George Flood

Arsene Wenger is expecting to be without midfielder Aaron Ramsey for another three weeks, while Shkodran Mustafi may not feature against Newcastle despite returning to training.

Australia close day two of the third Ashes Test trailing by 200 runs after Steve Smith's unbeaten 92 helps them reach 203 for 3 in pursuit of England's 403 all out.

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has confirmed that he is yet to start negotiating a potential contract extension, insisting "there's not really a date in the diary for talks".

Guinea midfielder Naby Keita will swap Leipzig for Merseyside in July 2018 after Liverpool agreed to pay a premium on top of his release clause during the summer.

Fabinho does not expect to be sold by Monaco in January, although admits 2017-18 is set to be his final season at the Stade Louis II.

Reports from Catalonia suggest that Javier Mascherano has received assurances from the Barcelona hierarchy that he will be allowed to seal a move to China next month.

Alexandre Lacazette played just eight minutes off the bench for Arsenal in the goalless London derby draw with West Ham on Wednesday night as a late replacement for Alexis Sanchez.

Newcastle slumped to their seventh defeat in eight matches at home to Everton and manager Rafael Benitez is desperate to know how much he will have to spend in January.

Stoke boss Mark Hughes hopes that Kurt Zouma merely suffered cramp during the 1-0 loss to Burnley, although is aware that a hamstring injury would see him miss a couple of matches.

Floyd Mayweather claims that, if he wanted to, he could earn as much as $1bn by agreeing a three or four-fight deal to come out of retirement and test his skills in the octagon.

Manchester City thrash struggling Swansea to set a new mark of 15 successive top-flight victories as Serge Aurier and Heung-Min Son secure a 2-0 win for Tottenham over Brighton.

Craig Dawson, Matt Phillips and Nacer Chadli may all play some part for West Brom against Liverpool on Wednesday, although Gareth Barry and James Morrison remain out.

Manchester City loanee Joe Hart will not leave West Ham in January despite losing his first-team place to Adrian, according to manager David Moyes.

Cameron Carter-Vickers could soon return to Tottenham, although Mauricio Pochettino insists the decision would be more about his development than the absence of Toby Alderweireld.

Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed that Tottenham Hotspur defender Toby Alderweireld is now not expected to make his return from a hamstring injury until February 2018.

Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy is confident that the club will reach an agreement over a contract extension for key defender Toby Alderweireld.

Bournemouth right-back Adam Smith is available to face Manchester United after serving a one-match suspension, although Tyrone Mings has suffered a setback in his recovery.

Tottenham avoid their first five-match winless league run since 2012 with a fourth consecutive 4+ goal victory over pitiful Stoke.

David Moyes picks up his first win as West Ham manager as the much-improved hosts defeat in-form London rivals Chelsea thanks to a first Hammers goal from Marko Arnautovic.

Alan Pardew does not want to lose Jonny Evans in January, although fears his exit with the likes of Manchester City, Arsenal, Everton and West Ham all interested.

Bruno Martins Indi and Jese Rodriguez will both be absent for Stoke's Premier League encounter with Tottenham on Saturday, although Geoff Cameron is now back in contention.

Alberto Moreno is a major doubt for Sunday's Merseyside derby clash with Everton at Anfield, while captain Jordan Henderson looks set to return after Spartak Moscow omission.

Timothy Fosu-Mensah could make a premature return to Manchester United in January as Crystal Palace target a six-month loan swoop for out-of-favour Liverpool striker Danny Ings.

Gremio are happy to have a player watched by big European clubs in Barcelona target Arthur Melo but will find it hard to keep the midfielder, admits head coach Renato Gaucho.

Coach Craig Shakespeare insists that Everton manager Sam Allardyce has yet to pick his team for Sunday's derby trip to Liverpool, with places still up for grabs.

The mighty Barcelona or Paris Saint-Germain could lie in wait for Chelsea in the last 16 of the Champions League after their disappointing second-place finish in Group C.

Theo Walcott still has a future at Arsenal and will not be offloaded by the club during the January transfer window, according to manager Arsene Wenger.

Arsene Wenger says it is possible that Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi could play against Southampton this weekend after limping out of Saturday's defeat to Manchester United.

Steven N'Zonzi claims his future lies away from Sevilla following a bust-up with Eduardo Berizzo, although insists that he is in London to see his son rather than negotiate a move.