Everton and Ireland defender Seamus Coleman admits the desire to end the club’s trophy drought is driving on the dressing room.

Everton manager Roberto Martinez accepts his side’s FA Cup sixth-round tie at Arsenal will provide a real test of whether they can win the competition.

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Everton manager Roberto Martinez trusts midfielder Gareth Barry to make the right call when his loan spell expires at the end of the season.

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David Moyes has named Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney and Juan Mata together in his Manchester United starting line-up for the first time as the Red Devils look to maintain their Barclays Premier League momentum at Stoke.

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West Ham manager Sam Allardyce admits he will be taking a “calculated risk” if he involves Andy Carroll in the Hammers’ crunch Barclays Premier League meeting with Cardiff.

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has been given the support of the club’s co-chairmen David Sullivan and David Gold in an open letter published on the Hammers’ official website.

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Teenage midfielder Conor Coady was handed his debut for Liverpool’s difficult Europa League Group A tie against Anzhi Makhachkala in Moscow.

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FRENCH international Karim Benzema struck a hat-trick as Real Madrid helped send Auxerre out of Europe with their fifth win in six games in Champions League Group G last night.

REAL MADRID’S bid to win a 10th European Cup began with a comfortable 2-0 win over Ajax at the Santiago Bernabeu.