All news by author: Ryan Taylor

TNT Sport pundit Joe Cole does not believe Marcus Rashford and captain Bruno Fernandes are to blame for their inconsistent form due to Erik ten Hag's questionable tactical set-up

Mauricio Pochettino returns to Tottenham as Chelsea manager on Monday night for the first time since his Spurs sacking in November 2019 as he looks to spoil Ange Postecoglou's breathtaking start to life in north London

Isthmian League South East Division outfit Cray Valley Paper Mills are bidding to execute an FA Cup first-round giant-killing when they make the four-mile trip across south east London

Nicolas Jackson was subjected to abuse by an angry Chelsea supporter during the Blues' 2-0 defeat to Brentford at Stamford Bridge but his struggles under Mauricio Pochettino are through no fault of his own

West Ham are eyeing a new striker for David Moyes and Feyenoord's Santiago Gimenez is one of the names on their radar following his blistering goalscoring form in Holland

Victor Osimhen is one of several strikers of interest to Chelsea ahead of the January transfer window but Napoli are not currently prepared to consider selling the Nigerian frontman

Dimitar Berbatov believes Marcus Rashford needs to take matters into his own hands to revive his uninspiring form having scored just one goal in 12 matches for Manchester United this season

Arsenal loaned winger Marquinhos to Nantes in France but the move is yet to work out for the 20-year-old Brazilian meaning a change of direction could be necessary

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg could leave Tottenham in the January transfer window due to a lack of playing time under Ange Postecoglou but his exit is not necessarily straightforward

Mauricio Pochettino will now have the final say on all of Chelsea's transfer business as he looks to make some additional changes to his squad in the January market

INTERVIEW: Aston Villa marksman Ollie Watkins has grafted his way to Premier League and England stardom in the view of his former Weston-super-Mare boss Ryan Northmore

Kalvin Phillips may have to leave Manchester City in the January transfer window to keep his Euro 2024 aspirations alive as a host of Premier League clubs continue to monitor his lack of playing time under Pep Guardiola

Kieran Trippier believes Jude Bellingham can be the difference-maker for England as they bid to win their first major tournament since 1966 following his electric start to life in Spain with Real Madrid

Gareth Southgate wants England to take the game to Italy to prove they have what it takes to beat the big guns consistently ahead of next summer's European Championships in Germany

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Ahmed Alsanawi AKA A-STAR, whose clients include Eden Hazard, Jack Grealish and Kylian Mbappe gives Mirror Football's Ryan Taylor a shapeup while discussing his journey to the top of the barbering game

Forest Green Rovers player-coach Troy Deeney has opened the door to a sensational return to Vicarage Road as he attempts to rebuild relations at former club Watford following his 2021 exit

ENGLAND 1-0 AUSTRALIA: Gareth Southgate's Three Lions may have recorded victory in this low-quality friendly at Wembley but question marks remain at centre-back ahead of next summer's European Championships

Chelsea attacker Nicolas Jackson has been wearing an arm split to protect his right wrist in recent matches but that hasn't affected his form having scored in back-to-back games for the Blues

Arsenal beat Manchester City 1-0 on Sunday without Bukayo Saka at the Emirates Stadium as Leandro Trossard was also forced off with a hamstring problem

Vincent Kompany's former assistant Jonas De Roeck knew Manchester City starlet Jeremy Doku was destined for the top following his dramatic rise to stardom within the youth ranks at Anderlecht

Liverpool have revived their interest in Bayer Leverkusen's Piero Hincapie and will be forced to deal with Moises Caicedo's agent, months after his client snubbed a transfer to join Chelsea

MARSEILLE 2-2 BRIGHTON: Roberto De Zerbi's men fought back from 2-0 down at half-time to salvage a point at the Stade Velodrome courtesy of goals from Pascal Gross and Lewis Dunk

MARSEILLE vs BRIGHTON: Lewis Dunk has weighed in on last weekend's VAR controversy involving Tottenham and Liverpool ahead of his side's Europa League showdown in France

FULHAM vs CHELSEA: Marco Silva is looking to inflict more misery on Mauricio Pochettino's injury-ravaged Blues in Monday night's west London derby at Craven Cottage

Arsenal are expected to strengthen their attacking options in the January transfer window as Pedro Neto continues to put his name in the shop window following a series of eye-catching displays at Wolves