Premier League

Swansea will be without Wilfried Bony for the Premier League games against Crystal Palace and Liverpool due to a hamstring injury.

Everton boss Sam Allardyce has effectively ruled out a move for Sunderland defender Lamine Kone in January.

Zaha's spellbinding form for the resurgent Eagles has attracted interest from what Hodgson calls "so-called bigger clubs".

Arsene Wenger is still weighing up whether to use three or four at the back when Arsenal host Liverpool on Friday.

Jonny Evans will be allowed to leave West Brom for the right price in January with a return to Manchester United said to be the likeliest option.

Gabriel Jesus and Kylian Mbappe have shown their qualities at Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) respectively.

Arsenal were smashed 4-0 by the Reds in the reverse fixture at Anfield in August, which they will be looking to remedy.

Everton's director of football Steve Walsh and the club's new chief scout Martyn Glover flew to France on Wednesday (20 December) to watch Soumaoro as Lille drew 1-1 with Nice.

The Belgian will have only a year left on his current deal after the season and would need a sumptuous offer to put pen to paper.

West Bromwich Albion are willing to allow Jonny Evans leave the club in the January transfer window if they receive a bid of around £30m. He has 18 months left on his contract.

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino claims the club have missed a player like Victor Wanyama who has not featured for the north London club since their home defeat to Chelsea.

Gary McAllister has heaped praise on Mohamed Salah and has backed the Egypt international winger to surpass a tally of 30 goals in all competitions for Liverpool this season.

English football is braced for another festive period but when with the sport realise it is hurting the chances of its own national team?

Daniele Rugani has seen his first team opportunities being limited, which has made him to consider the option of leaving Juventus.

Antonio Conte is at a loss to explain Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata's yellow card, which rules him out of the Premier League trip to Everton.

The 25-year-old defender has emerged as an instrumental figure of Sean Dyche's side so far this season.

Antonio Conte is hopeful his Chelsea squad will be strengthened during the January window but would not discuss the potential exits of David Luiz and Kenedy.

Thomas Lemar and Ross Barkley are on Chelsea manager Antonio Conte's wishlist for the January transfer window, reports claim.

Arsenal have made enquiries over Mainz defender Abdou Diallo but are likely to have to wait until the summer before they can do a deal.

James Tarkowski will miss Burnley's devilishly difficult festive schedule against Tottenham, Manchester United and Huddersfield after being handed a three-game ban.

Chamberlain joined Liverpool in a £35m deal on transfer deadline day after turning down a deal worth up to £180,000 a week to stay at the Emirates Stadium.

Bottom of the table Swansea sacked Paul Clement on Wednesday after he won just three games all season.

Jack Wilshere spent the last season on loan at AFC Bournemouth and made his first start in the Premier League against West Ham United since May 2016.

Danny Ings has returned to full fitness since recovering from two lengthy injury setbacks in the last two years. He has made two appearances in the Premier League this term.

Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez is set to snub a January exit and join Manchester City in a summer deal that would make him one of the most highly-paid players.

Liverpool have conceded 20 goals from 18 matches in the Premier League, out of which nine goals were conceded against Manchester City (five) and Tottenham Hotspur (four).

Mkhitaryan enjoyed an explosive start to the season, laying on five assists for his teammates in the opening three matches of the season.

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has called Alvaro Morata's suspension a "big loss" as the striker will miss the Everton game following his game-winning celebration against Bournemouth.

Tony Pulis has emerged as the favourite to replace Paul Clement at Swansea City with the club promising an update on their search within 24 hours.

Sturridge, Ings and Robertson are currently bit-part players under Jurgen Klopp at Anfield and Benitez is looking to raid his old club for much-needed reinforcements.