Stoke 0 Tottenham 1

Crystal Palace 0 Southampton 1

Club-record signing Mesut Ozil has been left out of the Arsenal squad for today’s Barclays Premier League clash against Sunderland at the Emirates Stadium.

Alvaro Negredo is named amongst the substitutes as Manchester City make six changes for the trip to Tottenham.

Stoke City 1 Everton 1

Manchester United took on Norwich at Carrow Road without England forward Wayne Rooney, who did not travel to Norfolk.

Hull City 1 Sunderland 0

Southampton 2 Fulham 0

Sunderland 0 Swansea 0

Newcastle have agreed a fee with Montpellier for defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa.

Fernando Torres made way for Demba Ba as the January signing made his first Barclays Premier League appearance for Chelsea against Stoke at the Britannia Stadium this afternoon.

Striker Mario Balotelli was conspicuous by his absence at Newcastle as Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini looked for a reaction to their derby day defeat.

Sunderland 0 QPR 0

Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini returned after missing two matches through injury to take his place in the starting line-up for the 219th Merseyside derby at Goodison Park.

Mario Balotelli made his first start for Manchester City since April as the Barclays Premier League champions made five changes at Liverpool this afternoon.

Everton captain Phil Neville claims the pressure is now on Sunderland in their battle for an FA Cup semi-final spot.

Striker Andy Carroll returned to the Liverpool starting line-up to face Brighton in the FA Cup fifth round at Anfield today.

Louis Saha started his first game for Tottenham as manager Harry Redknapp looked to end a tough week on a high with a win over Newcastle at White Hart Lane.

Arsenal winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain overcame a knee injury to start against Blackburn in this afternoon’s Barclays Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium.

Scott Sinclair bit the hand that once fed him but had his heart broken in stoppage time by teammate Neil Taylor.

Chelsea were without captain John Terry and left new signing Gary Cahill on the bench for their Barclays Premier League visit to face Swansea at the Liberty Stadium.

Manchester United strikers Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernandez were both surprisingly dropped to the bench for the trip to Anfield to face Liverpool.

STEPHEN DOBBIE scored one and set up another as Swansea survived a late Nottingham Forest fightback to book their place in the npower Championship play-off final at Wembley.

Blackpool boss Ian Holloway recalled striker Jason Puncheon to his starting line-up for today’s must-win Barclays Premier League clash against Bolton.

EDIN DZEKO grabbed the winner for Manchester City with his first goal at the 10th attempt in the Barclays Premier League last night.

Big-money striking duo Dimitar Berbatov and Edin Dzeko could do no better than a place on the bench for this afternoon’s Manchester derby.

The most expensive player in British football, Fernando Torres, was handed his Chelsea debut against former club Liverpool as Carlo Ancelotti opted to include all three of his front-line strikers at Stamford Bridge.

PETER CROUCH’S fourth-minute goal was enough to keep Tottenham in sight of a Champions League place with a victory against Blackburn — but Harry Redknapp believes his side have little chance of overtaking Chelsea.

Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole made his first Barclays Premier League start since October 31 as manager Roy Hodgson made four changes to face Blackburn at Ewood Park.

BLACKPOOL boss Ian Holloway admitted he is living his dream in the Barclays Premier League after yet another brilliant away day at Sunderland.

Manchester City's Adam Johnson has been recalled to the Manchester City line-up for this afternoon’s visit of Birmingham.

ARSENAL boss Arsène Wenger believes Theo Walcott is ready to “go to another level” after his double helped the Gunners to a 4-0 win in their Carling Cup fourth-round tie at Newcastle last night.

Roberto Mancini placed his faith in 19-year-old defender Dedryck Boyata to stand firm in Manchester City’s defence against Premier League leaders Chelsea at Eastlands.

HATEM BEN ARFA’S loan move to Newcastle was one of the more protracted of this summer’s transfer window but any doubts the Magpies’ hard work was worth it were dispelled Saturday during the Frenchman’s sparkling full debut at Everton.

Joe Hart started in goal ahead of the Republic of Ireland's Shay Given for Manchester City against Tottenham as the new Barclays Premier League season got under way at White Hart Lane.

Blackpool and Cardiff were able to name unchanged sides for today’s Coca-Cola Championship play-off final at Wembley.

RAFAEL BENITEZ will meet Liverpool’s owners next week when he will make it clear his position will become untenable should the club decide to cash in on Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard.

ROY HODGSON, the Fulham manager, admits speculation linking him with the Liverpool job is “flattering” after seeing his side record a comfortable win over West Ham.

Wayne Rooney was absent from the Manchester United starting line-up as the Red Devils chased the victory over in-form Tottenham that would send them top of the Premier League.

ACCORDING to the old saying, it is better to die on your feet than live on your knees.

THINK Italian manager and the dapper Roberto Mancini springs to mind; an elegant fellow who can even tie a blue and white scarf round his neck with panache.

DIDIER DROGBA has been in sensational form this season, but he is determined to continue to improve.

Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti kept faith with the team he named yesterday which meant a start for striker Daniel Sturridge, who has scored for the club in the last two rounds of the FA Cup.

TUNCAY SANLI’S second-half header denied Wigan a precious victory as Stoke made off with a point at the DW Stadium.