Premier League: Manchester United v Stoke City team news and expected starting Line-up. (31.01.2012)

Team news

United boss Ferguson is facing a big dilemma regarding his goalkeeper after summer recruit David de Gea produced a shaky performance in the cup setback at Liverpool.

De Gea coped reasonably well with Stoke's aerial bombardment during the 1-1 draw at the Britannia Stadium back in September, but has been overlooked in the Premier League in favour of Anders Lindegaard in recent matches.

However, reports in the Tuesday papers claim Lindegaard suffered an ankle injury in training, which could lead to De Gea starting again.

Rio Ferdinand could return to add his experience to United's defence after only being a substitute at Liverpool following a recent back complaint, while captain Nemanja Vidic is still out.

Wayne Rooney, Nani and Phil Jones are also expected to still be missing for the Red Devils, along with Anderson, Tom Cleverley, Ashley Young and Darren Fletcher.

Stoke, in contrast, have only one major fitness concern after Matthew Etherington was forced to come off during the second half of the Derby win.

The winger had picked up a groin injury and Jermaine Pennant is on stand-by for his first start of 2012 if Pulis decides not to gamble on Etherington.

Mamady Sidibe (knee) is a long-term absentee but apart from those two manager Pulis has virtually a full squad to choose from.


Possible starting XIs

Man Utd: De Gea; Smalling, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra; Valencia, Carrick, Giggs, Park; Welbeck, Hernandez.

Stoke: Sorensen; Huth, Woodgate, Shawcross, Wilson; Shotton, Whelan, Delap, Pennant; Walters, Crouch.

Form guide:
Man Utd: WWLLWW
Stoke: LDDWDL

Injuries:
Man Utd: Vidic, Jones, Anderson, Young, Nani, Rooney, Fletcher, Cleverley, Owen
Stoke: Etherington, Sidibe

Referee: Mike Jones

Premier League: Swansea City v Chelsea team news and expected starting Line-up. (31.01.2012)

Team news
Swansea are expected to restore a host of players to their line-up having opted to make changes for the FA Cup exit at Bolton.

Swansea and Manchester City are the only sides not to have suffered back-to-back Premier League defeats this season, but the Welsh side will need to avoid losing to the Blues to maintain that record.

First-choice keeper Michel Vorm will be restored in goal while Neil Taylor should return at left-back ahead of Fede Bessone.

Wingers Scott Sinclair and Nathan Dyer are expected to start along with Joe Allen and passing machine Leon Britton.

Swansea's on-loan midfielder Josh McEachran is unavailable for selection against his parent club.



Chelsea will travel to South Wales without John Terry after the England captain was ruled out by a knee injury.

That means £7million January signing Gary Cahill should make his debut for the club alongside Brazilian David Luiz at the heart of defence.

Manager Andre Villas-Boas has midfield issues to contend with after Ramires damaged knee ligaments in their weekend FA Cup win over QPR.

He joins Jon Obi Mikel on the sidelines while veteran Frank Lampard is rated at only 50-50 to face the club he played for on loan some 17 years ago.

The Blues have completed the signing of midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, although the 20-year-old Belgium international will remain with Genk until the summer.


Predicted starting XIs:

Swansea: Vorm, Rangel, Williams, Monk, Taylor, Dyer, Allen, Britton, Agustien, Sinclair, Graham

Chelsea: Cech, Bosingwa, Cahill, Luiz, Cole, Romeu, Essien, Malouda, Sturridge, Torres, Mata.

Form guide:
Swansea: LDDWWL
Chelsea: DDLWWD

Injuries:
Swansea: Bodde
Chelsea: Terry, Ramires, Mikel

Referee: Kevin Friend

Premier League: Tottenham Hotspur v Wigan Athletic team news and expected starting Line-up. (31.01.2012)

Team news

Aaron Lennon and Jermain Defoe are doubtful for Tottenham after picking up hamstring injuries in Friday night's win over Watford.

Gareth Bale (thigh) and Ledley King (knee) will be assessed after training on Monday, but Spurs are hopeful that both will be fit.

Sandro has returned to light training following his calf injury but is unlikely to be risked while William Gallas (also calf) and Tom Huddlestone (ankle) are unavailable.

New signing Jean Beausejour is likely to go straight into Wigan's squad to face Tottenham after signing from Birmingham last week.

Defender Antolin Alcaraz has not recovered from a groin problem but midfielder David Jones is expected to return after a calf strain while Shaun Maloney has recovered from a similar injury.

Hugo Rodallega is in contention to play for Wigan amid speculation he could be set to join Tottenham before Tuesday night's transfer deadline.

Senegal midfielder Mohamed Diame is expected to be back to face Everton at the weekend after Africa Cup of Nations Cup duty.


Possible starting XIs

Tottenham: Friedel, Walker, King, Kaboul, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Modric, Parker, Bale, Van der Vaart, Adebayor.

Wigan: Al Habsi, Boyce, Caldwell, Figueroa, Gohouri, McCarthy, Gomez, McArthur, Watson, Rodallega, Moses.

Form guide:
Tottenham: WDWWDL
Wigan: DLDLLL

Injuries:
Tottenham: Gallas, Huddlestone.
Wigan: Alcaraz

Referee: Lee Probert

Premier League: Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool team news and expected starting Line-up. (31.01.2012)

Team news

Wolves midfielder Karl Henry will be unavailable through suspension on Tuesday.

Former skipper Henry will have to serve a three-game ban for his straight red card against Aston Villa 10 days ago.

On-loan Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong has been cleared by specialists to play after suffering an eye injury against Alex McLeish's side.

Midfielder Jamie O'Hara (hernia) and defender Jody Craddock (hamstring) could soon be in contention as they are playing for the reserves against Fulham.



Liverpool boss Dalglish may have to freshen up his team after coming through two tough cup tests.

Having made four changes for Saturday's win at home to Manchester United, having played Manchester City in midweek, the Scot may feel the need to alter things again.

Jay Spearing's hamstring problem, which has sidelined him for four matches, remains Dalglish's only injury doubt as Suarez serves the last game of his eight-match suspension.


Possible starting XIs

Wolves: Hennessey, Elokobi, Berra, Johnson, Ward, Hunt, Edwards, Frimpong, Jarvis, Fletcher, Doyle.

Liverpool: Reina, Johnson, Agger, Skrtel, Enrique, Henderson, Gerrard, Adam, Maxi, Bellamy, Carroll.

Form guide:
Wolves: DDLDL
Liverpool: DWLDL

Injuries:
Wolves: O'Hara, Craddock
Liverpool: Spearing

Suspensions:
Wolves: Henry
Liverpool: Suarez

Referee: Anthony Taylor

Premier League: Everton v Manchester City team news and expected starting Line-up. (31.01.2012)

Team news

Everton are still without a number of key players for the crunch midweek clash.

Shane Duffy could continue in central defence in the absence of Sylvain Distin (hamstring) and Phil Jagielka (knee) although fit-again veteran Tony Hibbert is an option.

Midfielders Seamus Coleman (thigh), Leon Osman (knee) and Jack Rodwell (hamstring) are also still missing.





Manchester City will welcome club captain Vincent Kompany back from suspension on Tuesday.

The defender has missed the club's last four outings but striker Mario Balotelli still has three games remaining of his own four-match ban.

Defender Kolo Toure and midfielder Yaya Toure are away on international duty but City have no injury concerns to contend with.


Possible starting XIs

Everton: Howard, Neville, Duffy, Heitinga, Baines, Donovan, Gibson, Fellaini, Drenthe, Cahill, Saha.

Man City: Hart, Richards, Kompany, Lescott, Kolarov, De Jong, Barry, Nasri, Silva, Aguero, Dzeko.

Form guide:
Everton: WLLDD
Man City: DLWWW

Injuries:
Everton: Distin, Jagielka, Coleman, Osman, Rodwell
Man City: None

Suspensions:
Everton: None
Man City: Balotelli

Referee: Peter Walton

Latest Transfer News from Today's Newspapers. (31.01.2012)

• West Ham are expected to finalise a deal to sign Manchester United’s prodigiously gifted midfielder Ravel Morrison today. (Daily Telegraph)
• Tottenham have opened talks with Manchester City over an £8m permanent move for loan striker Emmanuel Adebayor. (Daily Mail)
• Roman Pavlyuchenko's Tottenham career could be over after a training ground bust-up. Lokomotiv Moscow are favourites to sign him if they come back in with a late bid of £8m. (The Sun)
• Wayne Bridge will end his Manchester City misery by signing for Sunderland on deadline day. (Daily Mail)
• Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is battling it out with Juventus for the signature of Roma's attacking midfielder David Pizarro. (Daily Mail)
• Tottenham Hotspur are planning a deadline day transfer bid for Marko Marin, Werder Bremen’s German international midfielder. (Daily Telegraph)
• Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger swooped in the transfer market last night — for a rookie German teenager. The Arsenal boss has agreed a £600,000 fee for rising Dortmund star Thomas Eisfeld. (The Sun)
• Liverpool could land highly-rated Swedish keeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt, who is available on a free from Brommapojkarna. (The Sun)
• Queens Park Rangers are expecting to complete the £4 million signing of former Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse. (Daily Telegraph)
• Tottenham will make a last-gasp double deadline- day bid for Blackburn’s Christopher Samba and Junior Hoilett. (Daily Express)
• West Ham are on the verge of signing Genoa striker Ze Eduardo . (Daily Express)
• Wigan striker Hugo Rodallega could join Fulham or QPR today. (Daily Star)
• Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is ready to make a shock bid for Watford defender Adrian Mariappa, who was a target for Newcastle. (The Sun)
• Roman Pavlyuchenko's Tottenham career looks over after a training ground bust-up.
• Arsenal striker Robin van Persie has escaped an FA charge over an alleged elbowing incident with Aston Villa defender Carlos Cuellar.
• Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea faces Stoke tonight after Anders Lindegaard suffered a training injury.
• Arsenal have agreed a £600,000 fee for Borussia Dortmund youngster Thomas Eisfeld.
• Everton boss David Moyes is closing in on a £6million swoop for Rangers striker Nikica Jelavic.
• Wigan boss Roberto Martinez insists he will not be selling Victor Moses this month - but may cash in on Hugo Rodallega.
• Fulham hope to tie up the signing of Stuttgart striker Pavel Pogrebnyak today.
• West Ham were last night trying to broker a shock deal for Manchester United midfielder Ravel Morrison.
• Tottenham defender Vedran Corluka is closing in on a loan move to Bayer Leverkusen.
• Blackburn's wantaway skipper Christopher Samba trained on his own again yesterday - as he holds out for a last-minute move from Ewood Park.
• Wolves boss Mick McCarthy insists Kevin Doyle is going nowhere.
• Bolton boss Owen Coyle has warned Crystal Palace he will not be held to ransom over Wilfried Zaha.
• Liverpool could land Swedish goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt.
• Barnsley turned down a 'derisory' offer from West Ham for their striker Ricardo Vaz Te.Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish has slammed Manchester City's business methods and insisted Andy Carroll is going nowhere.
• Wigan forward Hugo Rodallega will face Tottenham tonight - and could end up signing for them after the game at White Hart Lane.
• Bolton boss Owen Coyle has told Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill to save his phone bill - and stop pestering him for striker Kevin Davies.
• Bolton hope future profits will convince Crystal Palace to part with Wilfried Zaha.
• Blackburn are ready to sign Sweden international Marcus Olsson - to team up with his twin Martin.
• West Brom have made an improved offer for Birmingham defender Liam Ridgewell in a bid to head off Stoke's interest.
• Fulham boss Martin Jol is closing in on a £7million deal for Borussia Dortmund striker Lucas Barrios.
• Everton target Nikica Jelavic is pleading with Rangers boss Ally McCoist to let him move on deadline day.
• QPR boss Mark Hughes is keen to take Carlos Tevez off former club Manchester City - and help them win the title.
• Tottenham defender Vedran Corluka is a £6million target for Bayer Leverkusen.
• Leicester boss Nigel Pearson is set to sign Stoke winger Ben Marshall today for £1million.
• Doncaster are trying to sign Habib Beye on a permanent deal from Aston Villa.
• Nottingham Forest are facing another blow with the £1million sale of teenage striker Patrick Bamford to Chelsea.
• Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has hit out at stayaway striker Carlos Tevez and his agent.
• Wigan striker Hugo Rodallega is set to join Fulham or QPR today.
• Tottenham have opened talks with Manchester City over a permanent deal for Emmanuel Adebayor.
• Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is battling it out with Juventus for the signature of Roma midfielder David Pizarro.
• Everton have agreed a £500,000 deal for AEK Athens defender Kostas Manolas.
• Wigan and Swansea maintain an interest in Watford defender Adrian Mariappa.
• Christopher Samba trained on his own once again at Blackburn yesterday still hopeful that Galatasaray, QPR or Tottenham will make a deadline day move to sign him.
• Reading are set to offer £3million-plus Simon Church for Brighton striker Craig Mackail-Smith.
• Fulham are raiding crisis club Portsmouth for talented youngster Ryan Williams in a £500,000 deal.
• Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis has made the claim that Manchester City should be jealous of their achievements this season.
• Sunderland boss Martin O'Neill must somehow persuade Kevin Davies to ask Bolton for a transfer if they have any hope of landing the striker before the close of the transfer window.
• Tottenham will make a last-gasp bid for Blackburn duo Christopher Samba and Junior Hoilett.
• Everton are on the brink of wrapping up a £5million-plus deal for Rangers striker Nikica Jelavic.
• Manchester City were facing up last night to the prospect of Carlos Tevez remaining with them until the summer as a number of clubs jostled for position on the final day of the transfer window.
• Gary Cahill is set to make his Chelsea debut against Swansea this evening after John Terry was ruled out with a knee problem.
• Kenny Dalglish has demanded that clubs be allowed to conduct their business in confidence, 48 hours after the leaking of details of Liverpool's exploratory telephone call to Manchester City in which the notion of swapping Andy Carroll for Carlos Tevez was broached
• Craig Whyte sold off four years of fans' money to help fund his Rangers buy-out, it was revealed last night.
• Nikica Jelavic is set to sign for Everton today after the Merseysiders last night thrashed out a deal to take him from Rangers.

 

African Cup of Nations 2012 (AFCON): Sudan 2 - 1 Burkina Faso Highlights. (30.01.2012)

Sudan 2 - 1 Burkina Faso
Goal:
El Tahir 33’, 80’
Dagano 90’


Highlights

African Cup of Nations 2012 (AFCON): Ivory Coast 2 - 0 Angola Highlights. (30.01.2012)

Ivory Coast 2 - 0 Angola
Goal:
Eboué 33’ Bony 64’


Highlights

1-0


2-0

Latest Transfer News from Today's Newspapers. (29.01.2012)

Latest transfer news from UK's Various Newpapers

• Eden Hazard has admitted he wants to leave Lille in the summer - alerting several Premier League clubs (talkSPORT)
• West Ham will wait until the final hours of the transfer window to try and secure a loan for Manchester City 's Carlos Tevez (Daily Telegraph)
• Tottenham will battle Paris St Germain for the signature of Brazilian striker Leandro Damiao (Metro)
• Arsenal are preparing a surprise £2m move for Watford defender Adrian Mariappa (The Sun)
• Mame Biram Diouf is close to completing a move from Manchester United to Hannover after undergoing a medical (MEN)
• Joachim Low and Rafa Benitez lead the list of candidates to replace Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid in the summer (The Independent)
• Fulham will offer Andy Johnson plus cash to land Wigan striker Hugo Rodallega (Daily Mail)
• Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill will make a final bid for Bolton veteran Kevin Davies (Daily Mail)
• West Ham are hoping to complete a deal for Brazilian striker Ze Eduardo (Sky Sports)
• Andy Carroll has vowed to stay and fight for his place at Liverpool.
• Everton have shown their hand in the race to sign Nikica Jelavic and have made a £5m offer.
• Chelsea have made a £1m offer for Nottingham Forest forward Patrick Bamford.
• Fulham have offered £2m plus Andy Johnson for Wigan's Hugo Rodallega.
• QPR hope to finalise a loan for Lazio's Djibril Cisse.
• Sunderland will make a final bid for Bolton's Kevin Davies.
• Andy Carroll has vowed to fight for his Liverpool future despite the latest rumours they want to offload him.
• David Moyes plans to empty Everton's transfer kitty to bring Nikica Jelavic to Goodison.
• Arsenal are ready to make a shock swoop for Watford's Adrian Mariappa.
• Martin O'Neill will today step up his bid to bring Bolton's Kevin Davies to Sunderland.
• Chelsea have bid £1m for Nottingham Forest teenager Patrick Bamford.
• Alan Smith has joined MK Dons on loan from Newcastle for the rest of the season.
• Liverpool would take Carlos Tevez on loan.
• Blackburn hope to sell Mauro Formica to Flamengo.
• Bolton are planning a double swoop for Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha and Porto's Juan Iturbe.
• Leicester have made an improved £750,000 bid for Stoke's Ben Marshall.
• Everton are making a late bid to land Rangers striker Nikica Jelavic.
• Blackpool are making a £250,000 bid for Motherwell's Jamie Murphy.
• Wolves will make a £2m move for Crystal Palace's Nathaniel Clyne.
• Newcastle want to seal a deal for Danish defender Jores Okore.
• Liverpool are ready to snap up Wrexham keeper Danny Ward.
• Andy Carroll has vowed to save his Liverpool career despite renewed claims the club are trying to sell him behind his back.
• Chelsea will not make a last-ditch plunge into the transfer market to replace injured midfielder Ramires.
• Eden Hazard has confirmed he is leaving Lille in the summer for England with Manchester City and Chelsea linked.
• Leicester are set to sign Wes Morgan from Nottingham Forest for £1m.
• Nikica Jelavic will today demand to be allowed to move to Everton from Rangers.
• Blackpool are planning a £250,000 move for Motherwell striker Jamie Murphy.

Scottish Cup: BBC Sportscene and Highlights of all Goals. (29.01.2012)

BBC Sportscene
Sunday, 29th jan 2012

BBC Scotland's round-up of all the action from the weekend's Clydesdale Bank Premier League games, presented by Rob Maclean.

Rangers 4-0 Hibernian
Motherwell 3-2 St Johnstone
Inverness CT 0-0 St Mirren
Aberdeen 1-0 Dunfermline