The Scot is back in football, having enjoyed a welcome break after being sacked by Villa in May, bringing the curtain down on a difficult 11-month spell. McLeish arrived from …

Wenger has acquiesced to Walcott’s demands to play a more central role in the last two weeks and the move has paid off handsomely. The 23-year-old scored in the Gunners’ …

New Zealand defender Winston Reid is in talks with English Premier League club West Ham to extend his contract. Reid, 24, has started all 18 Premiership games for the 12th-placed …

Allardyce was upset with the consistency shown by Anthony Taylor during his side’s 2-1 defeat at home to Everton last weekend where he saw both striker Carlton Cole and Toffees’ …

Moyes kickstarted an outstanding 2012 for the club by bringing in Nikica Jelavic, Darron Gibson and Steven Pienaar during the corresponding window last season. But that was a rare opportunity …

Referees struggle to officiate at their best during the festive period as they are overworked, according to West Ham manager Sam Allardyce. Anthony Taylor dismissed West Ham striker Carlton Cole …

Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert insists there is no point dwelling on his side’s nightmare start to the festive period as they aim to get back on track in tomorrow’s …

Harry Redknapp has ruled out making any panic buys next month in an ill-conceived attempt to lift QPR off the foot of the Barclays Premier League. Rangers enter Sunday’s clash …

Rafael Benitez has been bracing himself for a hot reception at Everton on Sunday despite refusing to repeat his small-club jibe ahead of his first match on Merseyside as Chelsea …

Alex Ferguson has criticised Newcastle manager Alan Pardew for his claims that the Manchester United manager should have been sent off after a verbal exchange with referee Mike Dean during …

Manchester United will look to put even more daylight between themselves and Manchester City when they host West Bromwich Albion on Saturday in the English Premier League. Speaking before the …

Santi Cazorla has warned Arsenal’s rivals that his midfield partnership with Mikel Arteta and Jack Wilshere is developing rapidly, ahead of Saturday’s home game with Newcastle United. The Gunners have …

The arrival of the authorised player trading period gives managers a chance to bolster tiring squads at the season’s halfway point, but successful January purchases have been few and far …

The 1-0 victory at Norwich on Boxing Day made it six points from six over the Christmas period for the European champions, who have also yet to concede in that …

Nottingham Forest’s Kuwaiti owners appointed former Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish as their new manager on Thursday just 24 hours after sacking Sean O’Driscoll. Forest chairman Fawaz Al Hasawi insisted …

Criticised for being “soft” by manager Roberto Mancini, Manchester City’s expensively assembled strike force needs to rediscover scoring form against Norwich on Saturday or the champions risk falling further behind …

Manager Alan Pardew has told Demba Ba that even if he stays with Newcastle until the end of the season he will be sold in the summer if the release-clause …

Juan Mata celebrated a landmark game and goal in his Chelsea career before declaring he was hungry for even more. Yesterday’s 1-0 win at Norwich was Spain forward Mata’s 50th …