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Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce believes he has found the long-term replacement for striker Benni McCarthy - Standard Liege's Congo star Dieudonne Mbokani, rated at £4m.
Full story: News of the World

The threat of selling star trio Fernando Torres, Steven Gerrard and Javier Mascherano cannot be ruled out unless Liverpool sort out their debt problem.
Full story: News of the World

Nani is fighting to save his Manchester United career after being left on the bench on Saturday and Sir Alex Ferguson may offload him in January if he can buy David Silva from Valencia.
Full story: News of the World

Steve Bruce plans to raid north-east neighbours Newcastle in January to bring left-back Jose Enrique into the Premier League.
Full story: News of the World

Manchester City boss Mark Hughes is monitoring midfielder Yossi Benayoun's situation at Liverpool as he prepares for the January transfer window.
Full story: News of the World

A multi-national consortium, Intermarket Group, has launched a £100m to bid to buy troubled West Ham. They are confident of handing Gianfranco Zola a substantial budget for the January transfer window. The consortium is made up of wealthy West Ham fans and is led by Wall Street mogul, Jim Bowe.
Full story: News of the World

Zola faces a battle to hold on to some of West Ham's biggest young stars after a massive wage discrepancy emerged. Some of the youngsters in the first team are being paid just £400 a week.
Full story: News of the World

Sir Alex Ferguson could be banned from the touchline for five matches. Key figures inside football believe he should not get away with his outburst against referee Alan Wiley, whom he branded as "unfit" following United's 2-2 draw with Sunderland two weeks ago.
Full story: The Mail on Sunday

Premier league results for the 17th Oct 2009

Arsenal Van Persie (16) Diaby (18) Arshavin (84)	3-1 (HT 2-1)	Birmingham Bowyer (38)
Bookings: Song Billong (73)		Bookings: Hart (58) Ridgewell (63)
Att: 60,082

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Aston Villa Dunne (32) Collins (52)	2-1 (HT 1-1)	Chelsea Drogba (15)
Bookings: Agbonlahor (35) Milner (90+3)		Bookings: A Cole (45+1)
Att: 39,047

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Everton Bilyaletdinov (88)	1-1 (HT 0-0)	Wolverhampton Doyle (76)
Bookings: Howard (90+3)		Bookings: Kightly (29) Edwards (69) Maierhofer (85)
		Sent off: Maierhofer (90+3)
Att: 39,319

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Man Utd Knight (og 5) Valencia (33)	2-1 (HT 2-0)	Bolton Taylor (75)
		Bookings: Davies (48)
Att: 75,103

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Portsmouth Boateng (59)	1-2 (HT 0-2)	Tottenham King (29) Defoe (45)
Bookings: Mokoena (51) Yebda (72) Brown (90+2)		Bookings: Jenas (23) Palacios (89) Assou-Ekotto (90+3)
Sent off: Brown (90+5)		Sent off: Defoe (61)
Att: 20,821

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Stoke Beattie (pen 11, 69)	2-1 (HT 1-1)	West Ham Upson (34)
Bookings: Diao (28) Shawcross (38) Whelan (90+1)		Bookings: Faubert (10) Cole (75) Hines (85)
Att: 27,026

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Sunderland Bent (5)	1-0 (HT 1-0)	Liverpool
Bookings: Cana (8) Reid (52)		Bookings: Kuyt (29)
Att: 47,327

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news

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Russia striker Roman Pavlyuchenko is set for showdown talks with Tottenham as he fears he may miss out on the World Cup because of a lack of first-team football at White Hart Lane.
Full story: Daily Mail

Wigan boss Roberto Martinez admits he would love to bring back Emile Heskey if Aston Villa made him available in the transfer window.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Botlon manager Gary Megson has insisted that the club will be in a strong position to secure a "market-driven" fee for defender Gary Cahill next summer.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Manchester City manager Mark Hughes insists he is only planning to make minimal adjustments to his squad in the January transfer window.
Full story: Manchester Evening News

Gianfranco Zola has pledged his future to West Ham despite the off-field problems at the club and a link with old club Napoli.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Fulham boss Roy Hodgson says he hasn't been contacted about the vacant Sweden job - but admits talks have yet to start over extending his contract at Craven Cottage.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manager Alex McLeish has insisted a new contract is the furthest thing from his mind after the beginning of the Carson Yeung era at Birmingham.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manager Martin O'Neill has warned Emile Heskey that he will have to ditch his nice guy act if he is to return to Aston Villa's first team.
Full story: Daily Mail

Harry Redknapp has revealed his desperation to see an end to his two years of hell over tax allegations.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester City forward Carlos Tevez has threatened to quit the Argentina national team in protest at criticism directed at him in his home country.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes that football is heading for financial catastrophe and that a "major club" could collapse by overspending.
Full story: Times

Sir Alex Ferguson has warned Rio Ferdinand his first-team status for Manchester United and England will be in doubt unless he raises his performance level.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce has warned his players to be aware of their responsibilities and keep the red mist at bay in the Lancashire derby clash with Burnley.
Full story: Metro

Arsene Wenger has plunged Alan Wiley back into the spotlight by accusing the under-fire referee of being too friendly with Manchester United players.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Steve Bruce has warned Liverpool that any more defeats could wreck their title hopes and has questioned whether Rafa Bentez squad has the experience to finish top.
Full story: Daily Mirror

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European champions Barcelona will test Manchester City's resolve to keep Brazilian forward Robinho by offering to take the player on a six-month loan should the Blues reject a £32.5m bid.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Barca will offer City French striker Thierry Henry in exchange for Robinho.
Full story: Daily Star

Hull City boss Phil Brown is tracking Aarhus' Danish international midfielder Jakob Poulsen ahead of a transfer window move.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Inter Milan midfielder Sulley Muntari has insisted he will not be leaving Italy to join Tottenham this summer.
Full story: The Sun

Atletico Madrid have reiterated their desire to sign Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Eboue, a move which could embroil them in a "tapping-up" row.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Leeds are set to sign Wolves striker Sam Vokes on loan until January. Full story: Daily Mirror

Stoke want defender Ryan Shawcross to sign a new four-year deal to ward off interest from Tottenham, Liverpool and Everton, who are all considering January bids for the player.
Full story: The Sun

Portsmouth are hoping to sign on-loan Tottenham midfielder Jamie O'Hara on a permanent basis. The 22-year-old's temporary deal at Fratton Park expires in January.
Full story: The Sun

Sheffield United are weighing up a £2m bid for Blackburn's third-choice keeper Mark Bunn.
Full story: The Sun

New Birmingham owner Carson Yeung has promised to go on an £80m spending spree next year with half available to manager Alex McLeish in January and half the following summer.
Full story: The Sun

The representative of referee's union Prospect says that Sir Alex Ferguson's apology to referee Alan Wiley for labelling him "unfit" shows that managers can no longer get away with abusing officials.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Bolton have complained to referee's chief Keith Hackett that striker Kevin Davies is being victimised by officials because of his previous poor disciplinary record.
Full story: Daily Mirror

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Flamengo striker Adriano has been offered to Tottenham for free as he looks to secure his 2010 World Cup place with Brazil.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Liverpool are lining up a January move for Vasco da Gama striker Nilton.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Bolton striker Ivan Klasnic, who is yet to score for the club, is a loan target for Spanish side Xerez.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Saudi Prince Faisal bin Fahd claims his F6 company are close to buying a major stake in Liverpool.
Full story: The Sun

Liverpool are sweating on the fitness of midfielder Steven Gerrard, after a scan revealed the groin injury he picked up on international duty is worse than first feared.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has dismissed reports that he will be guarded by bouncers when he returns to former club Portsmouth on Saturday.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Chelsea's appeal against their transfer ban will be heard before Christmas, which if successful may pave the way for the club to splash out in January.
Full story: The Sun

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Tottenham are prepared to listen to Italian club AC Milan about a potential swap deal involving Spurs striker Roman Pavlyuchenko and Dutch forward Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester City forward Robinho will ask for a January move if he fails to win first team football at Eastlands. Barcelona are ready to make a £32.5m offer. Full story: The Sun

Manchester City and Spanish side Real Madrid will battle it out in the summer for Bayern Munich's £65m-rated Franck Ribery. Full story: The Sun

Blackburn and Sunderland are both keen on Stromgodset's £2m-rated Norwegian striker Marcus Pedersen. Full story: The Sun

West Brom have failed in a bid to sign former Notts County defender Sol Campbell, who is now a free agent after walking out on the club in September
Full story: The Sun

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp will be protected by his own team of bouncers when he returns to old club Portsmouth on Saturday.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri says he is ready for a return to first team football having been out injured since July with a broken leg. (The Sun)

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Portsmouth goalkeeper David James may be a target for Premier League champions Manchester United in the January transfer window.
Full story: Daily Express

Liverpool are considering making a cut-price £1.5m bid for Aston Villa's Emile Heskey in January. The striker revealed at the weekend he was considering leaving the Midlands club to get first-team football, thereby boosting his chances of landing a place in England's squad for the 2010 World Cup finals.
Full story: Daily Star

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is determined to fight off the advances of Atletico Madrid and Seville to retain the services of 19-year-old midfielder Fran Merida.
Full story: The Sun

Blackburn are interested in Gillingham striker Simeon Jackson, who is valued at around £2m.
Full story: The Sun

Wigan and Bolton are battling it out for the signing of Sheffield United defender Matt Kilgallon.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester City are lining up a £20m swoop for Brazil and Inter Milan full-back Maicon in January and will target Benfica midfielder Ramires if they fail with a £65m bid for Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery.

Full story: The Sun

Chelsea defender Alex, who has attracted the interest of Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, is poised to sign a new long-term contract with the London club. (Daily Express)

Spain boss Vicente del Bosque has assured Liverpool that he will not play striker Fernando Torres against Bosnia on Wednesday if there are any doubts over his fitness.
Full story: Daily Express

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Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp is once again preparing to raid former club Portsmouth to sign England keeper David James for £1m in January. Since taking over at Spurs, Redknapp has signed Jermain Defoe, Peter Crouch and Niko Kranjcar from Pompey.
Full story: The Sun

European champions Barcelona are closing in on a January swoop for Manchester City forward Robinho, with sporting director Txiki Begiristain saying that the Brazilian is "a very interesting footballer and could play for us in the Champions League".
Full story: Daily Mirror

Former Arsenal defender Sol Campbell - who left Notts County in September after only one game - wants a short-term loan move to a Championship club to earn a Premier League return in January.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is unlikely to escape a touchline ban, despite apologising to referee Alan Wiley for questioning the official's fitness.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Striker Emile Heskey concedes he may have to leave Aston Villa - for whom he has started only one Premier League game this season - in January to keep alive his hopes of a place in England boss Fabio Capello's squad for the 2010 World Cup finals.
Full story: The Sun

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Premier League clubs have been put on alert by a possible hitch in midfielder David Beckham's proposed loan move from LA Galaxy to AC Milan in January. Milan have been asked to pay the full value of Beckham's contract for his stay, around £70,000 a week, but they do not want to give more than £40,000.
Full story: News of the World

Milan want to swap Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar with Tottenham forward Roman Pavlyuchenko.
Full story: News of the World

Portsmouth's David James wants to move to Tottenham to ensure that he goes into the 2010 World Cup finals as England's first-choice goalkeeper.
Full story: Sunday Telegraph

Manchester City manager Mark Hughes is monitoring midfielder Yossi Benayoun's situation at Liverpool as he prepares for the January transfer window.
Full story: News of the World

Man City forward Robinho could make a loan move to Barcelona in January, with the Manchester club hopeful that midfielder Yaya Toure will come in the opposite direction.
Full story: News of the World

Arsenal defender Gael Clichy is a £16m target for Real Madrid - the Frenchman's representatives have been contacted by the Spanish club with a view to a deal next summer.
Full story: News of the World

Former Barcelona, Liverpool and Chelsea midfielder Boudewijn Zenden is set to complete a move to Sunderland at the end of this week.
Full story: News of the World

Manchester United and Chelsea are checking on Brazil's 19-year-old Vasco da Gama midfielder Alex Teixeira Santos at the Under-20 World Cup in Egypt.
Full story: News of the World

Sunderland manager Steve Bruce is keen to sign Newcastle left-back Jose Enrique.
Full story: News of the World

Bolton manager Gary Megson is preparing a bid of around £2m to sign Newcastle midfielder Alan Smith in January.
Full story: News of the World

A contractual dispute is hindering Portsmouth's efforts to sign Zimbabwe full-back Onismor Bhasera from South African side Kaizer Chiefs.
Full story: Sunday Times

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Manchester City are prepared to pay up to £65m to sign France winger Franck Ribery from Bayern Munich in January.
Full story: The Sun

Man City are also tracking Atletico Mineiro's £7m striker Diego Tardelli.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester United look set to step up their interest in Russia goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev, with CSKA Moscow indicating they are prepared to let United speak to the £10m-rater stopper in the January transfer window.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Man United have revived their attempt to sign Valencia's £35m-rated striker David Villa.
Full story: Daily Mail

West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola faces a battle with Napoli to sign Bayern Munich striker Luca Toni.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Blackburn midfielder David Dunn is being offered a lucrative move to Dubai club Al-Nasr when his contract at Ewood Park expires in the summer, although the 29-year-old's early-season form has also alerted several European clubs.
Full story: Daily Mail

Wolves striker Sylvain Ebanks-Blake is being tracked by Serie A side Palermo but the Premier League club insist he is going nowhere having signed a new four-year contract in July. (Daily Mirror)

Portsmouth's new director of football Avram Grant will take a place in the dugout alongside manager Paul Hart during matches.
Full story: The Sun

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Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano is a target for Juventus and the Italian club are preparing a £23m January transfer window bid for the Argentine.
Full story: The Sun

Fulham are ready to make a £2m move for Legia Warsaw midfielder and Poland Under-21 international Ariel Borysiuk.
Full story: Daily Mirror

The agent of VVV Venlo's Japanese midfielder Keisuke Honda - a reported target of Liverpool and Everton - has admitted the player would be interested in a move to the Premier League.
Full story: Sky Sports

Manchester City manager Mark Hughes will be given the funds to bring at least three new players to Eastlands this January to boost their Premier League title bid.
Full story: Daily Mail

Roman Pavlyuchenko's agent expects to reopen negotiations over the Tottenham Hotspur striker's proposed moved to Zenit St Petersburg this January.
Full story: Daily Mail

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The agent of Inter Milan defender Maicon believes Manchester United have upped their interest in the Brazilian but insists there are no offers on the table. "United's interest in my client is not something new," he said. "They have been following him for a while."
Full story: Daily Mirror

Icelandic biscuit baron Eggert Magnusson is plotting to return as the new owner of West Ham. The 62-year-old previously held a 5% stake in the club from November 2006 to December 2007 as the figurehead of the consortium largely backed by Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson, who relinquished control of the club in June 2009.

Full story: The Sun

Liverpool co-owner George Gillett is flying to Saudi Arabia next week for talks in a bid to sell his 50% stake in the club to Prince Faisal bin Fahd.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Birmingham chairman David Gold is close to resigning and is set to follow David Sullivan and Karren Brady out of St Andrews following the takeover of the club by Hong Kong businessman Carson Yeung.
Full story: Daily Mirror.

Hull striker Caleb Folan, currently on loan at Middlesbrough, has hit back at Tigers manager Phil Brown, saying comments the latter made about the players attitude in training were "pathetic" and "childish".
Full story: Daily Star

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Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has urged Blues manager Carlo Ancelotti to sign French midfielder Patrick Vieira from Inter Milan in January.
Full story: The Sun

Another Inter player in demand is midfielder Sulley Muntari, who is being tracked by Tottenham.
Full story: The Sun

European champions Barcelona are believed to be weighing up a January move for Arsenal full-back Emmanuel Eboue.
Full story: The Sun

Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster and manager Sir Alex Ferguson were involved in a dressing-room bust-up after the draw with Sunderland, after the Scot pointed the finger at the England man for his part in Kenwyne Jones's goal for the Black Cats.
Full story: Daily Star

Portsmouth manager Paul Hart is facing the axe, as new owner Ali Al Faraj is keen on installing a bigger name in charge at Fratton Park.
Full story: Daily Mirror.

New Pompey owner Al Faraj has promised a spending spree in the January window to save the club from relegation.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has been left stunned by quotes attributed to Reds' co-owner George Gillett, who says any failures on the pitch are down to the Spaniard and not himself and American co-owner Tom Hicks.
Full story: The Sun

Manchester City forward Robinho, who broke a bone in his ankle six weeks ago on international duty, is targeting a return to action against Fulham on 25 October, a month ahead of schedule.
Full story: The Sun

David Sullivan will step up his efforts to buy West Ham next week when he gets the £25m from Carson Yeung's buyout at Birmingham.
Full story: Daily Mirror

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Chelsea could move for Patrick Viera as cover for Michael Essien and John Obi Mikel when they are away on African Cup of Nations duty in January - if the club can challenge its transfer ban
Full story: The Sun

Fulham are interested in American striker Brek Shea, who plays for FC Dallas
Full story: The Sun

Liverpool co-owner George Gillett has told a fans' meeting manager Rafa Benitez is to blame for their faltering progress, not the club's owners

Full story: The Guardian

Hull's record signing Jimmy Bullard is due to make his comeback from a dislocated kneecap in the game against his former side Fulham in a fortnight's time
Full story: The Telegraph

Birmingham co-owner David Sullivan has told West Ham he will only buy the club if the price is reduced because of the debt he would be taking on - and could invest in Norwich, Ipswich, Cardiff, Leicester or Charlton if he cannot strike a deal
Full story: Daily Mirror

Premier League Result for the 5th Oct 2009

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Aston Villa Dunne (15)	1-1 (HT 1-0)	Man City Bellamy (67)
Bookings: Petrov (28)		Bookings: De Jong (35) Wright-Phillips (58)
Att: 37924