George Flood

Marco Silva has left Watford, with the club claiming that an approach for his services - believed to be from Everton - led to a "significant deterioration in focus and results".

Arsenal score all of their goals in the first 22 minutes of a 4-1 defeat of Crystal Palace, while Manchester United hang on to win at Turf Moor thanks to Anthony Martial's strike.

Chelsea win a match inside 90 minutes for the first time in 2018 as Eden Hazard notches a brace and Willian and Victor Moses also score in a 4-0 Premier League romp at Brighton.

Rafael Nadal admits that sweltering conditions can become a "little bit dangerous for health" after temperatures hit 40C on day five of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool are not actively looking for potential new targets that they "don't know so far", but admits he could do more business if a deal really stands out.

Test captain Joe Root scores 46 not out and takes two wickets for 31 runs as England secure a comfortable four-wicket ODI victory over Australia at The Gabba in Brisbane.

Everton manager Sam Allardyce insists that Everton are now focused on reducing the size of their bloated first-team squad after signing Cenk Tosun and Theo Walcott.

Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson has conceded that Ruben Loftus-Cheek's ankle injury is worse than first feared, although he does not see any benefit in sending him back to Chelsea.

Manchester United are the latest European giant to express an interest in signing highly-rated Nice midfielder Jean Michael Seri, according to reports.

Following the departure of Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona, reports claim that Liverpool are no longer willing to sanction a loan exit for teenager Ben Woodburn.

Laurent Koscielny, Nacho Monreal and Mesut Ozil could all return for Arsenal's meeting with Crystal Palace, although Olivier Giroud remains out and Ainsley Maitland-Niles has flu.

Tottenham have taken steps to initiate discussions over the potential transfer of Paris Saint-Germain winger Lucas Moura, according to the latest reports from France.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has addressed speculation over deals for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Malcom and Jonny Evans after confirming that a Sanchez-Mkhitaryan swap is likely.

Arsenal's Arsene Wenger believes the part-exchange deal with Manchester United that would see Alexis Sanchez and Henrikh Mkhitaryan trade clubs should happen in the next 24 hours.

Everton have reportedly made a bid to re-sign teenage Blackburn Rovers midfielder Callum Wright, but it looks like the Toffees will lose out to Lyon in the race for Martin Terrier.

Newcastle midfielder Henri Saivet is set to join Ligue 1 outfit Montpellier on a six-month loan deal that will include the option of a permanent €5m summer transfer.

Toby Alderweireld could make his first appearance for three months when Tottenham visit Liverpool on 4 February, while midfielder Harry Winks is expected to miss another fortnight.

Malcom - along with teammates Jonathan Cafu and Otavio - has been summoned by Bordeaux after a video that appeared on social media following the club's 2-0 Ligue 1 defeat to Caen.

Owner Mike Ashley has reportedly green-lighted a trio of January signings at Newcastle, though takeover negotiations with Amanda Staveley's PCP Capital Partners have collapsed.

World number one Rafael Nadal secured his place in the third round of the 2018 Australian Open on Wednesday thanks to a 6-3 6-4 7-6 (7-4) win over Argentina's Leonardo Mayer.

New Chelsea signing Ross Barkley is ineligible for Wednesday's FA Cup third-round replay against Norwich, while Gary Cahill and Cesc Fabregas are both nursing hamstring injuries.

According to reports, Arsenal have offered long-serving midfielder Jack Wilshere a contract extension that could see him take a pay cut.

Antonio Conte has addressed reports that emerged on Monday evening suggesting that Chelsea had joined Manchester United in pursuit of Arsenal contract rebel Alexis Sanchez.

Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet is considering his options having been replaced by Loris Karius as Jurgen Klopp's first-choice stopper in the Premier League.

Roger Federer is worried he might not be able to repeat his "fairytale" 2017 triumph despite easing into the second round with a confident straight-sets win over Aljaz Bedene.

Bordeaux president Stephane Martin insists the club have not held talks with Arsenal over a deal for Malcom, warning that the Gunners will struggle to prise him away from France.

Chelsea are rumoured to be keen on a short-term loan deal for Andy Carroll, but West Ham assistant manager Alan Irvine does not believe that such an offer would be entertained.

Mauricio Pochettino considers a short-term move to the Championship as a perfect solution to Marcus Edwards' lack of regular senior football with a move to Norwich now confirmed.

Assistant manager Alan Irvine says West Ham have not approached Everton over Tom Davies and insists that striker Diafra Sakho still has a future at the club.