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Southampton announced the signing of Striker Charlie Austin from Queens Park Rangers for a bargain price of £4m yesterday. The 26 year old was set to depart on a Bosman in the Summer so QPR had to sell this Month or he would walk away from the club for nothing. …

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is considering selecting Alexis Sanchez for the first time since he suffered a hamstring injury in November. New signing Mohamed Elneny is eligible but is unlikely to start. Stoke’s Xherdan Shaqiri, who missed the win over Norwich, is again sidelined with a hamstring injury, while Geoff …

Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren is nearing a return after a hamstring injury but will not be fit to play against Manchester United on Sunday. None of the other players on a lengthy injury list are close to fitness, with Daniel Sturridge still sidelined. Manchester United will be without Bastian Schweinsteiger …

Normal service was resumed with what ended up a comfortable win at White Hart Lane yesterday Lunchtime Although we start to great to be honest and when Patrick Van Aanholt put Sunderland in front I think a lot of us would have thought “here we go again” But we replied …

realfootballman has reached another all important milestone by reaching 100 blog followers last night. A big thanks to all that have so followed so far but obviously it doesn’t stop there as I’m always looking for more of you guys to follow. If like me you are a keen blogger …

Aston Villa captain Micah Richards is fit to face Leicester after being left out of the side in midweek to protect an ankle problem. Jack Grealish, Gabriel Agbonlahor and Carlos Sanchez are all in contention to return but Alan Hutton remains out with a hamstring injury. Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri …

Southampton midfielder Victor Wanyama is available again after serving a two-match suspension. Top scorer Graziano Pelle could start after making his return from a knee injury as a substitute in Wednesday’s win over Watford. West Brom’s James Morrison is sidelined with the hamstring injury that forced him off against Chelsea …

New signings Jonjo Shelvey and Henri Saivet may make their Newcastle debuts, while Rolando Aarons and Emmanuel Riviere are back after injuries. Siem de Jong, Kevin Mbabu and Papiss Cisse are all out, while Cheick Tiote will not feature as he is negotiating a move to Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua. …

Chelsea are again without Eden Hazard and Radamel Falcao, who are sidelined by respective groin and thigh problems. Winger Pedro could lose his starting spot after a poor display against West Brom, with Kenedy an alternative option for the champions. Everton reported no new injury concerns after their draw at …

Bournemouth’s Matt Ritchie is rated as 50/50 because of a dead leg and could be replaced by on-loan Roma winger Juan Iturbe, who awaits his first start. Lewis Grabban could play against his former club after rejoining the Cherries from Norwich this week. Norwich have no new injury problems, but …