All news by author: Alan Smith

FULHAM 0-0 EVERTON: A clean sheet at Craven Cottage would ordinarily be nothing for Sean Dyche's team to be sniffy about but Luton's win against Brighton ensured they sit in the bottom three the night before an appeal against a 10-point deduction takes place

Merseyside Police arrested 23-year-old in connection with incident that saw window cracked on Manchester United bus carrying players and staff before last month's game at Anfield

Lamar Reynolds scored one and created the other in Maidstone's win away to Ipswich on Saturday but when the National League South team were learning of their next opponents he was doing his day job

IPSWICH 1-2 MAIDSTONE UNITED: The sixth-tier side, managed by former Wolves player George Elokobi, are into the FA Cup fifth round after a famous win away to Championship high-flyers

The debutant event of the last Olympics has seen accelerated growth and for GB's most decorated competitor, Shauna Coxsey, a "wild" competition in Paris will bring it to an even higher level

A private review was held in Sheffield on Friday morning following the death of Nottingham Panthers ice hockey star Adam Johnson during a Challenge Cup game last October

Omar Berrada is leaving Man City to take the reins at Old Trafford and former United defender Gary Neville is calling on him to focus on improved communication while also building a management group

A22 management say they have spoken to 50 clubs since court ruled last month that UEFA had broken competition law by stopping initial ESL plans - but English clubs remain out of consideration

Paul Ince spent three years playing for Middlesbrough and considers chairman Steve Gibson, who has been in position since 1994, as one of the best in the game because he backs English managers

Alexis Mac Allister arrived at Liverpool last summer expecting to be used in an advanced midfield role but he is proof that sometimes square pegs can fit in round holes

The Egypt forward is expected back on Merseyside as he recovers from a back injury sustained at the Africa Cup of Nations, with Klopp confirming the plan following the 4-0 win away at Bournemouth

BOURNEMOUTH 0-4 LIVERPOOL: Jurgen Klopp's team pulled five points clear at the top of the table thanks to an win away to the in-form Cherries, with Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota impressing

ARSENAL 5-0 CRYSTAL PALACE: Mikel Arteta's team are back to winning ways thanks to defender Gabriel, Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli, whose goals punished a lacklustre Palace

The Match of the Day presenter has rowed back from his amount of time spent on social media as he focuses on successful podcasting ventures

Chelsea and Burnley have struck deals with aiScout, a phone app which expects to have data from a million young footballers by the end of this year, as clubs begin to embrace artificial intelligence

Forest rejected a £30m bid for Brennan Johnson last June, holding out for £47.5m from Tottenham on deadline day, fuelling a belief that if they had agreed the sale earlier they would have escaped Premier League charges

The Blues beat local rivals Fulham 1-0 at Stamford Bridge last weekend, but they won't be in action on the weekend of January 20-21 as they enjoy their winter break

Erik ten Hag has chosen against taking his squad on a warm weather camp during their fortnight between games as Premier League's second January break reaches final weekend

West Ham manager says club must sell before they can buy in January and will not be drawn on interest in loan deal for Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips

The 33-year-old former Liverpool captain has agreed to terminate his contract with Al-Ettifaq before completing a move to Ajax as a free agent after an awful six months

Jordan Henderson is expected to complete a move to Ajax in the coming days after agreeing to terminate his deal with Al-Ettifaq after only six months in the Saudi Pro League

From record signing Enzo Fernandez to loanee Joao Felix, it has been a mixed bag from the nine arrivals at Stamford Bridge in last January's remarkable transfer window

Mikel Arteta's squad have escaped freezing London for a training camp in Dubai as they recover while half the Premier League ploughs on this weekend

Jurgen Klopp's league leaders will be watching other results with interest as they enjoy a brief break from action thanks to the Premier League's second January break

Manchester United fans are getting excited about teenager but former midfielder Paul Ince is calling for calm to allow him to develop naturally under Erik ten Hag