Chelsea vs Manchester City starting XI

Chelsea XI: Courtois, Cahill, Christensen, Rudiger, Azpilizueta, Alonso, Fabregas, Kante, Bakayoko, Hazard, Morata.

Subs: Caballero, Pedro, Moses, Kenedy, Zappacosta, Willian, Batshuyai. 

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Otamendi, Deplh, Fernandinho, Sterling, De Bruyne, Delph, Sane, David Silva, Jesus.

Subs: Bravo, Danilo, Gundogan, Mangala, Bernardo Silva, Zinchenko, Toure.

Kick off: 5:30pm

Manchester United vs Crystal Palace, Stoke vs Southampton, Bournemouth vs Leicester & other EPL 3pm starting XI

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Young, Jones, Smalling, Valencia, Fellaini, Matic, Mata, Rashford, Mkhitaryan, Lukaku.

Subs: Romero, Bailly, Martial, Lingard, Blind, Herrera, Darmian.

Crystal Palace XI : Hennessey, Ward, Sakho, Delaney, Van Aanholt, Milivojevic, Cabaye, Schlupp, Townsend, Puncheon, Sako.

Subs: Speroni, Lee, McArthur, Ladapo, Mutch, Kelly, Riedewald.

Stoke XI: Butland, Pieters, Wimmer, Zouma, Cameron, Fletcher, Allen, Shaqiri, Diouf, Choupo-Moting, Berahino.

Subs: Grant, Johnson, Tymon, Afellay, Adam, Crouch, Sobhi.

Southampton XI: Forster, Soares, Yoshida, Van Dijk, Bertrand, Lemina, Romeu, Redmond, Davis, Tadic, Long.

Subs: McCarthy, Hoedt, Austin, Ward-Prowse, Boufal, Gabbiadini, Hojbjerg.

Bournemouth XI: Begovic, Francis, Ake, Smith, Cook, Surman, Pugh, Daniels, Stanislas, King, Defoe.

Subs: Boruc, Cook, Gosling, Afobe, Fraser, Mousset, Ibe.

Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Simpson, Morgan,  Maguire, Fuchs, Gray, King, Ndidi, Albrighton, Okazaki, Vardy.

Subs: Hamer, Chilwell, Iheanacho, Amartey, Slimani, Iborra, Mahrez.

West Ham XI: Hart, Reid, Cresswell, Fonte, Zabaleta, Kouyate, Noble, Antonio, Ayew, Chicharito, Carroll.

Subs: Adrian, Lanzini, Sakho, Ogbonna, Byram, Masuaku, Rice.

Swansea XI: Fabianski, Mawson, Fernandez, Naughton, Olsson, Britton, Carroll, Sanches, Abraham, Ayew, Bony.

Subs: Nordfeldt, Van der Hoorn, Fer, Narsingh, Clucas, Rangel, Mesa.

West Brom XI: Foster, Gibbs, Evans, Hegazi, Dawson, Brunt, Barry, Krychowiak, Phillips, Rodriguez, Rondon.

Subs: Myhill, Nyom, Robson-Kanu, Morrison, Livermore, McClean, Chadli.

Watford XI: Gomes, Mariappa, Femenia, Holebas, Kabasele, Capoue, Doucoure, Cleverley, Carrillo, Richarlison, Deeney.

Subs: Karnezis, Janmaat, Britos, Hughes, Watson, Pereyra, Gray.

Kick off: 3:00pm

Huddersfield vs Tottenham starting XI

Huddersfield XI: Lossl, Smith, Jorgensen, Schindler, Lowe, Mooy, Hogg, Kachunga, Ince, Van La Parra, Depoitre.

Subs: Green, Malone, Whitehead, Billing, Sabiri, Cranie, Hadergjonaj.

Tottenham XI: Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Sanchez, Davies, Dier, Winks, Eriksen, Alli, Kane.

Subs: Vorm, Son, Nkoudou, Sissoko, Llorente, Foyth, Walker-Peters.

Kick off: 12:30pm

Aguero confirms he has a broken rib and he is back home

Sergio Aguero has confirmed that he sustained a broken rib after being involved in a car crash on Thursday in Amsterdam. Aguero took to social media to thank his fans and also staff at the VU University Medical Amsterdam, who treated him and his friend following the incident.
           

Aguero injured in car crash

Manchester city have confirmed that Sergio Aguero was involved in a car crash. Aguero was in Amsterdam to attend a concert of Colombian singer-songwriter Maluma on Thursday.
A club statement read "Sergio Aguero will be assessed by Club doctors today after being involved in a road accident on Thursday.
"The City forward was in Holland on his day off and has sustained injuries.

He will return to Manchester this morning and his status will be checked ahead of tomorrow's Premier League clash at Chelsea".

Manchester City confirm Benjamin Mendy has suffered ruptured anterior cruciate ligament

Manchester city have confirmed that Benjamin Mendy has suffered a raptured anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
Mendy will undergo surgery with a knee specialist in Barcelona.

Asensio extends his Madrid contract

Real Madrid have confirmed that Marco Asensio has agreed to extend his contract untill june 2023 and it's reported the new deal has €500m(£442m) release clause.
A statement on Real's website read "Real Madrid C. F. and Asensio have agreed an extension to the player's contract, binding him to the club until the 30th of June 2023.
Tomorrow, Friday, at 2:00pm CEST, Asensio will appear at a press conference in the media room at the Santiago Bernabéu.

BATE Borisov vs Arsenal starting XI

BATE Borisov XI: Scherbitski, Rios, Gajduchik, Milunovic, Polyakov, Aleksandr Volodjko, Dragun, Gordeichuk, Ivanic, Stasevich, Rodionov. 

Subs: Veremko, Yablonskiy, Berezkin, Signevich, Tuominem, Baha, Maksim Volodjko.

Arsenal XI: Ospina, Holding, Mertesacker, Mustafi, Willock, Elneny, Nelson, Maitland-Niles, Walcott, Wilshere, Giroud. 

Subs: Macey, Dasilva, Gilmour, McGuane, Dragomir, Akpom, Nketiah.

Kick off: 6:00pm

Bayern sack Carlo Ancelotti

Bayern Munich have decided to part company with Carlo Ancelotti.
A statement on the club's official website read "Following an internal analysis in Munich on Thursday 28 September 2017, FC Bayern München have announced the club is to part company with head coach Carlo Ancelotti with immediate effect.

Assistant coach Willy Sagnol will take charge of the team on an interim basis".

Atletico vs Chelsea, CSKA Moscow vs Manchester United, Sporting vs Barcelona & PSG vs Bayern starting XI

Atletico Madrid XI: Oblak; Juanfran, Godín, Lucas, Luis; Carrasco, Saúl, Thomas, Koke; Griezmann, Correa.

Subs: Moya, Savic, Giminez, Gabi, Gaitain, Torres, Vietto.

Chelsea XI: Courtois; Azpilicueta, David Luiz, Cahill; Moses, Kanté, Fàbregas, Bakayoko, Marcos Alonso; Hazard, Morata.

Subs: Caballero, Willian, Rudiger, Pedro, Christensen, Zappacosta, Batshuayi.

CSKA Moscow XI: Akinfeev, Fernandes, Vasin, VBerezutskiy, Ignashevich, Shchennikov, Wernbloom, Golovin, Dzagoev, Chalov, Vitinho.

Subs: Pomazun, Berezutski, Milanov, Nababkin, Natcho, Zhamaletdinov, Kuchaev.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Young, Lindelof, Bailly, Smalling, Blind, Matic, Herrera, Mkhitaryan, Martial, Lukaku.

Subs: Romero, Darmian, Tuanzebe, Mata, McTominay, Lingard, Rashford.

Anderlecht XI: Boeckx, Deschacht, Spajic, Chipciu, Appiah, Dendoncker, Gerkens, Onyekuru, Trebel, Hanni, Teodorczyk.

Subs: Sels, Mbodj, Sowah, Stanciu, Bruno, Beric, Harbaoui.

Celtic XI: Gordon, Simunovic, Boyata, Lustig, Tierney, Brown, Rogic, Ntcham, Roberts, Griffiths, Sinclair.

Subs: De Vries, Bitton, Armstrong, Hayes, McGregor, Forrest, Dembele.

Sporting XI: Patricio; Piccini, Coates, Mathieu, Coentrao; Battaglia, Carvalho; Acuna, Fernandez, Martins; Doumbia

Subs: Salin, Silva, Ruiz, Cesar, Petrovic, Dost, Figueiredo.

Barcelona XI: Ter Stegen, Semedo, Pique, Umtiti, Jordi Alba; Busquets, Rakitic, Iniesta, S. Roberto; Messi ,Suarez.

Subs: Cillessen, Denis, Mascherano, Paulinho, Digne, Andre Gomes, Aleix Vidal.

PSG XI: Areola, Alves, Marquinhos, Silva, Kurzawa, Motta, Verratti, Rabiot, Mbappe, Cavani, Neymar.

Subs: Trapp, Kimpembe, Meunier, Lo Celso, Di Maria, Draxler, Moura.

Bayern XI: Ulreich, Alaba, Martinez, Süle, Kimmich, Vidal, Tolisso, Alcantara, Muller, Lewandowski, James.

Subs: Fruchtl, Hummels, Ribery, Robben, Rafinha, Rudy, Coman.

Kick off: 7:45pm

Verane extends his contract at Real Madrid

Real Madrid have extended the contract of Raphael Varane until june 2022. Verane has decided to follow the likes of Benzema, Isco and Marcelo who have also extended their contract at Madrid.
A statement on Madrid's website confirmed that Verane has extended his contract. 
"Real Madrid C. F. and Varane have agreed to extend the player's contract, which will see him remain at the club until 30 June 2022.

Tomorrow, Thursday, at 2pm, Varane will appear before the media in the press room of the Santiago Bernabéu stadium.

Arsenal vs West Brom starting XI

Arsenal XI: Cech, Koscielny, Mustafi, Monreal,Bellerin, Xhaka, Elneny, Kolasinac, Ramsey, Sanchez, Lacazette.

Subs: Ospina, Mertesacker, Wilshere, Ozil, Giroud, Walcott, Maitland-Niles.

West Brom XI: Foster, Nyom, Dawson, Evans, Hegazi, Gibbs, Livermore, Barry, Krychowiak, Rodriguez, Robson-Kanu.

Subs: Myhill, Yacob, Morrison, Rondon, Phillips, Brunt, McClean.

Kick off: 8:00 pm

Leicester vs Liverpool starting XI

Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Simpson, Morgan, Maguire, Chilwell, Albrighton, Ndidi, King, Mahrez, Vardy, Okazaki.

Subs: Hamer, Iheanacho, Amartey, Gray, Iborra, Slimani, Fuchs.

Liverpool XI: Mignolet, Gomez, Matip, Lovren, Moreno, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Can, Salah, Coutinho, Firmino.

Subs: Karius, Milner, Sturridge, Klavan, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Solanke, Alexander-Arnold.

Kick off: 5:30 pm

Stoke vs Chelsea, Manchester City vs Crystal Palace, Southampton vs Manchester United & other 3pm Epl starting XI

Stoke XI: Butland, Johnson, Martins Indi, Pieters, Allen, Fletcher, Shaqiri, Sobhi, Diouf, Choupo-Moting, Jese.

Subs: Grant, Berahino, Tymon, Afellay, Adam, Crouch, Souttar.

Chelsea XI: Courtois, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Christensen, Moses, Kante, Bakayoko, Alonso, Willian, Pedro, Morata.

Subs: Caballero, Fabregas, Hazard, Musonda, Zappacosta, Batshuayi, Cahill.

Everton XI: Pickford, Martina, Holgate, Williams, Baines, Schneiderlin, Gueye, Rooney, Sigurdsson, Klaassen, Calvert-Lewin.

Subs: Stekelenburg, Sandro Ramirez, Niasse, Davies, Vlasic, Lookman, Kenny.

Bournemouth XI: Begovic, Smith, Francis, Ake, Daniels, Ibe, Surman, Gosing, Stanislas, king, Defoe.

Subs: Ramsdale, Cook, Pugh, Afobe, Cook, Fraser, Mousset.

Swansea XI: Fabianski, Naughton, Van der Hoorn, Fernandez, Mawson, Olsson, Clucas, Fer, Carroll, Ayew, Bony.

Subs: Nordfeldt, Rangel, Roque Mesa, Routledge, Narsingh, Sanches, Abraham.

Watford XI: Gomes, Femenia, Mariappa, Holebas, Kabasele, Carrillo, Doucoure, Capoue, Cleverley, Gray, Richarlison.

Subs: Karnezis, Janmaat, Deeney, Watson, Success, Wague, Pereyra.

Burnley XI: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Ward, Hendrick, Defour, Cork, Brady, Arfield, Wood.

Subs: Legzdins, Vokes, Barnes, Gudmundsson, Westwood, Bardsley, Long.

Huddersfield XI: Lossl, Smith, Jorgensen, Schindler, Lowe, Hogg, Mooy, Kachunga, Sabiri, Ince, Depoitre.

Subs: Green, Malone, Whitehead, Billing, Van La Parra, Hadergjonaj, Hefele.

Southampton XI: Forster, Soares, Yoshida, Hoedt, Bertrand, Davis, Romeu, Redmond, Lemina, Tadic, Long.

Subs: McCarthy, Austin, Ward-Prowse, Van Dijk, Gabbiadini, Hojbjerg, Pied.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Valencia, Jones, Bailly, Young, Fellaini, Matic, Mata, Mkhitaryan, Rashford, Lukaku.

Subs: Romero, Smalling, Carrick, Blind, Herrera, Lingard, Martial.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Otamendi, Mendy, David Silva, Fernandinho, Sane, Sterling, De Bruyne, Aguero

Subs: Bravo, Danilo, Mangala, Delph, Bernardo Silva, Jesus, Toure.

Crystal Palace XI: Hennessey, Van Aanholt, Dann, Sakho, Fosu-Mensah, Schlupp, Cabaye, Milivojevic, Loftus-Cheek, Townsend, Benteke.

Subs: Speroni, Ward, Tomkins, McArthur, Sako, Puncheon, Riedewald.

Kick off: 3:00 pm

West Ham vs Tottenham starting XI

West Ham XI: Hart, Cresswell, Fonte, Ogbonna, Reid, Zabaleta, Kouyate, Noble, Antonio, Arnautovic, Hernandez.

Subs: Adrian, Carroll, Sakho, Ayew, Byram, Masuaku, Rice.

Tottenham XI: Lloris, Aurier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Sanchez, Davies, Dier, Sissoko, Alli, Eriksen, Kane.

Subs: Vorm, Trippier, Son, Nkoudou, Llorente, Winks, Walker-Peters.

Kick off: 12:30 pm

Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar to contest FIFA's Best Player of The Year Award

FIFA has announced the final three contenders for "The Best Men's Player of the Year' award. Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar are the three players that would be fighting for the award.

Men's Player

Cristiano Ronaldo (POR / Real Madrid)

Lionel Messi (ARG - FC Barcelona)

Neymar (BRA - FC Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain)

Women's Player

Deyna Castellanos (VEN - Santa Clarita Blue Heat/Florida State Seminoles)

Carli Lloyd (USA - Houston Dash/Manchester City Women)

Lieke Martens (NED - FC Barcelona Femeni)

Men's Coach

Massimiliano Allegri (ITA - Juventus)

Antonio Conte (ITA - Chelsea)

Zinedine Zidane (FRA - Real Madrid)

Women's Coach

Nils Nielsen (DEN - Danish national team)

Gerard Precheur (FRA - Olympique Lyonnais Feminin)

Sarina Wiegman (NED - Netherlands national team)

Goalkeeper

Gianluigi Buffon (ITA - Juventus)

Keylor Navas (CRC - Real Madrid)

Manuel Neuer (GER - FC Bayern Munich)

Puskas Award

Kevin-Prince Boateng (Las Palmas)

Alejandro Camargo (Universidad de Concepcion)

Deyna Castellanos (Venezuela U-17)

Moussa Dembele (Celtic)

Olivier Giroud (Arsenal)

Aviles Hurtado (Tijuana Xolos)

Mario Mandzukic (Juventus)

Oscarine Masuluke (Baroka FC)

Nemanja Matic (Chelsea)

Jordi Mboula (FC Barcelona U-19)

Fan Award

Borussia Dortmund supporters

Celtic supporters

FC Copenhagen supporters 

Chelsea have agreed to sell Diego Costa to Atletico Madrid

Chelsea have confirmed that a fee has been agreed with Atletico Madrid for the transfer of Digo Costa. Although the amount was not mentioned but it's believed to be around  £53m plus bonuses. 
Chelsea confirmed the transfer on their official website which read " Chelsea Football Club has today agreed terms with Atletico Madrid for the transfer of Diego Costa.

The transfer will be subject to the agreement of personal terms and a medical.

EFL Fourth Round Draw

Tottenham v West Ham

Bristol City v Crystal Palace

Swansea v Manchester United

Arsenal v Norwich

Chelsea v Everton

Manchester City v Wolves

Leicester v Leeds

Bournemouth v Middlesbrough

Real Madrid vs Real Betis starting XI

Real Madrid XI: Keylor; Carvajal, Ramos, Varane, Marcelo; Casemiro, Kroos, Modric, Isco; Bale and Ronaldo.

Subs: Casilla, Nacho, Vazquez, Llorente, Asensio, Borja, Ceballos.

Real Betis XI: Adan, Feddal, Durmisi, Barragan, Mandi, Javi Garcia, Fabian, Camarasa, Sanabria, Tello, Francis.

Subs: Gimenez, Navarro, Amat, Boudebouz, Joaquin, Guardado, Leon.

Kick off: 9:00 pm

Atletico Madrid's new stadium to host 2019 Champions League Final

Atletico Madrid's new stadium Metropolitano has been selected to host the 2019 Champions League final. UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin announced this after an executive committee meeting on Wednesday.

Arsenal vs Doncaster, Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest, West Brom vs Manchester City, Manchester United vs Burton EFL starting XI

Arsenal XI: Ospina, Chambers, Mertesacker, Holding, Wilshere, Elneny, Nelson, Maitland-Niles, Walcott, Sanchez, Giroud.

Subs: Macey, Monreal, Willock, Dasilva, Iwobi, Nketiah, Akpom.

Doncaster XI: Lawlor, Mason, Wright, Butler, Blair, Houghton, Whiteman, Rowe, Kongolo, Coppinger, May.

Subs: Marosi, Alcock, Toffolo, Garratt, Mandeville, Marquis, Williams.

Chelsea XI: Caballero, Rudiger, Christensen, Cahill, Zappacosta, Bakayoko, Fabregas, Kenedy, Musonda, Batshuayi, Hazard.

Subs: Eduardo, Clarke-Salter, Sterling, Ampadu, Moses, Morata, Moses.

Forest XI: Henderson, Lichaj, Mancienne, Osborn, Fox, Dowell, Hobbs, Bouchalakis, Walker, Cummings, Worrall.

Subs: Smith, McKay, Clough, Brerton, Carayol, Darwika, Vellios.

Kick off: 7: 45 pm

West Brom XI: Foster, Nyom, Evans, McAuley, Dawson, Gibbs, Yacob, Krychowiak, Morrison, Rodriguez, Robson-Kanu.

Subs: Myhill, Hegazi, Field, Barry, McClean, Phillips, Rondon.

Manchester City XI: Bravo, Danilo, Stones, Mangala, Delph, Gundogan, B Silva, Toure, Sterling, Sane, Jesus.

Subs: Ederson, Walker, Adarabioyo, Fernandinho, Zinchenko, Foden, Diaz.

Manchester United XI: Romero, Darmian, Lindelof, Smalling, Blind, Carrick, Herrera, Lingard, Mata, Martial, Rashford.

Subs: Pereira, Jones, Shaw, Young, McTominay, Fellaini, Lukaku.

Burton XI: Ripley, Allen, Turner, Lund, Dyer, Flanagan, Naylor, Varney, Palmer, Mason, Akpan.

Subs: Campbell, Warnock, McFadzean, Murphy, Akins, Sordell, Scannell.

Kick off: 8:00 pm