Barclays Premier league Result for the 18th Oct 2010

Blackburn	0-0 (HT 0-0)	Sunderland
Bookings: Emerton (12) Kalinic (28)		Bookings: Al-Muhammadi (44)
Sent off: Samba (45+3)		Att: 21,894

Barclays Premier League results for the 27th Jan 2010

Aston Villa	0-0 (HT 0-0)	Arsenal
Bookings: Heskey (55) Dunne (90+3)		Bookings: Vermaelen (13) Clichy (84)
Att: 39,601

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Blackburn Pedersen (20) Kalinic (76)	2-1 (HT 1-0)	Wigan Caldwell (58)
Bookings: Reid (59) Nzonzi (83) Robinson (90+1)		Bookings: Diame (71)
Att: 22,190

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Chelsea Malouda (5) Lampard (32, 90)	3-0 (HT 2-0)	Birmingham
Att: 41,293

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Everton Cahill (7) Donovan (19)	2-0 (HT 2-0)	Sunderland
		Bookings: Zenden (48)
Att: 32,163

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news

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Manchester City forward Robinho will have to take a pay cut amounting to £80,000 a week if he wants to join Brazilian club Santos.
Full story: Daily Mail

Birmingham are set to step up their interest in Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Hull want to sign Egyptian striker Mido to team up with Amr Zaki.
Full story: Daily Mail

Under-fire Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is a target for Italian club Juventus.
Full story: The Times

The son of Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi, Saadi Gaddafi, is in talks to become Portsmouth's new owner.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Robinho will take a pay cut from the reported £100,000-a-week he is on at City to join the Brazilian outfit.
Full story: IMScouting

The deal that will result in Robinho returning to Santos gives Manchester City first refusal on two of the club's hottest prospects - forward Neymar, 17, and attacking midfielder Paulo Henrique Ganso, 20. Full story: IMScouting

Liverpool have offered Standard Liege striker Milan Jovanovic, 28, a three-year deal, with the option for a further 12 months, in a bid to land the Serbian on a free transfer this summer. (Daily Express)

West Ham are set to end James Beattie's Stoke nightmare by jumping in with a £3m offer for the former England striker.
Full story: The Sun

French striker Toifilou Maoulida, 30, has hinted he could be set to leave Lens for the Premier League, with West Ham, Wigan and Stoke interested.
Full story: Daily Mail

Preston boss Darren Ferguson hopes to complete the loan signing of striker Danny Welbeck from his father's club Manchester United.
Full story: Daily Mail

Newcastle's plans to sign Marlon Harewood on loan once again from Aston Villa have suffered a blow after the striker broke a bone in his foot in training last week.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce is chasing Hadjuk Split's highly rated Bosnian midfielder Senijad Ibricic for a second time.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Dynamo Moscow want to sign Liverpool's Israeli midfielder Yossi Benayoun and are prepared to pay £7m for the 29-year-old.
Full story: Daily Mail

Zimbabwe striker Benjani, 31, is set to complete his £3m move from Manchester City to West Ham on Monday. (Daily Mirror)

Villarreal's Argentine striker Marco Ruben, 23, is set to arrive in England on Monday to clinch a £7m switch to Wigan Athletic.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Everton boss David Moyes has confirmed he would be interested in signing AC Milan's Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar if he became available.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Everton look at ways to raise Huntelaar's £65,000-a-week wages, the Dutchman is also interesting Tottenham, Arsenal and Liverpool.
Full story: Daily Mail

Turkish giants Galatasaray are on the brink of agreeing a deal to sign Tottenham's Mexican forward Giovani dos Santos on loan. (The Times)

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Manchester United have joined Tottenham in the race for £18m-rated Toulouse midfielder Moussa Sissoko - as they prepare to let winger Zoran Tosic join Cologne.
Full story: Daily Mail

Man United face the prospect of losing Wayne Rooney to Real Madrid, who have hired super-agent Pini Zahavi to negotiate a deal for the striker.
Full story: The Sun

Manchester City have had a £2m bid for Victor Moses turned down - and Arsenal may step in for the Crystal Palace forward.
Full story: Daily Star

City have also missed out on Racing Santander midfielder Sergio Canales, who has agreed a £5.5m move to Real Madrid.
Full story: Daily Mail

Robinho is close to leaving Eastlands for Brazilian club Santos - who sold the 25-year-old to Real Madrid in 2005 - in a loan deal until the end of the season.
Full story: The Sun

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti says that midfielder Joe Cole, who is out of contract at the end of the season, will remain at the club next term.
Full story: The Guardian

Sunderland manager Steve Bruce has admitted that Aston Villa's Habib Beye is on his radar after a deal to sign Hamburg defender Guy Demel broke down.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Blackburn are keen to sign Barcelona forward Eidur Gudjohnsen on loan and are also interested in Stuttgart's Turkish midfielder Yildiray Basturk.
Full story: Daily Mail

West Ham are set to sign South Africa striker Benni McCarthy from Blackburn Rovers on loan for 18 months to get around work permit issues.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Blackburn Rovers winger Morten Gamst Pedersen is in talks with Turkish giants Fenerbahce over a January move.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Fulham have made a bid for FC Basle's £6m-rated Switzerland striker Marco Streller.
Full story: Daily Mail

Burnley defender Clarke Carlisle is a cut-price target for both Bolton and West Ham.
Full story: Daily Mirror

New Bolton boss Owen Coyle and keeper Jussi Jaaskelainen have been involved in a training-ground bust-up after former Burnley goalkeeping coach Phil Hughes was appointed at the expense of Jaaskelainen's mentor Fred Barber.
Full story: Daily Mail

Birmingham boss Alex McLeish has tipped Everton manager David Moyes to take over from Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United once the Scot decides to leave Old Trafford.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Michael Owen has asked Manchester United team-mate Wayne Rooney for advice on how to get back into Fabio Capello's England squad.
Full story: The Guardian

January transfers

22 January

Daniel de Ridder [Wigan - Hapoel Tel Aviv]
Frederic Nimani [Monaco - Burnley] Loan
Josh Payne [West Ham - Wycombe] Loan
Nigel Quashie [West Ham - QPR] Free
David Stockdale [Fulham - Plymouth] Loan
Gavin Gunning [Blackburn - Rotherham] Loan

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West Ham's new owners could try to lure Fulham striker Bobby Zamora back to Upton Park, 18 months after he left the club.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Tottenham's full-back Alan Hutton could also be on his way to West Ham, with Bordeaux's Mathieu Chalme his replacement in the Spurs defence.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Portsmouth defender Younes Kaboul could be in line for a return to Tottenham as Ledley King and Jonathan Woodgate's injury troubles continue.
Full story: The Guardian

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp will move for Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy - but only if he can offload misfit Roman Pavlyuchenko.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Chelsea could be forced to go back on their "no transfer window signings" pledge if midfielder Michael Essien's knee injury rules him out for an extended period of time.
Full story: The Independent

Manchester United and Chelsea are battling it out to sign 18-year-old Spanish attacking midfielder Sergio Canales, who can leave Racing Santander in the summer when his contract runs out.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Blackburn want to take Uruguay international midfielder Sebastian Eguren on loan from Spanish club Villarreal, where he has fallen out of favour.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Benni McCarthy could be heading out of Blackburn, with Turkish side Galatasaray keen to sign him.
Full story: Daily Mail

Galatasaray are also monitoring Ryan Babel's situation at Liverpool after the winger fell out with manager Rafael Benitez.
Full story: The Times

Liverpool's Fernando Torres has urged Benitez to sign either of the striker's international colleagues David Villa or David Silva from Valencia to partner him in attack.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Midfielder Mathieu Flamini could become yet another ex-Arsenal player to join Manchester City - on loan from AC Milan.
Full story: Daily Mirror

AC Milan striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar could also be heading to England in a bid to get regular first-team football ahead of the World Cup, with Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham likely to be interested.
Full story: Daily Mail

Fulham and Hull are weighing up former Tottenham striker Mido, who is still officially a Middlesbrough player but is on loan at Zamalek where he has been since last summer.
Full story: Daily Mail

Stoke boss Tony Pulis has tabled a £4m bid for Middlesbrough midfielder Gary O'Neil.
Full story: Daily Mail

West Ham technical director Gianluca Nani will be sacked on Wednesday, only 24 hours after David Sullivan and David Gold took over the club. (Daily Star)

Portsmouth have 21 days to pay their £7.5m tax and VAT bill or face a winding-up petition in the High Court on February 10. With no new investment in sight the club are likely to have to sell players to raise the money or risk becoming the first Premier League club to go into administration.
Full story: The Sun

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill says the current crop of players at the club is the best for 20 years.
Full story: The Times

January transfers

19 January

Sam Cox [Tottenham - Torquay] Loan
Krystian Pearce [Birmingham - Huddersfield] Loan

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Liverpool defender Andrea Dossena is set to join Italian side Napoli on loan in the January transfer window, with a view to a permanent deal.
Full story: The Sun

Portsmouth are battling Birmingham and Ipswich to sign Benfica defender Miguel Vitor in January.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Fulham manager Roy Hodgson has joined Real Madrid and Everton in the chase for Middlesbrough winger Adam Johnson - and could start the bidding war with a £3m offer.
Full story: The Sun

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish will return to his former club Rangers to sign £3m-rated midfielder Steven Davis and striker Kris Boyd, who could be available for £1m.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Blackburn are willing to sell striker Benni McCarthy in January but will not allow him to join any of their relegation rivals in the Premier League or move anywhere on a loan deal.
Full story: The Sun


West Ham may have to pay former manager Alan Curbishley £4m after he won his case for constructive dismissal over his departure from Upton Park in September 2008.
Full story: The Sun

Hull City are lining up Curbishley as a replacement for under-fire boss Phil Brown, who could be sacked if the Tigers lose at home to Stoke on Sunday.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was "devastated" when Xabi Alonso left Liverpool and admits the Reds have missed the Spaniard. (Four Four Two)

West Ham's Welsh midfielder Jack Collison, 21, is poised to begin talks over a bumper new five-year contract - only a year after signing his last deal with the Hammers.
Full story: The Sun

Curbishley will land a £2.2m pay-off from West Ham, who could be forced to sell players in January to afford the pay out. (Daily Express)

The Hammers will have to pay Curbishley a year's salary - a basic of about £1m - plus legal costs running into hundreds of thousands of pounds.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

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Sunderland manager Steve Bruce is set to offer former West Ham defender Lucas Neill £40,000 a week to join the Black Cats and help solve their injury problems.
Full story: The Sun

Blackburn defender Zurab Khizanishvili is set to sign for Middlesbrough on loan when the Football League transfer window opens on Wednesday.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Hull striker Daniel Cousin has turned down a loan move to Championship side Cardiff City.
Full story: The Sun

Blackburn Rovers are interested in Derry City midfielder Darren McCauley after he impressed on a recent trial at the Premier League club.
Full story: The Sun

Burnley and Hull are to battle it out for out-of-contract Dutch winger Bolo Zenden, whose contract at Marseille has ended.
Full story: The Sun

Brazilian defender Glauber Berti, who was recently released by Manchester City, is set to sign for Hull.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Premier League Results for 15th Aug 2009

FT Everton 1 - 6 Arsenal
Scorer: Saha (90)

Scorer: Denilson (26)
Scorer: Vermaelen (36)
Scorer: Gallas (40)
Scorer: Fabregas (47, 69)
Scorer: Eduardo (88)
Attendance: 39,309 FT (19:31)
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FT Wolverhampton 0 - 2 West Ham

Scorer: Noble (22)
Scorer: Upson (68)
Attendance: 28,674 FT (16:54)
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FT Blackburn 0 - 2 Manchester City



Booked: Richards.


Adebayor 3, Ireland 90.
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FT Stoke 2 - 0 Burnley

Scorer: Shawcross (19)
Scorer: Jordan (33 o.g.)

Attendance: 27,385 FT (16:54)
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FT Chelsea 2 - 1 Hull City
Scorer: Drogba (36, 90)

Scorer: Hunt (27)
Attendance: 41,597 FT (14:45)
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FT Bolton 0 - 1 Sunderland

Scorer: Bent (5)
Attendance: 22,247 FT (16:57)
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FT Aston Villa 0 - 2 Wigan

Scorer: Rodallega (30)
Scorer: Koumas (55)
Attendance: 35,578 FT (16:58)

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FT Portsmouth 0 - 1 Fulham

Scorer: Zamora (13)
Attendance: 17,510 FT (16:54)

Blackburn play out a goal less game

Blackburn	0-0 (HT 0-0)	West Brom
		Bookings: Borja Valero 80
Sent off: Roberts 71	Blackburn: Robinson, Andrews, Ooijer, Givet, Warnock, Diouf, Tugay (Olsson 85), Pedersen, Samba (Roberts 59), McCarthy, Grella (Mokoena 69). Subs Not Used: Bunn, Khizanishvili, Villanueva, Treacy. Sent Off: Roberts (71). West Brom: Kiely, Zuiverloon, Donk, Olsson, Robinson, Koren, Borja Valero (Kim 83), Greening, Brunt, Menseguez (Wood 90), Fortune. Subs Not Used: Carson, Moore, Simpson, Downing, Sawyers. Booked: Borja Valero. Att: 28,389 Ref: Mike Jones (Cheshire).

Spurs winger Aaron Lennon is wanted by both Manchester United and Liverpool. (Daily Express)

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Spanish side Atletico Madrid are keen on Tottenham's David Bentley, who has failed to settle at White Hart Lane. (Daily Mirror)

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Aston Villa are looking at Valencia defender Raul Albiol as a replacement for injury-plagued Martin Laursen. (Daily Mirror)

Portsmouth defender Hermann Hreidarsson has confirmed his interest in moving to Rangers. (Daily Record)

Newcastle manager Alan Shearer is set to drop Michael Owen for his return to Anfield on Sunday. (Various)

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Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-Sung has agreed a new £50,000-a-week contract that will keep him at Old Trafford for another four years. (The Sun)

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Arsenal striker Eduardo will not play again this season after picking up a groin injury in a clash with Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand in the Champions League semi-final first leg. (The Sun)

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Middlesbrough defender David Wheater has pledged his future to the club, even if they are relegated from the Premier League. (Daily Mirror, Daily Mail)

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Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce says he will remain at Ewood Park next season, if Rovers stay up or not. (Daily Telegraph)
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Premier League Results for 23rd Nov 2008

Sunderland	0-1 (HT 0-1)	West Ham
		Behrami 20
Bookings: Reid 19 Bardsley 23		Bookings: Bowyer 29

Valon Behrami's first goal for West Ham was enough to give them a much-needed victory over a below-par Sunderland.

Behrami's shot took a deflection off Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones to beat stranded keeper Marton Fulop.

Sunderland had penalty appeals turned down when Jones and Djibril Cisse went down in the area.

Behrami should have added a second but hit the bar from five yards out, while Sunderland striker Cisse was guilty of missing a number of chances.

Sunderland: Fulop, Bardsley, Nosworthy, Ferdinand, Collins, Malbranque (Edwards 66), Whitehead, Reid (Murphy 66), Richardson, Jones (Diouf 81), Cisse.
Subs Not Used: Colgan, Tainio, Colback, Henderson.

Booked: Reid, Bardsley.

West Ham: Green, Neill, Collins, Upson, Ilunga, Faubert (Boa Morte 76), Parker, Bowyer (Mullins 61), Behrami, Bellamy (Di Michele 87), Cole.
Subs Not Used: Lastuvka, Davenport, Collison, Sears.

Booked: Bowyer.

Goals: Behrami 20.

Att: 35,222.

Ref: Mike Dean (Wirral).

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Tottenham	1-0 (HT 1-0)	Blackburn
Pavlyuchenko 9
Bookings: Bentley 45+2 Jenas 88		Bookings: Olsson 27 Ooijer 69 Andrews 88
		Sent off: Olsson 39

Tottenham moved out of the Premier League's bottom three with a victory over Blackburn, who had defender Martin Olsson sent off on 39 minutes.

Aaron Lennon was Spurs' inspiration and he set up the winner when he robbed Olsson, went on a run and cut the ball back for Roman Pavlyuchenko to slot in.

Pavlyuchenko almost grabbed a second when his glancing header hit a post.

Olsson was dismissed when he brought down his tormentor Lennon and received his second yellow card of the match.

Tottenham: Gomes, Corluka, Woodgate, King, Assou-Ekotto, Bentley (O'Hara 86), Jenas, Huddlestone, Lennon, Pavlyuchenko (Campbell 74), Bent.
Subs Not Used: Cesar, Bale, Zokora, Gunter, Dawson.

Booked: Bentley, Jenas.

Goals: Pavlyuchenko 9.

Blackburn: Robinson, Ooijer, Samba, Nelsen, Olsson, Emerton (Derbyshire 71), Andrews, Mokoena, Pedersen (Treacy 81), McCarthy (Simpson 46), Roque Santa Cruz.
Subs Not Used: Brown, Kerimoglu, Fowler, Roberts.

Sent Off: Olsson (39).

Booked: Olsson, Ooijer, Andrews.

Att: 35,903

Ref: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire).

Premier League fixtures for 30th Aug 2008

Arsenal	3-0 (HT 2-0)	Newcastle
Van Persie (pen) 18 Van Persie 41 Denilson 59
Bookings: Fabregas 52 Nasri 90+2		Bookings: Coloccini 28 Given 52

Arsenal striker Robin van Persie scored a brace as his side found some of their irresistible form to beat Newcastle.

Van Persie powered in a spot-kick after Charles N'Zogbia handled an Emmanuel Adebayor cross as Arsenal overwhelmed a depleted Newcastle.

Michael Owen shot wide for the Magpies but Emmanuel Eboue's clever backheel left Van Persie to slide in and score.

Thicko Joey Barton went in with a heavy challenge but I'm sure the ref let it go, he will play a crucial part in Newcastle down fall mark my word.

Arsenal: Almunia, Sagna, Toure, Gallas, Clichy, Eboue (Walcott 72), Fabregas, Denilson (Song Billong 69), Nasri, Adebayor, Van Persie (Vela 63).
Subs Not Used: Fabianski, Ramsey, Djourou, Bendtner.

Booked: Fabregas, Nasri.

Goals: Van Persie 18 pen, 41, Denilson 59.

Newcastle: Given, Coloccini, Jose Enrique (Bassong 44), Taylor, Gutierrez (Barton 89), Guthrie, Butt, Beye (Edgar 89), N'Zogbia, Owen, Ameobi.
Subs Not Used: Harper, Tozer, Donaldson, Ranger.

Booked: Coloccini, Given.

Att: 60,067

Ref: Rob Styles (Hampshire).

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Bolton	0-0 (HT 0-0)	West Brom
Bookings: Nolan 34 McCann 41		Bookings: Robinson 63 MacDonald 90+2

West Brom earned their first point of the season in a goalless draw at Bolton, but left the Reebok Stadium with thoughts of what might have been.

Ishmael Miller missed two terrific chances to give West Brom victory.

He hit wide from seven yards with only Jussi Jaaskelainen to beat, then headed weakly straight at the goalkeeper.

Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Andrew O'Brien, Shittu, Samuel, Joey O'Brien (Riga 14), McCann, Muamba, Gardner, Nolan, Davies. Subs Not Used: Al Habsi, Hunt, Helguson, Vaz Te, Dzemaili, Fojut.

Booked: Nolan, McCann.

West Brom: Carson, Zuiverloon, Meite (Hoefkens 46), Barnett, Robinson, Borja Valero (Cech 58), Koren (MacDonald 70), Greening, Morrison, Kim, Miller. Subs Not Used: Kiely, Bednar, Brunt, Moore.

Booked: Robinson, MacDonald.

Att: 20,387

Ref: Keith Stroud (Hampshire).

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Everton	0-3 (HT 0-2)	Portsmouth
		Defoe 12 Johnson 40 Defoe 69
Bookings: Baines 87

Jermain Defoe struck twice as Portsmouth secured their first win of the season at Everton.

Defoe scored on the turn after 12 minutes, then set up Glen Johnson for a second five minutes before half-time.

Everton dominated for long periods, but David James was in superb form, saving brilliantly from Mikel Arteta.

Everton: Howard, Neville, Yobo, Lescott, Baines, Arteta, Rodwell, Jagielka, Osman (Baxter 71), Yakubu, Vaughan (Anichebe 58).
Subs Not Used: Turner, Jacobsen, Nuno Valente, Kissock, Wallace.

Booked: Baines.

Portsmouth: James, Johnson, Kaboul, Campbell, Distin, Diop, Davis (Mvuemba 90), Diarra, Armand Traore (Hreidarsson 77), Crouch, Defoe (Utaka 76).
Subs Not Used: Ashdown, Lauren, Sahar, Djimi Traore.

Goals: Defoe 12, Johnson 40, Defoe 69.

Att: 34,418

Ref: Mark Halsey (Lancashire)

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Hull	0-5 (HT 0-2)	Wigan
		Ricketts o.g. 5 Valencia 13 Zaki 63 Heskey 68 Zaki 81
Bookings: Ashbee 40

An Amr Zaki brace ensured Wigan picked up their first points of the season as they cruised to victory away at Hull.

The 25-year-old Egyptian stroked home Antonio Valencia's cross for the third and fired in a thunderous drive that cannoned off the bar and over the line.

Wigan went in front as Kevin Kilbane's in-swinging corner was turned into his own net by Sam Ricketts, while Valencia raced clear to double their advantage.

Heskey fired the fourth, before Zaki completed the rout with his second.

The on-loan striker was a constant threat to the Hull defence, who also failed to deal with the impressive Ecuadorian midfielder Valencia.

Hull: Myhill, Ricketts, Brown, Turner, Dawson (Mendy 71), Fagan, Ashbee, Marney, Garcia (Barmby 60), Geovanni (Windass 56), Folan.
Subs Not Used: Duke, Hughes, Halmosi, Cooper.

Booked: Ashbee.

Wigan: Kirkland, Melchiot, Boyce, Bramble, Figueroa, Valencia, Palacios, Cattermole (Kapo 79), Kilbane (Brown 56), Heskey (Camara 85), Zaki.

Subs Not Used: Pollitt, Koumas, De Ridder, Kupisz.

Goals: Ricketts 5 og, Valencia 13, Zaki 63, Heskey 68, Zaki 81.

Att: 24,282

Ref: Michael Jones (Cheshire).

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Middlesbrough	2-1 (HT 1-0)	Stoke
Alves 37 Sanli 85		Hoyte o.g. 71
Bookings: O'Neil 78 Huth 81		Bookings: Griffin 28 Fuller 52 Lawrence 64 Wilkinson 89
		Sent off: Faye 36

Middlesbrough's Tuncay struck in the dying stages to deny 10-man Stoke a vital away point at the Riverside.

Stoke had Amdy Faye sent off for a two-footed lunge on Mohamed Shawky and Afonso Alves stroked the subsequent free-kick in off the bar.

Stewart Downing missed a penalty after Seyi Olofinjana fouled Alves, but Justin Hoyte bundled into his own net under pressure from Dave Kitson.

Middlesbrough: Turnbull, Hoyte (Taylor 72), Wheater, Huth, Pogatetz, Aliadiere, Shawky (Digard 61), O'Neil, Downing, Alves (Mido 76), Sanli
Subs not used: Steele, Riggott, Emnes, Adam Johnson

Booked: O'Neil, Huth

Goals: Alves 37, Sanli 85

Stoke: Sorensen, Griffin, Cort, Abdoulaye Faye, Dickinson (Wilkinson 67), Lawrence, Olofinjana, Amdy Faye, Delap, Kitson (Cresswell 83), Fuller (Sidibe 74).
Subs Not Used: Simonsen, Whelan, Diao, Buxton.

Sent Off: Amdy Faye (36).

Booked: Griffin, Fuller, Lawrence, Wilkinson.

Goal: Hoyte 71 og.

Att: 27,627

Ref: Mike Dean (Wirral)

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West Ham	4-1 (HT 2-1)	Blackburn
Davenport 12 Samba o.g. 20 Bellamy 90+3 Cole 90+5		Roberts 22
Bookings: Bellamy 90+2		Bookings: Grella 7 Roberts 27 Ooijer 30 Emerton 52 Nelsen 90+5

Blackburn missed the chance to go top of the Premier League as manager Paul Ince suffered a first defeat as Rovers boss at his former club West Ham.

Calum Davenport headed West Ham ahead before Mark Noble's scuffed shot went in off Christopher Samba for a second.

Jason Roberts poked in for Rovers, who were denied a leveller when Matt Derbyshire was dubiously ruled offside.

The victory will relieve the pressure on Hammers boss Alan Curbishley, while Ince will be left rueing defeat at a club whose fans he upset nearly 20 years ago.

West Ham: Green, Behrami, Davenport, Upson, Neill, Faubert (McCartney 60), Parker, Noble (Mullins 81), Etherington, Cole, Ashton (Bellamy 69).
Subs Not Used: Lastuvka, Boa Morte, Reid, Sears.

Booked: Bellamy.

Goals: Davenport 12, Samba 20 og, Cole 90, Bellamy 90.

Blackburn: Robinson, Ooijer, Samba, Nelsen, Warnock, Emerton, Reid, Grella (Andrews 46), Pedersen (Treacy 66), Roque Santa Cruz (Derbyshire 29), Roberts.
Subs Not Used: Brown, Mokoena, Villanueva, Simpson.

Booked: Grella, Roberts, Ooijer, Emerton, Nelsen.

Goals: Roberts 22.

Att: 32,905

Ref: Mike Riley (Yorkshire).

Premier League gossip and transfer news

24th Aug 2008

Manchester United have made a £25m take-it-or-leave-it bid to Tottenham for Dimitar Berbatov. (News Of The World)

Newcastle are set to offer £12m for Chelsea winger Florent Malouda, if the Blues sign Robinho from Real Madrid. (Mail On Sunday)

Rafael Benitez is ready to bid £14m for Stewart Downing to solve Liverpool's left-side problem. (News Of The World)

Sunderland are chasing Wolves' Wales star David Edwards. (News Of The World)

Michael Owen is willing to let his Newcastle contract, which ends this season, run down as Newcastle want him to take a wage cut to stay.(News Of The World)

Fulham are putting together a £2.5m move for Osasuna's Czech Republic midfielder Jaroslav Plasil. (News Of The World)

Bolton boss Gary Megson has turned his attention back to Fulham's Jimmy Bullard after dropping plans to sign James Harper from Reading. (News Of The World)

Blackburn must bid £6m if they hope to land Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant. (News Of The World)

Everton's first signing of the summer could be Egyptian striker Emad Meteb, who plays for Al-Ahly. (News Of The World)

West Ham staff will fly to Italy this week to attempt to lure Ghana midfielder Stephen Appiah to Upton Park. (News Of The World)

Portsmouth face competition from Borussia Dortmund for the signature of Lens defender Nadir Belhadj. (News Of The World)

Arsenal could loan defender Johan Djorou to Rennes after signing Mikael Silvestre. (News Of The World)

But Arsene Wenger has been told by Liverpool to stump up £16m if he wants Xabi Alonso. (Sunday Express

23rd Aug 2008

Andrei Arshavin could finally be on his way to Tottenham after Zenit St Petersburgh agreed to lower their £20m price tag. (The Times)

Everton are poised to sign Espanyol's £12m Spain winger Albert Riera from under the noses of Liverpool. (Daily Mirror)

Everton are also in pole position to sign Valencia's Serbia striker Nikola Zigic on loan. (Times)

Alan Curbishley insists Anton Ferdinand is still part of his plans at West Ham, despite reports he was on his way to Sunderland. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is still working on bringing Spurs striker Dimitar Berbatov to Old Trafford, despite admitting he is less optimistic about the deal than two weeks ago. (Various)

Robinho took a step closer a move to Chelsea after the Brazilian urged Real Madrid to allow him a move to London. (Daily Express)

Mikael Silvestre's arrival at Arsenal could hasten the exit of centre-back Philippe Senderos to either AC Milan or Newcastle. (Daily Express)

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill insists Arsenal are not interested in signing England midfielder Gareth Barry. (Times)

Manchester City are lining up a move for Brazil midfielder Thiago Neves from Fluminese after seeing him impress at the Olympic Games. (Times)

Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari has left the door open for bids for Shaun Wright-Phillips by admitting he sees no problem in the club further trimming his squad. (Guardian)

Middlesbrough striker Mido is considering a loan move to Wigan, knowing boss Steve Bruce tried to sign him when he was at Birmingham. (Various)

22nd Aug 2008

Middlesbrough striker Mido claims he is mulling over the chance to join Wigan. (www.FilGoal.com 1629 BST)

Everton are set to hold talks with giant Serbian striker Nikola Zigic, who is no longer wanted by Valencia. (Liverpool Echo 1208 BST)

Liverpool reject a £2.5m bid from Stoke City for defender Sami Hyypia. (Liverpool Echo 1158 BST)

West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand will complete an £8m move to Sunderland on Friday. (The Sun)

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has refused to rule out a move for Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry. (Daily Mirror)

Juventus midfield man Tiago is the latest player to reject Everton after insisting he will not make a loan move to Goodison Park. (The Sun)

Chelsea have increased their bid for Real Madrid forward Robinho to £28.4m in an attempt to finally clinch a deal. (The Sun)

Manchester City defender Vedran Corluka could finally make his move to Tottenham after the Eastlands club agreed to sign Hamburg's Vincent Kompany. (Daily Mail)

Everton will make a £7m bid for Switzerland midfield man Goekhan Inler in an attempt to finally clinch their first signing of the summer. (Daily Mirror)

Wigan have warned Liverpool off a move for midfielder Wilson Palacios by insisting he is worth as much as £18m-rated Gareth Barry. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester City are investigating the possibility of making Barcelona's Thierry Henry a "box office" signing in January. (The Guardian)

Blackburn are looking at former Real Madrid winger Jordi Lopez to fill the gap left by David Bentley's move to Tottenham. (Various)

Midfielder Shaun Maloney will complete his return to Celtic from Aston Villa in time to make his debut against Falkirk on Saturday. (Daily Record)

Bolton are ready to make an official £4m for Fulham midfielder Jimmy Bullard after scrapping a move for Reading's James Harper. (Daily Star)

21st Aug 2008

Marseille striker Djibril Cisse and Sunderland's David Healy are both on Weirside undergoing medicals at the club. (BBC Radio Newcastle, 1224 BST)

Chelsea are on the verge of signing Real Madrid forward Robinho for £25m after chief executive Peter Kenyon was seen in Madrid to finalise a deal for the 24-year-old Brazilian. (Daily Mail)

Manchester City have given up hope of signing Roque Santa Cruz from Blackburn and have instead switched their intentions to Real Zaragoza's Argentine striker Diego Milito. (The Guardian)

O'Neill is also set to up his bid for Newcastle's James Milner to £9m after already having a £7m bid rejected. (The Sun)

Liverpool will not be held to ransom by Espanyol for winger Albert Riera after the Spanish club said the 26-year-old is available for £16m, but the Anfield club are only willing to pay £10m. (The Times)

If the Reds fail to sign Riera, manager Rafael Benitez will turn his attentions towards Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing. (The Times)

Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko, who has scored just nine league goals in 47 appearances, is set to re-join AC Milan on a season-long loan deal, but his wages could prove to be a stumbling block. (Various)

Zenit St Petersburg have pulled the plug on Andrei Arshavin's move to Tottenham after Spurs refused to match the Russian club's £20m valuation of the 27-year-old. (Various)

Tottenham could also miss out on Arshavin's Russian team-mate Roman Pavlyuchenko, 26, who has said he does not want to leave Spartak Moscow. (Daily Star)

Everton will pay Juventus midfielder Tiago's £4m-a-year wages in order to take the 27-year-old on a season's loan. (Daily Mirror)

Hull City have made a £1.5m bid for 6ft 8in Rapid Vienna striker Stefan Maierhofer. (The Times)

Sunderland manager Roy Keane has turned his attentions to West Ham striker Carlton Cole, 24, after securing a loan deal for Marseille's Djibril Cisse. (The Sun)

Keane has also stepped up his pursuit of Blackburn's Benni McCarthy and David Healy from Fulham. (Daily Mail)

Bolton manager Gary Megson has made a £3m bid for Fulham's 29-year-old midfielder Jimmy Bullard. (Various)

MK Dons captain Keith Andrews looks set to join up with former boss Paul Ince at Blackburn after Rovers bid £1.3m for the 27-year-old Irish midfielder. (Daily Mirror)

Fulham striker Eddie Johnson is line for a loan switch to Cardiff after the Championship side failed in a similar bid to sign team-mate David Healy. (Daily Star)

Premier League results for Saturday 23 August 2008

Blackburn	1-1 (HT 1-1)	Hull
Roberts 38		Garcia 40
		Bookings: Ashbee 43

Hull's bright start to life in the top flight continued as they earned a battling point at Blackburn.

The Tigers were almost faultless in defence, faltering only once when Jason Roberts sprung the offside trap and flicked the ball home on 39 minutes.

But Hull drew level almost immediately when Richard Garcia looped a header over Paul Robinson and into the corner.

Blackburn: Robinson, Ooijer, Samba, Nelsen, Warnock, Reid, Mokoena (Kerimoglu 67), Dunn (Emerton 46), Pedersen, Roque Santa Cruz, Roberts (McCarthy 81).
Subs Not Used: Simpson, Treacy, Derbyshire, Brown.

Goals: Roberts 38.

Hull: Myhill, Ricketts, Turner, Anthony Gardner, Dawson (Mendy 58), Garcia (Barmby 78), Ashbee, Marney, Fagan, Geovanni (Folan 65), King.
Subs Not Used: Brown, Windass, Duke, Halmosi.

Booked: Ashbee.

Goals: Garcia 40.

Att: 23,439

Ref: Stuart Attwell (Warwickshire).

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Fulham	1-0 (HT 1-0)	Arsenal
Hangeland 21
Bookings: Murphy 71 Teymourian 88

Brede Hangeland's first-half goal gave Fulham their first win of the season against a disappointing Arsenal.

The giant defender stabbed in Jimmy Bullard's cross from close range after 21 minutes.

Emmanuel Adebayor headed Bacary Sagna's cross against the post shortly afterwards, but Arsenal rarely turned possession into clear chances.

Fulham: Schwarzer, Pantsil, Hughes, Hangeland, Kallio, Davies, Bullard, Murphy, Gera, Zamora, Ki-Hyeon.
Subs Not Used: Stockdale, Teymourian, Nevland, Stoor, Dempsey, Milsom, Baird.

Goals: Hangeland 21.

Arsenal: Almunia, Sagna, Toure, Gallas, Clichy, Walcott, Eboue, Denilson, Nasri, Adebayor, Van Persie.
Subs Not Used: Fabianski, Ramsey, Song Billong, Wilshere, Djourou, Bendtner, Gibbs.

Att: 25,276

Ref: Martin Atkinson (W Yorkshire).

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Liverpool	2-1 (HT 0-0)	Middlesbrough
Pogatetz o.g. 86 Gerrard 90+4		Mido 70
Bookings: Arbeloa 27 Keane 78		Bookings: Mido 79

Steven Gerrard smashed in a 90th-minute drive as Liverpool came from behind to beat Middlesbrough at Anfield.

Striker Mido came off the bench to put the visitors ahead with a low, 30-yard drive on 70 minutes and it seemed his side were heading for victory.

But Jamie Carragher's drive from the edge of the box flew in off Boro's Emmanuel Pogatetz to give Liverpool an equaliser 16 minutes later.

And in stoppage time, Gerrard lashed in an angled shot to snatch the points.

Liverpool: Reina, Arbeloa (El Zhar 83), Carragher, Skrtel, Dossena (Aurelio 75), Kuyt, Gerrard, Alonso, Benayoun (Babel 65), Keane, Torres.
Subs Not Used: Cavalieri, Agger, Ngog, Plessis.

Booked: Arbeloa, Keane.

Goals: Pogatetz 86 og, Gerrard 90.

Middlesbrough: Turnbull, Wheater, Huth, Pogatetz, Taylor (Hoyte 75), Aliadiere, O'Neil, Shawky, Downing, Alves (Mido 60), Sanli (Digard 87).
Subs Not Used: Emnes, Adam Johnson, Williams.

Booked: Mido.

Goals: Mido 70.

Att: 43,168

Ref: Mike Riley (Yorkshire).

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Newcastle	1-0 (HT 0-0)	Bolton
Owen 71
Bookings: Taylor 62		Bookings: O'Brien 28 McCann 39

Michael Owen came off the bench to earn Newcastle a win over a Bolton side who paid the price for a missed penalty.

The visitors had a chance to take the lead when Steven Taylor handled a cross but Kevin Nolan saw his spot-kick saved by Magpies keeper Shay Given.

Owen punished the miss when he headed in a Geremi cross at the far post.

Newcastle: Given, Beye, Taylor, Coloccini, N'Zogbia, Milner, Butt, Guthrie, Gutierrez, Martins (Owen 53), Duff (Geremi 46). Subs Not Used: Harper, Jose Enrique, Bassong, Smith, Edgar.

Booked: Taylor.

Goals: Owen 71.

Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Andrew O'Brien, Samuel, Joey O'Brien (Mustapha 85), Nolan, Muamba, Taylor (Gardner 65), Davies, Elmander (McCann 15). Subs Not Used: Al Habsi, Hunt, Dzemaili, Shittu.

Booked: Joey O'Brien, McCann.

Att: 47,711

Ref: Steve Bennett (Kent).

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Stoke	3-2 (HT 1-0)	Aston Villa
Lawrence (pen) 30 Fuller 80 Sidibe 90+4		Carew 63 Laursen 84
Bookings: Kitson 56

Mamady Sidibe claimed an injury-time winner to give Stoke a dramatic win over Aston Villa.
The Premier League new boys took every opportunity to shell the ball into the Villa box, with Delap testing out keeper Brad Friedel's resolve with his artillery-distance throws.

Stoke: Sorensen, Griffin, Cort, Abdoulaye Faye, Dickinson, Lawrence, Olofinjana, Delap, Amdy Faye (Diao 72), Kitson (Sidibe 76), Fuller (Cresswell 87).
Subs Not Used: Simonsen, Shawcross, Wilkinson, Whelan.

Booked: Kitson.

Goals: Lawrence 30 pen, Fuller 80, Sidibe 90.

Aston Villa: Friedel, Luke Young, Laursen, Davies, Shorey (Routledge 73), Petrov, Reo-Coker, Barry, Ashley Young, Carew, Agbonlahor. Subs Not Used: Taylor, Knight, Osbourne, Gardner, Salifou, Harewood.

Goals: Carew 63, Laursen 84.

Att: 27,500

Ref: Mark Halsey (Lancashire).

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Tottenham	1-2 (HT 0-0)	Sunderland
Jenas 73		Richardson 55 Cisse 83
Bookings: Bale 26		Bookings: Malbranque 58 Richardson 55

Djibril Cisse scored on his Sunderland debut to condemn Tottenham to their second straight Premier League defeat.

Spurs, who dropped Dimitar Berbatov, were lucky not to trail at half-time after Steed Malbranque hit the post.

Gareth Bale powered a header over for the hosts soon after the re-start but they fell behind when Kieran Richardson rifled home after 55 minutes.

Tottenham: Gomes, Zokora, King, Woodgate, Assou-Ekotto (Huddlestone 56), Modric, Lennon (Giovanni 56), Jenas, Bentley, Bale, Bent.
Subs Not Used: Cesar, Gilberto, Gunter, Dawson, O'Hara.

Booked: Bale.

Goals: Jenas 73.

Sunderland: Gordon, Bardsley, Nosworthy, Higginbotham, Collins, Malbranque, Whitehead, Reid (Miller 87), Richardson (Cisse 65), Diouf, Murphy.
Subs Not Used: Ward, Chopra, Leadbitter, Healy, Stokes.

Booked: Richardson, Malbranque.

Goals: Richardson 55, Cisse 83.

Att: 36,064

Ref: Mike Dean (Wirral).

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West Brom	1-2 (HT 0-0)	Everton
Bednar (pen) 89		Osman 65 Yakubu 76
Bookings: Meite 45+2 Zuiverloon 45+3 Brunt 67		Bookings: Osman 38

Second-half goals by Leon Osman and Ayegbeni Yakubu were enough to give Everton an unlikely win over West Brom.
West Brom enjoyed most of the possession and carved out some decent openings but, on too many occasions, either their final ball went astray or they could not find the finish

West Brom: Carson, Zuiverloon, Meite, Barnett, Robinson, Morrison, Kim (MacDonald 71), Koren (Bednar 70), Greening, Brunt, Miller (Beattie 80).
Subs Not Used: Kiely, Hoefkens, Cech, Pele.

Booked: Zuiverloon, Meite, Brunt.

Goals: Bednar 89 pen.

Everton: Howard, Neville, Yobo, Lescott, Baines, Jagielka, Arteta, Rodwell, Osman, Baxter (Vaughan 58), Yakubu (Nuno Valente 86).
Subs Not Used: Turner, Jutkiewicz, Agard, Kissock, Wallace.

Booked: Osman.

Goals: Osman 65, Yakubu 76.

Att: 26,190

Premier League Gossip and transfer news

20th August 2008

Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko will return to AC Milan on Wednesday in a season-long loan deal. (Gazzetta dello Sport, 1512 BST)

Newcastle are weighing up a move for left-back Sebastian Pocognoli, currently on Olympics duty with Belgium, with a bid of £6m for the 21-year-old AZ Alkmaar defender set to be made. (Newcastle Evening Chronicle, 1459 BST)

Spartak Moscow defender Radoslav Kovac is on the verge of a move to AC Milan. (Goal.com, 1515 BST)

USA midfielder Michael Bradley is a target for Blackburn, Everton, Middlesbrough and Celtic but his Dutch club Heerenveen say that a "substantial" bid will be required. (Premiershiplatest.com, 1518 BST

Tottenham will allow striker Dimitar Berbatov to join Manchester United, with manager Juande Ramos keen to bring in Atletico Madrid's Diego Forlan and Blackburn's Roque Santa Cruz. (Daily Mirror)

Hull are set to make a £5m bid for Man Utd's young striker Fraizer Campbell once the Berbatov deal goes through. (Daily Mail)

Manchester United defender Mikael Silvestre has turned down a move to local rivals Manchester City at the last minute, with Arsenal now poised to sign the 31-year-old. (Various)

Sunderland are also interested in Silvestre, while moves for Fulham striker David Healy, Sheffield United front man James Beattie and West Ham centre-back Anton Ferdinand are also expected. (The Independent)

Chelsea's hopes of signing Real Madrid star Robinho are over and the Blues are set to turn their full attentions to AC Milan midfielder Kaka instead. (Daily Star)

Everton are set to sign Juventus midfielder Tiago, pinching him from under the noses of Premier League rivals Newcastle. (The Sun)

Rennes midfielder Stephane Mbia says he is eager to join Everton and has urged his club to start negotiations. (The Independent)

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez is reluctantly looking at alternatives to Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry, with Espanyol's Albert Riera and Middlesbrough's Stewart Downing in the frame. (The Sun)

West Ham will hold talks with Chilean striker Sebastian Pinto, with a view to acquiring the Santos star, nicknamed the Tank, on a season-long loan deal. (Daily Mirror)

Sheffield Wednesday want to take Chelsea youngster Jack Cork on loan for the rest of the season. (Daily Mirror)

19th August 2008

Manchester United left-back Mikael Silvestre is on the verge of joining Sunderland in a £750,000 deal. (Daily Mail, 1540 BST)

Fulham midfielder Steve Davis' proposed £3m move to Rangers is in danger of falling through, following a snag over personal terms. (Daily Mail, 1330 BST)

AC Milan are willing to sell Brazilian playmaker Kaka to Chelsea for £70m - but Blues manager Luiz Felipe Scolari would prefer to sign Real Madrid forward Robinho. (Daily Star)

England striker Michael Owen has been offered a three-year contract worth £140,000 a week to stay at Newcastle. (The Sun)

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp is hoping he can persuade Chelsea to let midfielder Shaun Wright-Phillips join the south-coast club on a season-long loan deal. (Daily Star)

Redknapp is looking to bolster his Portsmouth squad with loan signings and has confirmed his interest in Lens left-back Nadir Belhadi. (The Independent)

Sunderland are in preliminary talks with West Ham centre-half Anton Ferdinand and are tracking Manchester City's £1m-rated defender Michael Ball. (Daily Star)

But Tottenham are monitoring Ferdinand after the Hammers apparently rejected a £6m bid from the Black Cats. (Daily Mirror)

Zenit St Petersburg have told Tottenham that they will not sell playmaker Andrei Arshavin for less than £20m. (The Times)

Manchester City boss Mark Hughes has put negotiations to buy Manchester United defender Mikael Silvestre on hold because he wants to sign two strikers before the transfer deadline. (Daily Star)

The Magpies remain in pursuit of Blackburn's left-back Stephen Warnock and are also hoping to sign Javier Saviola from Real Madrid on a season-long loan. (The Guardian)

James McFadden has ruled out a move to either half of the Old Firm, with the Birmingham City striker saying he has no interest in becoming exposed to the level of scrutiny that surrounds Rangers and Celtic. (The Guardian)

18th August 2008

Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon says he is confident Chelsea target Robinho will be staying at the Bernabeu and has ruled out making any more signing this summer. (Spanish newspaper Marca, 1029 BST)

Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov has pleaded with the club to let him join Manchester United. (Various)

Everton have sent a delegation to Portugal to try to clinch the signing of Sporting Lisbon midfielder Joao Moutinho. (Daily Mail)

Toffees boss David Moyes is also close to agreeing a loan move for Juventus midfielder Tiago and has not given up on Newcastle's Alan Smith. (Daily Mail)

Sunderland are ready to raise their bid for Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy to nearer the £9m Rovers are demanding. (Daily Mail)

The Black Cats could also complete a £6m (Daily Mirror) or £8m (Independent) deal for West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand this week.

Striker Robbie Fowler has been offered a six-month pay-as-you-play deal by Blackburn Rovers boss Paul Ince. (Various)

West Brom are on the verge of splashing out £7m - £5m on Real Mallorca midfielder Borja Valero and £2m on Charlton's Zheng Zhi. (Various)

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp is targeting Argentine left-back Juan Pablo Sorin, who has been released by Hamburg. (The Sun)

Actually, Redknapp is in talks with French side Lens to take Algeria left-back Nadir Belhadj on a season-long loan. (Daily Mirror)

Stoke boss Tony Pulis is set to swoop for Southampton defender Andrew Davies for £1.5m. (The Sun)

Blackburn boss Paul Ince will make a new bid for his old captain at MK Dons, Keith Andrews, this week - and may even bid for their keeper Willie Gueret. (Daily Mirror)

Arsenal left-back Kieron Gibbs, 18, is ready to join Championship Reading on a season-long loan. (The Sun)

Celtic are closing in on the signing of their former forward Shaun Maloney from Aston Villa. (Daily Record)

FA Cup finalists Cardiff City are preparing a bid for Fulham striking duo American international Eddie Johnson and Northern Ireland goal hero David Healy. (Various)

19th August 2008

Manchester United left-back Mikael Silvestre is on the verge of joining Sunderland in a £750,000 deal. (Daily Mail, 1540 BST)

Fulham midfielder Steve Davis' proposed £3m move to Rangers is in danger of falling through, following a snag over personal terms. (Daily Mail, 1330 BST)

Rennes' Cameroon midfielder Stephane Mbia, 22, has said he is desperate to complete a move to Everton now he has returned from the Olympic Games in Beijing. (L'Equipe)

AC Milan are willing to sell Brazilian playmaker Kaka to Chelsea for £70m - but Blues manager Luiz Felipe Scolari would prefer to sign Real Madrid forward Robinho. (Daily Star)

England striker Michael Owen has been offered a three-year contract worth £140,000 a week to stay at Newcastle. (The Sun)

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp is hoping he can persuade Chelsea to let midfielder Shaun Wright-Phillips join the south-coast club on a season-long loan deal. (Daily Star)

Redknapp is looking to bolster his Portsmouth squad with loan signings and has confirmed his interest in Lens left-back Nadir Belhadi. (The Independent)

Sunderland are in preliminary talks with West Ham centre-half Anton Ferdinand and are tracking Manchester City's £1m-rated defender Michael Ball. (Daily Star)

But Tottenham are monitoring Ferdinand after the Hammers apparently rejected a £6m bid from the Black Cats. (Daily Mirror)

Zenit St Petersburg have told Tottenham that they will not sell playmaker Andrei Arshavin for less than £20m. (The Times)

Manchester City boss Mark Hughes has put negotiations to buy Manchester United defender Mikael Silvestre on hold because he wants to sign two strikers before the transfer deadline. (Daily Star)

Hull manager Phil Brown will step up his bid to sign Manchester United striker Fraizer Campbell this week, either permanently or on loan, by making another phone call to Old Trafford boss Sir Alex Ferguson. (Daily Star)

Liverpool's American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett will block Rafael Benitez's attempts to sign England midfielder Gareth Barry from Aston Villa - even if the Reds manager raises funds by selling fringe players. (Various)

Blackburn boss Paul Ince is chasing Valencia winger Joaquin Sanchez as he tries to find a replacement for David Bentley, who joined Tottenham in July. (Daily Mirror)

Newcastle United have joined West Brom in the race to sign Argentine striker Oscar Trejo from Real Mallorca. (The Times)

The Magpies remain in pursuit of Blackburn's left-back Stephen Warnock and are also hoping to sign Javier Saviola from Real Madrid on a season-long loan. (The Guardian)

James McFadden has ruled out a move to either half of the Old Firm, with the Birmingham City striker saying he has no interest in becoming exposed to the level of scrutiny that surrounds Rangers and Celtic. (The Guardian)

Wolves are in talks with Danny Higginbotham after Sunderland accepted a £1.25m bid for the defender. (Daily Mirror)

Bentley look set to join Spurs

Bentley could be on his way to White Hart Lane by Wednesday morning. This has come after a volley of negotiations and Spurs letting Robinson go to grease the wheels to let Bentley leave.
well good luck to them, I personally feel that Bentley has a load to learn and how in the name of god Alan Hanson and Lorro compared him to Beckham on Match of the day last season I'll never know. Okay he's not bad but no way has the consistency that Beckham once had