Chelsea vs Newcastle FA Cup starting XI

Chelsea XI: Caballero; Rudiger, Christensen, Cahill, Zappacosta, Drinkwater, Kante, Alonso; Pedro, Batshuayi, Hazard.

Subs: Eduardo, Ampadu, Moses, Fabregas, Barkley, Musonda, Hudson-Odoi.

Newcastle XI: Darlow, Manquillo, Mbemba, Lascelles, Clark, Haïdara, Shelvey, Saivet, Hayden, Ritchie, Gayle. 

Subs: Woodman, Yedlin, Dummett, Diamé, Atsu, Murphy, Joselu.

Kick off: 2:30pm

Yeovil vs Manchester United starting XI

Yeovil XI: Krysiak, N Smith, Bird, Wing, Gray, Dickson, Zoko, Surridge, Green, Sowunmi, James.

Subs: Maddison, Whelan, C Smith, Gobern, Santos, Browne, Fisher.

Manchester United XI: Romero, Darmian, Lindelof, Rojo, Shaw, Carrick, Herrera, Mata, McTominay, Sanchez, Rashford.

Subs: Pereira, Smalling, Young, Gomes, Lingard, Matic, Lukaku.

Kick off: 8:55pm

Arsenal vs Chelsea Carabao Cup starting XI

Arsenal XI: Ospina, Bellerin, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Elneny, Xhaka, Wilshere, Ozil, Iwobi, Lacazette.

Subs: Macey, Chambers, Kolasinac, Maitland-Niles, Ramsey, Nelson, Nketiah.

Chelsea XI: Caballero, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rudiger, Moses, Bakayoko, Kante, Alonso, Willian, Hazard, Pedro.

Subs: Eduardo, Cahill, Luiz, Zappacosta, Drinkwater, Barkley, Batshuayi.

Kick off: 9:00pm

Southampton vs Tottenham starting XI

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Soares, Stephens, Hoedt, Bertrand, Hojberg, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Tadic, Lemina, Gabbiadini.

Subs: Forster, Davis, Boufal, Redmond, Pied, Bednarek, Obafemi.

Tottenham XI: Vorm, Aurier, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Davies, Dier, Dembele, Sissoko, Son, Alli, Kane.

Subs: Gazzaniga, Trippier, Lamela, Wanyama, Llorente, Foyth, Walker-Peters. 

Kick off: 5:00pm

Watford sack Marco Silva

Watford have sacked Marco Silva following a run of poor results which have seen them have just one win in their last 11 Premier League games.

Manchester City vs Newcastle starting XI

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

Subs: Bravo, Danilo, Gundogan, Mangala, Bernardo Silva, Adarabioyo, Diaz.

Newcastle XI: Darlow, Dummett, Clark, Lascelles, Manquillo, Murphy, Diame, Atsu, Hayden, Shelvey, Joselu.

Subs: Elliot, Gayle, Ritchie, Perez, Yedlin, Merino, Haidara.

Kick off: 6:30pm

Burnley vs Manchester United, Arsenal vs Crystal Palace & other 4pm EPL starting XI

West Ham XI: Adrian, Masuaku, Ogbonna, Collins, Zabaleta, Cresswell, Obiang, Kouyate, Noble, Lanzini, Arnautovic.

Subs: Hart, Hernandez, Byram, Martinez, Burke, Cullen, Rice.

Bournemouth XI: Begovic, Francis, Cook, Ake, Smith, Gosling, Cook, Daniels, Ibe, Wilson, Fraser.

Subs: Boruc, Surman, King, Stanislas, Mousset, Simpson, Taylor.

Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Amartey, Dragovic, Maguire, Chilwell, Albrighton, Ndidi, James, Mahrez, Vardy, Okazaki.

Subs: Hamer, Gray, Iheanacho, Silva, Fuchs, Benalouane, Diabate.

Watford XI: Karnezis, Janmaat, Wague, Kabasele, Zeegelaar, Watson, Doucoure, Carrillo, Richarlison, Pereyra, Deeney.

Subs: Bachmann, Prodl, Mariappa, Sinclair, Gray, Capoue, Okaka.

Burnley XI: Pope, Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Cork, Defour, Arfield, Gudmundsson, Hendrick, Barnes.

Subs: Lindegaard, Lowton, Nkoudou, Vokes, Westwood, Wells, Long.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Valencia, Jones, Smalling, Young, Matic, Pogba, Mata, Lingard, Martial, Lukaku.

Subs: Romero, Rojo, Rashford, Herrera, Shaw, Fellaini, McTominay.

Arsenal XI: Cech, Bellerin, Koscielny, Mustafi, Monreal, Elneny, Wilshere, Xhaka, Ozil, Iwobi, Lacaztte.

Subs: Ospina, Mertesacker, Chambers, Maitland-Niles, Kolasinac, Nelson, Nketiah.

Crystal Palace XI: Hennessey, Van Aanholt, Tomkins, Kelly, Fosu-Mensah, Milivojevic, Cabaye, McArthur, Zaha, Sako, Benteke.

Subs: Speroni, Ward, Townsend, Lee, Souare, Delaney, Riedewald.

Everton XI: Pickford, Kenny, Holgate, Williams, Martina, Schneiderlin, McCarthy, Walcott, Sigurdsson, Vlasic, Tosun.

Subs: Robles, Keane, Jagielka, Gueye, Bolasie, Niasse, Rooney.

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

Subs: Myhill, Nyom, McAuley, Livermore, Field, McClean, Robson-Kanu.

Stoke XI: Butland, Bauer, Pieters, Zouma, Shawcross, Allen, Fletcher, Adam, Shaqiri, Choupo-Moting, Diouf.

Subs: Grant, Martins Indi, Cameron, Edwards, Sobhi, Ireland, Crouch.

Huddersfield XI: Lossl, Malone, Hadergjonaj, Schindler, Zanka, Hogg, Mooy, van La Parra, Ince, Pritchard, Mounie. 

Subs: Coleman, Smith, Kongolo, Sabiri, Williams, Quaner, Depoitre.

Kick off: 4:00pm

Brighton vs Chelsea starting XI

Brighton XI: Ryan, Suttner, Schelotto, Duffy, Dunk, Goldson, Gross, March, Stephens, Propper, Hemed.

Subs: Krul, Hünemeier, Kayal, Baldock, Murray, Izquierdo, Rosenior.

Chelsea XI: Caballero, Rudiger, Christensen, Azpilicueta, Alonso, Moses, Kante, Bakayoko, Willian, Hazard, Batshuayi.

Subs: Eduardo, Musonda, Zappacosta, Luiz, Ampadu, Sterling, Barkley.

Kick off: 1:30pm

Gerard Pique extends his Barcelona contract until 2022

Gerard Pique has renewed his contract at Barcelona until June 2022 with a buyout clause of 500m euros.
Pique has gone on to play 421 games for Barcelona, scoring 37 goals so far and winning 25 trophies.

Chelsea show interest in Emerson Palmieri

Chelsea are interested in buying Emerson Palmieri of Roma. Emerson who plays as a left-back is seen as a cheaper alternative to Juventus left-back Alex Sandro.

Ronaldinho retires from football

Former Barcelona and Brazilian player Ronaldinho has decided to retire from football. His brother and agent confirmed that Ronaldinho has decided to retire from football at the age of 37.

Manchester United vs Stoke starting XI

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Smalling, Jones, Valencia, Shaw, Matic, Pogba, Mata, Lingard, Lukaku, Martial.

Subs: Pereira, Lindelof, Rojo, Rashford, Herrera, McTominay, Fellaini.

Stoke XI: Butland, Bauer, Zouma, Martins-Indi, Tymon, Ireland, Allen, Shaqiri, Fletcher, Crouch, Choupo-Moting.

Subs: Grant, Wimmer, Afellay, Adam, Diouf, Sobhi, Edwards.

Kick off: 9:00pm

Liverpool vs Manchester City starting XI

Liverpool XI: Karius, Gomez, Lovren, Matip, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Can, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Salah, Mane, Firmino.

Subs: Mignolet, Milner, Klavan, Lallana, Ings, Solanke, Alexander-Arnold.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Otamendi, Stones, Delph, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Sterling, De Bruyne, Sane, Aguero.

Subs: Bravo, Danilo, Mangala, D.Silva, B.Silva, Zinchenko, Diaz.

Kick off: 5:00pm

Bournemouth vs Arsenal starting XI

Bournemouth XI: Begovic, Francis, Steve Cook, Ake, Adam Smith, Lewis Cook, Gosling, Daniels, Ibe, Fraser, Callum Wilson.

Subs: Boruc, Surman, Pugh, Arter, Afobe, Mousset, Simpson.

Arsenal XI: Cech, Chambers, Mustafi, Holding, Bellerin, Xhaka, Wilshere, Maitland-Niles, Iwobi, Welbeck, Lacazette.

Subs: Ospina, Mertesacker, Ramsey, Walcott, Kolasinac, Elneny, Nketiah.

Kick off: 2:30pm

Tottenham vs Everton starting XI

Tottenham XI: Lloris, Aurier, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Davies, Dier, Dembele, Eriksen, Son, Alli, Kane.

Subs: Vorm, Trippier, Walker-Peters, Wanyama, Sissoko, Lamela, Llorente.

Everton XI: Pickford, Kenny, Holgate, Jagielka, Martina, McCarthy, Gueye, Bolasie, Rooney, Sigurdsson, Tosun. 

Subs: Schneiderlin, Williams, Lennon, Niasse, Calvert-Lewin, Lookman, Robles.

Kick off: 6:30pm

Chelsea vs Leicester, Crystal Palace vs Burnley & other EPL 4pm starting XI

Chelsea XI: Courtois, Azpilicueta, Cahill, Rudiger, Moses, Bakayoko, Kante, Fabregas, Alonso, Hazard, Morata.

Subs: Caballero, Christensen, David Luiz, Zappacosta, Willian, Pedro, Batshuayi.

Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Amartey, Maguire, Dragovic, Chilwell, Mahrez, Ndidi, James, Albrighton, Okazaki, Vardy.

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

Crystal Palace XI: Hennessey, Fosu-Mensah, Kelly, Tomkins, van Aanholt, McArthur, Milivojevic, Riedewald, Zaha Sako, Benteke.

Subs: Speroni, Cabaye, Chung-yong, Souare, Kaikai, Delaney, Wan-Bissaka.

Burnley XI: Pope, Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Gudmundsson, Cork, Defour, Hendrick, Vokes, Barnes.

Subs: Lindegaard, Lowton, N'Koudou, Westwood, Walters, Wells, Long.

Huddersfield XI: Lossl, Smith, Malone, Schindler, Zanka, Hogg, Mooy, Van La Parra, Ince, Lolley, Depoitre.

Subs: Coleman, Kongolo, Sabiri, Williams, Pritchard, Mounie, Hefele.

West Ham XI: Adrian, Cresswell, Zabaleta, Ogbonna, Collins, Masuaku, Obiang, Noble, Kouyate, Lanzini, Arnautovic.

Subs: Hart, Chicharito, Ayew, Burke, Cullen, Rice.

Newcastle XI : Darlow, Yedlin, Clark, Lascelles, Dummett, Shelvey, Diame, Ritchie, Perez, Atsu, Gayle.

Subs: Elliot, Murphy, Hayden, Manquillo, Joselu, Merino, Haidara.

Swansea XI: Fabianski, Bartley, Van der Hoorn, Mawson, Olsson, Carroll, Clucas, Ki, Dyer, Ayew, McBurnie.

Subs: Nordfeldt, Bony, Fer, Narsingh, Fernandez, Mesa, Roberts.

Watford XI: Gomes, Janmaat, Wague, Kabasele, Zeegelaar, Cleverley, Doucoure, Watson, Carrillo, Richarlison, Gray.

Subs: Karnezis, Prodl, Mariappa, Deeney, Holebas, Okaka, Pereyra.

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Soares, Stephens, Hoedt, Bertrand, Hojberg, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Tadic, Davis, Long.

Subs: Forster, Lemina, Boufal, Gabbiadini, Pied, Bednarek, Sims.

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

Subs: Myhill, Nyom, Robson-Kanu, Yacob, Livermore, McClean, McAuley.

Brighton XI: Ryan, Bruno, Dunk, Duffy, Bong, Knockaert, Stephens, Propper, Gross, Izquierdo, Murray.

Subs: Krul, Kayal, Baldock, Hemed, Goldson, March, Schelotto.

Kick off: 4:00pm

Jose calls Alexis Sanchez a phenomenal player

Jose Mourinho says it is difficult not to want to sign a player like Alexis Sanchez when they become available.
Alexis Sanchez have been linked with a movet to Manchester City for some weeks now but Manchester United have entered the race to sign him and are willing to pay more to have him.
This was what Jose had to say about Alexis Sanchez "There are some players in football world if you have the chance to sign them in January, March or July, you have to try and that's it but in relation to Alexis Sanchez I don't say a word.
"The only word I can say is he is a phenomenal player, apart from that he is an Arsenal player and I feel I shouldn't say much more than this'.

Chelsea vs Arsenal Carabao Cup starting XI

Chelsea XI: Courtois, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rudiger, Moses, Kante, Fabregas, Drinkwater, Alonso, Hazard, Morata.

Subs: Eduardo, Luiz, Zappacosta, Bakayoko, Willian, Pedro, Batshuayi.

Arsenal X: Ospina, Bellerin, Chambers, Mustafi, Holding, Maitland-Niles, Wilshere, Xhaka, Iwobi, Welbeck, Lacazette.

Subs: Macey, Mavroppanos, Mertesacker, Nelson, Elneny, Walcott, Sanchez.

Kick off: 9:00pm

England to play Nigeria on June 2

England have lined up a friendly match against Nigeria on June 2 2018. The match will be played in Wembley in preparation for 2018 World Cup.
The last time they played was at World Cup hosted by Korea/Japan and it ended in a goalless draw.


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Andreas Christensen signs a new contract at Chelsea

Chelsea have offered Andreas Christensen a new four-and-a-half-year contract. Andreas Christensen has been in good form for Chelsea since displacing David Luiz as Antonio Conte's first choice in the centre of defence.

Manchester City vs Bristol City Carabao Cup starting XI

Manchester City XI: Bravo, Danilo, Stones, Mangala, Zinchenko, Gundogan, Toure, Bernardo Silva, De Bruyne, Sane, Sterling.

Subs: Ederson, Walker, Aguero, Delph, Abarabioyo, Fernandinho, Diaz.

Bristol City XI: Fielding, Wright, Flint, Baker, Magnusson, Brownhill, Pack, Smith, Bryan, Paterson, Reid. 

Subs: Steele, Vyner, Kelly, Eliasson, Walsh, Engvall, Taylor.

Kick off: 8:45pm

FA Cup 4th round draw

Liverpool vs West Brom

Peterborough vs Fleetwood/Leicester

Huddersfield vs Birmingham

Notts County vs Wolves/Swansea

Yeovil vs Manchester United

Carlisle/Sheffield Wednesday vs Stevenage/Reading

Cardiff/Mansfield vs Manchester City

MK Dons vs Coventry City

Millwall vs Rochdale

Southampton vs Watford

Middlesbrough vs Brighton/Crystal Palace

Hull vs Nottingham Forest

Newport County vs Tottenham

Norwich/Chelsea vs Newcastle

Sheffield United vs Preston North End

Manchester United fly out to Dubai for warm-weather training

Jose Mourinho and his players have decided to take a break following a hectic festive period. The United team have flown out to Dubai to have a warm-weather training before returning to Premier League action to face Stoke.

Philippe Coutinho unveiled as Barcelona player

Philippe Coutinho was unveiled as a Barcelona player today at the Nou Camp. Coutinho who completed his move to Barcelona on Saturday was paraded on the Nou Camp pitch in front of excited Barcelona fans. He later addressed the media and called it a "dream come true". He also revealed how Suarez his former Liverpool teammate influenced his decision to join Barcelona.