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Laura Woods was amongst the Arsenal fans who criticised the club's decision to sign Martin Odegaard on a permanent deal from Real Madrid but it is a deal that has worked out

Unai Emery's Aston Villa missed a golden chance to snatch victory late on against Wolverhampton Wanderers but were still able to climb one place in the Premier League table

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has ramped up the pressure on Mikel Arteta and insisted that Arsenal will be difficult to catch - less than 24 hours after they slipped up in the title race

Chelsea boss Graham Potter will pit his wits against Pep Guardiola and Manchester on Thursday - and given that the two already have history, there could be sparks on the touchline at Stamford Bridge

Former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy believes Eddie Nketiah is good enough to lead Arsenal's title charge - and he's tipped the Gunners academy graduate to outscore Gabriel Jesus

Roberto Firmino's contract situation is coming to the fore in the January transfer window, while Liverpool are reportedly weighing up a move for Atalanta midfielder Teun Koopmeiners

Chelsea have stepped up their activity in the January transfer window, with Todd Boehly determined to land some big-name players and help Graham Potter's struggling side

Arsenal continue to be linked with a number of players with a few days of the January transfer window now having passed and there could be a major problem regarding their pursuit of Mykhaylo Mudryk

Manchester United were among the Premier League's biggest spenders over the summer, but there could be further new additions to Erik ten Hag's squad during January

Cristiano Ronaldo has completed a move to Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr after his much publicised Manchester United departure and subsequent struggles at the 2022 World Cup with Portugal

Robert Lewandowski will miss Barcelona's next three matches in La Liga - starting with the mouth-watering clash against third-placed Atletico Madrid this weekend

Antalyaspor boss Nuri Sahin - a former player of Dortmund, Liverpool and Real Madrid - rushed to protect the referee from his angry players after defeat against Fenerbahce

West Ham were unable to hold out at Elland Road as David Moyes was put under more pressure as his side drew 2-2 to remain just outside the relegation zone on goal difference

The NFL regular season ends this weekend, but there have been calls for the final round of games to be suspended in light of Damar Hamlin suffering a cardiac arrest during Monday Night Football

Barcelona needed extra-time to beat Spanish minnows Intercity after former Birmingham City midfielder Oriol Soldevila netted a stunning hat-trick against Xavi's side

SOUTHAMPTON 0-1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST: St Mary's turned toxic as former Luton Town boss Nathan Jones oversaw his fourth straight defeat as Saints boss, with Taiwo Awoniyi scoring the only goal

Tottenham boss Antonio Conte was full of praise for his beleaguered side after they recovered from a poor first-half to put four goals past Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park and blood a number of young stars from the bench

Samuel Umtiti, who is on loan at Serie A club Lecce from Barcelona this season, left the pitch in tears after being racially abused by travelling Lazio supporters

Harry Kane scored a brace as Tottenham ran out 4-0 winners at Crystal Palace to move him within two of Jimmy Greaves' Spurs record as he pipped an impressive Alan Shearer feat

Crystal Palace 0-4 Tottenham: Antonio Conte's side warmed up for next week's north London derby with Arsenal with a second-half blitz spearheaded by the irrepressible Harry Kane

ASTON VILLA 1-1 WOLVES: On the day the Villans' rejected a loan bid from Everton because they only want a permanent sale, Danny Ings stepped from the bench to earn Unai Emery's men a share of the spoils after Daniel Podence's first-half opener

Darts world champion Michael Smith spoke exclusively to Mirror Sport, and revealed all following his historic final victory over Michael van Gerwen on Tuesday

Chelsea have seen their Premier League record transfer bid for Benfica midfielder Enzo Fernandez rejected as the Portuguese giants point to the player's release clause

No official cause of death has yet been given for the 64-year-old, who made his name with a lengthy racing career, often competing alongside his older brother Alain

Danny Murphy has shared a different view on Liverpool's form after Jamie Carragher urged Jurgen Klopp to sign a 'Georginio Wijnaldum type' midfielder this month