Coutinho heads for Villa medical Philippe Coutinho now traveling to England together with his family. He’s prepared to undergo his medical and sign his contract as new Aston Villa player. 🛩🇧🇷 #AVFCBarcelona and Aston Villa have also included a buy option clause for €40m at the end of the season. pic.twitter.com/buZdjLAARL— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 9, 20...Full Story »

Steven Gerrard and Aston Villa are preparing a potentially massive transfer for Everton’s Lucas Digne. Digne is on the for sale list at Everton after falling down the pecking order under Rafael Benitez, and the transfers of full-backs Nathan Patterson and Vitaliy Mykolenko seemingly confirm the Frenchman’s inevitable departure. According to the Daily Mail, the 28-year-old is want...Full Story »

Newcastle will reportedly have to overcome a battle with Premier League rivals Crystal Palace if they are to land Juventus star Aaron Ramsey this month. The Magpies are in desperate need of reinforcements as they look to avoid relegation to the Championship. Newcastle have won just one game in all competitions this season and are 19th in the Premier League table. On Saturday they suffered the ...Full Story »

Edinson Cavani has told Manchester United interim boss Ralf Rangnick he will stay at Old Trafford until the end of the season. Cavani, who is out of contract in the summer, has been linked with a January move to Barcelona or a return to South America but Rangnick has said the 34-year-old has promised to stay until the end of the campaign. "I told him that if it was up to me I would want him ...Full Story »

Boss Mikel Arteta questioned Arsenal’s desire after the Gunners crashed out of the FA Cup at Nottingham Forest.Lewis Grabban’s late winner gave the hosts a deserved 1-0 third-round win against the slapdash Gunners.The 14-time winners suffered an early exit without managing a shot on target at the City Ground on Sunday.It was their first third-round defeat since losing 4-2 to Forest i...Full Story »

Lewis Grabban’s late strike stunned Arsenal as Nottingham Forest dumped the Gunners out of the FA Cup.The substitute sealed a 1-0 win for the Championship side to book an East Midlands derby with Leicester in the fourth round.Arsenal, 14-time winners, produced a disjointed performance which got what it deserved, with Forest more than matching the visitors to continue their upward curve und...Full Story »

Tottenham boss Antonio Conte refused to be drawn on Tanguy Ndombele’s future after he was booed by home fans during the 3-1 FA Cup win over Morecambe.The Frenchman, the club’s record signing, angered Spurs fans after he took an age to leave the field when substituted with his side 1-0 down with only 21 minutes remaining.In an apparent act of defiance, Ndombele, who appeared to walk s...Full Story »

Cardiff boss Steve Morison admitted drawing Liverpool in the FA Cup provoked a bigger celebration than their late winner against Preston.Mark Harris’ extra-time goal secured a 2-1 victory over Preston and sent Cardiff into the hat for the fourth round.And the Bluebirds were rewarded with a plum tie at Anfield during the first weekend of February.“You don’t get much better than ...Full Story »

Dean Smith admitted Norwich were “embroiled in a scrap” as Milot Rashica’s late winner secured a hard-fought 1-0 win at Charlton in the FA Cup third round.The Kosovo international struck with Norwich’s first goal since November 30 in the 79th minute after Charlton had dominated for large parts of the game.Half-time substitute Rashica, who had played a large part in the Ca...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp praised Kaide Gordon’s “nose” for a goal after the 17-year-old became the club’s youngster FA Cup scorer in the 4-1 win over Shrewsbury.There was briefly a sniff of an upset when the League One visitors took a 27th-minute lead through Daniel Udoh with their first shot on target.However, Gordon, who at 17 years and 96 days also became the clu...Full Story »

David Moyes tipped Jarrod Bowen for an England call-up after the in-form forward helped knock Leeds out of the FA Cup.Bowen wrapped up a comfortable 2-0 win for the Hammers with a breakaway goal after Manuel Lanzini’s first-half strike put them in control.The 25-year-old is one of West Ham’s stand-out performers this season and is sure to be on the radar of Three Lions boss Gareth So...Full Story »

Stoke boss Michael O’Neill praised Tom Ince’s contribution to the Potters’ first Emirates FA Cup success since 2016 courtesy of a 2-0 win over League Two Leyton Orient.The former Blackpool, Huddersfield and Derby midfielder put the Championship play-off hopefuls into a 43rd-minute lead.And it was Ince’s assist that led to substitute Tyrese Campbell confirming Stoke’...Full Story »

Wolves boss Bruno Lage heaped praise on Daniel Podence and Fabio Silva after Wanderers secured safe passage to the FA Cup fourth round following a 3-0 win over Sheffield United.Podence bagged a brace for his first goals since scoring against Tottenham in the Carabao Cup on September 22, opening his account after 14 minutes on Sunday when he was teed up by Silva following a mistake from Jack Robi...Full Story »

Mark Harris fired an FA Cup extra-time winner as Cardiff beat Preston 2-1 in the Welsh capital.Harris’ first goal in the competition came with the third-round tie just four minutes from a penalty shoot-out.Isaak Davies, another of the Bluebirds’ young guns, had earlier scored his first senior goal before Daniel Johnson’s penalty put Preston back on terms.Davies’ strike af...Full Story »

Manuel Lanzini and Jarrod Bowen piled more FA Cup misery on Leeds as West Ham marched into the fourth round.Lanzini’s first-half goal and Bowen’s late strike secured a 2-0 win for David Moyes’ side and condemned Leeds to a ninth third-round defeat in the last 12 seasons.It is now five years since the Whites have won an FA Cup match, and they rarely looked like bucking that sorr...Full Story »

Milot Rashica’s late winner secured Norwich’s place in the FA Cup fourth-round draw following a hard-fought 1-0 win at Charlton.The Kosovo international struck with Norwich’s first goal since November 30, against the run of play in the 79th minute, after Charlton had dominated for large parts of the game.Half-time substitute Rashica, who had played a large part in the Canaries&...Full Story »

Daniel Podence bagged a brace and Nelson Semedo was also on the scoresheet as Wolves breezed into the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 3-0 win over Sheffield United at Molineux.Wolves were given a couple of reprieves following some uncharacteristic disjointed defending early on but Podence opened the scoring inside the first quarter of an hour and, from there, the hosts hardly looked back.They ...Full Story »

Tottenham needed three goals in the final 16 minutes to avoid an FA Cup upset against Morecambe as they came from behind to win 3-1 on an afternoon when record signing Tanguy Ndombele was booed off by the home crowd.Anthony O’Connor’s first-half goal had the League One side – 59 places below their hosts on the football ladder – dreaming of the most famous result in their ...Full Story »

Tom Ince’s first-half goal and a late Tyrese Campbell strike earned Stoke a 2-0 Emirates FA Cup win over Leyton Orient to book the Championship side a first fourth-round appearance since 2016.Ince netted three minutes from half time and then provided the pass for substitute Campbell to settle the contest in the 89th minute.But Kenny Jackett’s League Two visitors will feel they should...Full Story »

Luton boss Nathan Jones was happy to see his side shake off their ring rust as they cruised past Harrogate 4-0 to move into the fourth round of the FA Cup.The Hatters went into the game having not played for 29 days due to outbreaks of Covid but, despite their lack of action, they eased home thanks to goals from Elijah Adebayo, Cameron Jerome, Kal Naismith and Luke Berry.Jones said: “We ha...Full Story »