Tottenham defender Jonathan Woodgate was the only absentee from training as Fabio Capello’s England were put through their paces ahead of Wednesday’s friendly with the Czech Republic.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will consider signing only players of “a special class” during the transfer window.

West Brom have fitness concerns over all six of their centre-halves ahead of Saturday’s Barclays Premier League clash at Hull.

The big clubs have been kept apart in the draw for the fifth round of the FA Cup.

Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh will decide about his future at the end of the season and has voiced his interest in moving to the Premier League.

Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce will rest some first-team regulars for the FA Cup fourth-round replay with Sunderland tomorrow.

Northern Ireland’s most experienced player Keith Gillespie has been omitted from the squad for the World Cup qualifier against San Marino on February 11.

Former Tottenham manager Juande Ramos claims he warned chairman Daniel Levy that selling Robbie Keane and Dimitar Berbatov was “too risky”.

Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka insists his team are still in the title race although he admits they have to improve against the big sides.

West Ham will give late fitness tests to defenders Valon Behrami and James Tomkins (both hamstring) ahead of the FA Cup fifth-round tie against Middlesbrough at Upton Park.

Everton boss David Moyes believes FA Cup goal hero Louis Saha is on the brink of a major impact on his side’s charge to Wembley and their bid to finish in the top six in the Premier League.

Alex Ferguson admits he is in the “penalty shoot-out” of his managerial career.

Derby midfielder Miles Addison has signed a new contract which will keep him at Pride Park until the summer of 2012.

Stoke defender Andy Wilkinson has been ruled out of the Barclays Premier League match against West Ham at Upton Park tomorrow due to suspension.

UEFA will decide on Monday whether to charge Wayne Rooney over his clash with Aalborg’s Kasper Risgard at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

Alex Ferguson has admitted the four-match ban imposed on Patrice Evra for his part in the post-match fracas at Stamford Bridge last season left him stunned.

Football’s sense of occasion was spot on yesterday as the FA Cup fourth-round draw produced a Merseyside derby and several other eye-catching ties.

Alex Ferguson believes the arrival of flying Serbian winger Zoran Tosic will end Wayne Rooney’s days as a makeshift wide-man.

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp admitted he is haunted by the fear of relegation after his misfiring side scraped into the Carling Cup final, despite losing 3-2 at Burnley last night.

Marseille enquired about the availability of Chelsea striker Didier Drogba before finally settling on Brandao as their attacking recruit in the January transfer window.