Ashley Cole insists there are “no egos” at Chelsea and the senior players will quickly adapt to life under new manager Andre Villas-Boas.

Tottenham 3 Hull 0

West Ham 2 Beijing Guoan 0

Hong Kong Football Association chairman Brian Leung has revealed that the former British colony is “very interested” in staging English Premier League games in the future.

Lomana LuaLua scored a hat-trick as Portsmouth continued their impressive pre-season form with a 4-1 win at Bournemouth.

Fulham 4 South China 1

Rafael Benitez is relishing a potential selection headache as he looks to turn Liverpool into serious title contenders next season.

Portsmouth 1 Fulham 0

Liverpool, Portsmouth and Fulham will compete in the Barclays Asia Trophy in Hong Kong in July.

Joey Barton has been fined more than £120,000 by Manchester City after the club found him guilty of gross misconduct for his part in the incident in the team hotel on the recent Asia Trophy trip to Thailand.

Bolton have dismissed suggestions that Jay-Jay Okocha could quit the club and accept a lucrative move to Qatar.

Everton's gruelling pre-season trip to the Far East and Turkey will stand them in good stead for their first foray into the Champions League, according to assistant manager Alan Irvine.