Norwich 0 Manchester United 1: Juan Mata insists Wayne Rooney is ready to spearhead Manchester United’s attack for the final two games of their Premier League campaign as they continue to chase a top four finish.

Blackburn Rovers 1 West Ham United 5: West Ham manager Slaven Bilic likened playmaker Dimitri Payet to Real Madrid’s Luka Modric after the Frenchman inspired the facile FA Cup win at Blackburn.

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Everton manager Roberto Martinez has dismissed as “nonsense” Roy Keane’s suggestion the club over-state players’ injuries before they report for international duty.

Stoke 0 Tottenham 1

Alex Ferguson believes David de Gea’s performance at West Ham on Wednesday showed how much progress the Manchester United keeper has made since his arrival from Atletico Madrid.

Phil Jones and Nemanja Vidic are set to bolster Manchester United’s defence for their FA Cup trip to West Ham.

Norwich midfielder Bradley Johnson will serve a one-match ban for the Barclays Premier League trip to West Ham on New Year’s Day after collecting a fifth yellow card.

Liverpool defender Daniel Agger insists the team are playing better than 12 months ago even if the statistics do not back up his assertion.

Plans for a Formula One circuit in and around the Olympic Stadium are officially now under consideration.

A major music festival planned for Mitchelstown, Co Cork, in August is expected to swell the town’s coffers by up to €1.5m.

WILLIAM GALLAS has urged his Tottenham team-mates to go and out deliver a win for manager Harry Redknapp against Fulham tomorrow.

Peckham-raised England defender Rio Ferdinand has expressed shock at the rioting which has escalated in London and spread to other cities.

Stoke manager Tony Pulis made four changes for the FA Cup quarter-final visit of West Ham as he sought revenge for last week’s Premier League defeat against the same opposition.

Dean Whitehead is available for Stoke’s visit to West Ham in the Carling Cup fourth round tomorrow after completing a one-match suspension.

Kevin Davies has vowed to shrug off the nerves and give it his best shot after being handed a surprise England call-up by Fabio Capello.

West Ham are set to capture Serbian forward Miralem Sulejmani after confirming a loan deal has been agreed with Ajax.

England midfielder Joe Cole believes his best days are ahead of him as he starts to consider his club future, and admits finding a manager who “loves” him will be key to his decision.

Liverpool striker Fernando Torres is a doubt for the visit of West Ham on Monday.

Arsenal will again be without captain Cesc Fabregas (hamstring) for tomorrow night’s Barclays Premier League clash against Bolton, but he should be fit for the visit to the Reebok Stadium on January 17.

Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie has been asked by owner Ali Al Faraj to find investors interested in putting money into the club.

Manchester United defenders John O’Shea and Jonny Evans have both been ruled out of action until January, the club have confirmed.

FERNANDO TORRES is sure the English top flight is still the world’s greatest league – and is determined to help Liverpool become its champions once again.

RICHARD DUNNE is convinced Aston Villa can cross the great divide and break into the top four in the Barclays Premier League this season.

TOTTENHAM boss Harry Redknapp has challenged Jermain Defoe to replace Cristiano Ronaldo as the Premier League’s top marksman after seeing the England striker beef himself up over the summer.

Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has confirmed striker Craig Bellamy is almost certainly out for the rest of the season because of a knee injury.

Nigel De Jong returned to the Manchester City side for the Barclays Premier League visit to West Ham.

Arsenal will have both captain William Gallas (thigh) and fellow centre-half Kolo Toure (shoulder) back in the squad for Sunday’s trip to West Ham.

Roy Keane will return to former club Nottingham Forest for a first competitive encounter as a manager after his Sunderland side were handed a trip to the City Ground in the Carling Cup second round.

Liverpool have been hit by a double injury blow as they prepare to face FA Cup giant-killers Havant and Waterlooville in the fourth round on Saturday.

CARLOS TEVEZ returns to West Ham today with Alex Ferguson convinced the Upton Park outfit owe their Premier League existence to the South American.

Palestinians and Israelis understand that helping the other to realise their aspirations is the key to realising their own, US President George Bush will say today.

Sunderland defender Paul McShane will miss Sunday’s trip to West Ham as he begins a three-match ban.

Wales midfielder Jason Koumas has become the latest player to be ruled out of manager John Toshack’s squad for the Euro 2008 qualifiers in Cyprus and San Marino through injury.

Arsenal tonight confirmed a "constructive meeting" had taken place with Farhad Moshiri of Red and White Holdings Limited, who now possess almost a quarter of the club's shares.

ALEX FERGUSON is convinced old mate Harry Redknapp has proved there is no substitute for experience in the management game.

Fierce gun battles raged in the streets of Gaza City today between forces of the rival Hamas and Fatah movements, killing at least four people in renewed factional violence that left a shaky truce in tatters.

Wigan 0 Arsenal 1

Mark Noble has returned to West Ham following his three-month loan spell at Ipswich and set his sights on regular first-team football.

New Norwich manager Peter Grant has leapt to the defence of his under-fire Birmingham counterpart Steve Bruce and branded criticism of him as "a disgrace" given his overall success at St Andrews.