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Jose Mourinho will inevitably be the centre of attention as he takes charge of Tottenham for the first time this weekend while Manchester City look to get their Premier League title challenge back on track against Chelsea.The former Chelsea and Manchester United manager has been charged with rescuing Spurs' season after this week's sacking of Mauricio Pochettino, with the club desperate to claw their way back into the top four.At the top of the table, runaway leaders Liverpool have a winnable-looking fixture away to Crystal Palace but the chasing pack cannot afford to allow the gap to widen further.City, licking their wounds after their 3-1 defeat by Liverpool earlier this month, host Frank Lampard's Chelsea, who are one point above them in the table, eight points behind Jurgen Klopp'...

Arsenal have confirmed that Dani Ceballos has been ruled out until mid-December after suffering an injury to his left hamstring during the club’s victory over Vitoria.The Spaniard limped off during the Europa League tie and then missed Arsenal’s 2-0 defeat against Leicester three days later prior to the international break.The midfielder, who joined Arsenal on loan from Real Madrid in the summer, has impressed in patches but struggled to cement a place in Unai Emery’s first-choice starting XI.Arsenal initially hoped Ceballos would be ready to return in time for their fixture against Southampton, however, he’s now set to miss the club’s next five fixtures.“Dani Ceballos. Left hamstring. Sustained during the Vitoria SC (a) match on November 6. Aiming to return to full training mid-December,”...

Arsenal may face a fight to keep hold of midfielder Lucas Torreira. The player’s agent has stated that his client is unhappy with his new role under head coach Unai Emery. Both Napoli and AC Milan are reportedly interested in the Uruguayan and are watching the situation with interest.Last season, Lucas Torreira earned plaudits with his aggressive, combative style in the centre of the park. This season, however, has seen a change in role for the former Samdoria man.Unai Emery has deployed Torreira in a more attacking role, much to the chagrin of the midfielder. This change came in spite of man of the match performances against both Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur last year.The head coach is so unimpressed by Lucas Torreira that he wanted to sign Steven Nzonzi in the summer. All of this may ...

For Tottenham this proved to be a case of one step forward and two back. After Wednesday’s 4-0 victory over Red Star Belgrade came a result and a performance that continues to suggest all is not well for Mauricio Pochettino and his men. They were outthought, outfought and outplayed by a Sheffield United side who left north London with a result to be cherished but also a sense of injustice given this proved to be another occasion when VAR made its presence felt in maddening fashion.The visitors thought they had cancelled out Son Heung-min’s 58th minute goal on the hour when David McGoldrick found time and space at the back post to convert Enda Stevens’ cross. On first glance there certainly appeared to be nothing wrong with the goal but then referee Graham Scott put his finger to his e...

Tammy Abraham and Christian Pulisic scored the goals that put Chelsea second in the Premier League as they overcame a hard-working, resilient but ultimately unambitious Crystal Palace outfit.While this early kick-off means the Blues might be overtaken in that slot by either Manchester City or Leicester City, the fact they are sitting comfortably in the top four region as the league takes in an international break shows that when they return, away to Man City, they will be in a position to produce the result of the season at the Eithad as confidence will be sky high.Both sides started positively- Chelsea in particular, with Christian Pulisic twice threatening the Palace goal, the second time, in particular, on 12 minutes when the US winger zig-zagged through the Eagles rearguard – Vincent’s...