Real Madrid forward Endrick is on Arsenal's radar, Liverpool right-back Jeremie Frimpong is not headed for the Anfield exit door, Newcastle and Sunderland among the clubs interested in Croatian striker Dion Beljo, plus more.
In his latest Sky Sports column, Paul Merson gives his view on Chelsea's defeat to Sunderland - as Xabi Alonso's inconsistent start to life at Stamford Bridge continues.
Manchester United came from two goals down – twice – to salvage a 4-4 draw with Aston Villa at Old Trafford Sunderland have clung on to beat Chelsea 1-0, which is a great result for them. And yet another embarrassment for Man United. They now have fewer wins than any other team in the Premier League – just the one, against Ipswich, back in August. A draw today will take them above Sunderland on goal difference, but they’ll still be in the bottom three. To lift them out of the relegation zone,...
Diego Gomez scored another stunner as Brighton climbed to second in the Premier League with a 2-0 win over Keith Andrews' 10-man Brentford at the Amex Stadium.
Sunderland beat Chelsea to move off the foot of the table, Brighton beat Brentford to go second, while Liverpool are fourth after beating Crystal Palace A disastrous goal for Ipswich! Chris Walton, the home side’s keeper, tries to take the ball past the onrushing Evanilson, fails, is dispossessed, and the rest is a formality! A glimpse of goal for Palace, as Mitchell’s driven cross is met by Strand Larsen, but he can’t do much more than get a foot to it, and he deflects it limply wide of goal...
A lot can change in five‑and‑a‑half months, but as an early winter chill descended on Wearside last week – both meteorologically and metaphorically – Sunderland were determined that some things should remain the same. Just as they had beaten Chelsea on the final day of last season to ensure European qualification for the first time in 53 years, they did so again on Sunday to lift themselves off the bottom of the Premier League. The Sunderland performance was certainly familiar to their head...
Frank Lampard's Coventry City lift themselves out of the relegation zone after beating struggling Sunderland, who remain rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table.