Stoke City 1 Liverpool 2: Liverpool’s Champions League challenge is taking their players to their absolute limits — but manager Jurgen Klopp admitted he played his ‘get out of jail’ card at Stoke City.

George Boyd's first-time finish put Burnley well on the way to Premier League safety as they ended an eight-match winless streak with victory over Stoke at Turf Moor.

If ever a performance encapsulated champions it was this one. Gritty, dogged, clinical - Chelsea are cantering towards the Premier League title at a similar pace to one of Antonio Conte’s frenetic touchline bursts.

Pep Guardiola has challenged in-form Manchester City duo Leroy Sane and Raheem Sterling to get even better.

Tony Pulis labelled as "absolutely disgraceful" the way he believes Stoke have "spun" claims he called Ryan Shawcross a "loser".

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Mauricio Pochettino has labelled Dele Alli a “killer” and urged the Tottenham man to maintain a naughty side to his game.

Ireland winger James McClean has signed a £1m (€1.17m) contract that will keep him at West Brom until at least 2019.

West Brom boss Tony Pulis is braced for another Saido Berahino transfer saga - despite the striker's lack of action.

Jose Mourinho says Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s “phenomenal” impact has made the veteran Manchester United striker undroppable.

Of all the times, of all the places, for Alexis Sanchez to remind us all that world-class football can be played in an Arsenal shirt after all.

West Ham 3 Watford 1: Andy Carroll and Mark Noble were on target as West Ham kept their chances of a top-four finish alive with a 3-1 win over Watford.

Aston Villa's 1-0 defeat at Manchester United confirmed their relegation from the Barclays Premier League.

Samir Nasri celebrated his first start for almost seven months with the winning goal as Manchester City came from behind to beat West Brom 2-1.

Reading 3 West Brom 1: Chris Brunt insists he could have been blinded after being hit by a coin thrown from West Brom’s own fans.

Salomon Rondon rescued a point for West Brom with a stoppage-time equaliser.

The shifting sands of the Premier League moved yet again on Transfer Deadline Day as the big six opted to ‘stick’ while those below them continued to spend and flex their new-found muscles.

Chelsea’s search for successive Barclays Premier League wins this season goes on.

Remi Garde has admitted he could be forced to abandon long-held principles and turn to sports psychologists to dig Aston Villa out of the relegation mire.

West Brom 2 Stoke 1: Stoke manager Mark Hughes believes the club will appeal Geoff Cameron’s red card as he prepares for their Capital One Cup clash with Liverpool.

Mauricio Pochettino admits Tottenham could do with buying another out-and-out striker in the January transfer window to help Harry Kane.

Manchester United 2 West Brom 0: Critics of Louis van Gaal and his Old Trafford style lament that his team might win but ‘it’s not the Manchester United of old’.

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Tim Sherwood dismissed fears over Aston Villa’s stuttering start after their second straight derby defeat.

The woes continued for Newcastle, Sunderland and Stoke in the Premier League today.

West Brom 0 Southampton 0: West Brom head coach Tony Pulis has criticised Callum McManaman for diving to try to win a penalty against Southampton. Pulis felt the winger went down easily under a challenge from Matt Targett in the area.

Saido Berahino’s explosive reaction on social media to being denied a move to Tottenham Hotspur took the heat off Louis van Gaal and Arsene Wenger on Transfer Deadline Day; but it may not save them from the fire.

Saido Berahino has been given extra time off by West Brom following a blocked move to Tottenham.

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has compared his pursuit of Saido Berahino to that of finding love with the right woman.

Everton defender John Stones has handed in a transfer request in an attempt to force through a move to Chelsea.