Jeremie Aliadiere's injury nightmare on Teesside is set to continue after the midfielder/striker was ruled out for six weeks yesterday with a broken toe. The 26-year-old had just returned from the treatment table having been out of action for several weeks but now it seems that the Frenchman may face being sidelined for the rest of the season.

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Cutting through the exotic monikers of Premier League imports so you can judge the player, not the name Stoke's token luxury player has a luxury name to match. OTP reader Can Ozmen has very kindly offered up this translation. He jokes: "Fitting name for an Apache leader, isn't it?" Quite, although Big Chief Sittingonthebench might be more [. Click to continue reading...

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Last 4 head-to-head:
4-0 Liverpool (a) 08.19.09
0-0 (a) 01.10.09
0-0 (h) 09.20.08
8-0 Liverpool (a; League Cup) 11.29.2000
Last three matches:
Liverpool: 1-2 Reading aet (h); 1-1 Reading (a); 1-0 Villa (a)
Stoke: 3-2 Fulham (h); 3-1 York (h); 0-1 Brum (h)
Goalscorers (league):
Liverpool: Torres 12; Benayoun, Gerrard, Kuyt 5; Ngog 4; Babel, Johnson 2; Skrtel 1
Stoke: Beattie 3; Etherington, Faye, Kitson, Shawcross, Tuncay 2; Fuller, Huth, Sidibe, Whelan 1
Referee: Lee Mason
That would be the same Lee Mason who sent off Carragher and Degen at Fulham and Masch at Pompey in his only two Liverpool matches this season. Click to continue reading...

Sorenson, Hangeland and Shawcross all come into the match after being injury doubts though Wilkinson can only make the bench. He is joined there by former first team strikers Beattie and Fuller while Tuncay partners Sidibe on the pitch. Fulham also have Kelly in at right back in place of the injured Paintsil. Click to continue reading...

Criticise Arsene Wenger and see what you get? Tactical innovation.
Arsene Wenger has managed this club since 1996. And in his 500th match he finally sent a team out without a single striker. The formation was 4-6-0. Yet it worked. In a rare bit of half-decent MOTD analysis, they pointed out how Arshavin had not tried to take on the two big Stoke centre-halves but instead played on the half-turn - rather than trying to hold the ball up, he played deeper and then drove forward. Click to continue reading...

Lineups are in:

Arsenal: Starters: Almunia, Sagna, Gallas, Vermaelen, Traore, Fabregas, Denilson, Nasri, Eboue, Rosicky, Arshavin. Subs: Fabianski, Senderos, Silvestre, Merida, Ramsey, Vela, Wilshere.

Stoke City:Starters: Sorensen, Wilkinson, Huth, Faye, Collins, Lawrence, Delap, Diao, Etherington, Sanli, Sidibe.

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You may well have seen this weeks little darling on Soccer AM. It's the lovely Lauri Cox from Middlesbrough. Lauri is a Sports Therapist student and supports her home team Middlesbrough and has been a season ticket holder for the last 10 years. She even went to the UEFA Cup Final a few years back, now that's commitment.

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A little over two weeks ago, the transfer window slammed shut, leaving many Boro fans disillusioned. We had not brought in any big names. We had not brought in the fabled target man we so desired. We had not brought in.... anyone. Hopes of keeping Tuncay and Robert Huth, and seeing them outclass the Championship until January, vanished in an instant.

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Delap: Stoke City's Wild Card

Stoke City vs Chelsea FC at the Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, 3pm local time. Conditions: pitch good, weather fine.

Line-ups

Chelsea: Cech, A Cole, Terry, Ivanovic, Bosingwa, Ballack, Malouda, Kalou, Mikel, Lampard, Drogba

Stoke City: Sorenson (Simonsen), Faye, Collins, Huth, Higginbotham, Delap, Shawcross, Etherington, Whelan, Kitson (Tuncay), Beattie (Fuller)

1st Half

Stoke, playing five at the back, begin marking the ball closely.

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We're back into Premier League football this weekend after the international hiatus. There are already strong cases for 'must have' players, even after only four games. Here we take a look at the most compelling...

1. Jermaine Defoe

Back at Spurs after his stint with Portsmouth, Defoe has started the season like a runaway train.

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So Afonso Alves joins the departed list as Boro's record signing decided to follow the money to Qatar and Al Sadd. Expectations were raised, even if only slightly, that the Brazilian may be the one to spearhead Middlesbrough's Championship challenge when he remained a Boro player at the close of the transfer window.

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As the transfer deadline drew to a close it seems French Side Monaco may have stolen the show with the move of the summer. While the big money moved the likes of Robben, CR7 and Kaka, it was the shock signing of Icelander Eidur Gudjohnsen for a measly amount of 2M Euros that may turn out to be the biggest return on investment

Yes 2M Euros, it's not a lot of money for a player of this pedigree.

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Lots of transfer activity appears to be going on on the final day of the transfer window, with some very interesting deals rumoured to be going ahead...

Probably the most interesting (or surprising) transfer rumour is that Manchester City are trying to sign Tottenham's out of favour midfielder David Bentley.

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Lots of transfer activity appears to be going on on the final day of the transfer window, with some very interesting deals rumoured to be going ahead...

Probably the most interesting (or surprising) transfer rumour is that Manchester City are trying to sign Tottenham's out of favour midfielder David Bentley.

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Black Cat targeted

West Ham and Stoke are both reportedly set to make £2million bids for Sunderland's Phil Bardsley before Tuesday's transfer deadline. (Sky Sports)

24 year old Bardsley is of course a product of the Man United youth system and a pretty reliable right back who has served Sunderland well since arriving in January of last year being a virtual ever present since his arrival at the Stadium of Light.

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Vodafone 3G reklamları bir yandan, Tuncay'ın Stoke'a transferi öncesi gündeme gelen Blackburn dedikoduları bir yandan Tugay Kerimoğlu bütün yaz'ı bir şekilde gözler önünde geçirdi. O kadar uzun süre İngiltere'de oynadı ki bazen onun İskoçya günlerini unutuyorum! O günlerden bir maç programı! Click to continue reading...

Honestly, there isn't a ton out there that either hasn't been reported on before (i.e., player was injured last week or has been injured all season) or that is likely to have a huge impact on your fantasy team. Here are a few notes that might perk you up though...
Sylvain Distin should be ready to go for Everton on Sunday and isn't terribly expensive. Click to continue reading...

It is clear that the decision to sell Robert Huth and Tuncay to Stoke has split the Boro fans straight down the middle. Some are incandescent with rage at the thought of the two lining up for Stoke and see it as a betrayal by the club whilst others, myself included, are disappointed that the two have gone but understand the reasoning behind it.

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After giving you a rundown of the latest transfer news and rumors earlier today, I'm back this evening with another fresh batch of signings and speculation.

Despite an extremely impressive performance in holding Liverpool to a solitary goal in their surprise win at Anfield on Monday, Martin O'Neill is making it a priority to bolster Aston Villa's defense before the close of the summer transfer window, and he's close to making at least one new back line signing, if not more.

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Could be a good addition.

Liverpool could be set to renew their interest in Middlesborough striker Tuncay as they look to bolster their attacking options.

With two weeks of the transfer window remaining, Reds boss Rafa Benitez will be assesing his options up front with Fernando Torres the only experienced forward at the club.

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Time for a new challenge?

Villa have been admirers of Jenas for a long time, as Sportsmail first revaled, and he is growing increasingly dissatisfied with his lot at Tottenham.
Manager Harry Redknapp is persisting with Tom Huddlestone and Luka Modric in various roles with Wilson Palacios to fit back in and Jenas is weighing up where his future best lies.

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It's all my fault!

[cheesy intro] My name's Andy and I support Liverpool.

This is short and sweet but I thought I'd share it with you all.

It all started when I had a call from a mobile number I didn't recognise about an hour ago from a very friendly chap who identified himself as Alan Brown from Liverpool Football Club.

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• Chelsea Captain and Champions League failure John Terry will stay at Chelsea. [In the Stands]

• Inventor of dyslexia Martin Skrtel has a hamstring problem. Start the Daniel Agger fantasy football bandwagon immediately. [Football 365]

• Tuncay and Mido are set to leave Boro.

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After the second successive week, that elusive Egyptian Mido has still not turned up for training at Middlesbrough!
Gareth Southgate was understood to have expected his Egyptian striker back today after his no-show all last week but was again let down when he did not appear.
Apparently, the loss of two weeks wages, which he was fined, means little to Mido who like Afonso Alves, neglected to turn up last week and was given a telling off by Southgate over the phone last week. Click to continue reading...

Everton may have just wrapped up a loan deal for Jo, but David Moyes isn't stopping just yet. The Toffees are now set to bid for Middlesbrough's Turkish sensation Tuncay. With Boro relegated to the Coca Cola Championship, Gareth Southgate is resigned to losing his biggest stars all at cut-throat prices.

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As the relegation we have suffered slowly sinks in we have to learn to move on and move forward.

Many players are been linked with futures elsewhere as well as a few of the players stating they may see their futures been decided away from the Boro.

This is to be expected in the modern game, though whilst the season was still in progress it was a very disrespectful happening to both the fans and the club that currently employed them.

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Benitez sets his sights on clever striker signing. The Rumour Boro flop Tuncay has revealed he could be thrown a Premier League lifeline by Liverpool. Boss Rafa Benitez ran the rule over the Turkey international in the final weeks of the season, and despite Teeside club's misery of relegation, he liked what he . Click to continue reading...

The FA Cup on Saturday ended another fantastic football season in the English Premier League and abroad. And whilst the European U21 Championships will be a welcome distraction from the dog days of summer, we really know you'll be spending the time before the pre-season dissecting every transfer rumour surrounding your club, no matter how ridiculous.

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Ersen Martin, Tuncay Şanlı, Çağdaş Atan ve Mehmet Aurelio. Bizimkiler nereye gittilerse kuruttular bu sene! Arda-Everton dedikoduları geçerken şu an David Moyes'in geleceği ile ilgili endişelendim şimdi! Bu arada yine kafamız şişmeye başlayacak "Aurelio geri dönüyor" diye! Click to continue reading...

The summer transfer window is looming and once again Manchester City are expected to be the Premier League's big spenders. It seems no target has been too audacious since new owners transformed them into the world's richest club, and now with time of their side for the first time, you can expect big, box office names to be targeted.

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Geldiği günden bu yana beklenilen an Bjk-Gs derbisi yüzünden biraz gölgede kaldı ama Roberto Carlos vuruş tekniği olarak yılın en iyi duran top golünü attı...
Eskişehir kalecisinin solunun bomboş bırakıp "abi atıver golü köşeye" demesine rağmen Alanzinho yine bir aşırtma golü atmış. Click to continue reading...

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Kudos to Tuncay who was voted Boro's player of the year. He fully deserves it. In the MOTD highlights is the perfectly placed bicycle kick that Daniel was referring to. Boro will in all probability be relegated but Tuncay was one of the bright spots of the season.

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Quoth Ice T: Pimpin' ain't easy, but somebody's gotta do it...Let's begin with the MLS Goal of the Week nominees. I love Rocha's, but it would have to be Eddinho or Tino, wouldn't it?Boro's Tuncay Şanlı connects with a bit of desperation creativity in the box.Caen's Steve Savidian shows that Route One football still works. Click to continue reading...

Toon and out? Hell for Hull? Dead and boro-ed? Unlucky Black cats?

Last-day drama is set to decide the Premier League fate of all these teams. As to whether West Brom will join the party, that depends on their efforts at the Hawthorns today. Still, it's only Liverpool for them.........

Ok, so if we look at it logically, I think most of us expect West Brom and Middlesbrough to join the second tier of English football next season.

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Alan Shearer needs all the good luck he can find in the dying weeks of Newcastle United's disaster of a season. And after his 69th minute substitution of Michael Owen for Obafemi Martins, fortune smiled on the Magpies' former number nine when their current number nine found the back of the net almost immediately after being subbed into the match.

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Newcastle United recovered from a goal down to defeat fellow strugglers and north-east rivals Middlesbrough 3-1 and move out of the Premier League's relegation zone on goal difference.

The wins drops Hull City into the bottom three for the first time this term and leaves Middlesbrough 19th in the 20-team league, three points from safety with two games remaining.

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Highly rated Middlesbrough youngster Rhys Williams is at the center of a battle between Wales and Australia for his long term International future. Williams, who has helped Burnley reach the Championship play-offs during a successful loan spell at Turf Moor, has already played 10 times for Wales' Under-21s, but the fact that he has yet to play a competitive game for the full National side still makes him available for Australia.

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Liverpool are set for a busy summer in the transfer market as Rafa Benitez stamps his authority on the Anfield club.
Aston Villa and England midfielder Gareth Barry is the main target during the close season and there is interest in Carlos Tevez as Manchester United are reluctant to fork out for the Argentinian's services. Click to continue reading...

Lineups are in:

Middlesbrough:

Jones

McMahon-Wheater-Huth-Taylor

O'Neil-Bates-Tuncay-Downing

Aliadiere-King

Bench: Turnbull, Hoyte, Digard, Emnes, Alves, Johnson, Grounds

As for us, it's close to what I predicted yesterday, with Almunia coming into the squad and Eboue spelling Sagna:

Almunia

Eboue-Toure-Silvestre-Gibbs

Walcott-Fabregas-Denilson-Nasri

Bendtner-Arshavin

Bench: Fabianski, Diaby, Sagna, Vela, Song, Djourou, Adebayor

Good news about Almunia, as this will give him a chance to get game sharp again before Wednesday's game.

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