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Arsenal secured an emphatic 4-1 victory against Wolves to keep the pressure up at the top of the Barclays Premier League table.

Aston Villa eased to a 5-1 victory over Bolton in the Barclays Premier League match at Villa Park.

Sunderland striker Darren Bent missed a penalty on his return to White Hart Lane as Tottenham secured a 2-0 victory through goals from Robbie Keane and Tom Huddlestone.

Phil Jagielka has been ruled out for a further six weeks after undergoing an operation to restore damaged cartilage in his knee, a further blow for David Moyes as he tries to stop an injury crisis derailing his side's season.

Frankfurt's Nikos Liberopoulos, left, sandwiches Leverkusen's Stefan Kiessling with teammate Aleksandar Vasoski.

Rob Hulse marked his return to Derby's starting line-up by scoring the two goals that ended his side's three-match losing streak as they recorded a 2-1 win against 10-man Coventry.

David Beckham earned nearly $16.5 million from personal sponsorship deals during his first full season with the Los Angeles Galaxy.

Joe Cole is eager to sign a new deal at Chelsea after his successful return from injury in recent weeks.

Fernando Torres returned to Liverpool's Melwood training complex on Friday after a whistle-stop trip to Valencia for a second opinion on his groin injury.

Tomasz Kuszczak has hit out at Manchester United team-mate Edwin van der Sar for refusing to pass down advice despite his requests for help and hinted at his frustration after failing to displace the veteran Dutchman.

Atletico Madrid forward Sergio Aguero has welcomed suggestions he could be a Chelsea target and insists he is flattered to be linked with the Barclays Premier League leaders.

Celtic's Europa League hopes hang by a thread after playing out a gutsy but ultimately goalless draw with Hamburg in the Nordbank Arena.

Middlesbrough boss Gordon Strachan has signed Aston Villa midfielder Isaiah Osbourne on a two-month loan deal.

Substitute Zavon Hines scored an injury time goal in a 2-1 win against Aston Villa to lift struggling West Ham out of the bottom three.

Arsenal skipper Cesc Fabregas struck twice in a 4-1 win over AZ Alkmaar at the Emirates Stadium to put Arsene Wenger's men on the brink of the Champions League knockout stages.

Liverpool came so close to a Champions League miracle in Lyon but saw their qualification hopes take another hit thanks to Lisandro Lopez's last-gasp leveller to secure a 1-1 draw.

Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta has suffered a setback in his recovery from a cruciate knee ligament problem

Steven Gerrard was "devastated" when Xabi Alonso left Liverpool and admits the Reds have missed the Spaniard.

Liverpool 1/3 Draw 4/1 Birmingham 8/1 Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Liverpool have lost their appeal over full-back Philipp Degen's red card in Saturday's defeat at Fulham.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson wants UEFA to consider taking retrospective action on bookings as well as red cards in Champions League matches.