Daniel Sturridge News

Chelsea players are dog-tired after playing a game every three days for three months.

Roy Hodgson has announced his England squad for the end-of-season friendlies against Republic of Island and Brazil, with Reading goalkeeper Alex McCarthy receiving his senior first call-up. The Royals stopper has been in impressive form for Nigel Adkins' relegated side and joins fellow 'keepers Joe Hart and Ben Foster in the squad.

The striker has impressed this season while on loan at West Bromwich Albion with former Chelsea favourite Steve Clarke his boss.

Heartbreakingly, the Premier League season is drawing to a close and so it is the time of year where fans and pundits begin to examine what the future holds for their teams.

And a familiar name returned to the top of the team rankings, with Barcelona ending Bayern Munich's six-week stay following its 22nd Spanish league title.

Liverpool could do a lot worse than trying to sign Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea, a player similar to the inspiration behind Daniel Sturridge.

The Italian club have had a move for the big forward rejected , which means it's going to be even more difficult for Liverpool to sign the forward if Brendan Rodgers thinks he fits the bill for his Anfield project.

Having guided the team at the three previous tournaments, the former England left-back thinks it can be fourth time lucky in Israel.

Chelsea are favourites to lift the Europa League for the first time at the expense of Benfica in Amsterdam on Wednesday.

Uncertainty surrounds Chelsea's purported goal-keeping future... The name Thibaut Nicolas Marc Courtois, or Thibaut Courtois for short, makes and divides opinions in equal measure here at the Bridge, just as, say, Kevin de Bruyne.

Brighton are favourites to progress through to the final of the Championship play-offs as they host Crystal Palace in the second leg of their semi-final on Monday night.

Daniel Sturridge has revealed the influence that former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has had on his career as he looks to emulate the Ivorian by becoming one of the Premier League's top players.

Tottenham and Liverpool have reportedly been given a welcome boost in the pursuit of Barcelona starlet Cristian Tello in the summer.

He's my cousin, but so what? Frank is star man because he has scored double figures in the Barclays Premier League for the last TEN seasons: I expect him to score again next year.

As the winds of change again prepare to blow into Stamford Bridge after this current English Premier League season finally comes to an end Sunday, Chelsea and Blues management have some pretty big decisions to make that will shape the immediate future of the club.

Follow the action from all six 3pm games in the Barclays Premier League in our minute-by-minute liveblog, featuring live comment and analysis from MirrorFootball's team of journalists around the grounds Dimitar Berbatov likes a goal against Liverpool - remember his Old Trafford hat-trick for Manchester United in September 2010 which included a ... (more)

The penultimate day of the 2012-13 Premier League season was a day of celebration in some quarters, and despair and worry in others.

Daniel Sturridge's scored his first ever hat-trick to inspire Liverpool to a 3-1 win over Fulham at Craven Cottage.

Daniel Sturridge hit a hat-trick as Liverpool won 3-1 at Fulham on Sunday but he couldn't prevent the Reds from finishing a second successive campaign below Merseyside rivals Everton.

Recap the action from all six of Sunday's 3pm games in the Barclays Premier League in our minute-by-minute liveblog, featuring live comment and analysis from MirrorFootball's team of journalists around the grounds What a packed afternoon that proved to be.