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| The 22-year-old has undergone surgery on his groin having already been sidelined with a hernia problem, with Carl Jenkinson, Andres Santos and Bacary Sagna all still missing |
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| Arsenal's defensive troubles have deepened after Kieran Gibbs was ruled out for another month following surgery on his left groin. The England left back has been out of action since October after having surgery to remove a hernia, but it had been hoped he would be back this week. Defenders Johan Djourou, Andre Santos, Carl Jenkinson and Bacary Sagna are already out for the Gunners. |
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| It may be a little early for a
hagiography of Nigel Adkins' Southampton side, but Tuesday
night's 2-1 win over Hull City saw the Saints match a 40-year
English soccer record by registering their 21st consecutive home
league victory.
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| The Portland Timbers re-signed goalkeeper Troy Perkins and defender David Horst, and exercised the options of 16 players while declining seven. |
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| The England international believes the Ivorian attacker has shown that he is "the right type of player" for the club, while he has tipped the young fullback for a big future. |
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| Arsenal defenders Thomas Vermaelen and
Carl Jenkinson are fit to play in Tuesday's Champions League
game at home to Olympique Marseille, manager Arsene Wenger said
after the pair made late appearances in the weekend's stunning
5-3 victory over Chelsea.
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| England flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson
remains an injury concern despite a scan showing no serious
damage to his forearm, manager Martin Johnson told reporters at
a news conference dominated by the off-field activities of
centre Mike Tindall on Sunday.
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| Alex Ferguson has won the Premier League a dozen times with Manchester United. Never in his 25-year reign, though, has he had a better start to the season. Now a Stoke side renowned for its physical play stands in the way of a sixth successive victory as Ferguson's team tries to keep pace with the 10 wins in a row achieved by Ron Atkinson's United in 1985. |
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| Claude Le Roy has signed on for a second stint as Congo's national coach, following the resignation of French compatriot Robert Nouzaret earlier this week. The Congolese Minister of Sports, Claude Nyamugabo, welcomed the return to Kinshasa late Thursday of Le Roy, who had previously coached the team from 2004-2006. |
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| With Arsene Wenger’s side facing a number of injury worries and suspensions, the likes of Carl Jenkinson, Emmanuel Frimpong and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain may be called upon. |
