George Flood

The lingering uncertainty surrounding the future of manager Mark Hughes is likely to have a significant impact on Stoke's January transfer business.

Arsene Wenger has confirmed Arsenal will sign Konstantinos Mavropanos from PAS Giannina to Arsenal this month before being immediately sent out on loan.

Reports claim that Liverpool will allow Ben Woodburn and Ovie Ejaria to leave the club on loan this month, with the former targeted for a reunion with Chris Coleman at Sunderland.

Kasey Palmer and Ike Ugbo have both returned to Stamford Bridge early after Chelsea opted to end their respective loan stints with Huddersfield Town and Barnsley.

Diafra Sakho and James Collins both missed West Ham's 2-1 win over West Brom due to injury, while Aaron Cresswell was substituted after aggravating a back problem.

Second-half goals from Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard end Manchester United's run of three successive draws and inflict a second successive defeat on Sam Allardyce's Everton.

Liverpool extend their unbeaten run across all competitions to 16 games as Ragnar Klavan's stoppage-time header seals a dramatic win over Burnley at Turf Moor.

Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe had warned that he would not rush into the January transfer market, although the absence of two key strikers could surely change that approach.

Mesut Ozil is a big doubt for Arsenal's midweek clash with Chelsea, while Sead Kolasinac and Laurent Koscielny were also substituted during the controversial 1-1 draw at West Brom.

Injuries to Gabriel Jesus and Kevin De Bruyne could lead Manchester City to push harder to sign Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez in January.

West Brom move off the bottom of the Premier League table after Jay Rodriguez's controversial 89th-minute penalty cancels out a late own goal from James McClean.

Ashley Young will miss Manchester United's matches against Everton, Derby and Stoke after being charged with violent conduct following his elbow on Southampton's Dusan Tadic.

Did Nike - Barcelona's kit manufacturer and sponsors of Philippe Coutinho - move too soon on the Liverpool star's proposed move to Barcelona or were they hacked?

Thierry Henry was among those to claim that the lack of celebrations following Alexis Sanchez's first goal against Crystal Palace was indicative of divisions in the Arsenal team.

Arsene Wenger's record-equalling 810th game as a Premier League manager ends in victory despite James Tomkins' late header setting up a nervy finish at Selhurst Park.

Southampton manager Mauricio Pellegrino believes the record sale of Virgil van Dijk to Liverpool can be a positive for the Saints if the money is reinvested in the New Year.

Southampton centre-back Virgil van Dijk will join Liverpool when the transfer window re-opens on 1 January for a £75m fee that will be a world record for a defender.

Swansea have named Carlos Carvalhal as the successor to Paul Clement, just four days after the 52-year-old Portuguese left Championship side Sheffield Wednesday by mutual consent.

Dutch international Virgil van Dijk will complete a £75m move from Southampton to Liverpool on 1 January after agreeing personal terms and undergoing a medical.

Raheem Sterling's 17th goal of the season is the difference as profligate Manchester City deservedly beat Newcastle 1-0 at St James' Park.

Police say Liverpool's Jon Flanagan was released on conditional police bail after incident on 22 December and will appear at Liverpool City Magistrates' Court on Tuesday 2 January.

Stoke will be without three key centre-backs in Ryan Shawcross, Kurt Zouma and Bruno Martins Indi for their final Premier League match of 2017 away to in-form Chelsea.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed when he expects the key trio of Nacho Monreal, Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud to return from injury.

Charlie Daniels and Josh King both left Bournemouth's 4-0 Premier League defeat to Liverpool early, while top scorer Callum Wilson missed the match altogether.

Antonio Valencia limped off after 66 minutes of Manchester United's 2-1 win over West Brom on Sunday after suffering what Jose Mourinho labelled as a "December injury".

Australia take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match Ashes series after withstanding a three-hour delay to beat England by an innings and 41 runs at The Waca.

West Brom look set to beat Premier League rivals Liverpool to the permanent signing of Al Ahly loanee Ahmed Hegazi in January.

Liverpool duo Adam Lallana and Simon Mignolet could both start against Bournemouth, although Joel Matip, Alberto Moreno and Nathaniel Clyne are all still out.

Everton manager Sam Allardyce insists there is no bid on the table from Chelsea for Ross Barkley, although a January exit could make sense if the player does not wish to stay put.