Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole should be fit and available for selection for Sunday’s trip to Tottenham Hotspur. The former Chelsea playmaker has been sidelined since sustaining a hamstring injury in the Reds’ 1-0 win at Bolton Wanderers. Cole has missed the club’s last four Barclays Premier League matches, including Saturday’s 3-0 win against former club West Ham United. With Steven Gerrard and Lucas currently unavailable, the return of Cole from [...]

Carlos Tevez showed his old manager Mark Hughes no mercy at Craven Cottage as Manchester City romped to a victory that saw them close to within three points of the Barclays Premier League summit. Twelve months ago Hughes was the man profiting from the South American’s prowess in front of goal. Now it is Roberto Mancini hailing two goals and a man-of-the-match display from the inspirational South American. Indeed, as [...]

Birmingham City keeper Ben Foster produced a superb performance as leaders Chelsea suffered successive Barclays Premier League defeats for the first time in more than four years. Lee Bowyer’s opening-half goal – his first for nearly 12 months – earned Alex McLeish’s side a shock victory. But their hero was Foster who bounced back from his error on England duty in midweek with a series of stunning saves. Chelsea dominated [...]