Robin Van Persie has been playing quite well for Manchester United lately Looking to stay in the top three in the Premier League, Manchester United travel to face over-achieving West Ham United on Sunday at Upton Park. The Red Devils seek to duplicate this year’s first meeting between the two sides, when they held off the Hammers 2-1 in a league match. Eighth-placed West Ham will be with...Full Story »

James Collins fired in his second goal of the game late on as promotion contenders Shrewsbury beat Stevenage 3-2 in a Greenhous Meadow thriller. Four of the five goals came in the first half but Collins' second of the game prevented the visitors from becoming just the third team to take a point off the Shrews in Shropshire. Stevenage, with five wins and a draw from their previous six games, to...Full Story »

Bristol City boss Steve Cotterill has doubts over Aaron Wilbraham and Kieran Agard ahead of their FA Cup fourth-round clash against West Ham. Striker Wilbraham is struggling with a hip problem and has not featured for the Robins since December, while Agard's last appearance came on Boxing Day. Defender James Tavernier is cup-tied after playing for parent club Wigan in their 1-0 loss to Bolton ...Full Story »

Lennox Lewis revealed he had given West Ham a pre-match prep talk ahead of their clash with fellow Barclays Premier League strugglers Norwich - and it was James Collins and Mohamed Diame who delivered the late knockout blows that settled this contest. The Canaries would have won the tentative battle on points after creating most of the better openings in the game but Collins arrived just in tim...Full Story »

FOOT WOE ... Hammers' midfielder Nolan WEST HAM have suffered a huge blow with confirmation that skipper Kevin Nolan has a broken foot. Nolan’s injury, following a tackle by Spurs’  on Monday, could rule the midfielder out for up to eight weeks. Medics will not know for another fortnight if he can play with pain-killing injections. Hammers are six points off the drop zo...Full Story »

Pitching in ... Chris Herd and James Collins, behind him, are thrown out ASTON VILLA stars Chris Herd and James Collins prepare for a game that could save the team from relegation — by getting thrown out of a nightclub at 3am. White-shirted Herd, 23, was caught up in a scuffle as shaven-headed Collins, 29, looked on and they were warned police were on their way. Team-mate Fabian Delph...Full Story »

Aston Villa's James Collins has emerged as a transfer target for Spurs, after Blackburn Rovers insisted Chris Samba was not for sale. Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is keen to add a centre-back to his title-chasing squad this month, after being troubled by injuries to defenders in the first half of the season. James Collins (left) is a Spurs transfer target Among those he is considering is Wal...Full Story »

Trouble ... Aston Villa star Barry Brannan TWO footballers were arrested on suspicion of drink driving yesterday after the car they were in slammed into the central reservation of a motorway. Aston Villa ace Barry Bannan, 21, and Shrewsbury Town striker James Collins, 20, were picked up by police as they walked through nearby Bulwell, Notts, after the 5.30am smash. Police closed part of the M...Full Story »

Above: Alex Chamberlain celebrates with Francis Coquelin after putting Arsenal 2-1 ahead Alex Chamberlain paid back a big chunk of his £15m transfer fee for Arsenal last night. The 18-year-old capped an impressive display in his first start for the Gunners with a stunning 30-yarder after Shrewsbury had taken a shock lead through James Collins. Kieran Gibbs equalised before Yossi Benayoun...Full Story »

James Collins eased Aston Villa's relegation worries with a first-half strike to secure a 1-0 victory over Newcastle in the Barclays Premier League clash at Villa Park. The Welsh international defender headed home an Ashley Young free-kick midway through the first half to give Villa revenge for a 6-0 mauling at the hands of the Magpies at St James' Park in August. More importantly, the victory...Full Story »