who achieved worldwide media attention by living and sleeping in an IKEA store in Paramus, New Jersey for an entire week.

Joe Cole is desperate for a permanent move from Liverpool to escape his Anfield nightmare and fancies joining Tottenham.
Former England midfielder Cole, 29, has failed to establish himself at the Reds since joining on a free from Chelsea last summer.
Cole was initially hampered by an early red card, then injury before seeing new boss Roy Hodgson - who signed him - swiftly sacked.

England boss Fabio Capello has revealed he is considering giving Liverpool defender Martin Kelly a call-up into the senior squad.
Kelly has established himself as a key member of the Liverpool side over the last 18 months after earning an extended run in the side under Kenny Dalglish last term.
The versatile defender, who can play at centre-back as well as right-back, has won two caps for England Under 21s and he is now in contention for the senior side.

Jose Enrique confident of creating productive partnership with Stewart Downing at Liverpool

New Reds defender, who was named man of the match against Arsenal, is a big admirer of the England midfielder, and is relishing the chance of working with him

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