West Brom have completed the signing of Rickie Lambert on a two-year-contract after swiftly concluding negotiations for the Liverpool striker.

FRANK Lampard concedes the day of reckoning is nigh for Manuel Pellegrini and his under-achieving Manchester City stars, but the veteran former Chelsea midfielder is not prepared to write off his manager just yet.

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"I don’t feel any pressure inside the club or outside.”

Man City 1 Hull 1: Samir Nasri picked through the wreckage of a season that is rapidly spiralling out of control for Manuel Pellegrini and Manchester City with a stark warning for his under-achieving team mates.

Team news for the 3pm Premier League games

Man City v Hull: Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has admitted it was a tough decision to leave Stevan Jovetic out of his European squad and has challenged the Montenegro forward to prove himself in the Premier League.

Manchester City have left striker Stevan Jovetic out of their Champions League squad to accommodate new £25m (€33m) signing Wilfried Bony.

Manchester City have left striker Stevan Jovetic out of their Champions League squad to accommodate new £25m signing Wilfried Bony.

Cesc Fabregas and Filipe Luis joined the suspended Diego Costa in missing Chelsea’s top of the Premier League clash at home to Manchester City.

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Santi Cazorla and Olivier Giroud struck in each half as Arsenal stunned lacklustre champions Manchester City 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium.

Manuel Pellegrini will have to find a way to stop compatriot Alexis Sanchez as the two highest-profile Chileans in the English game clash on Sunday.

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Everton 1 Man City 1: James Milner will finally sign a new Manchester City contract in the coming days but it was the forward positions that dominated the talk, and thoughts, of manager Manuel Pellegrini after his side dropped two points at Goodison.

Manchester City midfielder-turned-striker James Milner intends to use a few days to recharge before the title quest resumes at the weekend.

Birthday boy James Milner struck twice as Manchester City came from behind to scrape past battling Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 in the FA Cup third round.

Bacary Sagna hopes to have brought the FA Cup-winning formula with him to Manchester City.

Manchester City are still without captain Vincent Kompany (calf/hamstring) and strikers Edin Dzeko (calf) and Sergio Aguero (knee) for their FA Cup third-round tie against Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday.

Manchester City 3 Sunderland 2

Frank Lampard marked the extension of his Manchester City stay by grabbing the winner in a 3-2 victory over Sunderland which turned up the pressure on Premier League leaders Chelsea's evening clash with Tottenham.

Man City 2 Burnley 2

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany could be available for the champions’ Barclays Premier League clash with Burnley at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

Champions Manchester City will again be without any senior strikers for their Barclays Premier League trip to West Brom on Boxing Day.

Manchester City could face Christmas without any senior strikers and their captain following a costly 1-0 victory at Leicester.

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 16 in the Premier League - more to follow as it comes in.

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Champions League Group E

Manchester City midfielder James Milner is confident Edin Dzeko and Stevan Jovetic can fill the void created by injury to star striker Sergio Aguero.

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Sunderland 1 Manchester City 4

Sunderland 1 Manchester City 4

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has promised his team will fight to the end to keep their Champions League hopes alive.

A fairly routine victory hardly qualified as the highlight of Manuel Pellegrini’s Manchester City reign but at the start of a month the manager describes as "crucial" and ahead of a pivotal Champions League tie tomorrow, it was sorely needed.

Chelsea beat 10-man West Brom today to strengthen their grip at the top of the Premier League and also set a club record for starting the campaign with an unbeaten 12-game run.

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 12 in the Premier League - more to follow as it comes in.

Fernandinho and Yaya Toure were sent off as Manchester City crashed to a damaging 2-1 loss to CSKA in the Champions League.

Stevan Jovetic insists Manchester City are firm favourites to win this weekend’s derby against United despite their recent wobble.

“It’s a big opportunity for us to change this. We need to recover, forget about this match and only think about United.”

Man City 0 Newcastle 2

Rolando Aarons and substitute Moussa Sissoko struck as Newcastle dumped holders Manchester City out of the Capital One Cup with a 2-0 win at the Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City playmaker Samir Nasri could return to action in Wednesday’s Capital One Cup fourth-round tie against Newcastle at the Etihad Stadium.

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 8 in the Premier League.